From boats to cities, castles to spaceships, and even characters! The potential is endless when it comes to creating with an array of cardboard boxes, an array of art supplies, and a dash of imagination.
Collect from nature through scavenger hunts in Waveny Park and build a different project every day.
Our creations will be brought to life with a final sharing of storytelling, creative drama, and movement on the final day of camp.
Bring a snack, water bottle, and comfortable clothing for building and exploring.
Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26
Early Bird Rates (register by April 15):
Members $255 Non-members / $280
Jessica Ruhlin
Jessica has been teaching for over 15 years in academic and studio settings across the globe. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy from Butler University, followed by a MA in Education and MS in Neuroscience from New York University. A former ballerina, Jessica taught dance, art, music, and theater at the nationally accredited Center of Creative Arts in St Louis before moving to New York where she taught for the Department of Education (pre-k – high school) and New York City Ballet, where she still teaches. Jessica was a teaching fellow at the Kennedy Center, developing creative classroom management strategies used in Harvard, ‘Project Zero’ educational thinktank. Jessica has been invited to teach and develop curriculum in Uganda, Spain, Russia, Barbados, the Dominican Republic. She was a lead teacher with Washington University Department of Neuroscience in Dementia Studies for non-medicinal intervention on cognition and memory loss. She taught this past summer for the New Canaan Nature Center before joining the Carriage Barn as Member Manager.
Please note registration and payment for this program is non-refundable. In the event you must cancel, we will consider your purchase a donation and will happily issue you a donation receipt.