Last week of classes. End of Winter Semester

Semester Break (AACS spring break)

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Spring Break

Last week of classes. End of Spring Semester

Campa Spraíúil | Mummers, Wren Boys, and Other Uninvited Guests is a week-long day camp for kids age 8+ located in Annapolis, MD. It promotes Irish culture through daily activities involving Irish history from ancient to modern times and Irish folklore. These activities will include: Irish dancing, painting, storytelling, costume and set design, singing, and poetry. Campers do not need to have prior experience in Irish dancing or music in order to attend.

The week will culminate in a performance that the campers will produce and design. Campers will present what they have learned throughout the week to their friends and family members. This particular camp will be organized around the four Celtic seasonal holidays and the traditions and festivities accompanying them. Many of these traditions include uninvited guests showing up in disguise at their neighbors’ homes to spread a little luck through music and dance. Campers will be learning about these different yearly traditions and attempt to recreate them for their own friends and family members to enjoy.

The end-of-week performance will be held on Friday at 7:30 pm at Hollywood Farm. After the Friday evening performance, campers and their friends and families will be invited to stay for a “bonefire” celebration, which will include a small family ceili. Kids can take home their props and costume pieces after the production

BRING TO CAMP

• Packed lunch (we have very limited refrigerator space)

• Water bottle

• Dance shoes (any shoe with a smooth sole) and socks

• Sandals (for sprinkler time on hot days)

• Sun hat

• Sun screen

• Bug spray

• Sunglasses

• Change of clothes just in case we get too wet in the sprinkler

• Notebook

• Pencil

• Art smock (or wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty with paint)

CAMP WILL PROVIDE

• Back up bug spray and sunscreen

• Tap water for refilling bottles (city water)

• Cooler for keeping water bottles cold

• Daily snacks (cheese sticks, clementines, crackers, Gatorade, etc)

• Art and craft supplies

REGISTER TODAY!

Tuition for camp is $400.

Kid Creations: A Festival of Irish Story Art is a week-long day camp for kids age 8+ located in Annapolis, MD at The Barn on Hollywood Farm. During this fun, art-focused week, kids will have five daily art projects, each centered on a different piece of Irish folklore: a tune, song, poem, or short story.

The five daily art projects will include the following:

1) Mini-sculpture design/diorama
2) Mural painting
3) Book design and binding
4) Mask-making with cardboard and paper mache
5) Make your own mini movie

The week will culminate in an Irish Story Art Festival on Friday at 7:30 pm at The Barn on Hollywood Farm. The campers will be hosting the art festival for their friends and family to admire all their hard work over the week. Kids can take home their art projects at the end of the week.

This camp is perfect for kids who like arts and crafts. No experience in the art forms listed above is required to join camp. Register today!

BRING TO CAMP

• Packed lunch (we have very limited refrigerator space)

• Water bottle

• Sandals (for sprinkler time on hot days)

• Sun hat

• Sun screen

• Bug spray

• Sunglasses

• Change of clothes just in case we get too wet in the sprinkler

• Notebook

• Pencil

• Art smock (or wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty with paint)

CAMP WILL PROVIDE

• Back up bug spray and sunscreen

• Tap water for refilling bottles (city water)

• Cooler for keeping water bottles cold

• Daily snacks (cheese sticks, clementines, crackers, Gatorade, etc)

• Art and craft supplies

REGISTER TODAY!

Tuition for camp is $450.

Campa Spraíúil | Kid Creations: Music and Dance Drama is a week-long day camp for kids age 8+ located in Annapolis, MD at The Barn on Hollywood Farm. During this fun, music and dance-filled week, kids will be creating their own dance drama based on a tale from Irish folklore or mythology.

There are three components to this camp: music, dance, and art. Camp director, Catherine Brice, will be spear-heading the dancing, and co-director, Amy Healey, will be spear-heading the art/set/prop design. They will be joined by professional musician and fiddle-player, Sarah Collins, who will be in charge of music for the week.

Campers will spend the mornings working closely under the guidance of their camp directors to storyboard their ideas, plan out their set/prop ideas, and work on stage presence and story telling.

Campers will spend the afternoons practicing music, dance, and creating the set/costume pieces. Campers with no Irish music and dance experience will have the opportunity to learn the beginner tin whistle with Sarah and easy beginner dance steps with Catherine. Campers with music and dance experience will have the opportunity to learn new dances with Catherine and practice tunes with Sarah. All campers will lend a hand in the set creation.

Campers are expected to try a little of each camp component, but we will allow kids with a special interest in art, music, or dance to focus their efforts in the area of their main interests.

The end-of-week performance will be held on Friday at 7:30 pm at Hollywood Farm. After the Friday evening performance, campers and their friends and families will be invited to stay for a small family ceili. Kids can take home their props and costume pieces after the production

BRING TO CAMP

• Packed lunch (we have very limited refrigerator space)

• Water bottle

• Sandals (for sprinkler time on hot days)

• Dance shoes (or shoes with a smooth sole for dancing)

• Sun hat

• Sun screen

• Bug spray

• Sunglasses

• Change of clothes just in case we get too wet in the sprinkler

• Art smock (or wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty with paint)

CAMP WILL PROVIDE

• Back up bug spray and sunscreen

• Tap water for refilling bottles (city water)

• Cooler for keeping water bottles cold

• Daily snacks (cheese sticks, clementines, crackers, Gatorade, etc)

• Art and craft supplies

• Tin Whistle

REGISTER TODAY!

Tuition for camp is $450.