Tuition: 320

Course: There is an unlimited amount of beauty in nature. Explore multiple art mediums while using the physical world as inspiration. We'll create looms from sticks, leaf rubbings, collages, nature drawings, and more. Learn how famous artists have been inspired by nature since the beginning of time. Children can expect to create extended projects based on the media they enjoy the most. We'll spend our time outdoors as well as indoors.

Instructor: CFS Middle School Teacher Alice Turner (she/her) is a Chapel Hill native and a Carolina Friends Lower and Middle School alum. She got her B.FA. in Acting and minor in French from Elon University. She spent three years teaching pre-k, two of them in an experiential, Reggio-based environment, and is now in her second year teaching in the CFS Middle School. When not teaching or making theater, Alice enjoys reading, cooking, playing ukulele, painting, and spending time with her cats.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 22-26, Achiri Acha
Week Three / June 29-July 3, Marshall Wilfong (Junior)
Week Five / July 13-17, Achiri Acha
Week Six / July 20-24, Achiri Acha
Week Seven / July 27-30, Achiri Acha
Week Eight / Aug 3-7, Achiri Acha

Tuition: 295

Course: Prepare to enter a world of endless creativity and exploration. For nearly a decade Minecraft has soared in popularity across the world and has developed a massive fan base with both children and adults, including at CFS Summer Programs. In this pilot offering, younger students will be introduced to the limitless artistic and creative possibilities that Minecraft has to offer.

Starting with an introduction in the basics of the platform, every student will be granted the opportunity to learn, grow, and create at their own pace. Beginning with things such as a simple brick house and working their way upwards and outwards to build and show off their own personal masterpieces.

We’ll also spend time away from screens with other indoor and outdoor activities.

Instructor: Marshall Wilfong was born and raised in Durham. An Eagle Scout from Troop 400, he’s been volunteering and working as a summer camp counselor since the age of 12. When he was 15 he got his first job as a merit badge counselor at Camp Raven Knob instructing First Aid, Search and Rescue, Safety, Camping, and Wilderness Survival. His time spent in the Scouts gave him a massive amount of respect for the outdoors as well as for the youth he instructs. Marshall has also been an after-school counselor at the Orange County Sportsplex and Aldersgate UMC.

He now works as the Extended Day Teacher for the Carolina Friends Middle School as well as a substitute for the Upper School.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 15-19, Kyle Lewis
Week Two / June 22-26, Leslie Atherholt (Girls Zone)
Week Three / June 29-July 3, Markeith Gary
Week Four / July 6-10, Will Anderson (Let’s Play Soccer!)
Week Five / July 13-17, Markeith Gary
Week Six / July 20-24, Natasha Anderson
Week Seven / July 27-30, Markeith Gary
Week Eight / Aug 3-7, Natasha Anderson
Week Nine / Aug 10-14, Leslie Atherholt

Tuition: 295

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: Markeith Gary joined CFS in 2016 and serves as varsity basketball coach for the Upper School. He helped co-found a non-profit travel basketball program called the NC Wildcats serving the Chapel Hill-Durham area. A graduate of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, Markeith has served as mentor to many in his community and volunteers at the local community center teaching life skills. He enjoys spending time with his wife Marsha and their three children (Nina, Myles, and Laila).

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 15-19
Week Three / June 29-July 3
Week Five / July 13-17

Tuition: 295

Course: LEGO camp is just around “the block” for us! We’re going to have a fun-filled week of challenges building with LEGO. Imagine you are floating on the LEGO Coast Guard Station fishing and watching for sharks. Be Emmet or Wyldstyle, a figure from the LEGO movie, and look for the piece of resistance...it’s there somewhere. Become a Star Wars spaceship and zoom around with the enemy fighters. Into super heroes? You can enjoy building with Captain America, Batman, and Superman as you battle in Smallville. Feeling animal-like? Create cool battles with the Chima Scorpion Stinger or the Spider Stalker. Ninjago anyone? Be a master builder with the Ninjagos as they try to bring order to the LEGO environment. We can create our very own LEGO City and invite all the action figures to join in the fun.

Instructor: Sherry Wilshire-Eshelman lives in Orange County and is a graduate of Virginia Tech (VPISU) where she received a B.A. in Russian Language and a minor in chemistry and math. Sherry home-educated two sons and received her teaching certificate from UNC-CH. She taught third grade at Duke School for 10 years and then became an academic tutor in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools at CFS.

Sherry loves to build and create with LEGO. This is her fifth year as LEGO teacher--she always hopes to ignite master building in the students. Everything is awesome in LEGO camp!

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 22-26 (Delish Desserts)
Week Three / June 29-July 3 (Around the World)
Week Six / July 20-24 (Holiday Eats)

Tuition: 310

Course: In this camp, we will go around the world in five days! Kids will learn kitchen safety tips while preparing dishes from Mexico, Italy, France, China, and the good ole’ USA! We will learn a little bit about the country from which our food originates, and take breaks outdoors as well. Kids will create and take home an “international cookbook” containing all the recipes from the week.

Instructor: Lucy Clark grew up in California and graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. degree in Family and Human Services and a minor in Special Education. She earned her teaching credential in California and then moved cross-country to start her career in Washington, D.C. as she was ready for a new adventure in a big city!

In 2018, Lucy and her family relocated to Chapel Hill, and she currently teaches first grade in Hillsborough at Cameron Park Elementary. In her free time, Lucy enjoys cooking, baking, and exploring her new home state!

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 22-26
Week Three / June 29-July 3

Tuition: 295

Course: Get ready to rock in this music camp! We will spend the week playing and learning songs to play on the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards and various percussion (among other instruments). We are looking for campers who want to sing, dance, play instruments (and make instruments to take home) and write songs. At the end of the week we will perform a concert and the campers will each get a CD of their music to take home. We will have guests come in to show/play various interesting instruments and play music themed games during the week. If you like music and having fun, this is definitely the camp for you!

Instructor: Tom Latimer has been running camps at CFS for 13 years. He has been teaching for 23 years and has a Masters degree in elementary education. He currently teaches 2nd grade at Immaculata Catholic School in Durham and plays guitar in Chapel Hill band Zoltar’s Fortune.

Tom lives in Chapel Hill with his wife Alison and their two cats Nora and Lionel. Tom enjoys seeing and playing music, eating at our local restaurants, watching sports (mainly the Tar Heels and the New York Jets), collecting vinyl records, and working with kids.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 15-19
Week Three / June 29-July 3

Tuition: 295

Course: Celebrate your love of all things Harry Potter as you create themed crafts, play wizard games, and whip up tasty snacks. During camp you will be sorted into a house so that you can mix and mingle with Gryffindors, Slytherins, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws. Then, you'll spend your time immersing yourself into the world of Harry by making memorabilia and creating memories that you can enjoy for years to come. Activities include creating your own wand, making "potions," and enjoying playing the game of Quidditch!

Note: Previous knowledge of the Harry Potter series is helpful when participating in this course.

Instructor: Cyrise Davis holds a B.A. in Art Education K-12 and a B.S. in Commercial Art and Photography. In addition to her freelance photography, she worked 10 years as an art and photography teacher at The Hawbridge School in Saxapahaw, as a site coordinator and lead teacher for a middle school after-hours program, and as a YMCA summer camp counselor.

Six years ago Cyrise joined the CFS family as the Extended Day (AfterHours) Director, substitute teacher, and Summer Programs instructor. Cyrise employs her child-centered style of teaching (and passion for art, engineering and science) to help CFS summer students and Lower and Middle Schoolers learn to explore and create.

Tuition: 295

Course: Who is Your Hero? As in your real life hero. Is it someone in your family? Or in your school? Maybe your hero is…YOU. Do courage, leadership or compassion shape a hero? As we explore what’s special about your heroes, you can paint their portraits, write & illustrate stories, maybe perform a skit. The choice is up to you. It is your tribute to your personal hero. Use all your talents. Think like a hero!

Instructor: Rowena Bowman grew up in New Orleans surrounded by a culture steeped in exotic influences where everyone is an artist. She made the transition from college to commercial graphic design and on to photography, film and video with ease, while earning advanced degrees in education and communications from Loyola University.

Her career in Washington D.C. brought opportunities to study at the Corcoran School of Art and the Torpedo Factory. She pursued digital graphics at the Graduate School USDA. She held studio space at Glen Echo Park and taught digital design at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. A recent move to Chapel Hill has refreshed her spirit and passion to combine art with storytelling.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 22-26
Week Three / June 29-July 3

Tuition: 295

Course: Have you ever been asked to throw away an old pencil box, a glass jar, or a broken picture frame and you thought you could use it for something else? Welcome to similar minds, SIMPLE DIY PROJECTS CAMP. We’ll re-use/recycle old items to make them into a GREAT new craft that you can use yourself or gift to a friend, your grandparents, or a new teacher when you return to school. Or, you can enjoy an opportunity to create something new! This is a great course in which to explore all of your creativity!!! So sign up and let’s have some fun!

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 22-26 (Elements of Art)
Week Three / June 29-July 3 (Principles of Design)
Week Six / July 20-24 (World Landmarks)
Week Seven / July 27-30 (Self Portrait)

Tuition: 295

Course: This is a great follow-up to the Elements of Art class (but taking Elements of Art first is not required). The principles of design describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art to create an effect. There are 10 principles: emphasis, balance, rhythm, harmony, pattern, contrast, proportion, unity, variety, and movement. In this course, we will increase our skills as artists by creating masterpieces using markers and watercolors, focusing on two different principles each day.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Three / June 29-July 3
Week Five / July 13-17

Tuition: 295

Course: Calling all Pokémon trainers who just gotta catch ‘em all! Come enjoy a weeklong exploration and appreciation of the world of Pokémon. In this course, we’ll dive into the Pokémon Trading Card Game to learn how the game is played, understand different cards’ values, and improve strategy. During the week of fun, we will learn how to make Pokémon decks as well as how to become better Pokémon trainers. By the end of the session, everyone will be well on their way to becoming a Pokémon master.

All levels of experience with the Pokémon Trading Card Game are welcome.

Participants are invited to bring their own cards, but decks, play mats, and other game supplies will be provided for everyone.

Co-Instructor: Owen Bauer-Lepofsky has been at CFS for 11 years, starting in Campus Early School and is now rising to 10th grade in the fall. He has created and led LEGO camps for 4-8 years olds, helped at his mother’s preschool, and served as a Teaching Assistant for several years in the CFS dance program.

He is an avid Pokémon Trading Card Game player, and earned his invitation to the 2019 and 2020 World Championships during his first two seasons of competitive play. Owen created and co-led the Pokémon camp in CFS’ Summer Programs since its inception in 2019 and will lead a Lower School Pokémon enrichment class this March and April.

Co-Instructor: Jon Lepofsky is a current CFS parent and former CFS staff member. He has been an educator for over 20 years, including time as a CFS Summer Programs instructor. He also founded and served as the Academic Director of the Duke Neuro Camp through Duke University’s Youth Programs. Jon has a Ph.D. in Geography from UNC, where he now teaches.

Originally from the Boston area, Jon enjoys cheering on the Red Sox (as well as his adopted Durham Bulls), spending time with his kids while driving them to Pokémon competitions, and reading. Jon co-led the Pokémon camp in CFS’s Summer Programs since its inception in 2019.

Tuition: 295

Course: What else can you make in a muffin tin besides muffins and cupcakes? All sorts of things! Come join us on a culinary adventure that includes frittatas, French toast bites, pancake dippers, granola, pizza, mac n cheese, tacos, burgers, cheesecake, and more! Please note that, unfortunately, we may not be able to accommodate dietary restrictions in this class.

Catholic School in Durham. She teaches middle school, so enjoys working with other age groups during the summer. She has three wonderful kids and an overprotective mini schnauzer named Heidi that keep her active. In her spare time (yeah, right) she enjoys playing the flute, reading mysteries, and doing puzzles.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Three / June 29-July 3
Week Four / July 6-10

Tuition: 295

Course: Strap on the boots, take out the sunscreen, prepare to launch into the forest and river basins. We will be exploring the Eno River and New Hope Creek by walking in, around, and up and down these waterways. We’ll interact responsibly with the flora and fauna, observe fish, turtle, and crayfish habitats, splash, swim, float, have lunch on the river rocks, take group river and trail walks, play games, and have lots of physically active outdoor fun as we learn to safely navigate the rivers!

Note: some moderate trekking involved and a great deal of getting wet and muddy. Please bring sunscreen, bug spray and a change of shoes or water shoes (Keens, Crocs, and Tevas are great).

Instructors: Kyle Lewis graduated from Durham School of the Arts with a focus in Visual Arts and Spanish. He is currently in his second year attending Durham Technical Community College with a plan to transfer to North Carolina State to study Parks and Recreation Management in the Fall of 2020.

For the past four years, Kyle has been working in Duke Recreation and Physical Education teaching courses for the Aquatics and Outdoor Adventures departments. Among these, he teaches Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED as well as Red Cross Water Safety and belay classes for climbing. Kyle is also trained in Wilderness First Aid and leads a variety of trips for Duke Outdoor Adventures.

Born and raised in Durham, he enjoys writing, reading, running, climbing, and spending time with his dogs outdoors.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 15-19
Week Two / June 22-26
Week Three / June 29-July 3 (Advanced)
Week Four / July 6-10
Week Five / July 13-17
Week Six / July 20-24
Week Seven / July 27-30 (Advanced)

Tuition: 295

Course: Here’s an opportunity to enhance your skills in comic drawing. Led by Jamie Charles, who has been teaching Comic Design in CFS Summer Programs for many years, the workshop provides a meeting place for expanding skills and talents. You do NOT have to have taken Comic Design prior to this. This is for those students who want to work a bit intensely on their creations. Share your techniques, exchange tips, learn new skills, collaborate with a partner, and learn from the community.

Instructor: Jamie Charles, a working illustrator, graduated from UNC-G in Fine Arts. Besides exhibiting his own work, Jamie works at CFS as an art instructor for Middle School students. He is also a champion Capture the Flag leader, having coached his workshop groups to many victories (not that he is bragging). Jamie offers private lessons in drawing and art.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Three / June 29-July 3 (Junior)
Week Five / July 13-17, Achiri Acha

Tuition: 295

Course: Welcome to Lightwire, Carolina Friends School’s premiere news service. Students will learn to become a team of editors, reporters, and digital graphic designers and put out a daily newsletter. We will write original news stories about real trends in real time, and email our newsletter home to "subscribers." We will write about the hard news as well as provide opinion articles, and depending on the pool of student interests, may also offer sports, fashion, art, and music sections.

This is a fun, serious, and fast-paced project that simulates what working at a real newswire feels like. You’ll learn a lot about the world and yourself, and about how to thrive while doing independent work and coordinating with a team. Welcome to Lightwire!

Instructor: Alejandro Moreiras has been in love with CFS since first setting foot on campus in 2010. After finishing a master’s degree in religion at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he began teaching in the Middle School as a social studies teacher, hosting classes like E Pluribus Unum, Model UN, Religious Graphics, Fake News, Arabic, Hebrew, and Spanish.

He took a hiatus from CFS to study toward a Ph.D. and teach religion at UNC Chapel Hill (although he passed his exams, he is starting to believe that finishing his dissertation on the intersection of religion and politics in the 1960s USA may well require divine intervention).

Throughout his (short) career circling the ivory tower, he missed CFS and its thriving community — its students and the families that support them, its staff, and its beautiful woods. Long story short, Alejandro is over the moon that CFS welcomed him back in 2019 as an American history teacher and advisor in the Middle School.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Two / June 22-26
Week Three / June 29-July 3

Tuition: 295

Course: In this course we will be turning lumps of clay into fantastic and functional forms--wall plaques, vessels, and so much more. We’ll spend the week learning basics of hand building as we get creative, play games, and work hard to bring our visions to life. At week’s end we’ll glaze and fire our creations. There’s a lot to learn about working with clay, so make the most of our time.

Student work will need to be picked up the following week to accommodate the firing process.

All skill levels are welcome, come with your minds open, and be ready to get your hands (and clothes) dirty!

Tuition: 295

Course: Join us this week for CFS' Girl Power Camp! Each day we’ll have a different fabulous theme and adventure on and off campus designed to explore and celebrate all the different ways of being female in our world.

Days 1 and 2: Body Beautiful - We explore images of women and girls in art and stories, fashion and food, work on individual and community art projects, write creatively, do some meditation and movement, and go on a guided trip to a local museum.

Day 3: What’s Your Superpower? - Working alone and in a team, we play games and do activities including a group designed challenge course on campus designed to help us identify and celebrate our unique gifts and skills and the power of working together.

Day 4: Finding and Using Our Voices for Change - We will meet and work with wise and powerful women leaders surviving and thriving in our communities and practice how to use our voices in powerful ways.

Day 5: Girl Power Arts Showcase - We culminate this amazing week with an interactive presentation of some of our art, writings, and other work from the week.

Instructor: Rinah Rachel Galper is a licensed Special Education teacher and Visual and Performing Arts educator, healing practitioner, activist, and Founder of Our Sacred Circles (OSC), a brave space in Durham for women and girls healing themselves and the world. Since 2006

at CFS and throughout the Triangle Rinah has been providing creative summer camp adventures that nurture young people’s love and need for magic, mystery, mindfulness, curiosity, creativity, connection, and a sense of their own power and worth.

Tuition: 295

Course: Calling all singers! In this camp, you’ll get an introduction to the world of singing and performing. Sign up for Musical Cabaret to learn various voice techniques, vocal warm-up exercises, theatre games and warm-ups, and acting and performing skills. Students will group up and learn various songs from musical theatre, and perform in a showcase on Friday!

No experience necessary (you do not need to know how to read music!).

Instructor: Phil Riddick is an educator, musician, and artist from Norfolk, Virginia. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he moved to Houston, Texas where he currently teaches social studies. His entire life, Phil has been immersed in the beauty of creativity. With more than a decade of musical experience, he believes music and its creation to be the life force of humanity.

As the former assistant director of Norfolk Summer Leadership Camp, Phil comes with a passion for youth leadership development, believing it to be crucial for long term personal success and for the strengthening of global society.

In his spare time, Phil enjoys completing his GoodReads challenge with his local book club, teaching piano, baking pies, and devouring YouTube content.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 15-19, Achiri Acha
Week Two / June 22-26, Jochen Wachter (Soccer)
Week Three / June 29-July 3, Achiri Acha
Week Four / July 6-10, Achiri Acha
Week Five / July 13-17, Natasha Anderson (Girls, Goals, & Glory)
Week Six / July 20-24, Jack Crowley
Week Seven / July 27-30, Sports Action
Week Eight / Aug 3-7, Markeith Gary (Basketball)
Week Nine / Aug 10-14, Sports Action

Tuition: 295

Course: Can’t get enough of sports? We totally understand. Some of our students take sports all summer. So we get it. We introduce basic rules, strategy, and techniques of basketball, Frisbee, soccer, and some indoor gym games (as well as Capture the Flag!) for the fun of playing. We focus on technique, skill development, and team building. All activities take place on our outdoor playing fields (using cooler morning temperatures) and in our two air-conditioned gym facilities. Sports experience is absolutely not necessary. Our goal is for you to learn how to play so you’ll feel comfortable knowing the rules, understanding the strategy, and practicing good teamwork. We don’t stress competition. We're here to help you improve your game and have fun.

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.