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Cassidy Linder
Summer Program Director
Join Story Tables and let your imagination take flight! Explore the magical world of Isles of Mist: create characters, join the story, roll your dice, and become a legend!
Isles of Mist is our original storytelling game, similar to other popular role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, but designed for younger players. Participants will learn to work together as a team to solve a wide variety of complex problems. This activity teaches teamwork, critical thinking, and creative problem solving, all while players are immersed in a gripping story. Bringing your own dice and pencil is optional, but no materials are required except a vivid imagination!
Days will include activities like mixing, baking, icing & decorating cupcakes, including basic buttercream piping skills and fondant decorations. We will also make pie dough from scratch, roll and prepare a fruit or custard pie, including decorative finishes. We will Prepare, roll, bake and decorate sugar cookies using outline and flooding techniques. Then we will finish our week with making Ice cream the old fashioned way, and enjoy a fun picnic ice cream party.
We’ll be base camping in and around Mammoth or Toms Place. From there, we will day-hike to explore the surrounding area. There are endless lakes, streams, gorges, canyons, rock formations, and meadows to explore. Nightly soaks in the surrounding hot springs will be the perfect way to end each day and prepare for the next. Price includes food, transportation, tents, and other group amenities. A packing list and additional details will be sent in a follow-up email after signup.
Adventure seekers and nature lovers wanted. Come help tend the Oak Grove garden and food forest while experiencing the freedom of roaming free as we venture around the glorious Oak Grove campus to explore the vast wild nature right here in our own backyard! Breathe the fresh air, climb trees, build forts- it’s up to you and what the environment presents to us each day. Learn about the local flora and fauna while connecting with the environment using your senses, emotions, and imagination. Be prepared to have some wild fun and think like a Norwegian: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing!”
Join us for an indoor/outdoor (weather permitting) culinary experience. This class will include insight on everything from how to build a fire, to “KP” cleanup and secrets on how to use a cast iron dutch oven. Daily menu items will include breakfast buffet, hand made tacos, s’moretillas, black bean burgers with cheesecake, and other camping meal classics.
Join three instructors with advanced climbing knowledge for a multi-day climbing excursion to Bishop and the Eastern Sierra. If road and river conditions are safe and passable, we’ll explore the Owens River Gorge and possibly the more remote and stunning Pine Creek Canyon. If road conditions or river crossings are not favorable, then we will have thousands of world class boulder problems around Bishop to play on. Come learn about climbing movements and styles of climbing, build strength, problem solve with peers, and have fun! Experience the magical and majestic Eastern Sierra and get a taste for climbing on real rock. Price includes food, transportation, tents, and other group amenities. A packing list and additional details will be sent in a follow-up email after signup. This trip is led by three instructors with advanced climbing knowledge.
Explore the kitchen and work on the basics like knife skills, make hand-kneaded doughs, sauces, including vegan options – all from scratch and while learning fun kitchen hacks and professional industry etiquette. Menu will vary and include batches of pickles, pies, preserves, pretzels and more!
Objective:
The aim of this camp is to explore, self-observation, inner work, and critical thinking using philosophy, meditation, and archery.
Method:
We will divide each day into two sessions, the first part will be dedicated to the study and discussion of contemplative practices gathered from various traditions. Theory and practice will be shared with the purpose of recognizing serenity, attention, and a sense of unity within ourselves. Breathing techniques and group meditation will aid in this process. The materials used in this session are Slideshows, music, cushions, blankets, and a notebook for journaling.
The second part of our day will be used to learn about the principles of archery, safety measures, and essential techniques.
Both parts are tied by the intention of cultivating focus and attention as essential elements in our daily lives. Tapping into the innate wisdom of our hearts we intend to recognize essential qualities of being like self-observation, critical thinking, and inner peace.
Stage FX Makeup camp is a hands-on exploration of stage makeup. Over the camp, students will learn the fundamentals of stage makeup, color theory, and coordination, safety and sanitation, highlights, shading, the study of face shapes and bone structure, as well as how to create a makeup kit and personalized makeup drawings. Students will have the opportunity to explore different forms of makeup such as age and character makeup, glamor and fashion, scars and special effects, and fantasy makeup!
Join us for a fun week of yoga, dance, crafts, and more with our Yoga and Dance camp! Each morning will consist of students learning about yoga poses, meditation, mindfulness, then we will take a brain break with a daily craft & snack. Afterwards we will learn dance moves across the floor, and create a dance to be shown at the end of the week! Please wear comfortable clothing and come with water & a snack.
