Camp Discovery presents: Actors Studio and Summer Bridge!

During this week of "The Actor's Studio, Jr. and All the World's a Stage," students learned about theater, stage and ensemble skills. We started by creating various characters and statues. Then we worked on several types of mime. Using those two basics as a platform, we created our week. The students used their characters and mime skills to create movement in a song. All the students were cast in a short theater scene where they learned the WHO, WHERE, WHAT and WHY of a scene. They memorized their lines and practiced working as an ensemble to provide energy and support to their fellow castmates. We also played a number of improv games to help the children learn the importance of teamwork. Camp Discovery had a blast during Thursday's trip to the Center for Pupperty Arts, where they saw "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type," and had an opportunity to create their own puppets! Our week culminated with a fantastic group performance in the gym, featuring a medley of beloved classic plays. It's been a great week of exploration, energy and FUN! During the second session of Summer Bridge, first graders continued to explore Singapore Math, finding number stories exciting. They drew, wrote and acted out stories and then played teacher to demonstrate number sentences. First graders also enjoyed their first “math puzzles.”

Dawn & Dianne's 2nd and 3rd graders read the story “But Martin” by June Counsel. It's about an alien called Martin who goes to school. The children then used recycled materials to make their own space aliens. After an incredibly productive brainstorming session of all the things they could tell someone about their alien. The 2nd and 3rd graders wrote their own descriptive piece of writing about their alien using lots of juicy adjectives.
Emotions of pride and nostalgia were running high with Nicole and Wilma during Summer Bridge. TCS alumni Nicole Segal and Wilma worked with a kindergartener/first grade combination during the second session of Summer Bridge. The encouraging process and terminology used with kindergarteners and first graders to support letter formation and identification, reminded Nicole of why TCS remains a special part of her life’s journey. On the last day of Nicole’s internship with the Summer Bridge program, the happy and engaged students made birds with clay and painted brilliantly colored bird houses. We experience amazing symbolism reflected on that day, as we send our students off with wings to fly and they choose to return.

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