Art & Community Schedule 

 

Camp Overview

Join us for a fun, hands-on summer camp that combines art, local exploration, and community engagement! This week-long camp is designed for curious kids aged 6-12 to learn about their town—Richmond—while creating beautiful art that reflects the rich history, culture, and spirit of our community.

Camp Highlights:

• Local Field Trips: We'll visit key landmarks and local spots including:

  • The Fire Station: Meet the firefighters who keep our town safe, and create artwork inspired by their tools, uniforms, and the importance of community safety.

  • The Newspaper Office: Learn how stories are shared with the public, and make your own community newsletter featuring art and stories about Richmond.

  • Town Hall: Discover how local government works and what makes Richmond's community unique. Children will make artwork that celebrates the democratic process and civic pride.

  • The Library: Explore the treasure trove of books that tell the stories of Richmond’s past and present, and create visual representations of your favorite discoveries.

  • Round Church: Take a step back in time to uncover Richmond’s history, and create art inspired by the town’s historical landmark.

• Creative Art Projects: Each day, kids will engage in art-making activities that connect what they've learned during their field trips with different artistic techniques, such as:

  • Drawing and painting landscapes of Richmond

  • Creating community collages that celebrate local heroes and landmarks

  • Making mixed-media sculptures that reflect the spirit of Richmond

  • Designing a mural that tells the story of Richmond, past and present

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Campers will begin each day playing outside at Richmond Park.  At 9am we will move to Radiate to begin our Art adventures.  Campers will build and create their own amazing masterpieces, eat snack and lunch until 12pm. In the afternoon a school bus will take kids out into the community to swim, hike, and enjoy the great outdoors . Campers will return to school for pick up by 3:30 PM each day most days.

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The camp is designed for students 6-14 years old to explore and challenge themselves. Campers will have fun building, creating and making as well as participating in group experiments and activities - learning together.  Students will also have ample time to play outside.

 

Please have your child bring the following items to camp.  Each camper will have a bin to store their supplies in and feel free to leave them at school.   Lastly, your child will need to bring their own lunch each day.  Please email me at brian.godfrey@mmuusd.org if you have questions.

 

• Lunch & Snacks

• Water Bottle

• Sunscreen

• Extra set of clothes/socks

• Extra set of shoes/sandals

• Bathing suit or something that can get wet.

• Sweatshirt