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Summer Camps 2015
Each Week Through the Summer
9am – 3:30pm
$225/week
Explore a different artist, art style or theme each week. 
Camps include art instruction time, outdoor exploration, time for lunch, yoga, community volunteering, occasional field trips, and play. Each camp also includes tours of the historic neighborhood, led by Mike’s History Tours. All camps are held at Creative Roots in NW Portland, at 2661 NW Thurman Street, unless noted otherwise.
During our Summer 2015 session we will offer two summer camps each week, one for kids ages 6-9, the other for kids ages 10-13. If you have questions about which camp your child should attend, please contact us.
Registration is Now Open For Summer 2015
Week 1: June 22-26Imagination Boxes and Yoga Camp, Ages 6-9 – Explore the art of Joseph C |
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Week 2: June 29-July 3
Makers’ Camp: Creativity of of 19th Century Inventors, Ages 10-13 – Learn about the creative genius
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Week 3: July 6-July 10Sewing Camp: Lavender Eye Pillows & Animal Friends Camp, Ages 6-9 – Learn the basics of sewing. Make fragrant animal friends and/or eye pillows to take home. Taught by Heidi Mann of The Forest Friends. Girls’ Empowerment Camp: Community Service and Leadership, Ages 10-13 –
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Week 4: July 13-July 17
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Week 5: July 20-July 24 |
Week 6: July 27-July 31
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Week 7: August 3-7
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Week 8: August 10-14
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Week 9: August 17-21
Beatrix Potter and Nature-Based Art Camp, Ages 6-9 – Outdoor adventures around NW Thurman include hikes and nature observations. Campers will enjoy time painting and creating art outdoors, learning about observation, drawing and painting techniques. Campers will learn about Beatrix Potter, read some of her classic stories, and use some of her observation techniques to record observations in nature. Taught by Heidi Mann of The Forest Friends. Advanced Photography Camp, Ages 10-13 – For campers who have taken the first photography
Week 10: August 24-28Enchanted Forest Hikes & Fairies Camp, Ages 6-9 – Campers enjoy a relaxing week of nature hikes, observations and fairy house building. Make unique and creative fairy houses to attract fairies to NW Portland, and take home a fairy house to attract fairies to your home. Taught by Heidi Mann of The Forest Friends. Nature’s Engineers Makers’ Camp, Ages 10-13 – Observe how the elements and wild animal life both
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ornell’s imagination boxes. Once a resident of Portland, OR, Cornell was inspired by both the world around him, and our internal world. Cornell’s artwork is featured in the Smithsonian, creative works of art using boxes to create 3-D collage. This creative camp will also feature Yoga Calm® curriculum to further explore creativity, communication, the natural world and self-awareness. Taught by Monique.
Leonardo da Vinci: Engineering Camp, Ages 10-13 – Learn about the science and the art of Leonardo da Vinci’s work. We will study and re-create some of da Vinci’s models, learn new drawing skills, and maybe invent something of our own! Taught by Jason Botel.
Puppetry I Camp, Ages 6-9 – Design and make your own puppets each day, write your own plays and perform them with your friends at the end of the week puppet showcase. During this camp we will design and make hand puppets including: sock puppets, finger puppets, shadow puppets, paper mâché puppets, and simple marionettes. Taught by Monique.
of 19th Century inventors including: Thomas Edison, Hall Braille, George Eastman, Jesse Reno, Alexander Graham Bell, James Naismith, Jean Foucault, Samuel Fox, Sarah Goode, Whitcomb Judson, Lewis Latimer, Guglielmo Marconi, Theophilus Van Kannel, Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen and Joseph Gayetty. From toilet paper to zippers to the telephone and Braille, these amazing inventors were able to create and produce ideas which revolutionized societies. Explore the science of their engineering and create your own models and unique creations throughout the week. Taught by Alice Cotton.
Learn life-long leadership skills, including goal setting, perseverance, and communication skills while exploring your “Sparks”, what energizes you and keeps you working at your best. Explore your place in the world! 
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perseverance, and communication skills while exploring your “Sparks”, what energizes you and keeps you working at your best. Explore your place in the world! Learn how to sew or use your skills to make lavender eye pillows, and explore nature and make essential oil. We will explore communication, self-awareness and leadership in this camp through games, challenges, mindfulness and community service. Participants have an opportunity to work together to plan and implement their ideas to take action, engage in community service activities throughout the week, and make a difference. Taught by Emily Fitzgerald.
history of photography, understand how to develop film and gain a simple understanding of how to process photos in the digital world. Learn how to observe and take photos which capture the world around you, and also reflect your inner world – your passions, your interests and your own self-image. Taught by Emily Fitzgerald.
