August Classes - All Classes Full
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July 29-August 2
Dragon Scales and Selchie Tales
(ages 7-10)
Deborah Bazer
Do you love folklore, mythology and fantasy stories? Are you a fan of books such as the Wings of Fire series, When the Sea Turns Silver, The Earthsea Trilogy, Greyling or the Hobbit? Come step through the looking glass with us as we enter the magical lands of your imagination. We’ll transform paint, chalk pastel and papier mâché into dragons, unicorns, selchies and a whole host of legendary beasties. We’ll make books for drawing and creating our own stories using our handmade marbleized paper and feather quill pens. Along the way, we’ll take a look at myth inspired artwork and hear stories from around the world about magical and mystical creatures. We’ll spend snack, lunch and free time in the enchanted green spaces of Hampshire College campus and woods. Perhaps we’ll even meet a woods dragon or a friendly troll in our travels…
Mon.-Fri., July 29-August 2, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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July 29-August 2
Cat Tales & Kitten Kapers
(ages 5-9)
Lahri Bond
We’re not kitten, when we say this class will have you feline good.
Students will draw, paint, make masks and three-dimensional cats in paper maché, while hearing remarkable tales of human-kind’s other “best friend.” Come be whiskered away as we hear paw-sitive stories, meow-velous myths, and hiss-terical folk tales of ferocious felines, cantankerous kitties, and terrific tabbies, while creating fabulous furry creations. An equal share of the day will be spent playing noncompetitive games and exploring the beautiful woods of the Hampshire College campus. Please bring a lunch, water and a snack. A won-fur-full good time is guaranteed fur all.
Mon.-Fri., July 29-August 2, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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August 5-9
Muddy Days: Clay Session II
(ages 7-10)
Deborah Bazer
Do you love having delightfully muddy hands, and can’t get enough of clay, that gorgeous squishy stuff that comes from the ground? Clay, you can push it, pull it, poke it into just about anything you can imagine. Here is a class for kids who want to seriously explore the art of clay. We’ll learn about where clay comes from, and how to make amazing art with it. We’ll learn coil, pinch, and slab techniques, and then finish our work with colorful slip (liquid colored clay) and glaze. We’ll also have plenty of time for exploring some other malleable materials, playing games, as well as hearing and telling stories of magical and muddy places. All artwork from this session will be fired and ready for pick up a few weeks after class. Please bring a lunch, water, and a snack.
Mon.-Fri., August 5-9, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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August 5-9
For Ages
10 -14
Magical Tabletop
Game Creation
(ages 10-14)
Lahri Bond
Tabletop gaming is a great way
to enable kids to use their
natural sense of wonder to learn
how to work co-operatively and
solve problems. This introduction to Role Playing Games (RPGs), begins with kids creating their own characters such as wizards, elves, knights, dragons, and enchanters. Each child will make their own unique tabletop biomes, terrain, and magical creatures from recycled supplies, paint, glue, and natural materials found in our immediate surroundings. We will build our collective worlds both in the classroom, and outside among the trees. The class will create imaginative terrains from ordinary materials, while supporting and fostering cooperation, mutual creation, decision making, and creative problem solving. An equal share of the day will be spent playing noncompetitive games and exploring the beautiful woods of the Hampshire College campus. Please bring a lunch, water, and a snack.
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August 12-16
Foxes, Ferns & Fun:
Exploring the Wildlife of Our Region
(ages 7-10)
Deborah Bazer
The Pioneer Valley is home to a multitude of animals, insects, and
plants. We are fortunate enough to share this gorgeous region with
squirrels and sassafras trees, chipmunks, pine trees and
porcupines, foxes and ferns, beavers, butterflies, bees, and box turtles, to name only a few. Kids will hear myths and legends about a wide variety of local wildlife, learning how they are connected to this land and how we are connected to them. We’ll also look at the work of artists who have been inspired by the natural world, such as Beatrix Potter, Andy Goldworthy, Jill Peltro and Xavier Cortada, while we create our own artwork using traditional art supplies and natural materials. In addition, we’ll create wearable art masks to “become” these plants, animals, and insects,
as part of our playtime in the woods and fields.
Please bring a lunch, water, and a snack.
Mon.-Fri., August 12-16, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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August 12-16
Materials, Mediums and Merriment
(ages 6-10)
Lahri Bond
As the hot summer comes to a close, kids will have a chance to “chill out” as they spend the week trying out a wide range of materials, mediums and techniques to see what ignites their individual creative fire. Mediums include drawing with pencil, pastels, Sumi-E ink and charcoal; painting with watercolor and tempera; as well as paper maché sculpture and mask making. There will be plenty of time spent playing noncompetitive games and exploring the beautiful woods of the Hampshire College campus. A fun and relaxing class for kids who are “camped-out” by summer’s end. Please bring a lunch, water, and a snack.
Mon.-Fri., August 12-16, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
CLASS FULL
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