Camp Rathdown is a unique programme of Creativity, adventure and recreation, designed for girls and boys aged 3-12 of all abilities. It will provide your child with a chance to develop character, learn new skills, make new friends and discover new interests.
All courses will be facilitated by Rathdown teachers.
It’s never too early to start writing – and if you speak to any author they will say they loved writing as a child. The Inkwell4Kids Write How? Write Now! programme for kids brings top level published authors who have extenisve experience working with young writers to ingite their creativity and show them the essential basics of good fiction writing. Using fun, creative exercises facilitators will show how to develop character, how to plot and plan and how to write effective dialogue. At every participants will receive a made to measure handout pack of writers tips.
Teacher Bios
Claire Hennessy is author of nine young adult novels. She was born in Dublin in 1986 and attended Trinity College Dublin. She teaches creative writing workshops for the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland and is the editor of an online magazine for gifted teenagers. Her first book, Dear Diary..., was written when she was twelve and published by Poolbeg shortly before her fourteenth birthday. Her latest book Every Summer is out now. Claire is a Director of The Big Smoke Writing Factory who provide evening courses and day workshops in Hatch Street, Dublin 2.
David Maybury is a writer, reader, blogger, the editor of Inis (the magazine from Children's Books Ireland), the Oddbally nose-picking champion 2009 and judge for the Bisto Book of the Year Awards 2010. He reads books and talks about them at his website www.davidmaybury.ie, and his first book for children will be out in Autumn 2011.
Week starting June 27th and Aug 8th.
The Vision
Since the dawn of civilization, board games have played an important part in human culture. Teachers would draw lines in the sand upon which their pupils would place the game pieces, as part of an engrossing, mind-sharpening activity.
The Four Goals
Developing Awareness - Awareness of thinking processes is essential for personal enhancement in every walk of life.
Imparting Thinking Skills - in our information-rich age, an ever-increasing emphasis is being placed on the importance of basic thinking skills.
Strengthening Life Skills - The board game-playing experience is an extraordinary simulative tool for the development of emotional and social intelligence.
Interdisciplinary Transference - The application of content and skills learned in one setting to another is considered by many researchers to be one of the most important learning abilities.
Lets have fun with Science.
Magnetism, Circuits, Rockets. Bubbles, Sound, Light etc.
Workshop Dates.
June 7-10th. Fun Science Mind Lab/Sports.
June 13-17th. Drama Arts-crafts/Sports.
June 20-24th. Drama Mind Lab/Sports.
June 27-1st. Creative Writing or Fun Science -Arts-crafts/Sports.
July 4-8th. Fun Science, Mind Lab /Sports.
July 11-15th. Digital stories, Mind Lab /Sports.
July 18-22nd. Fun Science, Arts-crafts/Sports.
July 25-29th. Digital stories Mind Lab /Sports.
August 8-12th. Creative Writing workshop only.
We take a book or well known fairy tale and through art and technology turn it into a digital story.
Skills learned will be set creation, plasticine characters, digital photography, podcasting, slide creation, music creation and at the end of the week we will put the video online and link to this webpage.
This is a very exciting programme and is all about co-operation and a group working as a team.
Teachers will engage the students in:-
Hockey.
Tennis.
Basketball.
Soccer.
Athletics.
Fun games.
In a friendly and competitive environment.
Through a variety of different drama strategies such as mime, storytelling and improvisation, we will create a relaxed a fun environment that will challenge your child to be creative and imaginative.
Through many games and mini-competitions an emphasis shall be placed on public speaking and developing your child’s vocal and listening skills as well as their own self- confidence.
Contact us:
email: summercamp_rathdownschool.ie
Address : Rathdown School
Address: Upper Glenageary Road,
Glenageary, Co. Dublin
Telephone: 01-2013936
