CHERISH SUMMER CAMP
Cherish & Africatown Grow present URBAN BLOOM SUMMER CAMP 2019! We bring together the best of both organizations to provide an exciting, creative, unique and enriching program for your bright stars this summer... don't miss a beat!
AGE 4-6
URBAN BLOOM Summer Camp
week 1-2 $285
Jun 24, 2019 – Jul 5, 2019
MoTuWeThFr | 9am – 1pm
Mud Pies & Plant Life
Explore Nature- Plant & Animal life cycles & garden crafts.
Mud Play- Build with Clay, make mud pies, water will flow & time will fly!
Garden Construction & Plant Starters- Make planters, then plant, and watch seeds grow grow grow!
Water play- Rubber boots or water gun, it doesn’t matter just a bit of fun!
week 3-4. $400.
Jul 8, 2019 – Jul 19, 2019
MoTuWeThFr | 9am – 1pm
Camping & Pirate Treasure go Seek
Shelter Making- Explore what nature builds & what cultures build with nature.
Treasure Hunts/ Food Harvest- Our treasure hunts are… well yummy & nutritious, we make our own food its so delicious.
Treasure Making- Create “artifacts” from recycled materials reflecting Art from around the world.
Camping- Camp fire songs, s’mores, and so much more.
week 5-6 $400.
Jul 22, 2019 – Aug 2, 2019
MoTuWeThFr | 9am – 1pm
Nature Art & Crafts
Nature is Colors Maker- Oh beautiful me and beautiful you, our difference is brilliance the flowers think so too.
Making Paint- Make pigments from nature, then we try it out, color is, what life's about.
Gardening- Plant starts, harvest herbs
Create- Bird house & feeder making, bouquet making.
Natures little friends- Bees will have you buzzing we also love those creeping crawling and running. Explore insects, mammals & fish!
week 7-8 $400.
Aug 5, 2019 – Aug 16, 2019
MoTuWeThFr | 9am – 1pm
Lil Chefs Week
Farm to Table- From the garden to tummies, food art & around the world cuisine food & music.
What Earth is worth- Recycled materials art,
Animals, bees & trees.
week 9 $200
Aug 19, 2019 – Aug 23, 2019
MoTuWeThFr | 9am – 1pm
Dance Dance Funny Pants
Cultural exploration- We will have fun learning each other and different cultures daily through dance, music, food, story & explore the world through our passport series.
Mad scientist
lil paleontologist- Dig for fossils, study feathers and rocks, study Dino’s with Dino Dot.
Art- Paint with pigments from nature, clay
Landscapes- simulating volcanos, rivers and more, nature exploration.
What is Science?- Well let me show ya! Density Tower, edible life cycle, shadows, gravity & more.
Urban Bloom | Group 2- Ages: 9-12 (Only 10 Spaces)
July 9- August 16
Time: 10-2pm | Mon-Friday
Location: Cherish & Rainier Community Center (3 city blocks away from each other), Scheduled Field Trips
Cost: Free ($50 Registration Fee Applies)
Includes:
Swag Bag
Village Leaders (Lead Instructors/Organizers):
Infinite Milam
Merri Ann Osborne
Support Staff:
Rainier Beach Staff
Farmer Ray Williams & staff
Guest Speakers
Cherish, The Mahogany Project, Africatown GROW, and Rainier Community Center have joined efforts to offer a dynamic, adventurous & fun filled Summer experience! 10 lucky youth age 9-12 will have an opportunity to join us at Urban Bloom Summer Camp. Our focus is on health & nutrition, food cultivation and urban farming. Our goal is to have an active and exciting summer through fun hands on activities, farming and creative art projects!
The City of Seattle is funding this work as a part of their initiative to address health disparities in populations.
Activities Include:
Active Field Play /events
Art Based Learning- Paint & craft, small construction, Recycling materials
Urban Farming- Tending chickens, worm bin, fish, planting & harvesting
Guest Teachers- Aquaponics, Photographer, Chef, Artists, Nutritionist
Cooking Projects- Fun with nutrition, food science, healthy meals
Family or personal Health Plan- lifestyles, envirnments, habits, nature
Field trips- Water shed, Seward Park Audubond Center, Kubota Gardens, UW Arboretum...
Outcomes:
Self Empowerment
Friendships
leadership Skills
Art Techniques
Community Development
Natur re-integration
Food Prep Basics
Garden Basics
Nutrition & Health Awareness
