August Camps

 

Days & Time: M-F, 3-4:30 p.m.; Cost $275
Grades: Rising 3-8

Class Size: 2 min/12 max

Each day we learn about a new MYTHIC CREATURE, then bring it to LIFE through animation! We explore the legends of Elusive Elves, Mystical Mermaids, Shapeshifting Selkies, Terrible Trolls, and a Crafty KRAKEN, just to name a few. By repeated use of the Animation Apps and direct online feedback from the teacher, students gain proficiency in the app and confidence in expressing their creativity through animation! 

Instructor: Rowan Cutler is a graduate of NYU Film School. He is the film-making specialist at over 15 Bay Area schools and his animated work has screened on PBS and at the Sundance International Film Festival. He is a staff writer on the Emmy nominated show “Growing Up Creepie” on Discovery Kids. His children’s picture book “Stop This Birthday!” is published by Chronicle Books.

 

Days & Time: M-F, 1-2 p.m.; Cost: $225
Grades: Rising 2-8

Class Size: 8 min/ no max

Let’s get knotty! Macramé is a gorgeous and versatile craft that never seems to go out of style. In this class, we’ll be focusing on basic-but-beautiful knots, and learning how to combine them into impressive pieces of textile art.

Instructor: Dragonfly Designs’ programs seek to foster a sense of individuality and encourage children to think “outside the box.” We work to provide a sense of accomplishment, consciousness, and individuality that empowers children to effect positive change within themselves and their communities through art-based education.

 

Days & Time: M-F, 9-11 a.m.; Cost: $475
Grades: Rising 1-3

Class Size: 5 min/ 7 max

One of the most exciting parts of becoming a writer is getting to create a whole book from start to finish!  In our Fun and Brave Writing Classes, your child will be part of a shared book-making experience guided by an experienced writing teacher. They'll experience each stage of the writing process as the group works together to make a digital book. Depending on the grade there will be word work fun and learning along the way as children work with sounds, letters, and words. For older students, our skilled writing teachings will immerse children in the power of word choice. Some children get so inspired to write that they start making their own books after the camp sessions!

Instructor: Just Right Reader uniquely provides an end-to-end solution for accelerating reading and writing, with personalized instruction no other organizations offer. Our holistic program grows with students as they develop literacy skills, and allows students to develop deep connections with their individual teachers and as a result develop a deep connection with reading. Just Right books are only sold to teachers and schools, so parents can’t access them anywhere else. Our teachers are deeply invested every minute they’re with our students and make every session incredibly fun! We disrupt the education space by taking the mystery out of teaching your child how to read and write.

 

Days & Time: M-F, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.; Cost: $225
Grades: 1-3

Class Size: 4 min/ 20 max

Mini Coding Dojo Camp: The Art of CodeFu teaches the fundamentals of coding while focusing on social & emotional elements of child & adolescent development – incorporating important themes relevant to kids lives that range from bullying to self-esteem. Our main goal is to introduce the basics of coding in such fun/engaging way that it encourages our mini coders to continue their coding journey!

Instructor: Founded in 2015 in the Bay Area, The Art of CodeFu was created with a unique combination of teachers with decades of experience in the classroom and top programmers in Silicon Valley integrating coding into subjects from PE to Science. Our programs take coding to the next level by teaching our students about the Yin & Yang of Technology & Nature - the importance of technology, but also its role in the balance with being active and in tune with the outside world.

Days & Time: M-F, 3-4:30 p.m.; Cost: $225

Grades: 2-5

Class Size: 4 min/12 max

Make a documentary film about your "herstory"! In this fun and fast 1-week camp you will create a film with your ensemble where you play real-life characters. You will build your script from real interviews and then invite your friends and family for a tea party to come and watch your show! This camp includes improvisation games, dancing, singing, playwriting, creating costumes, props, and sets. Get ready to have a blast, be silly and tell a great story! Note to parents/guardians: There will be some awesome outside artwork required (including interviewing adults and using otter.ai to transcribe the interview). Some assistance from parents will be requested. This project, originally “The Heritage Project”, is a curriculum five years in the making for Miss Lily and The Elder’s Tea debut performance at Burkes! 

Instructor: Miss Lily’s film and theater camp is a space for young artists to follow their innate curiosity, their joy, and their own learning style. She draws inspiration from emergent pedagogy, Maria Montessori, and mindfulness education practices. Myers is a trained arts educator, practicing for over 14 years locally and internationally. Myers has toured as a clown with the social circus, Performers Without Borders (UK), to Kenya and India, and built and toured larger-than-life puppets with Hand Spring Puppet Theater Company (South Africa) to venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, playing for 10,000 people. She holds a BFA in theater and a degree in Early Childhood Education from Naropa University, a Buddhist University in Colorado. Fun fact! Lily is a 3rd generation Burke’s Alumni and she made her lifelong best friends in a Burke’s film class!

Days & Time: M-F, 1-2:15 p.m.; Cost: $225
Grades: 1-8

Class Size: 5 min/ 15 max

 

Fairy tales are magical and captivating. Students will venture to draw the wonderful and interesting creatures in the fairy tales after hearing the stories. We will be learning about drawing techniques that will help students draw such as cross-hatching, composition, drawing in proportion, and more using different materials like colored pencils, watercolor, and pastels.

Instructor: Earthfire Arts Studio is a place where children and grown-ups can do art together. We offer DIY pottery painting and canvas painting to do at home or in our studio. Our camp intensives are a great way for kids to develop life and art skills while learning about a variety of art media including clay molding and sculpting, drawing & painting, and printmaking.

Days & Time: M-F, 11 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Cost: $225

Grades: 2-5

Class Size: 4 min/ 20 max

Upper Coding Dojo Camp: The Art of CodeFu teaches the fundamentals of coding while focusing on social & emotional elements of child & adolescent Development – incorporating important themes relevant to kids lives that range from bullying to self-esteem. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with various coding languages such as HTML, Python, CSS, and Javascript! They will have unlimited access to their games/apps and other projects they create!

 

Days & Time: M-F, 9-11 a.m.; Cost: $475
Grades: 2-5

Class Size: 5 min/ 7 max

Have fun writing with friends and publishing your very own graphic novel! Writers will have a chance to explore how authors of graphic novels craft these texts, invent their own characters and create adventures for them. They will be encouraged to write in ways that celebrate their identities, sharing parts of themselves with the world, and they will also discover the power the written word can have in the world.

 

Instructor: Just Right Reader uniquely provides an end-to-end solution for accelerating reading and writing, with personalized instruction no other organizations offer. Our holistic program grows with students as they develop literacy skills, and allows students to develop deep connections with their individual teachers and as a result develop a deep connection with reading. We disrupt the education space by taking the mystery out of teaching your child how to read and write.