Summer 'Scapes Summer Camp 2008

Registration Starts: March 3, 2008
Contact: Lydia Vaughn, Summer ‘Scapes Administrator, (504) 488-5488, ext. 333 - lvaughn@longuevue.com

Camp runs from 9am to 3pm daily with before and after care available for an additional fee.

Prices: Members: $140 per week, Non-members: $150.
Payment in full for all weeks required for registration.

For registration contact Lydia Vaughn at 504-488-5488, ext.333 or e-mail lvaughn@longuevue.com

Week 1
June 23 – June 27
Bugs and Blooms Camp (ages 7 – 9) 
Biology and Botany fun at Longue Vue.  Learn the benefits of bugs, bees, butterflies, buds and more through games, activities, crafts, plantings, and exploration in the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden.

Week 2
June 30 – July 3
Needle Arts & Fashion Camp (ages 9 - 12)
Learn the basics of embroidery, cross stitch, needlepoint and sewing with a machine.  Hand stitching lessons taught by the Crescent City Needlework Guild.  Explore the Stern’s haute couture collection, design a fashion storyboard and end the week in style with a costume tea. (No camp July 4; no before/after care this week.)

Week 3
July 7 – July 11
Garden Adventure Camp (ages 5 – 7)
Explore nature and play in the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden – pot up a plant, dig for worms, hunt for bugs, and catch tadpoles!  Make fantastic, fun crafts from our gardens! Press flowers, make windsocks, decorate planters, stir-up some herb butter and much more!

Week 4
July 14 – July 18
“Master”ful Art and Craft Camp (ages 5 - 7)
Children will explore the life and works of five master artists and create artwork and crafts inspired by their styles.  Featured artists are Chagall, Monet, O’Keefe, Van Gogh and Warhol.

Children will also play in a world of wonder that is the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden.

Week 5
July 21 – July 25
“The Color of Summer” Art Camp (ages 7 - 9)
Explore art with the colors of summer!  Learn the principles of design through a spectrum of media: drawing, painting, clay and printmaking - from a certified art teacher. Create patterns from nature and compose and play in a world of color that is the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden.

Week 6
July 28 – Aug
Art-chitecture Camp (ages 9 - 11)
Welcome to Studio Longue Vue where campers learn about perspective, shape, space, pattern and rhythm while investigating and building their own architectural structures.  Campers will draw, design, build and display their own creations in Studio Longue Vue’s Gallery Opening at the end of the week!