See below for details of our summer camps for 2012 !
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(Please Submit One Form Per Child)
Preschool Magic, Ages 4-6
Each Week June 25-August 3, 9am-1pm, $120 per week
Arts, crafts, nature walks, indoor and outdoor play, dress-up, water play, storytelling, and puppet shows in the beautiful EWS kindergarten with Ameli Evans, Robin Olson, and Robyne Borhanian.
Counselors in Training, Ages 13-18
Each Week June 25-August 3, 8:30am-3pm (with extended hours), $75 per week
Jazz Camp for Teen Musicians, Ages 13-18
Two Week Camp June 25-July 6, 8:30-3:00pm, $375
Swing band, combo work, and jazz musicianship with independent musician and EWS instructor Erich Leith. Prior musical experience is necessary, and admission is by audition (no prior jazz experience necessary). For more information, see www.summerjazz.org.
Week 1 June 25-29
Fort-making I, Ages 6-8
Have fun in the EWS forest while learning from the animals and each other as we create tee-pees, huts, and forts of all sizes with EWS teacher Benjamin Trueblood.
Art Explorium, Ages 9-12
Learn about the masters and create fun “masterpieces” of your own with NC Museum of Art and Durham School of the Arts teacher, Val Martinez. Dress for a mess!
Week 2 July 2-6
Fairy Gardens and Gnome Homes, Ages 6-8
What fun the fairies and gnomes will have with the homes, playgrounds, and gardens we make for them. Who knows, they may come out of hiding and join us in our circle games and songs! Explore the fairy realm with Waldorf alumna and EWS parent Candor Plaza.
Camp Camelot, Ages 9-12
Gather round Knights and Ladies! Imagine the forest as your kingdom. Turn the playground into a castle and act out legends of wisdom, heroes, and adventure with the magical and boisterous EWS alumnus, Alex Wiley.
Week 3 July 9-13
Castles, Catapults, and Crowns, Ages 6-8
Do you love to build things? Do you love to build things that launch? Join NC Museum of Art and Durham School of the Arts teacher Val Martinez to build an educational play world full of kings, queens, and…CATAPULTS!
Arts, Crafts, and Edible Treats, Ages 6-8
We’ll tie-dye t-shirts, make toys and friendship bracelets, paint, mold clay, and do lots of other fun activities. Our campers will stir batter, blend berry smoothies, and hand-crank the ice cream maker with Waldorf alumna and EWS parent, Candor Plaza. And don’t worry, we’ll use healthy ingredients and make savory treats too!
Farm, Food, Fun, and Physics, Ages 9-12
What do farming and physics have to do with each other? Come find out through experiments with soil, water, air, light, and fire. There will be yummy food straight from the garden, water play, and minor explosions. Led by Science Jim, local physics fanatic, and Emerson Farm’s garden guru, Mary Beth Mueller.
Yoga, Ages 9+
Stretch, bend, and strengthen your center as you learn fun ways to harmonize and balance your body, mind, and spirit with creative movement and yoga instructor Jaime Powell.
Week 4 July 16-20
Native American Traditions, Ages 6-8
Join our tribe! We’ll play tracking and skill games, create beadwork, pinch pots and medicine shields, and weave stories and song reminiscent of Native American ways with EWS after-school teacher, artist, and musician Shannon O’Connor.
Cooking Camp, Ages 9-12
Learn awesome cooking tips and extravagant recipes from gourmet chef Mary Moss. Enjoy simple foods that children can help make. Measure, roll, pat, pour, stir, mix, and eat something delicious everyday!
Woodworking, Ages 9-12
Hike in the woods, explore forest ecology, and transform natural timber into practical woodworking projects with EWS woodworking teacher Peter Moyers (limited to 12).
Week 5 July 23-27
Fantastic Fibers, Ages 6-8
Play with wool and fabric and learn simple, fun, and colorful craft techniques such as weaving, felting, sewing, knitting, and tie-dyeing. Make small toys and treasures to play with and take home with EWS alumna Corrie Jolly.
Games, Games, Games! Ages 9-12
Fill our fields and courts with Volleyball, Basketball, Kickball, 4 square, Kick the Can, and other favorites. Cool off inside with Cards, Chess, or board games with EWS counselor Ian Ostrowski.
Week 6 July 30-Aug 3
Fairy Tale Theater, Ages 6-8
Do you love to dress up? Do you love the stage? Explore the magic of traditional fairy tales as we read, learn, and act out a variety of marvelous stories at the EWS outdoor Hinoki Theater with EWS alumna Corrie Jolly.
Fort-making II, Ages 9-12
Have fun in the EWS forest while learning from the animals and each other as we create tee-pees, huts, and forts of all sizes with Jay Watts.
For more information, contact Shannon O’Connor, EWS Summer Camp Director, 919-967-1858 ext, 43 or soconnor@emersonwaldorf.org. Mail completed application forms to 6211 New Jericho Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 with check or credit card information enclosed. Sorry, no refunds after 6/1/12.