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Date: July 26th
Honey Shine
Depart: 9am
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for hosting URGENT, Inc's YES
(305) 915-3195
LATE ARRIVAL: 6-7pm Pick up Locations: 1) Carrollton School of Sacred Hearts, 3747 Main Hwy.,
and Rites of Passage Media
Miami, 33133
Arts Camp this summer!!!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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3 Water Play 4 Self Care 5 Playbooks 6-14
Photo Gallery
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Photos by Passion Ward 15
Career Day
11 Fieldtrip Reviews
12 Thank You!!! Camper Poll This is what some campers shared When asked what do you like most about camp?
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Playing with my friends, making new friends, doing science, fieldtrips, pool and water play What have you learned about yourself? I am beautiful, funny, how to do African dance, hula hoop and jump rope, African drumming and how to be polite and kind
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INNOVATION * GROWTH * TRANSFORMATION The YES Camp Program is generously funded by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of funding created by voter referendum in 2002 to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County by making strategic investments in their future – because all children are our children.
Left YES Camp & Rites of Passage Media Arts Camp on fieldtrip at Museum of Discovery and Science
Below Photography Instruction by Passion Ward
WHAT IS YES CAMP? YES Camp! offers a unique safe space where girls are able to dream, explore, reflect and find their own voice to express the person they are becoming. These themes are explored through the arts, drama, dance, arts & crafts, yoga, cultural music, fitness, literacy and etiquette.
What is Rites of Passage Media Arts Camp? The Rites of Passage Creative Arts Camp is an arts enrichment camp for middle school girls. ROP camp offers: fun, lifechanging workshops that brings every girl closer to knowing her unique self, respecting herself, and giving her the skills to create change in her world. Youth artistic works will be showcased at the end of camp expo open to friends, families, and community. |Â Â 3
Splish, Splash!!!
WATER PLAY
Makin' Friends
SPLISH SPLASHIN' FRIDAYS!!! PHOTOS BY BRYANNA BISSAINTHE
Campers cooled off this summer in the beautiful pool at Carrollton School of Sacred Hearts and fun water play activities on Fridays.
From bubbles and water balloon games, they had a ball playing with their friends while fostering sisterhood.
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WATER PLAY
SPLISH SPLASHIN' FRIDAYS!!!
PHOTOS BY PASSION WARD
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AFRICANÂ DRUMMING WITH ANITA MACBETH & SHEILA ALEXANDER
Campers had fun learning the history and art of African dance and drumming with instructors Sista Anita Macbeth and Sista Sheila Alexander. Sista Anita taught our young ladies traditional African based dances sinte and kuku popular in Guinea, West Africa. Sista Sheila taught Mya Joseph, Malaya Thomas, Nylah Thomas and Kalea Walters from Rites of Passage Media Arts Camp to drum kuku and sinte rhythms for YES campers to dance. They learned the importance of how drumming calls people to action for celebratory events, and family gatherings.
PHOTOGRAPHY 101
WITH MISS PASSION WARD
Our young ladies in Rites of Passage Media Arts Camp learned the art of photography under the guidance of Passion Ward. From composition, lighting, lens, angles and aperture, they enjoyed capturing their peer's portrait for theme: I am because we are. They learned how share their visual narratives through photography. See their portaits online here. The photography in this e-zine is primarily by Passion Ward.
RITES OF PASSAGE MEDIA ARTS CAMP
Young ladies from Rites of Passage Media Arts Camp enjoyed enhancing their literacy and reading comprehension through literary arts enrichment through theater workshops with Miss Shedia Nelson’s published play “She Kept Her Bra On: Stories of Empowerment, Self-Discovery and Acceptance”. The play is part of a four part series available on Apple Books based on the philosophy of a good bra that provides guidance, direction, support and lift like a good friend. So when you find the right bra like a good friend, you got to hold onto them. Miss Arsimmer McCoy directed a poem, an excerpt from volume 2 of the play series to prepare them to perform at our end of camp show. In addition to their literary and social emotional development, they learned the value of self care from Nicole Russell's book "Everything a Band-Aid Can't Fix" and the importance creating a legacy with Institute of Contemporary Art. They enjoyed fitness through hip hop dancing with Team Ohhh and social emotional intelligence through music with Andres Diaz.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES PLAYBOOKS HIP HOP WITH TEAM STAGED READINGS OHHH!!! DIRECTED BY MISS TAMI Hip Hop Dance Instructor and WYNN, CERTIFIED TEACHER Campers fostered literacy through oral reading fluency and comprehsion while having fun preparing for staged readings of Playbooks stories under direction of Miss Tami Wynn, certified teacher.
named Best author of Miami 2018, Octavia Yearwood, founder of Team Ohhh provides life lessons through teaching hip hop!
See staged readings on July 23rd at end of camp show.
CHEER, DANCE & BATON TWIRILING WITH ADIA JASMINE WILLIAMS Former camper turned dynamic jr. counselor Adia Jasmine Williams is teaching cheer, dance and baton twirling to our youngest campers. Can't wait to see these campers in action at our end of camp show on July 23rd! A must see camp show where you see everything they learned at camp!
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DCF Licensed Director, author, motivational life coach and camp administrative support, Founder of Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Foundation, the compassionate Muti Emily Gunter help lead morning activities.
THEATRE WITH MISS ARSIMMER MCCOY Campers are learning the art of theatrical performance, acting, stage etiquette, improv, original story development, directing and stage production with Miss Arsimmer McCoy. This summer's theater selection is a spoken word piece, an exerpt from play "She Kept Her Bra On: Stories of Empowerment, Self-Discovery and Acceptance" written by Shedia Nelson published on Apple Books.
SCIENCE OF MAKING ICE CREAM Campers enjoyed learning the science of making ice cream on Fridays. Who know science could be so yummy? The dissolved solutes (mostly sugar) in the liquid portion of the mixture lower its freezing point, resulting in a yummy creamy texture. The salt added to the ice lowers the melting point of the ice. Ice cream is a compound. Once all the ingredients of the ice cream are mixed together they are bound together. And bound to end up in your belly. Yum!!! QUICK & EASY ICE CREAM IN A BAG RECIPE Ingredients Base Ice Cream: 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 10 cups ice 8 tablespoons rock salt
DIRECTIONS For the base ice cream: Stir the milk, sugar and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Pour 1/2 cup of the mixture into a sandwich-size resealable plastic bag. Make vanilla ice cream or add in your desired flavors to make mint chocolate chip, chocolate or strawberry ice cream. Tightly seal the bag. Put that bag into another sandwich-size resealable plastic bag and tightly seal. Repeat with the remaining batter and desired flavors. Place the ice and the salt into a 4-quart food storage container with a lid. Put the filled bags into the container and secure the lid. Shake the container until the mixture is frozen and resembles ice cream, about 5 minutes. Remove the bags with the ice cream in it from the outer bag and snip a large piece off one corner of each bag. Pipe the ice cream into small bowls.
Camper to camper appreciationÂ
Campers are learning self defense, discipline, art of the peaceful warrior and confidence through martial arts by six degree black belt instructor James M. Stubbs.
THEATRE WITH ADIA VENESSA MINGS Campers are learning the art of theatrical performance, acting, stage etiquette, improv, original story development, directing and stage production with Adia Venessa Mings.
All campers were recognized and celebrated at YES Camp! In addition to recognizing all campers every week, each camper honored their peers by making an award to celebrate them. They presented it to each other infront of all the campers in a ceremony where everyone stood in a unity circle of support. Everyone enjoyed feeling appreciated and supported. Eveyone has value, a story we can learn and grow from and opportunity to nurture life long success. PAGE 9
Fieldtrip to Museum of Discovery & Science MARTIAL ARTS
Campers are learning self defense, discipline, art of the peaceful warrior and confidence through martial arts by six degree black belt instructor James M. Stubbs.
THEATRE WITH ADIA VENESSA MINGS
Campers enjoyed a fun filled summer filled with an extension of learning on fieldtrips that included: Museum of Discovery & Science Fitness fun and water safety at CB Smith Paradise Cove
"Frozen", youth led musical at South Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center KidPreneurship at URGENT, Inc.'s 5th Annual Youth Economic Development Conference featuring young entrepreneur keynote speakers: Cory Nieves, Mr. Cory's Cookies and Delphine Dauphin, Joy's Yummy Cupcakes PAGE 10
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Campers were empowered through oral reading fluency and comprehension with Playbooks and had fun bringing the stories to life for staged readings under the guidance of certified teacher Tami Wynn. She assessed all campers' reading fluency and comprehension and provided differentiated learning instruction for campers. Our fun fitness activities extended to include hip hop dance instructed by Octavia Yearwood with Team Ohh, baton twirling, cheer and dance instruction by former camper turned jr. camp counselor Jasmine Williams, jump rope
instruction by jr counselors Bryanna Bissainthe and Dalingela Bernadin and African dance instructed by Anita Macbeth and drumming instructed by Sheila Alexander. Arts enrichment also included choral instruction lead by jr. counselor Dalingela Bernadin. Social emotional learning was lead by Muti Emily Gunter, site director and founder of Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Foundation that provides the fundamentals of empowerment education through nurturing your genius and elevating the power of mindfullness. PAGE12
THANK YOU MISS LINDA JOHNSON ETIQUETTE 101
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Rites of Passage Media Arts Camp Etiquette 101 Thanks to Ms. Linda Johnson who brought grace, elegance and refinement of etiquette to our young ladies. From how to walk, carry themselves, composure, posture and dining etiquette, our young ladies walked away with more than what was on their plate. Lunch was catered by Chef Larry.
They learned the importance of cultivating their beauty through selfcare, owning their authenticity and being proud of their self evolution. Ms. Johnson is a certified etiquette consultant and trainer who devotes much of her time to performing community servie. PAGE 13
Body Self-Care with Hope for Miami
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COMIC BOOK ENTREPRENEUR & RECORDING ARTIST RAMON "ABSOLOOT" ROBINSON COLLABORATIVE COMIC BOOK SERIES "BATTLE OF LOVE" DEVELOPED BY URGENT , INC'S 6TH GRADERS IN RITES OF PASSAGE MEDIA PROJECT AND NOW A COLORING BOOK SHARED HOW WE CAN BE HEROES FOR OUR COMMUNITY
CAREERÂ DAY
THANK YOU FOR MAKING CAREER DAY A SUCCESS!!! Campers enjoyed a fun career day learning from professionals: amon "ABsoloot" Robinson, a comic book entrepreneur and recording artist and Elijah Well, young successful film maker, entrepreneur and found of iGen Youth Indie Film Festival in Overtown, Miami.
PRIMARY CONTACT EMILY GUNTER, CAMP MANAGER ASSISTANT (305) 915-3195
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THANK YOU Henry Crespo President Saliha Nelson Vice President Shedia Nelson Programs Manager & Artistic Director Co-Camp Manager Emily Gunter
Counselors
Enrichment Instructors
Monica Bissainthe Latoya Brady Mirela Cardinal Carmen Gassant Grashania Davis Tanashia Lampkin Tami Wynn
Sheila Alexander Arsimmer McCoy Andres Diaz Anita Macbeth Passion Ward Octavia Yearwood
Jr. Counselors Dalingela Bernadin Bryanna Bissainthe Cassandre Chery Leeah Mena-Paulk Cindy Montalvo Danielle Steenkamer Jasmine Williams
Community Partners Institute of Contemporary Art Hope for Miami Team Ohhh
