Morning Workshops

This workshop will focus on the skills needed by an aspiring actor or actress in speech, physical movement and personal projection. Students will take part in a variety of developmental processes including improvisation, mime and forensics. Students will collaborate on skits and one-act plays to present to the camp community.

Campers study the basic concepts required to learn to play guitar in this course. Campers must provide their own guitars.

This workshop is intended for the young musician who wants to rock out. If you have previous experience playing guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, brass, or rock vocals, please consider joining this workshop / project. The “band” will showcase their work at the camp talent show.

The ceramics workshop offers campers the opportunity to learn the basic techniques involved in working with clay. Skills taught include handbuilding, throwing, wheelwork and glazing.

For those campers who like to create with their hands, this workshop will explore many different crafting projects such as paper making, macramé, duct tape craft, and origami. Also, each week the class will plan and prepare a culinary project.

This workshop explores the many facets of dance, from motion and flexibility to choreographing a routine.

In this hands-on workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of knitting and will create many crafts by the end of camp.

An excellent workshop for the novice which involves operating a camera, taking good pictures and developing black-and-white film. Opportunities for independent work are available to advanced students. Bring a 35mm camera if you are taking this class.

This workshop involves operating a digital camera, taking good pictures and creating a digital portfolio. Opportunities for independent work are available to advanced students. Bring a digital camera (not a smart phone) if you are taking this class.

For campers who love to sing and perform! Like a summer camp glee club, members will learn popular songs, harmonize, and showcase their talents on the stage.

An introduction to the fundamentals of drawing, painting and printmaking, this course is presented to meet the needs of both the beginning and the accomplished artist. The art studio is well equipped and offers a wide range of opportunities for independent studio work under supervision.

This course will focus on developing clear and cogent writing through a variety of styles including short stories formal essays, poetry and articles. Basic rules of grammar, punctuation and usage will be reviewed. Students will compile a portfolio which may be a useful resource in their school studies.

Campers will have the opportunity to read in a quiet and comfortable setting in this workshop. They may choose to work on summer reading assignments for school, or select books from the local libraries to read during this time.

This workshop is for students entering Grade 9 or 10 at Stevenson or another high school. Its purpose is to introduce students to the material that will be covered during the first term of English I and to review writing, reading and study skills needed to give a student a head start on his or her high school English course.

By studying both the daily newspaper and weekly periodicals, students learn the mechanics of how articles are structured. The class’ primary objective is to produce the weekly camp newspaper. The course usually includes field trips to the local newspaper and a television station.