Intermediate Camps
Snacks, juice and water are provided for all campers - please send your
child with a water bottle for our outdoor adventures. Also, please alert
us if your child has any allergies (food or otherwise).
Shaun Tan Study
July 4 - 8 (5 evenings)
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Ages: 9 - 12 • $225 + hst (3 hrs/class)
Who doesn’t love Shaun Tan? The author of graphic novels such as The Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia is a great favourite at the Lyceum, and what better way to celebrate his work than to spend a week studying it? We’ll engage in close readings of a number of our favourite Shaun Tan books including The Arrival, The Lost Thing, The View, The Red Tree and Tales from Outer Suburbia. Over the course of the week, we’ll also work on a full-canvas, mixed media collage and a written response inspired by Tan’s work.
Journaling and Drawing Our Way Through the Neighbourhood
July 11 - 15 (5 afternoons)
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Ages: 7 - 12 • $225 + hst (3 hrs/class)
What makes a neighbourhood? Each student will be given a journal to write and sketch in as we journey around our community and chronicle meaningful landmarks. We’ll stop in at businesses to learn a little of their history, documenting as we go. Even if you live far away, getting to know one urban district sets the base for learning about others. We hope that this camp will help students develop a keen eye for observing both the ordinary and unusual. Those who have enjoyed this workshop in the past may wish to take it again as we’ll be visiting a number of new locations.
Valentine and Orson and Shadow Boxes July 25 - 29 (5 mornings)
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Ages: 9 - 12 • $225 + hst (3 hrs/class)
The story of Valentine and Orson, twin brothers separated at birth and raised as a knight and wild animal respectively, has been the inspiration for numerous pieces of writing and art. We’ll read one adaptation, Nancy Ekholm Burkert’s folk play in verse, and use it as a jumping off place to create our own writing and art pieces. We’ll collect these together to fashion beautiful shadow boxes.
Arrr! It’s Treasure Island! August 15 - 19 (5 full days)
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Ages: 10+ • $450 + hst (7.5 hrs/class)
Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest—
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Join us as we board the Hispaniola with Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver and set sail in search of treasure. As we read Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel together, we’ll engage in wide-ranging discussions about the themes and devices used within the novel. What does it mean to be truthful and loyal in the middle of lawlessness and mutiny? We’ll explore many editions of this much-loved book, looking at how illustrators have portrayed its most famous characters. We’ll also use the novel as a jumping-off place for writing and art projects of our own. From painted island maps to character portraits on recycled leather, we’ll seek the buried treasure at the heart of this beloved classic novel.
Mini Comic Publishing August 15 - 19 (5 evenings)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ages: 10+ • $225 + hst (3 hrs/class)
In the spirit of the chapbook, we’ll create, publish and promote our own mini comics. This camp will explore the possibilities for storytelling that graphic images offer in any genre. Over the course of the week, we’ll sketch out and edit our stories - developing and finding joy in our individual styles - then work to create a finished product. Numerous graphic novels and comics will be shared to present opportunities for inspiration.
Mosaic Tiling to Short Story
August 22 - 26 (5 afternoons)
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Ages: 10+ • $235 + hst (3 hrs/class)
This class is a Lyceum favourite. Participants can expect to create a large mosaic garden stone of exceptional quality. Each student will be encouraged to design a pattern and choose the appropriate colours and textures of tile to bring their image to life. Using high-quality tools, students will learn a variety of cutting techniques (curve cuts and long pieces, as well as the standard square). Once students feel comfortable cutting and placing tile, Christianne will share some of her favourite short stories. All materials are included.
