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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 20 May 2009, p. 24

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(I? ~ V‘- "2 -. g, 4 2?; that kids play all have echoes oi lust don't expect a visit from g: 2‘. 2" <2 , ' i" '5 past discoveries and creations. 1., ..idiati2.i lone» (Lamp organizers ‘21 ’ i/ ? w it till wraps up with the Modern lettnne Nighnian and Christine 2 ~ _ at; ':J World week that Will explore how (tlr'drkll plan to bring in experts and _ ‘9' ' kids can create their own an that exhibits during the sevenrweek "' 2.‘ t :. ‘ 1 might stand the test oftime summer camp that starts July 6, ‘ . . ’ g” 2. "(Jne of my favourite activtties l ' Nighman. the program COOrtll2 it ” ' ‘ - 2 5 l have planned for the modern week nator for the Button factory. said W . i x _' . 2‘; .2 j at; ‘ is we're going to bedoing Lego ant they wanted to go With a catchy i, '_ I ‘ g » A: ‘ - ,2 . -‘ 2 Qi-flgpk- niation," said (lirardi. “We'll be name for the camp and tied it into ‘ i ' “ stilt“ Q. , '_ ./.%. h ‘ making little movies and then .it the sutnmer movie season to build .‘g‘ i _ A .. “sf - .2 «_ A " ifig “ q the end of the week we'll have our 21 little buzz around the activities. ‘ ,- ‘ ' ». '. ‘ ”a” little Oscars ceremony and invite (.anipers will be able to experience 2 ' w 2" i ' ‘2 . K .. _ - the parents to come and watch all seven distinct historical time peri- '2‘. " ;.;. . 5‘2 “133%“? the videos. 0th including'lhe AncientWorld. s2. 7 a ll .‘L‘ ’o at? _ ' ‘2 . “That's something we‘ll be Ilie (‘lassical World. The Middle 3"?» '.- (y ' ' .7 . doing every week â€" putting on a Ages. Renaissance Europe. The Silk 22;? g 52.9.2 . ‘ ' little production for the parents to Road, Aboriginal (Iultures before ‘ , It? I, ..: {.k. kfi.‘ see. ending up in the Modern World. __ .5}»~.f‘_~§ ‘ “ can “The whole week the kids will “We want to try to get the kids . '. \7z\\\5.f? (t be making the sets and the cos- to be either be reminded of. or I) ' Nis‘e"\\:?e": tume and on Friday the parent can maybe learn for the first time. how ., 33' :5 - come in and watch the play" _ important art has been through all .45“ Enrollment {or the camp has ofthe cultures and ages ofhistory," . ‘2 j already started and organizers ' \illll Nighman, 2. g; I A have had a strong initial response. Some kids might roll their eyes 2 Li" " The maximum number of at the idea they might actually “-5 ' 2‘2?“ Campers the Waterloo Community learn something this summer. but ‘2‘ ' Arts Centre can accommodate is the camp is intended tobeinterac- . 40 children a week, attending tive and innovative. “You have to Raiders of the Lost Art (amp manager Christine Girardi, left, gets crowned with a golden garland of ivy by the either full day or half-day sessions. sneak the education in.” laughed Waterloo Community Arts Centre's program coordinator Leanne Nighman, Their new summer camp program will The cost is $185 to $215 per camps manager Christine Girardi, revisit the past with a highly interactive list of events that keep the kids interested. week for full »day sessions. and $95 who has plenty of experience _ womwwmo to 5110 per week for balf~day SES- doing just that in her job at the building a pyramid out of newspa- “The kids will learn that art is chance to build pyramids like the sions. Waterloo Regional Children's per. masking tape and doweling â€" not just about painting on a piece Egyptians. paint like michelangelo, - Museum. it will be very interactive.” of paper. there's so much more to make their own movie and attend The summer campers will do “This is more than just having a it.” said Nighman. “And that's what ing a mini-version of the Oscars in Raiders of things like paint hieroglyphs that paint brush in your hands,” added the Button Factory offers. the final week of the camp. th Lost Art tell a story about their lives and Nighman. “Here we do all the arts -â€"â€" the What the children who attend 2 8 put on productions that explore They kids will alsocreate masks visual ans. the drama. the music will soon realize is the art that The Button Factory the mythos of the age their explor- to produce a Greek play, build a and dance. That's all going to be those cultures created have out- 25 Regina St. N.,Waterloo ing, Chinese Dragon during Silk Road incorporated into the summer lived its creators. And what was leG‘OAUSIISlZI “We'll be creating medieval week and get a chance to underâ€" camp week and the context will done in the past servesasa precur- 3:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. dances and we'll be recreating stand the construction of a real come from all the various times in sor to the modern world. For info: 519-886-4577 or Greek mythology.” said Girardi. suit of armour during the Middle history." “That's why we‘ll have special www.buttonfactory.org "We're going to be physically Ages experience. Kids from five to 12 will get a guests coming every week." said ~ ‘ ' 22.3.2? 2i ”5‘ T . .â€" ‘ n‘ ’ ”i ' - ‘ .4... 1.2:. - . . .- ' . ‘. . ' '. ; ; , 53'," 2’72)»;- 7 y 2.: 2'h‘23'1'g in.“ n. ._‘..~;V‘ . 2. _ 2 2 . 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