NJAHS
Discovery Summer Camp 2015
JUNE 29–AUGUST 7 SIX WEEKS OF SUMMER FUN DISCOVERING JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURE!
Building 640, Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Crissy Field, Presidio of San Francisco
NINJAS
MANGA
PEACE CRANES
MANDALAS
STORIES
FILMMAKING
TAIKO
CALLIGRAPHY
WIND CHIMES
UCHIWA FANS
LANTERNS
HAIKU
For children, grades 1 thru 5 (ages 5–11)
Registration fee: $350 per week, $300 per week for
registration by March 31 (add’l fee for extended care)
Discounts: siblings $50 off, referrals $25 off
For information or to register: (415) 921-5007, [email protected],
http://njahs.org/640/njahs-discovery-camp/
Special thanks to Dr. Grace Morizawa, Bay Area Writing Project,
UC Berkeley
WEEK 1 June 29–July 3 FROM BRUSH STROKES TO MANGA
Inspired by Tibetan mandalas, create your own colorful mandala
using chalk! Learn traditional Japanese calligraphy, compose haiku,
make wind chimes, and paint manga using Japanese brush pens.
WEEK 2 July 6–10 FESTIVALS, TAIKO, AND DANCE
Learn about Japanese festivals and traditional dances! Make a
taiko drum, Japanese tenugui towel, and uchiwa festival fan.
Design a lantern.
WEEK 3 July 13–17 MY DIGI-STORY
Write your own personal stories and draw manga! Make your own
short film or story.
WEEK 4 July 20–24 FROM BRUSH STROKES TO MANGA
Inspired by Tibetan mandalas, create your own colorful mandala
using chalk! Learn traditional Japanese calligraphy, compose haiku,
make wind chimes, and paint manga using Japanese brush pens.
WEEK 5 July 27–31 FESTIVALS, TAIKO, AND DANCE
Learn about Japanese festivals and traditional dances! Make a
taiko drum, Japanese tenugui towel, and uchiwa festival fan.
Design a lantern.
WEEK 6 August 3–7 MY DIGI-STORY, PEACE CRANES, LANTERNS
Write your own personal stories and draw manga! Learn to make
your own short film or story. Also in this final summer camp week,
present peace cranes for the 70th anniversary ceremony in
Japantown and launch lanterns at Crissy Field!
Sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society, Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation, and Union Bank