Week 8: August 4-8

Tuition: 384

Course: Come jump, leap, and twirl your way throughout the day as we dance it out! Learn to create stories through movement - no words! We all love to move and dance is a great way to express what we are feeling. Each day we will learn dance skills, technique, and terminology through play-acting and creative movement - it’s a chance to become a new character every day. Throughout the week we will choreograph a story and present our moves on the last day of camp!

Instructor: Emlyn Soher (she /her) is double majoring in dance and psychology at Appalachian State University. Her journey at CFS began at age seven as a camper, then a CIT, and then an intern. She is thrilled to return this summer to run camps.

Emlyn has taught and inspired children to love dance at Studio A Dance Arts in Chapel Hill since 2021. She especially loves watching the children improve their skills and choreographing their dance pieces for the end of year recital. Emlyn studied dance at Durham School of the Arts for four years and choreographed many modern / contemporary dance pieces including her senior solo. Through it all, she has learned that her love of dance is how she expresses herself and wants to share this through her teaching.

When she has completed her studies at App State she plans to open a dance studio in order to explore how movement can help children understand their world and themselves.  

When she is not studying or dancing, Emlyn loves traveling, listening to music, loves musicals, and exploring the town of Boone.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:

Week Eight / August 4 -8

Tuition: 384

Course: Help ignite a lasting interest in the most beautiful things our planet has to offer. During this exciting week-long program of activities we’ll see, hear and feel nature first hand. Fresh discovery awaits our young explorers through games, art, observation and adventuring. This introductory course is based on the Scandinavian Forest School model where direct outdoor experiences help to foster social skills, confidence, creativity, problem solving and much more.

Program Sessions Days

Nature’s Playground 

Students participate in ecologically themed games that help build interpersonal relationships, collaborative skills and curiosity of the natural world. 

Wildlife Detectives 

On this fun day out, participants will learn some of the basics field skills needed for experiencing nature. We’ll learn how to use camouflage, stealth and listening skills to get up close and personal with those woodland creatures.We’ll look at tracks and signs and undertake the bird olympics challenge.

Creative Creatures

Through a variety of artistic methods, this arts-based day will use nature to inspire and encourage students to explore and celebrate their unique sense of creativity.

Micro-Adventures 

Students set out on a small adventure designed to cultivate basic outdoor skills (shelter building etc) and to encourage local nature exploration and a continued curiosity in the natural world.

Life Aquatic 

We will explore the creeks around school and use nets and tanks to catch amphibians, crustaceans, insects and other aquatic life.

Instructor: 

Mike Werndly (or Ranger to his friends) introduced our popular Nature Lab environmental education classes in Summer 2017. He is a lifelong birder and practiced field biologist and outdoor educator with a passion for sharing environmental experiences that promote awareness and respect of the natural world. Working and travelling in remote areas around the globe has given Mike a wide knowledge of the Earth’s habitats and ecosystems.

He’s been hooked on wildlife since a chance encounter with an owl when he was eight and hasn't looked back. He studied Ecology and Outdoor Environmental Education at university and has worked for numerous conservation organizations, including the Aigas Field Centre, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and Scottish Natural Heritage. Mike’s wildlife encounters have been numerous, but some memorable ones include being followed home one night by two otters and being covered head to foot in smelly seabird guano!

He moved from Scotland in 2016 and now lives in Hillsborough with his wife and two young children and their friendly food-crazy labrador.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 16 - 20, Miranda Parker
Week Three / June 30 - July 4, Owen Bauer-Lepofsky
Week Five / July 21 - 25, Owen Bauer-Lepofsky
Week Seven / July 28 - Aug 3, Robinson Earle
Week Eight / Aug 5 - 8, Emmanuel Oquaye

Tuition: 384

Course: An active, fun-filled week of sports adventure just for you! We learn how to play a variety of sports, focusing on skills and learning the rules. We work on team building and create some crafts that go along with our new indoor and outdoor games! We concentrate on learning how to play, building confidence, keeping in shape, and receiving guidance and encouragement from our coach. An excellent class for the active or wannabe active camper!

Instructor: Emmanuel is teaching Physical Education as well as assuming the role of Assistant Athletic Director this year. They have been a part of the CFS community for the past three years teaching across units-- from Middle School Spanish, coaching volleyball, and various summer camps. They have their Associates degree in Visual art from Durham Tech. They have spent the last several years honing their communication, teaching, and administrative skills at Claymakers studio, touted dining establishments, and as a private child care provider for ages < 1-5. In their free time Emmanuel loves to bake, play basketball, and take care of their plant babies.

Tuition: 384

Course: What can we make with cardboard? Anything! In this camp, we learn how to create props for theater, costume pieces, and amazing wearable sculptures. We will also collaborate on our own miniature cardboard world, full of its own amazing creatures and architectures. Get ready to enter the cardboard realm!

Instructor: Billy Dee (they/them) is a visual artist and educator. They currenlty work as an art teacher at Insight Colearning Center and as an adjunct professor of art at Elon University and UNCG. Billy loves to collaborate and has worked in theatre as a set and prop designer and puppet builder. They have collaborated with numerous community organizations to create posters, illustrations, and educational materials. Billy is currently working on illustrations for a book, and is very excited to collaborate with campers at CFS this Summer! 

Billy enjoys spending time with their animal friends Cookie and Lyra (sheep), Gilbert and Venus (pigs), and Cowlick, the most wonderful chicken.

Tuition: 398

Course: Come explore the wide spectrum of savory and sweet with Robinson (parent, cooking enthusiast, and Friends School sub). We will make everything from cookies to French fries. The kids will learn how to crack, mash, whisk, stir, and, perhaps most importantly, CLEAN UP. The menu will be mostly vegetarian. Please reach out with any dietary restrictions or allergies before signing up and we will do our best to accommodate.

Instructor: Robinson Earle is a music and language arts teacher. He leads a Post-Folk trio called The River Otters. In his free time, he likes to frolic through the woods with his wife, Sara Belle, and their two daughters, Lyra Belle and Maizy Lee. He also enjoys playing sports, watching movies, and reading. 

Tuition: 384

Course: Explore nature through art! We will experiment with different artistic media to capture the beauty of nature throughout Carolina Friend’s 126 acre campus. We will use found and natural materials to make art displays all over campus, for curious adventurers to find. In this course we foster the Quaker tenant of stewardship by taking care of the planet we walk on everyday.

Instructor: Dana Palmer is an art teacher and visual artist from Durham, NC. She holds a BFA in Art Education (K-12) and an MA in Special Education, both from Appalachian State University. Dana is passionate about nurturing growth mindsets in her classroom and helping students discover their unique strengths through artmaking. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time in nature and being with her friends and family.

Week Eight / Aug 4-8

Tuition: 384

Course: Do you have what it takes to be in Friends Got Talent? We think you do! Bring your special talents, whether it’s song, dance, magic, jokes, or a unique talent you would love to share, we want to see it! Students will spend the week crafting a performance. We will explore the different performance categories the students choose, play games that encourage movement and being comfortable with our bodies, participate in fun team activities and challenges, have a Karaoke party, and, of course, bring it all together for Friday’s Friends Got Talent!

Instructor: Leites Chiong has been playing guitar for almost 30 years and teaching guitar for over a decade, with stints in various bands along the way. He's a father of four, including three children at Carolina Friends. Leites teaches all styles of music for acoustic and electric guitar, as well as bass guitar and Ukulele (including in CFS’ after-school music program for children AND adults from CFS or anywhere else). He helps beginners through advanced students learn how to play and how to write songs. Leites enjoys working with children and seeing the love of music grow within them.

 

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 23-27
Week Eight / August 4-8

Tuition: 415

Course: Anyone ever told you to “get lost?” If so, there’s no better way to take their advice than to delve into the amazingly expansive and immersive world of Minecraft. For a moment, let’s step away from the term “video-game” and substitute “wildly-versatile-open-ended-world-manipulating-art machine.” Minecraft’s critically acclaimed, sandbox-style gameplay is a constant exercise in collaborative exploration, goal-setting, and boundless “Imagineering”—whether hunting and gathering to build agrarian homesteads across various landscapes or configuring an automated railway/refinement system that acquires, transports, and processes raw materials the player can use to create their own scaled recreation of the Taj Mahal.

The objective of Minecraft Community is to “get lost, together,” building community. With a little direction and a lot of improv, students will enter into Minecraft’s Survival Mode, banding together to outlive the Mobs and Elements, within a democratic community. With inventive jobs (e.g. Hunters, Explorers, Architects, Artisans, etc.) and responsibilities and a community lot-casting system, students will forge ahead to establish a lasting society amidst wiles of Mobs and the unforgiving wildernesses.

We will be using Minecraft: Education Edition on Chromebooks.

Instructor: Achiri Acha has been at CFS since he was six years old! He mentored with Jordan Shamp in Sports camp, became a Counselor-In-Training, and then moved on to become a camp assistant and instructor for the past seven summers. Achiri has worked in Extended Day at Lerner School and School’s Out Camps at the Jewish Community Center and currently works at USA Ninja Challenge during the school year. Achiri's goal is to be an elementary school physical education instructor and coach.

Tuition: 384

Course: Welcome to Games Galore! We’ll spend our time playing our favorite games of all kinds, from game shows like Jeopardy to card and board games and outdoor games. If playing Wheel of Fortune, Candyland, Go Fish, and freeze tag all in one day sounds awesome, then this is the camp for you! We’ll play lots of games, practice teamwork skills, and find confidence in ourselves no matter the outcome. Let’s get gaming!

Instructor: Owen is a rising junior at Boston University, studying Education and English. Before heading to Boston, Owen attended Carolina Friends all the way from Campus Early School through Upper School. While at the Upper School, he developed the Pokemon Trainer Challenge camp as the youngest CFS Camp Instructor, and has now taught at CFS Summer Programs for five years, including working as the General Operations Coordinator last summer. Outside of camp, Owen loves to run, play soccer, read, and watch TV with his friends and family, and cheer for the Boston Red Sox.

Tuition: 398

Course: Channel your inner chef in this fast-paced culinary camp inspired by the hit show Chopped! Start the week mastering essential cooking skills, from knife techniques to flavor pairing. Then, explore mystery ingredients and practice creating unique dishes with your teammates. By the end of the week, you’ll compete in a thrilling Chopped competition, showcasing your creativity, teamwork, and culinary expertise. Get ready to chop, cook, and win!

Instructor: Elizabeth, or Liz (she/her), is completing her B.S. in Elementary Education at NC State with a STEM concentration and a minor in Psychology. Graduating this May, she is thrilled to bring her expertise to CFS! Currently student-teaching in a third-grade class in Wake County, Liz has extensive experience working with children through YMCA camps, nannying, and teaching. Her philosophy focuses on embracing students’ individuality and fostering authentic growth.

In her free time, Liz enjoys card games with her family (including her aunt Julia Stivers, the Upper School librarian at CFS!), cooking with her partner, watching cooking shows, cuddling with her cat Squirrel, doing pilates, cheering on her favorite football teams, and spending time with loved ones. She is also a published author, having authorship on conference papers and research papers on science education. 

 

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 23-27, ages 10-15
Week Four / July 7-11, ages 7-12
Week Six / July 21-25, ages 7-12
Week Six / July 21-25, ages 11-15
Week Eight / Aug 4-8, ages 11-15

Tuition: 384

Course: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a... Frisbee! Ultimate Frisbee is one of the fastest growing youth sports in the US, and we want to teach you how to play! Ultimate combines the continuous play of soccer, the end-zones of football, and the pivoting of basketball all with a frisbee to create a fast-paced, exciting game! This camp will teach the fundamentals of the sport, going over different types of throws and the basic strategies of offense and defense. Participants will learn about Spirit of the Game, a fundamental part of Ultimate that focuses on sportsmanship and respect for all players. Each camper will receive an Ultimate Frisbee disc with registration!

Instructor: Triangle Ultimate is a local nonprofit whose mission is to collaboratively build a community emphasizing accessibility, relationships, and engagement through learning, playing, and teaching the sport of Ultimate in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Triangle Ultimate is excited to strengthen our relationship with the Carolina Friends School community through great summer camp experiences. The camp will be led by some of the top leaders in the Triangle's Ultimate Frisbee community! 

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Five / July 14-18
Week Eight / August 4-8

Tuition: 398

Course: Dreaming of piles of pies and other pastry pockets? You need EASY AS PIE! We’ll make pies of all sorts--sweet, spicy, tart, savory, creamy, baked, and frozen. Any way we slice them, they’ll have our taste buds singing! There’ll be fruit pies with super-flaky pastry…but that’s just the beginning. We’ll also try our hands at making galettes, empanadas, quiche, and more. Get your taste buds ready!

Instructor: Bo Newsome is a musician (an oboist, composer, and educator), teaching students at his home (or on Zoom) and at Duke. He frequently creates and presents programs and residencies for young people, and attended workshops presented by Kennedy Center’s program for teaching artists. He developed a general music program and created original operas with children in a remote public school on an island in Maine. 

To satisfy his sweet tooth in a house with few sweets, Bo started baking pies, cakes, and cookies when he was little. Though he’s really never met a pie he didn’t like, he especially likes lemon, lime, and peach. In addition to cooking, Bo’s been a lover of animals, architecture, and art, and a collector of treasures as long as he can remember.

Tuition: 384

Course: Art can do more than just entertain - it can also send a message. Explore artists past and present who have used their work to raise awareness of important issues and create positive change in the world… and then create your own! Throughout the week, you’ll create several art projects speaking out about the issues that are important to you. This camp will also include a field trip to view activist art in the local community, and a visit from a local guest artist!

Instructor: Blair (she/her) is a theatre-maker and teaching artist who is thrilled to share her love of theatre and art with CFS this summer! She holds a B.A. in theatre from Wofford College and an M.F.A. in directing from Boston University. Blair is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, where she was the co-founding Artistic Director of the theatre company 5th Wall Productions. She’s taught theatre to students of all ages at Lexington Children's Theatre, Spartanburg Youth Theatre, Boston University, Duke University, and–currently–McDougle Middle School in Carrboro. 

When she’s not making or teaching theatre, you can find Blair cuddling with her dogs Moe and Dottie, hiking, baking cupcakes, or struggling through beginner crochet projects.