THE NEW SCHOOL SUMMER 2018

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS 1ST-3RD GRADEWEEK 7 JULY 16-20CHESS with Chess Wizards 350Chess Wizards is a premier chess education company providing fun and informative chess lessons to students. Campers will be divided into groups according totheir chess experience. At the end of the week, each student will have a chance to participate in a chess tournament. Minimum 10, Maximum 20COMEDY BASICS with Jake Lewis 275Comedy has been around since the beginning of time, but many of us still wonder what makes something funny? Why do we laugh at some things, but not at others?In this camp, young comedians will learn what makes things funny in modern comedy, such as the double take, pratfalls, and zany sound effects! Maximum 20LEGO ROBOTICS with Mitchum Dillard 275Campers will be introduced to the Mindstorms EV3 Lego Robotics Kit. This Kit includes everything from variable output motors, to light, color, touch and motionsensors. You will also have the ability to custom design, build and do countless tasks! Campers will learn to work in teams with every task getting a little morechallenging than the last. The fundamentals of programming as well as robotic design, construction, and troubleshooting will all be learned. Maximum 15WEEK 8 JULY 23-27TEAM SPORTS with Taylor Cash and Carter Franklin 275Team Sports will include Capture the Flag, Three Legged Races, Relay Races, Obstacle Courses, Freeze Tag, Sharks and Minnows, Kickball, Toss the Water Balloonand more! We will incorporate PE style games into our daily schedule and have a competition at the end of the week for all the campers. Maximum 20FIRST TEE GOLF with Logan Davis 350The First Tee is a great program for kids, boys and girls alike, that is located all over the nation! Not only do they offer golf camps in the summer on their own, butthey are partnering with TNS this summer. They will help by teaching our staff and students in a new sport or a sport they already play. Not only will the camperslearn golf lessons, but they will learn valuable life lessons through learning patience, good sportsmanship, honesty and discipline through the simple game of golf.This camp will be off campus, require a signed waiver from a parent, and lunch will be provided. Maximum 13WATERCOLOR with Shelby Williams 275This camp is all about learning the tricks of the trade using watercolors to create beautiful artwork. Campers will get a confidence boost in their own skills whilecreating new art of pigment and paper. This camp will cover basics and tips on how to improve drawings with watercolor. Maximum 15

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS 4TH-8TH GRADEWEEK 1 JUNE 4-8Trail Running with Logan Davis 350Have you ever seen someone running down a sidewalk or on a trail and thought, “I wish I could do that!?” If so, then come to trail running camp this summer! We willexplore various parks and trails in Northwest Arkansas as we run many miles, depending on ability. We will focus on technique, stamina and mileage increase. Aftera nice run we’ll find a place to swim & cool off. A signed waiver is required and lunch is provided. Maximum 13HIKING AND SWIMMING with Paige Quinn and Halee Smith 275This camp will help get us out in nature and enjoy all Northwest Arkansas has to offer! We will spend the mornings hiking at various locations and swim in theafternoons. Come ready to get active in the sunshine with this camp! A signed waiver is required and lunch is provided. Maximum 13SKETCHBOOK with Shelby Williams 275This camp helps explore all the different ways to keep a sketchbook, as well as different mediums used to create art. We will cover basics of drawing, shading andcoloring, and we will touch on other ways campers can express themselves. This is a fun hands-on camp for any budding artist! Maximum 15WEEK 2 JUNE 11-15STAGE COMBAT with Scott Russell 275Stage Combat is as close to magic as we will get on stage-using misdirection, sleight of hand, and other tricks to make an audience see what we want them to, allwhile remaining safe with our partners. In this camp we will learn what it takes to be a good partner, how to have their safety and care as the priority, and how to bein control of ourselves and our own bodies. Using what they learn, campers will create their own comedic story for a short slapstick scene. Maximum 20PROBLEM SOLVING IN MINECRAFT with Mitchum Dillard 275Campers will embark on a journey into a digital world which is entirely theirs to change and manipulate together. Limited resources and space will force them towork together and problem solve as a group in order to thrive. Welcome to Minecraft, where one’s wit and imagination are the only true constraints. Maximum 15HIKING AND SWIMMING with Paige Quinn and Halee Smith 275This camp will help get us out in nature and enjoy all Northwest Arkansas has to offer! We will spend the mornings hiking at various locations and swim in theafternoons. Come ready to get active in the sunshine with this camp! A signed waiver is required and lunch is provided. Maximum 13

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS 4TH-8TH GRADEWEEK 3 JUNE 18-22TRAIL RUNNING with Payton Brown 350Have you ever seen someone running down a sidewalk or on a trail and thought, “I wish I could do that!?” If so, then come to trail running camp this summer! We willexplore various parks and trails in Northwest Arkansas as we run many miles, depending on ability. We will focus on technique, stamina and mileage increase. Aftera nice run we’ll find a place to swim & cool off. A signed waiver is required and lunch is provided. Maximum 13CREATIVE WRITING with Cheyenne Autry 275Do you love stories? Fairytales? Superheroes? Do you want to write your own adventure tale? Then this camp is for you! Campers will explore the craft of storytellingand creative writing, paying attention to literary techniques such as figurative language, character building, and plot. Over the course of the week, campers willstretch their imaginations with writing prompts and invent their own characters and settings. At the end of the week, campers will copy their stories into their veryown hardback book. Maximum 10HAND LETTERING with Halee Smith 275Have you ever seen gorgeous writing on Pinterest or signs and thought, “What kind of handwriting wizard does that?!” It is simply modern, faux calligraphy andanyone can do it! Over the course of the week we will go over the types of letters, how to connect them, and also how to make them “dance” on paper. We will alsolearn how to embellish our own unique handwriting and how to mix and match writing. By the end of the week campers should know the basics of hand lettering sothey too can become hand lettering wizards! Maximum 15WEEK 4 JUNE 25-29FAIRYTALE ART with Katie Terry 275From Alice in Wonderland to Jack and the Beanstalk, this camp combines art, music, games and fun! Through crafting, storytelling, dress-up and face paint, we willincorporate play into art. Campers will use their creativity and imagination to explore these well known tales. Maximum 15ROCK BAND with Luke Shepard 275Rock out with Mr. Luke! Campers will learn the basics of guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. We will explore classical, folk, and classic rock music whiledeveloping teamwork, dexterity, musical ability, and jamming potential. Maximum 10VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT with Mitchum Dillard 275In Video Game Development, campers will step into the shoes of a videogame designer. From a tilt-table ball maze to an asteroid dodging flight through space,campers will learn how to design their own games using the Unity Game Engine. Step into a world of coding and creation to make your own games a reality.Maximum 15

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS 4TH-8TH GRADEWEEK 5 JULY 2-6 (NO CAMP WEDNESDAY)ART EXPLORATION with Katie Terry 220Come spend this week learning and doing art! We will be drawing, painting, playing games and more. This camp offers the freedom to explore artistic intereststhrough creativity, medium, technique, interpretation and reflection. Animals, landscapes, people, food and music are some of the subjects we will use to further ourartistic experience in this indoor and outdoor camp. Maximum 20CREATIVE WRITING-POETRY with Luke Shepard 220Campers will learn about haikus and sonnets and explore classics of poetry to help create their own work of writing. Experiences with art, music, and nature will alltranslate into poetry. Put your own words to feelings and utilize creative thinking while surprising your loved ones with sonnets at the end of the week! Maximum 10MODS FOR MINECRAFT with Mitchum Dillard 220Campers will get a quick look into the world of computer programming. Using Java Programming, campers will use their imaginations to design and add new thingsto their gaming favorite, like food and armament. An introduction to Java coding, followed by learning how to design and implement code, will leave campers with anew understanding of what goes on behind the scenes of their favorite games. Campers will design their own mods by the end of the week. Maximum 15WEEK 6 JULY 9-133D ART SCULPTURE with Katie Terry 275Get ready for fabulous 3D in this engaging art camp! We will create amazing 3D creations out of art supplies, recycled materials, and more. Learn all about sculpturewith us as we investigate innovative ways to make three- dimensional art. Maximum 15YE OLDE MEDIEVAL CAMP with Jordan Garrett and Will Playford 350Participants will be transported back in time to a world of knights and ladies, jousting and dragons. Students will get a hands-on learning experience of what lifewas like in the tales of King Arthur and his round table. Become immersed in the sights, sounds, and tastes of the Medieval Court. All one needs is a chivalric heart!Maximum 20DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS with Daniel Snyder(6th-8th Grade Only) 275Prepare for adventure! Developed in the 1970s, Dungeons and Dragons is the most famous tabletop roleplaying game of all time and pioneered an entire genre ofgaming. Players assume the role of a hero in a fantasy world where they use might, magic, and their wits to solve puzzles and defeat monsters. Campers will work asa team using creativity and critical thinking to overcome various challenges. No prior tabletop or roleplaying experience is required. Maximum 5

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS 4TH-8TH GRADEWEEK 7 JULY 16-20OUTDOORSY CAMP with Melissa Mitchell and Danielle Holby 350Come ready to explore the outdoors while swimming and hiking! During this camp we will be traveling to various water parks in NWA, including Rogers Aquatic Centerand Springdale Aquatic Center. Students will spend the morning hiking and swimming in local water holes. There might even be an occasional cliff jumping for thosedaring enough to try. If you enjoy the sun, water and being outside, this camp is for you. Lunch is provided and a signed waiver is required for this camp.Maximum 13FIBER ART CAMP with Shelby Williams 275Campers will explore different art types with yarn and fabric. Whether it is knitting, weaving, screen printing or sewing, we are going to cover the basics of what itmeans to be a fibers artist. Campers will work with hands-on art mediums and will take home pieces of their own by the end of the week. Maximum 15FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CAMP with Jordan Garrett and Will Playford 350This camp is designed to be an introduction to French language and Francophone Culture. Participants will develop listening, speaking, writing and readingcomprehension skills that will lay a foundation for further French studies. Through various activities students will spend the week immersing themselves in all thingsFrench! La Vie Est Belle! Maximum 15WEEK 8 JULY 23-27BOARD GAMES with Luke Shepard 275Turn off your devices, it’s time for board games! This camp will roll through classic games and introduce new ones. Campers will also design and create their owngames. Practice strategy, employ your luck, and put your creativity into play! Maximum 20SEWING AND QUILTING with Samanthe Burrow 275One of the older forms of fabric arts, quilting has been passed down through the generations and remains a mainstay in today’s society. This camp will focus on thebasic technique needed to make a quilt from scratch. Campers will learn machine sewing, fabric piecing, and quilting stitches. Using pre-cut pieces and workingfrom a chosen quilt pattern, campers will construct a quilt that they can take home at the end of the week. Maximum 15PROBLEM SOLVING IN MINECRAFT with Mitchum Dillard 275Campers will embark on a journey into a digital world which is entirely theirs to change and manipulate together. Limited resources and space will force them towork together and problem solve as a group in order to thrive. Welcome to Minecraft, where one’s wit and imagination are the only true constraints. Maximum 15

SUMMER DIRECTORS & TEACHERSMOLLIE WRIGHTCAM P D I R E CTO RMollie Wright has been employed at TNS for almost 4 years. She has spent time in the classroom withtoddlers, as well as Pre-K students. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education. Mollie loves to be doinganything active, spending time with her husband and son, and can’t wait to welcome their daughter arrivingthe end of the summer! Mollie has years of experience in the camp setting and is excited for this summer atTNS!mollie.wright@thenewschool.orgJONNY SCHREMMERARTS D I R E CTO R , CAM P AD M I N I STRATO RIn addition to her role as Director of Activities and Extended Day at The New School, Jonny also teaches6th-8th grade drama and helps direct plays throughout the year. She received her MFA in Acting fromthe University of Texas at Austin and lived in New York City for 16 years before joining the Fayettevillecommunity with her husband Mr. Troy and their 13 year old son Huck. Around town she’s acted and taughtfor TheatreSquared, Arts Live Theatre, Classical Edge, and Trike Theatre, and she was most recently seen asCharlotte in “Charlotte’s Web” at the Walton Arts Center.jonny.schremmer@thenewschool.orgCARTER FRANKLINwas bornand raised here in Fayetteville and is currently a collegestudent at the University of Arkansas. He grew up playingsports and has enjoyed competition his entire life.CHESS WIZARDS has been teachingthe game of chess since 2002. All our instructors havemore than 10 years of teaching experience. Our interactivecurriculum makes learning fun for new and seasonedplayers alike. Our camps are led by our most experiencedinstructors and provide our students with memorablecamp experience challenging their minds. Chess Wizardshas been featured in the Chicago Tribune, ChicagoSun Times, Chicago Reader, Pioneer Press, North ShoreMagazine, and WGN.CHEYENNE AUTRY is an MFAcandidate at the University of Arkansas’ Program in CreativeWriting and Translation. She has served as DevelopmentDirector and Assistant Fiction Editor for The ArkansasInternational and has attended workshops with Tin Houseand The Kenyon Review. Her work has been published in TinHouse Online, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, SmokeLongQuarterly, and elsewhere. Cheyenne has also been aGraduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Arkansasfor four years where she’s taught a variety of Englishcourses, including Creative Writing I and II.DANIEL SNYDER is a nerd and proud ofit. Starting his fifth year with The New School, he is excitedto share his passion for tabletop gaming with anybody whohas a flair for the imagination and willingness to learn.Daniel holds a BA in History and Classical Studies from theUniversity of Arkansas and enjoys reading, video games andpracticing his Latin, in addition to tabletop gaming.DANIELLE HOLBY is a fifth and sixthgrade teacher at The New School. She has a degree in MiddleLevel Education with a focus in language arts and socialstudies. This is her first year teaching since she graduatedfrom Arkansas Tech University in Russellville in May of2017. Danielle has spent most of her life in Arkansas andenjoys spending her free time doing outdoor activities suchas hiking and kayaking. She looks forward to sharing herlove for outdoor adventures with others and having fun thissummer!HALEE SMITH received her BA in Psychologyand Family Sciences from the University of Arkansas lastsummer and is now pursuing a MS in School Counseling. Shehas worked at The New School since August of 2013 andhas played many roles. She’s usually seen working in theextended day program and with the summer camps, but youalso may have seen her at the front desk, as a substitute,or coaching basketball. When she’s not at The New School,Halee enjoys painting, crafting and watching Netflix withher cat.JADDY CIUCCI is an actor and teachingartist currently based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She hastaught everyone from toddlers to individuals receivingtheir doctorate through the medium of theatre andperforms in everything from children’s theatre to musicalsto Shakespeare. Since moving to Arkansas, Jaddy hasbeen working with Trike Theatre for Youth, both performingand teaching. She studied Acting and Music at IndianaUniversity in Bloomington.JAKE LEWIS is going into his final yearat the University of Arkansas as a Theatre major. Jakeis a lifelong participant in the arts, with an emphasis incomedy. Jake has placed 1st in State Improv in the 2014Forensic/Speech Debate Tournament of Champions andalso has done extensive work as an actor for The ClassicalEdge and The Crude Mechanicals, two highly revered localShakespeare groups. Jake is looking forward to teachingdifferent aspects of Theatre this summer!JORDAN GARRETTis the currentupper school French Teacher and Swim Coach at The NewSchool. Her undergrad is in European history and Frenchwith an emphasis on Medieval History, and she is currentlyfinishing her Master’s degree in French at the University ofArkansas.

KATIE TERRY loves art. A painter, alandscape designer and a mother of two New Schoolstudents, she has taught private lessons, camps andclasses to students of all ages. She is a long-time GirlScout leader who enjoys drawing, painting, designing,cooking, singing and playing. While currently finishing herart education licensure from the University of ArkansasSchool of Art, she also holds a Bachelor of LandscapeArchitecture from this local institution, as well as aBachelor of Fine Art from Massachusetts College of Art,Boston.KAYLEE SMITH is currently a sophomoreat the University of Arkansas and is majoring inElementary Education. She has been dancing sinceelementary school and has competed all over the country.LOGAN DAVIS is a student at the Universityof Arkansas getting a degree in Business and Social Work.She has been working at The New School for three years as avolleyball, track, and basketball coach.LUKE SHEPARDhas worked at the NewSchool for two years. He has a Master’s degree in Englishfrom the University of Arkansas. When he’s not at work, heenjoys reading, writing, playing the guitar, and hanging outwith his three children.LUZ DELPILARhas been at TNS for fiveyears teaching piano and as part of the staff during theSummer Program. This summer she will be leading theKindergarten Camp. She loves getting to know eachstudent that attends the camp and loves having thechance to experience fun and explore with them each day.MELISSA MITCHELL is a secondgrade teacher at The New School. She has a degree inElementary Education with a Masters in Gifted Education.This is her sixth year teaching and second year in 2ndgrade! Her husband, Jason, is also employed at TheNew School and teaches 5th grade. She spends mostof her spare time playing and being a mom to her twintwo year old daughters, Cora and Harper. Melissa grewup competitively swimming since the age of six and isexcited to spend part of her summer with others who enjoyswimming!MITCHUM DILLARD is a ComputerScience Major at the University of Arkansas about to beginhis Master’s courses in Education. He has a passion forrobotics and problem solving. He has spent the last fewyears teaching programming and robotics in summercamps and after-school programs. In his spare time helikes to design and play video games, and he almostalways has a book to read close at hand.PAIGE QUINN is a Graduate TeachingAssistant at the University of Arkansas where she ispursuing her Masters of Music Education

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