Students at Centrum's Summer High School Arts Camp rehearse in Erwin Thomas' theater class.
Photo courtesy Kathie Meyer.
This Friday, June 26 there is a presentation of all the student work beginning at 7 p.m. in the JFK building at Fort Worden State Park. Friends and family are invited to see the results of a weeklong immersion in filmmaking, creative writing, sculpture and theater.
The final drumbeat, from the final presentation at the 2009 Blue Heron Middle School Explorations program.
The entire 7th grade of the Port Townsend public school district just spent a week working with an amazing group of artist faculty. The results were spectacular. Congratulations on a great week of art!
We're a few days away from welcoming middle school students from throughout Washington to Centrum for Explorations, a week of total-immersion in art and community.
When you arrive on Sunday, March 8 (don't forget that Daylight Saving Time starts on that Sunday), we'll hand out comprehensive welcome packets. However, for those of you with boundless curiosity, we are posting links to the weekly schedule. There are two schedules - A and B - depending on which group you are in. You'll be given that information upon your arrival.
Travel safely (follow this link for directions), and we'll see you on Sunday!
UPDATE: We sent out a welcome and planning email to all parents and chaperones to read in advance of arrival. We've created a web-version of the letter for you as well.
Chaperones are a vital part of Centrum's middle school and elementary programs. We appreciate the effort and commitment it takes to come to Centrum with a group of kids. THANK YOU! We also want you to have a great time while you are here.
To help you understand your role, what is expected and how it all works, we have a chaperone packet that you can download and print at http://www.centrum.org/admin/files/ChaperonePacket.pdf
One of the things that we ask is that there be no more than 2 people who switch duties during the week for a group of students. We understand this is difficult to do, considering the time crunch working parents experience these days. We have learned that less switching of chaperones works best for the program.
[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....
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:
That's it. We'll create an album of those, and share them here on the Youth site.
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:
That's it. We'll create an album of those, and share them here on the Youth site.
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...
