Centrum Youth Programs

High School Summer Intensives Schedule

Week of June 22-27 at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington

Sunday, June 22

3:30 -5 p.m.: Check in at the Centrum office, 1123 Battery Way,

Fort Worden State Park

After checking in, proceed to Dormitory # 225 and get settled in your rooms.

5:45 p.m.: Dinner in the Commons

7:00 p.m.: Orientation: All workshop participants, faculty and Centrum staff meet in Building JFK. Following orientation, students meet with faculty in their studios for a class introduction.

9:00 p.m. Dorm meeting

Monday, June 23-Wednesday, June 26

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast in the Commons

9:00-11:45 a.m. Morning classes

12 noon- 1 p.m. Lunch in the Commons

1:30-4:30 p.m. Afternoon classes

5:45-6:45 p.m. Dinner in the Commons

7 p.m.- Evening presentation by faculty in JFK

Thursday, June 26

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast in the Commons

9:00-11:45 a.m. Morning classes

12 noon- 1 p.m. Lunch in the Commons

1:30-3:30 p.m. Afternoon classes

3:45-4:30 p.m. Practice in JFK for the evening presentation

5:45-6:45 p.m. Dinner in the Commons

7 p.m. Evening presentation by students for family and friends

Friday, June 27

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast in the Commons. Begin to pack and clean up in the dorms

9:00-10:00 a.m. Final class 10:15-10:30 closing ceremony in JFK

10:30-11:00 a.m. check out of Dormitory 225- All students picked up, keys turned in.

High School Summer Intensive      

Schedule June 22-27, 2008

Sunday, June 22	Monday June 23	Tuesday, June 24	Wednesday, June 25	Thursday, June 26	Friday, June 27
	7:30- 8:30    Breakfast in the Commons	7:30- 8:30        Breakfast in the Commons	7:30- 8:30     Breakfast in the Commons	7:30- 8:30     Breakfast in the Commons	7:30- 8:30     Breakfast in the Commons
	9:00-11:45 Studio	9:00-11:45 Studio	9:00-11:45 Studio	9:00-11:45 Studio	9:00-10:00 Studio
11:00 – 2:00 Faculty meeting Centrum office	12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in the Commons	12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in the Commons	12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in the Commons	12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in the Commons	10:15-10:30 Closing ceremony in JFK
2:00 Dorm counselor meeting Centrum office	1:30-4:30 Studio	1:30-4:30 Studio	1:30-4:30 Studio	1:30-3:30 Studio	11:00 a.m. Check out Turn in Keys!Dorm #225
3:30 – 5:30  students check-in Centrum office; then go to dorm #225				3:45-4:30 Practice in JFK for evening presentation
5:45 Dinner	5:45  Dinner in the Commons	5:45  Dinner in the Commons	5:45  Dinner in the Commons	5:45  Dinner in the Commons
7:00 Orientation in JFK	7:00 Faculty presentation  in JFK	7:00 Faculty presentation  in JFK	7:00 Faculty presentation  in JFK	7:00 Student presentation for Friends and Family in JFK
9:00 Dorm meeting	9:00 In dorm, snacks	9:00 In dorm, snacks	9:00 In dorm, snacks

Dance/Video meets in JFK    Visual Arts meets in Building #205, Upstairs       Theater meets in the USO                  Creative Writing meets in building #306 

Gault Middle School Student Journal

[Note: We were honored to have an exciting and energetic group of young artists from Gault Middle School in Tacoma, WA at this year's middle school "Explorations" workshop. One of the students from Gault, Jamarae Finnie, was kind enough to send us a journal of his time here. Thanks Jamarae!]

Jamarae Finnie, that’s me!  And this is a journal of my time at Centrum.

After a two hour drive spent singing car songs and listening to music, the Gault kids arrived at Centrum in Port Townsend, WA.  We immediately toured bunkers once used by the military… and had a blast during a rousing game of “bunker tag”.

At the kick off assembly, we reviewed the menu of courses available to students - theater, dance, creative writing, art, video, and more!  A catered lunch followed and then a trip to dormitories....

Photos from Explorations Session 2

Congratulations to all of the young artists who completed the second session of Centrum's Explorations workshop for middle school students. 

We've posted some photos on our Flickr page, from the session's final presentation.

If you attended the workshop, we'd love for you to share your favorite photos from the week. Here's what to do:

1. Go to www.flickr.com--if you haven't joined, you'll need to (it's free).
2. Upload your photos and tag them with "centrum explorations."

That's it. We'll create an album of those, and share them here on the Youth site.

Photos from Explorations Session 1

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  Originally uploaded by ptcentrum.

We've just posted some photos on our Flickr page, from the final presentation at Centrum's Explorations workshop. Hope you enjoy them!

If you attended the workshop, we'd love for you to share your favorite photos from the week. Here's what to do:

1. Go to www.flickr.com--if you haven't joined, you'll need to (it's free).
2. Upload your photos and tag them with "centrum explorations."

That's it. We'll create an album of those, and share them here on the Youth site.

Lyrics to "Why, Mrs. Sea?"

Reprinted below for your viewing and singing pleasure, are the lyrics to one of the two group songs written by workshop participants at Centrum's 2007 Waterworld program (here's a link to the other song).
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Why, Mrs. Sea?
by 2007 Waterworld participants with Gina Salá 

Why are you salty, Mrs. Sea

Are you Mrs. or a mystery

Nobody knows where you flow from you to me

Why are you salty, Mrs. Sea?

 

    Is it faulty plates, Mrs. Sea?

    Is there a volcano beneath thee?

    Or could it just be, part of your mystery?
    Why are you salty, Mrs. Sea?

 

I asked the crab, he did not know.

The whale slapped his tail and said it wasn’t so.

The jellyfish said its just – part of the flow

Why are you salty? We may never know…

 

(ooohhs)

 

When I asked the sea she turned to me

And the waves swelled taller than a redwood tree

She crashed upon the shore, but answered no more

So she remains a mystery.

 Yes she remains a mystery

 She remains a mystery.

Lyrics to "We Belong to the Sea"

Reprinted below for your viewing and singing pleasure, are the lyrics to one of the two group songs written by workshop participants at Centrum's 2007 Waterworld program.
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We Belong to the Sea: 

Waterworld 2007 participants with Gina Salá, choreography by participants with Christian Swenson

 

CHORUS:

We Belong to the Sea

Swimming in harmony

Friendship is the key

We belong to the sea

 

VERSES:

1) Hey little waves the ocean is big

And its so much fun under the sun

Don’t be scared cause I won’t eat you

I belong to the ocean too.

 

2) (sung by whales)

Hey little waves the ocean is big and its so much fun under the sun

don’t be scared cause I won’t eat you

we belong to the ocean too.

 

3) And the plankton who just floats along would also like to sing this song

though its very small it plays its part

and the whale loves it with all its heart

We belong to the sea….

 

4) Fishy’s dancing day and night

up and down til they start to fight

crabbies sitting down to tea

they ate a biscuit and said yippee!

 

5)Tentacles moving one by one

They wave hello till the day is done

Happiness is all around

Til a nudibranch starts turning brown.

 

6) A giant sea turtle swam by me

How old is she? 100 plus three!

She lays her eggs under the beach

Just beyond the raccoon’s reach

But she belongs to the sea!

 

7) There is a wave I’d like to ride

But on the bottom I like to hide

The sharks and fish they look for me

So I just sit here happily!

 

8) I dream one day I’ll get to ride

But til then I’ll sit and hide

I know one day I’ll get my chance

To ride a wave in my underpants

Cause we belong to the sea!

 

9) I am just a happy turtle

I love my home it is so fertile

The shrimp keep it O so clean

The cleanest home you’ve ever seen.

10) The octopus too have their home

here and their they like to roam

I like the clam and fish you see

My home’s the best in the deep blue sea!

 

11) (shakers…)

Greetings friends its only me

If you look out you’ll surely see

Mount Baker shakin’ shaker’s of snow

And Rainier’s in the band you know

Yes, we belong to the sea.

 

ENDING

Chorus 1

We Belong to the Sea
Swimming in harmony
Friendship is the key
We belong to the sea.

2nd Chorus Ending:

We belong to the sea
Like a big family floating free
Though we swim drift or float
The ocean is our home and we know it forever will be
We belong to the sea
Yes we belong to the sea
We belong to the sea!

Day Four of 2007 Waterworld

Closing in on the last full day of activities at Waterworld, students work with scientists and artists on a range of activities, ranging from specimen collection, to preparation for the final presentations of their works-in-progress.

Using watercolor painting to depict scenery and discoveries at Fort Worden State Park.

Students assist Cinamon of the Marine Science Center in setting the specimen collection net.

Christian Swenson assists students as they choreograph a piece for the evening presentation.

Jamestown S'Kallam tribal elder Elaine Grinnell displays tools and shares stories from her culture with students.

Tasting seaweed...

Day Three of 2007 Waterworld

A gray start to the day didn't dampen the spirits of the 5th and 6th graders from throughout Washington who came to Port Townsend to explore art and marine science. The clouds soon gave way to warmer temperatures and interesting discoveries.

Students and chaperones explore and embody the tidal impacts on an anemone.

Journaling on the beach.

Getting up close and personal with marine life at the Marine Science Center touch tanks.

Students improvise and use music to ask the "Sea Oracle" questions.

Day Two of 2007 Waterworld

The sun is out, the mountains are gleaming, and Fort Worden is looking it's best for day two of arts and science at Waterworld--our program for Washington 5th and 6th graders. Here are a few photos from the day:

It's a beautiful day in Port Townsend--the Olympic Mountains gleam in the distance.

Students work as a team to assemble a real whale skeleton.

Students start their day-long nature experience exploring the beach environment.

Chaperones, staff, and students take water samples from Port Townsend Bay.

Storm-damaged bull-kelp provides a natural "art installation" near North Beach.

Day One of 2007 Waterworld

It's Monday, the weather is sunny, and students are hard at work, making their field journals, microscopically examining sand, and much more.

Here are a few photos from day one!

Examining sands from around the world under the microscope.

Using collage to begin making field journals.

Getting up close and personal with marine life in the touch tanks.

Gina Sala leads students in a full-bodied vocal exploration of the marine environment.

Microscopes at work!