Week 9: August 16 - 20

Tuition: 320

Course: Get inside the villainous mind of a classic Disney villain with this workshop! Learn the songs and the characters with the class. Finally understand why those villains do what they do. Students will also create and bring to life their own original Disney Villain! From stealing a mermaid’s voice to brushing the magic hair, the student will do it all with this Disney Villain Workshop!

(This camp pairs nicely with Week 3's Disney Hero Workshop!)

Instructor: Jesse Farmer is a recent Musical Theatre graduate from William Peace University. He has performed in many theatrical productions around the Raleigh area and he has a great passion for singing, dancing, acting, and music! Jesse is very excited to share his passion with young artists at Carolina Friends! He loves to collaborate, have fun, and make discoveries through theatre and storytelling. 

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Seven / August 2-6
Week Nine / August 16-20

Tuition: 320

Course: A few steps into the woods and we’ll enter a world of bird nests and calls, trails of mice and voles, evidence of beavers and flying squirrels. How do you find your way in the woods? How does the weather affect animals and plants? Where, how, and why do animals hide? And how do we avoid animal pests? We’ll find answers to these questions and more as we explore the woods, fields, and streams around CFS.

Whatever the weather, we’ll be out and about, getting wet, dirty, and sweaty exploring, collecting, wading, and creating—and navigating—scavenger hunts and other games, and designing nature-inspired prints and drawings. Not only can nature teach us a lot about ourselves, but when we look close together,  we’ll find lessons in teamwork and the importance of taking care of our planet. Young adventurers will need appropriate clothing and plenty of energy!

Instructor: Crispin Whittier is a Carolina Friend School “Lifer” and a 2018 Colorado College graduate. Since receiving his BFA in Studio Art, he has worked with children and immersed himself in nature back home in North Carolina. Always a nature lover, Crispin has used the last few years to dive more deeply into the rich natural history of his home state. He has lived on a permaculture farm, led backpacking trips, earned his mushroom foraging license, and spent countless hours wandering the woods. He has found great joy in being able to share these experiences with young ones for the past two years, mainly outdoors; and most recently as a teacher’s assistant for the 3rd grade at CFS. In his spare time Crispin continues to make art and build things whenever able. He also loves gardening, disc sports, making people laugh, and spending time with his dog, Ula.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week One / June 21-25, Tony Arias Sorto
Week Two / June 28-July 2, Tony Arias Sorto
Week Four / July 12-16, Tracy Schledorn
Week Six / July 26-30, Achiri Acha
Week Seven / August 2-6, Sefton Dennis
Week Eight / Aug 9-13, Markeith Gary
Week Nine / Aug 16-20, Tony Arias Sorto

Tuition: 320

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: Tony Arias Sorto is from Honduras and moved to Massachusetts in 2014. He moved to North Carolina in 2018 and is now the Before and After Care Program Coordinator at Leesville Elementary in Raleigh. Tony earned his A.A. in Education and B.A. in English and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Leadership for Sustainability. Tony believes in creating spaces for children to fill with laughter and he’s very excited to join the CFS team for the first time this summer. 

He was raised playing soccer but enjoys anything from volleyball and basketball to slacklining and trail running. Tony lives in Pittsboro where he loves running with his two dogs and exploring the woods.

This course is offered in multiple weeks:
Week Five / July 19-23 (ages 7-12)
Week Seven / August 2-6 (ages 9-15)
Week Eight / August 9-13 (ages 9-15)
Week Nine / August 16-20 (ages 9-15)

Tuition: 320

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!

About Triangle Ultimate: 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 Four / July 12-16
Week Nine / August 16-20

Tuition: 320

Course: Discover the magic behind your favorite songs! In this course students will look at the structure of famous songs and learn how to craft songs on their own. We will explore song structure and the techniques of the various instruments used to create the mood, with skill levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Students will experience the joy of creative expression through guitar, ukulele, or other instruments and share their work with a performance on the last day.

All skill levels are welcome: beginning, intermediate, and advanced.

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 two children at CFS.

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). He helps beginner 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.