how to register
Space is limited. Enroll online starting March 10
at www.turningsun.com. A deposit of $40 must be
paid online to secure a spot. Final camp balances
are due June 1 for all June camps and July 1 for
all July camps.
Camps operate from 9am-1pm, Monday-Friday
and are open to children ages 2-10.
Turning Sun School is a progressive school
inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach
and place-based education focusing on our
local community and natural world. We build
our year around seasonal celebrations and
class projects following the project approach.
TSS offers 2, 3, and 5 day options for ages 2 and
3 years. Ages 4 and up are only allowed to attend
5 day camps. Families can enroll online for either
campus.
Pricing
Current TSS students, siblings and students
enrolled for Fall 2014 who pay by credit card will
incur a 3% processing fee.
2 day camp $75
3 day camp $100
5 day camp $150
For outside families:
2 day camp $85
3 day camp $115
5 day camp $175
Turning Sun School East Lake Campus
Campers should pack a nut-free snack and lunch,
a water bottle and a bag with a change of clothes
and/or diapers/wipes clearly labeled with the
camper’s name.
Campers will get messy every day. Send campers
wearing shoes and clothes for play.
“The wider the range of possibilities we
offer children, the more intense will be
their motivations and the richer their
experiences”.
Loris Malaguzzi, inspiration behind educational
experiences of Reggio Emilia
SUMMER
CAMPS
2014
Contact us:
404-228-1797
www.turningsun.com
2500 Hosea L. Williams Atlanta, GA 30317
2 500 Ho sea L . W il liam s At lan ta, GA 30 317
4 04- 228 -17 97
a collaborative learning community
June 2-6
Adventure Camp
June 9-13
Engineering Camp
June 16-20
Scraper Bike and Trike Camp
June 23-27
Happy Fun Time Camp
with Kyle Brooks
June 30-July 3
Cooking Camp
Children find adventure all
over the neighborhood!
They get dirty every day
with mud and water play.
Children create their own
explorer bag with binoculars
and boxes to capture
sounds and treasures.
Children learn how to use a
compass and “geocache” for
treasures. They create
maps and a 3-D model of
the neighborhood! They will
be challenged to a tough
mudder obstacle course on
our playscape! There will be
neighborhood explorations
and scavenger hunts.
Children can create their
own tents outside as if they
were camping. It’s
adventure time!
Children are challenged to use
tools and basic engineering
principles- pulley, wedge, wheel
and axle, lever, screw, and
inclined plane- to make the
longest bridge and the tallest
building and to try to build
everything they have ever
dreamed of building! Children
use art as a form of
construction and sculpturethrough paper, clay, and
recycled materials. They’ll
experiment with rainbow
eruptions, flubber recipes,
water filtration systems, and
catapults. Full steam ahead!
Scraper bike crews were started to maintain a
level of excellence, and members must abide by
a code. Children will create their own code rap
and make art for bikes and art out of bicycle
parts to show in a Kidical Mass in neighborhood.
Erik Fyfe, founder of Ciderfest Atlanta, will make
cider with us using a bicycle-powered machine.
SOPO volunteers will bring their repair unit to
work with the children to disassemble and
reassemble bicycle parts, learn how to use tools,
and blow bubbles with a bike pump! Children are
encouraged to bring their bikes on the last day!
Enjoy some happy fun time
with favorite local Atlanta
artist, Kyle Brooks.
Collaborate on special art
projects, sing silly songs, and
listen to stories with Mr.
Brooks. Children will create
their own stickers, be
challenged to a collaborative
sharpie slam, paint signs, and
screen-print t-shirts just like
Kyle.
Shake your own butter and
bake your own bread!
Children use authentic kitchen
utensils to prepare food, cook,
and eat. They will dye fabrics
with vegetables and spices
and are encouraged to set
themselves a beautiful table
or picnic. They will cut
vegetables for community
soup and make sun-brewed
teas with fresh herbs. Children
will also have the opportunity
to cool down with fruit
popsicles and test their solar
ovens on some s’mores!
July 7-11
Molly Rose Freeman
Camp
July 14-18 Evereman
Camp
July 21-25 Urban
Farm Camp
July 28-August 1
Whirled Peace Camp
Work with the elusive local
artist, Evereman, for the
week. Children will use
special tools and work on art
projects to share with the
community through woodburning and carving and some
basic principles of furniture
building. They will design
together and experiment with
light and projections just like
Evereman! They will recreate
their own Free Art Friday to
drop art in secret places
around the neighborhood.
Work with Khari Diop, urban
farmer at the East Lake
Community Gardens. Children
visit farm friends at the
gardens as well as have the
farm friends visit them at
school! There will be sheep,
pigs, chickens, goats, and
Peri, the dog. They help with
garden projects and beautify
the gardens. They will plant
seedlings and help set up
tables at a Farmer’s Market at
the school inspired by the
East Lake Farmer’s Market.
Children define what peace
means to them through daily
practices of mindfulness. They
will create a walking labyrinth in
the garden to slowly trace their
steps from the day before.
They will create rain sticks to
inspire them to be present.
Kathy Lytle and her crystal
singing bowls visit to let the
children experience vibrations
and frequencies. There will be
zen gardens in the sand and
nature mandalas. Children will
make and watch peace
pinwheels twirl throughout the
garden and experiment with
shadow, light, and reflection.
Namaste.
Public art artist, Molly Rose
Freeman, joins camp to show
us how to paint a mural.
Children splatter and spin
color works of art similar to
the style of her work. They will
paint reclaimed wood and add
them in different places in the
neighborhood. Children will
experiment with cement and
recycled materials to think
about negative space in
design. This camp is all about
random acts of kindness and
beauty. Popular local artist
and elusive friend, CatLanta,
will join us to help spread our
work!