Child Classes and Summer Camps

Inspired by traditional and contemporary illustrations that include everything from Chinese scrolls to comic strips, we will explore visual ways to tell stories - then tell our own! Exercises might include using collage to illustrate a scene, make a flip-book or using a grid format to tell a story. Students will learn about narration, making characters, setting and the relationships between text and illustrations. The end result is one that you write and illustrate in your own creative way. Materials fee of $25 due to teacher at first class.

Children of all ages will enjoy working with a parent to arrange brightly colored pieces of glass to create nightlights, suncatchers or jewelry. Projects will require overnight cooling and will be available for pick up the following week. A materials fee of $5 per project will be due at the end of class. Bring pictures of your favorite bugs, butterflies or pets for inspiration. (Parents should register just the child for this class, not themselves.)

In the 1 day workshop, students will learn the basics of glass cutting and the tools required. Students will use glassfrit and stringers to create a 3" by 10" glass totem that will be glued to a metal base. Projects will be picked up at a later date. Price includes all materials.

Children of all ages will enjoy working with a parent to arrange brightly colored pieces of glass which will be heated in a kiln to fuse them together to make glass jewelry, nightlights, coasters or suncatchers. This is the perfect chance to make a gift for Mother's or Father's Day. Projects will require overnight cooling and will be available for pick up the following week. A materials fee of $5 per project will be due at the end of class. Go to www.flickr.com/photos/marylandhallglassfusing/ to see examples and class projects.

In this 1 day workshop, students will make and decorate a 6" fish using glass frit and stringers. The fish will be fused and then adhered to a wooden base. Projects can be picked up at a later date. Price includes all supplies.

Turn your own art into colorful, wearable creations! Whatever you can draw or trace will turn into earrings, pins, or necklaces using Shrinky Dink paper and jewelry findings. An easy way to bring color and narrative to life and something easily explored independently at home. A $10 materials fee due at first class. Price is for 2 people- please register child only and one adult will be included.

Beginner class for all ages including how to decorate and layer the art glass using stencils, stringers, confetti, repurposed glass, and frit to form a beautiful glass suncatcher. Simple instructions helps all students create these plates by designing from their own imagination, with help as needed from instructor. No experience necessary. Material fee is $5 per project.

This class affords young actors the chance to wear many theatrical hats: playwright, collaborator, actor, and designer. Students jump into the world of storytelling as they develop an original play. They work to create dynamic characters with clear objectives, solve problems creatively, and perform their final product. Students work together to create sets and characterizations that support their imagination as their words become reality. Invite your family to the final sharing of your creation! For more information, contact office@compassrosetheater.org

Naptown Jazz Kids is a weeklong immersive day camp for rising 6th through 12th graders. The mission of Naptown Jazz Kids is to entertain, enhance and expand jazz to the greater Annapolis area through education, performance and community service opportunities for students and educators alike. Summer Camp Classes will include : • Jazz improvisation • Instrument and section masterclasses • Pro session performances • Small and large ensemble performance opportunities • Jazz jam session to conclude each day • Opportunity to perform at Maryland Hall For more information, contact Info@naptownjazzkids.org

Welcome to theater bootcamp, an intensive designed to provide a solid foundation for the young performer. Suitable for beginners and those with some onstage experience, students will explore basic acting techniques including voice and diction, movement, the art of the audition, and improvisation. Activities will include a variety of warm-ups and exercises, as well as scene work and monologues. For more inquiries, contact office@compassrosetheater.org