summer
arts
camp
@ Good
Shepherd
Are you looking for an affordable, high-quality art
program for your child? At Good Shepherd, we
offer smaller classes taught by experienced staff
in a beautiful, spacious facility.
Our program is designed for children ages 6–8
and 9–11 and is open to all faith traditions. Our
classes emphasize a variety of art techniques,
with special focus on world culture, music, dance
& storytelling in a friendly environment with lots of
personal
attention.
We offer two half-day sessions each week, 9 a.m.
to 12 noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Please note: at
this time we do not offer full-day sessions.) Classes are held in the new Father Bender Community
Center with designated rooms for each class.
Good Shepherd Church is easily accessible from
Gray’s Woods Boulevard and has plenty of parking, allowing for stress-free pick-up and drop-off.
The cost is $135 per session and includes all
materials. Choose from nine fun and enriching
classes and banish summertime boredom!
June 22–26
9 a.m. to noon
A Week of Batik (6–8)
Tropical Island Art Escape (9–11)
Books that Fold, Turn, Twist & Pop (9–11)
Rainbow Recorder (6–8)
July 27–31
9 a.m to noon
Clay Play (6–8)
Books that Fold, Twist, Turn & Pop (9–11)
Let’s Call it Collage or Assemblage (6–8)
Music Explorers (9–11)
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
A Week of Batik (9–11)
Tropical Island Art Escape (6–8)
Color Exploration (9–11)
1: 30 to 4:30 p.m.
Clay Play (9–11)
Playing with Colors (6–8)
Let’s Call it Collage or Assemblage (9–11)
Music Explorers (6–8)
For more information, please contact Ana Peters at [email protected] or 814.954.7117
A week of Batik
There are so many ways to create designs with a wax resist
method! We will explore a variety of techniques using crayons,
paint, wax, dye, fabric and paper. After all the fun, you will
have some new art to wear, display and share. Morning, ages
6 to 8; afternoon, 9 to 11.
Rainbow Recorder
Learn how to play the recorder in a fun and
motivating way! Basics on rhythm, note
names, reading music, and fingerings on
the recorder will be covered. No experience
necessary. We will play games, read stories
about music and create unique pieces of art.
You will get your very own personal recorder.
Morning only, ages 6 to 8.
Playing With Colors
Come and enjoy a week full of color using different paints and unusual materials like milk,
liquid soap and food coloring. Each day we
will begin with a storybook for inspiration. You
won’t believe what an incredible artist you will
become at the end of this colorful week.
Afternoon only, ages 6 to 8.
Clay Play
Get your hands dirty during a week of “clay
play”. We will use hand-building techniques
working with a variety of “clays” to create animal pinch pots, textured mosaics, decorative
tiles, coil pots, creative mini-sculptures and
much more! We will end this fun week creating
beautiful and delicious edible art using rolling
and cut-out techniques. Morning, ages 6 to 8;
afternoon, 8 to 11.
Music Explorers
We will travel across the world exploring different musical traditions and cultures. Stops will be
made in Africa, Greece, Arabia, Indonesia and
Cuba. You will learn about the characteristics of
each country’s music, the different instruments
and the role music plays in everyday life. There
will be live demonstrations of instruments and we
will make replicas to keep. Morning, ages 9 to 11;
afternoon, 6 to 8.
Color Exploration
Let’s explore color in a variety of ways. Learn why our eyes
see things the way they do and do some experiments with
color. Create a unique color wheel and experience the effect
of colors, value, tone, tints and more. We will also experiment
with optical illusions and glow-in-the-dark paintings. Afternoon
only, ages 9 to 11.
Books that Fold, Turn, Twist & Pop
In this class, you will explore several fun (and functional)
book forms based on folded pages: accordion, maze,
concertina with flags, and accordion with simple popups. Once you’ve learned how to make a book, you
will create poems, stories, pictures and maps to fill the
pages. Along the way, you will learn about the history
of books and some traditional ways to make decorative
papers for covers and end papers. Morning only, ages 9
to 11. (Note: This camp will be offered again during July
with a twist for those who enjoyed it and would like to
take it again.)
Let’s call it Collage or Assemblage!
Inspired by different master artists, you will create
collages and assemblages of different forms and
materials (paper, fabric, yarn, glue, paint, wood)
transforming them into beautiful pieces of 2D and
3D art. Animals, flowers, landscapes, mystical
creatures, your imagination is the limit creating your
own masterpieces! Morning, ages 6 to 8; afternoon,
9 to 11.
Tropical Islands Art Escape!
We will travel around the world in a virtual tour and
discover the magnificent nature of some Tropical
Islands. Get to know the people who live there,
their artistic expressions and cultures. We will paint
beautiful seascapes, colorful coral reefs, exotic
birds and flowers creating wonderful pieces of 2D
and 3D art. Morning, ages 9 to 11; afternoon, 6 to
8.
Our Staff
Ana Peters is the founder of GENESIS, a children’s art
studio in Mexico dedicated to developing creativity and
painting skills through a variety of techniques, which she
ran for 12 years prior to moving to the U.S. Mrs. Peters is
the children’s art program coordinator and an instructor
for the Art Alliance of Central PA. She is an instructor for
the Shorts and Sports program, as well as Art in August,
and since 2013 she has taught in the After School Community Education Extended Learning Program, which she
helped to develop.
Caryl K. Strauss earned her Art Education degree
at Penn State and has been teaching for more than 25
years in both Montgomery County, MD, and in the State
College Area School District. In addition to her work with
the Community Education and Arts Enrichment programs, Mrs. Strauss is a multi-media artist who has been
awarded first prize twice in the banner competition for the
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, has exhibited at
the Palmer Museum of Art and sells her work at multiple
venues in PA. While she enjoys doing her own art, she
especially loves sharing the creative art experience with
young artists in her classes.
Kelsie Zuercher is a senior at Thomas Edison State
College pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Music. She specializes in clarinet with 10 years of experience. In 2012
she founded the Joyful Noise Clarinet Studio. In addition
to teaching private lessons, she is also the assistant conductor for the homeschool orchestra in State College.
Erica Parsons graduated from Penn State University
with a B.S. in Art Education and is certified to teach
grades K–12. She has been a guest teacher with the
State College Area School District since 2012 and is an
art teacher with the Centre Learning Community Charter
School, teaching grades 5–8. She also teaches an adult
drawing class at Penn State’s Center for Arts and Crafts
to university students and staff.
Renee Ziegler is a writer, editor and graphic designer
with a background in print publications. A graduate of
Mary Washington College, she has been making unique
hand-bound books for more than 15 years and teaching
book-making to children for more than 10 years.
Summer Arts Camp at Good Shepherd
Registration Form
Please complete and return by June 1 one form for each child attending camp. Enclose a check made
payable to Good Shepherd Church with Summer Arts Camp in the memo and return to Good Shepherd Church, Attention Summer Arts Camp, P.O. Box 8186, State College, PA 16805. Registration is
awarded on a first-come basis. We will notify you as soon as we receive payment. (Please note: the cost
includes a $15 non-refundable materials fee.)
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2015 Summer Camp Dates
June 22–26
$135 per session
July 27–31
$135 per session
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