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 Summer - Children & Youth Programs
Naramata Centre is committed to providing quality programming and excellence of care with children and youth. Each week our Staff create age-specific programs set in a spiritually-based, welcoming environment. We seek to foster self-esteem and confidence, promote spiritual formation, and explore weekly themes through activities for the mind,
body and soul.
Children and youth are registered in groups according to the following guidelines:
Children’s House - infants, 1, 2 year-olds (and 3 year-olds who are not toilet trained)
Pre-school and Kindergarten 3, 4, 5 year-olds
Grade 1-2 children entering grade 1 or 2
Grade 3-4 children entering grade 3 or 4
Grade 5-6 children entering grade 5 or 6
Jr High entering grade 7, 8 or 9
Sr High entering grade 10, 11 or 12
Children’s House
Infants and toddlers under the age of 3 are cared for in our Children’s House, with one-to-one care provided by trained and supervised caregivers. The Children’s House provides a wonderful, safe environment for your infant or toddler while you and other family members participate in morning programs.
Senior Teens
Youth going into grade 10, 11 or 12 may choose to register for the Senior Teen Group or for any of the other morning programs listed in this program calendar. Youth who choose one of the other morning courses are also welcome to join the Senior Teen Group for evening program time.
Week 7: Dream and Imagine
August 22nd - August 28th, 2010
7- 1: Cooking Together: Yum, Yum, Yum - Sorry, this program is full.Do you ever dream of food? Do you ever imagine all the great meals you could create? Do you ever think of food as a miracle? The bounty of the Naramata harvest awaits. We’ll prepare food each day using a variety of local food sources, we’ll head out for a food based field trip or two, and we’ll use our imagination in the Naramata Iron-Chef Challenge – working with one basic ingredient! We will also explore the reality, blessing and responsibility of food in a world where many go hungry. This hands-on, working together program will conclude with a special meal together, Friday lunch.
Leader: Doris Kizinna
Supply Fee:
$20.00
7- 2: Kite-Making & FlyingBuild, decorate and fly your very own kites! There will be many designs to choose from, including traditional Asian kites and winged box kites. Discover why cultures around the world are fascinated with flight and join in the centuries-old tradition of sending your own creations into the sky. No experience necessary.
Leader: Sean Welby
Supply Fee:
$30.00
7- 3: Sing! Sing! Sing! - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.Kick off your shoes and have fun singing a variety of music genres including gospel, swing, folk, popular hits, songs from musicals, and selections celebrating the Dream and Imagine theme. We’ll begin each day with vocal warm ups to strengthen your voice, followed by a singalong in unison. Then learn to find a harmony both by ear (for those well-known folk songs) and by written lines for mulit-part arrangements. Singing improves memory, concentration, and well being. Musical instruments welcome!
Leader: Bonnie Ferguson
Supply Fee:
$10.00
7- 4: The Art and Craft of Batik - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.You can learn the ancient art of decorating cloth using wax and dye. This art form is thought to have originated in South East Asia. Batik cloth is still made in Indonesia today. Batik includes the process of using traditional tools to draw a hot wax design onto cloth, which is then dyed. It can be very relaxing to do! Step by step, this hands-on program will guide you to draw with wax, mix dyes, soak and hang your work, and iron out excess wax. Come let your imagination soar and try batik!
Leader: Shannon Marsh
Supply Fee:
$25.00
7- 5: Massage for all Ages - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.You will be able to give and receive a 90-minute relaxation massage! Learn how to work on the back, legs, arms, neck, head and face in a comfortable and safe environment. If you have found that your thumbs give out after ten minutes of trying to give a massage, this program is for you. Proper body dynamics and correct techniques are the secrets to being able to give long sessions without tiring yourself. This program is open to all.
Leader: Brenda Wilkinson
7- 6: Stained Glass Mosaics - Sorry, this program is full.Explore light, colour, pattern, texture and shape using beautiful stained glass and mirror to create individual mosaic art pieces. You will learn to select, cut and break glass into shapes, lay the pieces in patterns of your choice, glue them to a solid surface (glass or wood), and finish your work by grouting. We’ll begin with a framed mirror to learn the basics, and then move on to other pieces of your choice. Create a wall plaque, vase, small tabletop, birdhouse or garden stepping stone.
Leader: Joan Chambers
Supply Fee:
$40.00
7- 7: Playback Theatre: Improv from the HeartLooking for fun, magic and challenging jam sessions for the whole mind/body/spirit? This program fits the bill! Introducing a method called Playback Theatre, we’ll offer our personal stories, then respond using drama, improv writing, voice and sound, painting and collage. Our responses will serve to help highlight themes of suffering, wisdom, compassion and joy. Expect your emotional intelligence and imagination to
be gently stretched in new directions.
Leader: Esther Muirhead
7- 8: Social DancingThis is a fun introductory class to learn simple basics in Jive, Tango, Foxtrot, Salsa and more. Partner dances and a few solo line dances will be included. Enjoy learning about music and movement in a relaxed setting. Be prepared for a week of variety and fun. All are welcome! Most suited to those ten years old and older. Please register with another person who will be your partner in this course.
Leader: Barbara Child
7- 9: Collective Creation in New Media - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.If you have ever dreamt of directing a movie or imagined yourself in front of the camera, this is your chance. Learn how to tell a visual story and produce a short, fun video. In small intergenerational groups you will learn the skills of getting great shots and editing your group’s video. If you have a video
camera, bring it along. If not, one will be provided for each group.
Leader: Barbara Anderson & Tom Anderson
Supply Fee:
$30.00
7- 10: Hiking - Loving the Land - Sorry, this program is full.Dream your way along the trails above the shores of Okanagan Lake and imagine how an ancient people experienced their sense of place in this landscape that embraced and nourished them. Discover how wilderness can nourish your creative soul too. Join us for a week of walking the trails that surround Naramata and learn about mystical traditions that have for millennia embraced nature and its ability to draw out our imagination and inner wildness.
Leader: Julia Lynx & Bonnie Hamilton
Supply Fee:
$25.00
 7- 11: Spirit Drum
The drum beat calls us into community. With the African drum as our medium we’ll express ourselves through rhythm and song, and have fun! In the drum circle we can learn about inclusiveness, spirituality, creativity, building community and living in peace and tolerance. This playshop is suited to beginners or more experienced players and involves body percussion, drum circle games, storytelling, sound healing techniques and playing percussion instruments from around the world. Open to ages 10 and older.
Leader: Lyle Povah
Supply Fee:
$20.00
7- 12: Games for All AgesWhat could be more fun than a week of playing games? Led by a team of fantastic summer staffers, you will experience team and individual challenges, play inside and out of doors, and a chance to share your stories and games with others. It will be fun and inclusive. If you’ve been waiting for a chance to play, play, play, this is the program for you!
Leader: Summer Staff
 7- 13: Pottery - Sorry, this program is full.
Come and take advantage of the Centre’s excellent pottery studio! This program offers an exploration of the potter’s craft from the creation of simple forms to molding, rolling, coiling, pinching and the joys and excitement of wheel-thrown clay pieces. This program will focus on oxidation firing - glazed and fired stoneware.
Leader: Angela Carlson
Supply Fee:
$30.00
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