Skate – O – Grams
Shout Outs
Roses
and lots of Photo Ops!
Mark your calendars!
We are happy to announce the fourth annual Love Who You Want benefit for QORDS is now extended to a weekend of events! For the Friday night show we will have:
– A family-friendly drag show with local drag stars
– Costume corner
– Photobooth
– Silent auction
– DANCE PARTY with DJ Deven Balsam!!!
Doors open at 7:00 PM
Drag show starts at 8:00 PM
ALL AGES WELCOME!
QORDS, or Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer, is a grassroots nonprofit based in NC that hosts a music based camp for LGBTQ youth and youth of LGBTQ families (ages 12-17). To learn more about camp please visit: www.qords.org
GO & Positive Changes are kicking-off a new program: Positive Changes Cooking Classes with GO Kitchen Ready!
Every other Friday, Chef Gene and the Kitchen Ready staff will be teaching free cooking classes to local youth from 5 to 6:30 pm in Southside Kitchen.
Please bring your youth out to participate in this class. This is only one initiative that we have to empower our youth and to help them to develop life long skills.
Pre-registration is not required, however a parent or legal guardian will need to accompany the student to their first class and sign a liability waiver before the child can participate.
You can contact Dewana Little at 828-747-6097 for more information about this class and Positive Changes’ programs.
ATTENTION PARENTS: Paint the town RED when and drop your kids off with us for some Valentine’s day crafts while you have an evening to yourself! We’ll have fun Valentine’s cards and paintings for the kids to choose from!
Children under 2 years do not require a ticket and must sit on parent’s lap. VIP tickets give you access to the first few rows of the auditorium. Doors will open :30 minutes prior to performance time.
FITNESS AND EXERCISE
ARTS AND CRAFTS
COOKING PROJECT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
HALF DAY Camp Rates:
Daily – $30
Weekly – $95
FULL DAY Camp Rates:
Daily – $50
Weekly – $175
Full Day: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Half Day camp: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. OR 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Music, Crafts, Snacks, and fun! FREE!
Mondays, 4:30-6pm
Break Dance Classes provide quality dance lessons by experienced and accomplished instructors. Focus on authentic Hip-Hop dance styles. Students will not only learn dance moves, but also their history and context within Hip-Hop culture.
FREE
Before Care: Available from 8:00 am – 9:00 am for an additional fee.
After Care: Available from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm for an additional fee.
DIFFERENT THEMES EACH WEEK:
Discovery Guides Session 1 – Art and Creativity (June 26-30)
Have you spent your summers at the Arboretum as a camper, and would like to take on a new challenge? Discovery Guides are youth in grades 6-8 who experience the Arboretum like never before as they aid Arboretum staff in leading lessons for our youngest campers, feed and care for our classroom animals and complete other special projects. After interacting with our Pre-K aged campers in the morning you’ll join us in nature and outdoor skill field trips and meet special visitors and guest speakers. This opportunity is limited to only five youth each week, and a short essay is required prior to acceptance.
Price: $225; Camp times: 9 am – 4 pm
Discovery Guides Session 2 – Outdoor Skills (July 17-21)
Have you spent your summers at the Arboretum as a camper, and would like to take on a new challenge? Discovery Guides are youth in grades 6-8 who experience the Arboretum like never before as they aid Arboretum staff in leading lessons for our youngest campers, feed and care for our classroom animals and complete other special projects. After interacting with our Pre-K aged campers in the morning you’ll join us in nature and outdoor skill field trips and meet special visitors and guest speakers. This opportunity is limited to only five youth each week, and a short essay is required prior to acceptance.
Price: $225; Camp times: 9 am – 4 pm
Advanced Mountain Sports (July 24-28)
Get out and get active for this fun-filled week of outdoor adventure! Learn to play disc golf, hike some of the best trails our mountains have to offer and head down to the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education for a fly fishing class before fishing one of the top 100 trout streams in the country. We’ll also spend a day doing high-flying adventure activities at the US National Whitewater Center and plan for an overnight camp out near the Whitewater Center. Participants will choose their own adventure at the center and select from challenge courses, zip lines, climbing, kayaking, war canoes and eco trekking. Our most action packed week of Discovery Camp yet!
Price: $350; Camp times: 9 am – 4 pm and one overnight
Join registered Merit Badge Counselor and Eagle Scout Jonathan Marchal in completing four badges in the great outdoors at the Arboretum! We’ll focus each day on a new outdoor skills badge, including Fishing, Fly Fishing, Geocaching and Orienteering merit badges. Activities will include day hiking to Lake Powhatan, fly fishing on the Davidson River and geocaching in Dupont State Forest. Don’t miss this opportunity for summer fun and advancement! There are no prerequisites for these badges.
Price: $250; Camp times: 9am-4pm
Discovery Guides Session 3 – Ecology (August 7-11)
Have you spent your summers at the Arboretum as a camper, and would like to take on a new challenge? Discovery Guides are youth in grades 6-8 who experience the Arboretum like never before as they aid Arboretum staff in leading lessons for our youngest campers, feed and care for our classroom animals and complete other special projects. After interacting with our Pre-K aged campers in the morning you’ll join us in nature and outdoor skill field trips and meet special visitors and guest speakers. This opportunity is limited to only five youth each week, and a short essay is required prior to acceptance.
Price: $225; Camp times: 9 am – 4 pm
Cancellation Policy:
Each registration is a firm commitment to attend. Each program is held to a $25.00 non-refundable registration fee regardless of any other factors. The only exclusions are for ‘before or after care’ and conflicts that arise from changing school schedules. A 50% refund is allowable if a cancellation occurs between 30-11 days prior to the first day of the session. No refund will be offered for sessions cancelled 10 days or less prior to the first day of the session. Registrations are not transferable to other individuals.
Secret Keeper Girl is a Bible-based relationship-building experience for moms and their tween daughters (typically ages 7-12). The two and a half hour event features a fun fashion show that demonstrates modesty, biblical teaching on the concept of being a princess, incredible balloon sculptures, bouncing beach ball competitions, mother/daughter conversation time & colorful confetti cannons.