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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 1: Wake Up
July 11th - July 17th, 2010
 1- 1: Playful Yoga: Anything is Possible! - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.
This workshop will inspire you right out of your comfort zone! Practice restorative yoga on the grass, Thai massage in the sunshine, and meditation in the orchard. Expect to be amazed at your own physical capabilities, bonded to your new playmates, and deeply connected to your spirit. Whatever your age - your shape, size and skill level will be embraced. Re-connect with yourself, your community and the Creator through yoga play – come fly with us!
Leader: Emelia Symington Fedy
1- 2: Cooking - Culinary Delights Awakened - Sorry, this program is full.Do you remember the smells of Grandma’s kitchen? Did they awaken your senses and get you excited to see what was in the oven or on the stove? That’s what you will experience when we gather in the outdoor country kitchen (the campground picnic shelter)! Come and share your passion for good food, re-live some memories of the past and learn as you cook. No matter your age, this program will be delicious fun.
Leader: Norm Lepitre
Supply Fee:
$20.00
1- 3: Digital Photography - Sorry, this program is full.Wake-up the body! With this week’s theme, there will be a focus on the experimental and creative aspects of photography. Bring your ideas and learn what can be done with the digital camera. All levels of photographer are welcome.
Leader: Skai Fowler
Supply Fee:
$25.00
1- 4: Singing, Rhythm and Body Percussion
Clap your hands, stomp your feet and raise your voice! Discover the joy of creative expression, music and rhythm while using one of the world’s first instruments . . . the human body. Together we will groove and “La la la” our way through co-operative, fun and funky a capella songs, steps and rhythms from around the world. This program is for all levels — no experience is required to have a good time.
Leader: Dawn Pemberton & Karla Mundy
 1- 5: Storytelling: Fed By Our Stories
We each have a message to bring to the world, something we have learned from our unique life experience. A story is a way of sharing meaning and values, and a method for building trust and community. We will share examples of our personal stories, and learn how to tell them effectively, all in a safe, supportive environment.
Leader: David Roche & Marlena Blavin
1- 6: Awakening the Creative Spirit
imagination through creative self expression. This program offers a chance to explore a variety of expressive arts. Discover your own rhythm with drums and percussion, experience the joy of harmony through singing, experiment with visual arts materials, dance to great music, make up stories and bring them to life with props and costumes. Emphasis is on the joy of the creative process. No previous experience necessary!
Leader: Barbara Karmazyn
Supply Fee:
$10.00
 1- 7: Qi Gong: Tai Chi for All Ages - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.
Tai Chi that spans the ages! This program offers “peace through movement.” Expect time indoors and outdoors, with guidance to a place of harmony of body, mind and spirit. Learn by listening, watching and moving – all helping you to playfully cultivate mindfulness, nurture self-healing, and enter deep relaxation. A time for energy renewal.
Leader: Hajime Naka
1- 8: Come Join the Band
Have you been playing your instrument more than a year? Come join the band! We will play easy jazz arrangements of old hymns, look at their history, explore playing techniques, and have a great time making music together. Expect tips on improvisation and ideas about how to start a church band in your congregation! No matter what instrument you play, there’s a place for you in the band.
Leader: Don Wade
Supply Fee:
$15.00
1- 9: Games – Play, Explore, Run and Restore!
Come and experience play as a means of rest, exploration, connection, spiritual learning, renewal and fun. Each morning will include a “wide” game for everyone. Participants will also have the opportunity to choose from a number of shorter games, both active and quiet. Enjoy mornings in the best possible way … play, play, play!
Leader: Cathy Cryder
1- 10: Theatre Workshop
No previous acting experience required! Come and join in theatre games, improvisation, and play-writing. We will create a safe environment to share our stories. Games and activities in this workshop will strengthen self-esteem, help build community in the group, suggest creative ways of problem solving, and develop listening and communication skills. Come for the experience, leave with a sense of accomplishment. Bravo!
Leader: Helen Young
1- 11: Exploring Godly Play
This is no ordinary, lecture-style Bible Study! This will be a time to wonder, imagine, create and experience the stories of our faith. Be awakened to each story’s richness and delighted by what you find! There will be time as individuals and as a group to listen, watch and wonder, to play with the story, and to be creative with inspiring art materials.
Leader: Pamela Jeffery & Mary Nichol
Supply Fee:
$20.00
1- 12: Canoeing - Sorry, this program is full.suitable for beginners. We’ll take morning paddles along the shoreline of Lake Okanagan, learn a variety of strokes including how to make the canoe travel straight, and how to make it turn. We’ll learn about safety, practice tipping canoes, and rescuing each other, and play games in our boats. Participants must bring their own paddle and lifejacket. If you have a canoe, please bring it, or let us know you need one. (Please note on your registration whether you are bringing or need a canoe!) Children under 12 must sign up with someone 16 or older. All fitness levels welcome.
Leader: Katy Cox & Elijah Brownlee
Supply Fee:
$25.00
 1- 13: Wake-Up and Draw - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.
Drawing is a natural way to wake-up to the world around you! Both reluctant would-be artists who need gentle encouragement and more experienced artists who want to practice their skills are welcome. A wide range of techniques and approaches will be introduced. You can expect demonstrations and structured activities as well as freedom to play. No experience needed. Recommended for ages 10 and older.
Leader: Julie Elliot
Supply Fee:
$25.00
1- 14: Each New Day: Practices for Playful Prayer
Each day we will experience together a new practice designed to help awaken us to Spirit. Active and creative, this program will offer a chance to walk the labyrinth, create sand sculptures on the beach, and engage in playful prayer of many different forms in and around Naramata Centre.
Leader: Glynis Wilson-Boultbee
Supply Fee:
$15.00
1- 15: Pottery - Sorry, this program is full.Whether you are experienced or beginner, we’ll provide opportunities to have fun learning to create with clay. We’ll learn various methods from hand building to wheel throwing, plus using forms and stamps. Bring your imagination and a willingness to try something new. You may be surprised to see what you can create!
Leader: Del Fizzell & Pat Krug
Supply Fee:
$30.00
Week 2: Vocalize
July 18th - July 24th, 2010
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!
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 AgesYou 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 MediaIf 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 Ages - This program is full, but we are accepting names for a waitlist.What 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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