Art · Mandarin · Field Trip
Camp Curriculum    (Age 3 - up ) Mandarin Beginner
 

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The Art and Mandarin Camp program for children 3 - 5 years old consists of Mandarin Language Acquisition, Chinese Culture Enrichment, Chinese History and Art, Introduction to Chinese Advanced Technology, and Chinese Demography and Geography, all featured with Chinese Arts crafting, Hands-on activities or games. Plus, there is a Field Trip for every Friday ( caretakers and students ratio = 1:4 ). To provide a better environment for Second Language Acquisition, most instructions are in simple Mandarin sentences (English for explanation as needed). Also, we encourage students practice daily conversations in Mandarin as often as possible in such environment we build. Through this program, children will develop Beginner Communication skills (numbers, places, objects names, basic grammars in Mandarin Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening), and perhaps making an acquaintance with international-mindedness and multi-cultural awareness.

ARTY ANIMALS KINGDOM

week 1, June 11 - 15, 9am - 4pm
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Mandarin: Beautiful Animals in China, Habitats and Protection. 
Art: Making art is all about animals that live in China, utilizing rich colors and lines and mixed media (pastel, acrylic paint, watercolor, print, and etc.) to create a magical animal kingdom. 

LITTLE PRINTING WORLD

week 2, Jun 18 - 22​, 9am - 4pm
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Mandarin: A Story of Traditional Chinese Printmaking. 
Art: Besides recreating Traditional Chinese Printmaking, students will design scenes, spaces, foreground, and background by the monoprinting method. They are going to experiment with various materials such as fruits, vegetables, old puzzles and safe tools as styrofoam to create prints and unique handmade cards with the monoprinting technique.

ART AROUND THE WORLD

week 3, June 25- 29, 9 - 4pm

Mandarin: ​Chinese Advanced Technology: Why Do Today Chinese Give Up Wallets? 
Art: From Japanese fan design to Caribbean maracas crafting, and from Canadian paper roll totems to colorful Venetian masques, kids will explore the art all around the world and raise multicultural awareness. 

UNDER THE SEA

week 4,  July 2 - 6, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: Diverse Marine Life and Coastal Cities in China.
Art: From mysterious jellyfish to Yangtze Alligators, kids create first ever kingdom under the sea and master their painting and crafting skills at the same time. 

ORGANIC ART

week 5,  July 9 - 13​, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: The Art of Food - A Bite of China.
Art: ​Kids will learn to conserve a healthy and simple lifestyle. For starters, remember to use organic tools as unusual as carrots or mushrooms to print, use leaves and berries as colors to paint, and use seeds or shells to decorate.

LITTLE MASTERPIECE

week 6,  July 16 - 20, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: Art Movements in the World.
Art: This will be a unique drawing and painting experience for kids, for they can make their own masterpieces inspired by abstract great minds such as Joan Miró, Wassily Kandinsky, and Jackson Pollock.

ART FROM NATURE

week 7,  July 23 - 27,  9am - 4pm

Mandarin: Provinces and Special Geography in China: Karst Landscape, Rice Terrace and Gobi Dessert and etc.
Art: In this class, we encourage kids to make art out of natural resources and nontoxic organic ink and paint pigments. To create natural art masterpiece this summer, paint brushes can be made of wood, leaves, flowers, and mixed with other objects found in the natural world.

LITTLE SCULPTOR

week 8, July 30 - Aug 3, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: Ancient 3D Art - Traditional Chinese Sugar Painting.
Art: A thought: children love music as much as they enjoy making things,  then why not making their own instrument so they can play with. After this class, kids will develop sculpting techniques and creativity by practicing molding and decorating clay sand castles, and by using wooden clothes pegs and paper to create dragonflies. 

CLAY DATE

week 9, Aug 6 - 10, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: The Art of Making Baozi (Dough).
Art: Children will not only finish a variety of projects such as bowls, plates, cups, vases, and etc but also they will be introduced to the pottery wheel. Clay is a very special medium for it is easy to shape and transform. Clay making allows children develop motor skills and senses; follow rules and discipline; focus and solve problems.

RAINFOREST

week 10,  Aug 13 - 17, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: Facts About Globalization.
Art: ​This week children will have a rainforest adventure--starting with safari vest-making, then create their adorable rainforest friends such as anacondas, lemurs, jaguars, tree frogs, and toucan and take them home proudly. 

BRUSH PAINTING

week 11,  Aug 20 - 24, 9am - 4pm

Mandarin: National Treasures.
Art: Chinese brush painting has a history that can date back to thousands years ago. In this course, teachers will teach students how to find harmony between beings and nature. Students will develop both artistic and creative talents in visual art through lessons on Chinese landscape painting, flower-bird painting, and calligraphy. Practicing the ancient arts of Chinese Brush Painting, Calligraphy, students will also learn to create beautiful art pieces with traditional tools like the Chinese brush, mineral ink and rice/Xuan paper.

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