SummerCamps

Summer Yoga (S. DeSimone)- July 6- July 17: Join us M/W/F for a daily yoga practice! During our summer Epic yoga class, we will be exploring different types, and styles of yoga. We will study the different postures and their effects physically. During the two weeks, we will also create our own sequence together as a group! Come join and bliss out on some fun yoga! Grades 7-12

Pop Culture and Of Mice & Men (M. Patterson - L Csiszar)- July 6 - Aug 7: How do Saturday Night Live, Friends & Looney Toons connect to the classic novel Of Mice and Men? During this summer session we will take a deep dive into the themes that continue to resonate in pop culture today. We will be reading the book, watching clips of current media and watching the movie together. Grades 9-12

Language Arts Tutoring (M. Patterson)- July 6 - Aug 7: Tutoring will be available Tuesdays and Thursdays for students who need support in meeting course proficiencies for the 2019-2020 school year. Pre-approval to enroll is required. Please contact your School Counselor. Grades 9-12

Life Drawing- Self Portrait Series (L. Csiszar)- July 13- Aug 7: If art is the window to the soul then a self portrait is like walking through the front door. Throughout art history, many artists have created self portraits but have you ever wondered who the portraits were really for? The self portrait offers the artist an internal glimpse, this is especially relevant when we find ourselves facing an event that is much bigger than we are. Self portraits can be a key that unlocks our perception of ourselves and frees us to live sincerely through any situation. While we all share this new global experience, let's begin to create a series of self portraits to document our relationship to these moments and perhaps discover how we grow through them by drawing. Each week we will create a portrait using different materials and prompts to begin the piece. A pre-recorded tutorial will be posted on Monday and students can work independently throughout the week. On Fridays, we will meet online to look at our work, share and discuss. We will work with an All Media paper and a variety of drawing tools/materials to create our weekly self portraits; all materials will be provided. This four week session is designed for you to have fun as you grow as an artist in many ways. Join this summer drawing sesion for an opportunity to enhance your skills, perspectives and portfolio! Grades 9-12 Second session added specifically designed for grades 7, 8, 9 and those without life drawing experience.

Totally Terrarium (L. Csiszar)- July 6 - July 24: Do you like the thought of a lost paradise or peering into a magical, lush landscape? Then a terrarium is just what you need in your space! Learn how to make a terrarium for yourself in this workshop where we will meet virtually to build together. We will talk about containers, planting materials, types of plants and care. Materials will be provided and you will also have the chance to collect a few treasures for added personal touches. We'll work together step by step to make 2 terrariums. We will google meet in live sessions and you will end the workshop with your new green universe plus the knowledge to do it again and again! Live sessions will be 1 hour each on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the duration of the workshop. Materials and instructional info will be provided. Grades 9-12

Book Making & Making Books (L. Csiszar)- July 6 - July 31: Do you love books and spending time drawing or writing? Then join Book Making & Making Books to spend a little bit of summer, creating just for you! We will build and decorate our own blank books with simple materials and techniques. This is a great summer activity that will get you ready for more advanced bookbinding techniques that we will explore when we are back on campus. Materials will be provided but we will also talk about ways we can repurpose and recycle to create. We will also spend time using our books and there will be opportunities to share drawings, writings and ideas with the group in our discussion time. We will meet live on Wednesdays to work together on building our books as well as discussion time and questions. Fridays, a pre-recorded video will post so that you can refer to techniques, troubleshooting and additional inspirations. Grades 9-12

Lose Yourself In a Book (L. Csiszar & M. Patterson)- July 6 - Aug 7: Let’s take our summer vacations in books! Relax and escape in a fictional tale and we’ll meet once a week to share thoughts, impressions and more. We will choose a book together and see where it takes us. Join in this summer for an EPIC virtual book club, see you there! Grades 9-12

Fitness Anywhere (T. Crewdson)- July 6 - Aug 7: What’s the best way to be fit and healthy? The answer is, whatever you’re able to do. Not everyone can afford an expensive gym membership or find time for hour-long workouts or has access to a lot or even any equipment. Some people like to run, others like to lift weights and everyone is starting at a different level. Our priority is finding something you like and getting you going. I’ll start by giving you great tips for warm-ups and mobility as well as varying levels for workouts that require no equipment and hit the whole body. As we work together, we’ll make plans based on your likes and dislikes for fitness and that target specific goals from strengthening certain muscles, weight loss, strength gain, endurance or whatever your goal is. Grades 7-12

Hack Your Math (T. Crewdson)- July 6 - Aug 7: We will look at some of the most common trouble areas for math students in skills typically missed, lost or weakened from grade 6-9. Everyone can benefit from learning and reviewing these skills to improve their abilities and chance of success in math class. The lessons are also of vital importance to standardized tests like the SAT and our final week will focus specifically on tackling the SAT. Participants who have already taken at least the PSAT can target specific trouble areas even better, but anyone can benefit from this camp. Grades 7-12

RHS 101 (T. Crewdson)- Aug 3 - Aug 7: Help make the Class of 2024 the best class ever for RHS! In these uncertain times, so much is unknown. RHS 101 will take some of the mystery out of high school for entering freshmen. This session is designed to be a fun interactive experience with lots of information to help you learn how to navigate the high school environment. Faculty have designed informational sessions with the “tricks” of getting to class on time despite the hallway traffic, reading and planning a schedule, opening your locker and more including meeting some of the other new kids from surrounding schools who will be your future classmates. Grade: Incoming Freshmen

Summer Activity Suite (T. Crewdson)- nJuly 6 - Aug 7: The Summer Activity Suite is a collection of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically for this atypical summer. We will maintain engagement throughout this unusual time with an age-appropriate suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges based in skill building and social emotional learning designed specifically for a social distancing setting. Grades 7-12