Camp Carnegie is a series of six educational, half-day camps for rising sixth through eighth grade students at the Carnegie Center. Experienced, passionate instructors lead fun, hands-on activities at the Carnegie Center while field trips and visits with community leaders deepen learning. Camps encourage summer learning and teach life skills or introduce campers to fascinating fields that could lead to future careers.
Each camp registration fee is $75. The fee is $25 for students enrolled in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program. Lunch is provided for full-day campers.
The Week of July 13-17
MORNING
Old Time Music Boot Camp
led by Annabel Peterman
Learn about Appalachian culture and how music is instrumental to its past, present, and future, particularly shape note singing. Campers will learn how to read shapes and sheet music and sing what they read, as well as learn about and experiment with a variety of acoustic instruments such as guitar, fiddle, banjo, and dulcimer.
AFTERNOON
Think Like a Philosopher
led by Gregory Webb
Through mock trials, debate, jury deliberation, and self-reflection games, campers will philosophize on a number of topics and work toward a group project of building their “Perfect Society.”
The Week of July 20-24
MORNING
Strum, Don’t Fret: Ukulele with Mr. Toastey
led by Mick Jeffries
Learn a series of songs and basic skills of using a ukelele throughout the week. Ukeleles will be available if the camper does not own one. The week will culminate with a concert in which the campers can demonstrate what they’ve learned during the week.
AFTERNOON
Nature Art and Folklore
led by Erin Waller
Campers will explore the living world around them — and their place within it. Through daily outdoor adventures, hands-on making, and community connection, campers will create art through nature treasures, make their own paper and ink, learn the folklore and superstitions behind plants and luck, and take urban nature walks that celebrate the beauty hiding in everyday spaces. Campers will explore local conservation efforts, build simple wildlife habitats, and meet community partners working to protect Lexington’s green spaces. At the end of the week, campers will have the opportunity to share their art and their stories.
The Week of July 27-31
MORNING
Puppetry
led by Sarah Jacobs
Campers will create different types of puppets which then become the stars in a short play they design, build, write, and then perform at the end of the week. Through their efforts, campers will learn how to use voice, body, and imagination to capture an audience in this form of storytelling.
From Page to Play: Putting Stories on the Stage led by Treyton Blackburn
Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz are all books that have been changed into plays and movies since they were written. In this camp, students will learn how to turn their favorite stories into scripts they and their friends can act in! They’ll explore storytelling structure between prose and scripts, translate the fantastical from the imagination to the real world, and perform these scripts for peers. The week culminates with performances of these short adaptations.
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