YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMER CAMP URGENT, Inc. 1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100 Miami, FL 33136 www.urgentinc.org Camp Managers: Emily Gunter 305.915.3195 Shedia Nelson 305.586.6694
ALOHA!!!
Our mission is empowering
young minds to transform their communities.
WE VALUE
CAMP TEAM Vice President Saliha Nelson Programs Manager & Artistic Director Shedia Nelson Camp Manager Emily Gunter
INNOVATION
Camp Counselors Latoya Brady Vanessa Rodriguez Devin Reyes After Care Counselors Quinecia Hall Mercedes Smoak
RECIPROCITY
COMPASSION
PATIENCE
Jr. Camp Counselors Destyni Chism Namiya Crespo Saliha Crespo Literacy Teacher Karen Furrey
RESPONSIBILITY
TEAM Adria Llerena Jennifer Markowitz Lauryn Scott Charlie Selema Zanea Stoessel
Program generously supported by: The Youth Empowerment After School 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
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMER CAMP
ALOHA!!! African drumming with Mzee Derron By: Deja Tenese Vaughn S.L: Can we interview you Mzee Derron? Mzee.D: sure. D.V: What is your program about? Mzee.D: To expose our community to west African culture. D.V: How long have you been doing this? Mzee.D: I've been playing percussion since 1974 and west African percussion since 2008. D.V: What keeps you teaching children? Mzee.D: ive had an intrest in education of children for a while now. S.L: Why did you start this program? Mzee.D: I fell in love with the drum as a little boy and I grew up loving it. So I started this program so it could be an outlet to young boys where they would play drums instead of violence and gangs. D.V: Do you only do this in the summer or is a year round thing? Mzee.D: I work throughout the year with two programs, one is dancing, and the second one is just drumming. S.L: Why did you choose the west African vibe specifically? Mzee.D: My first introduction to west African drumming was when I traveled to Africa. I’ve actually traveed to about 40 countries. My professional work is with corporate America so I traveled a lot and I still do but no as much. i’ve actually been to brazil and there I drummed with a samba school and learned the local language which was porteguese, And that allowed me to reconnect with the drum and see it as a form of communication. I’ve been to New York for a drumming circle and that’s how I ended up in Miami for a drumming circle and youth empowerment.
When I say Muti, you say Emily!: An Interview
Q. Why don’t you like kids to eat hot fries? A. It has red dye and it burns up your heart, liver, stomach, brain, and poisons your blood. Q. Why did you choose to have a girls only camp? A. Boys need a very physical camp. Q. How did you find all the special consultants to talk to the girls? A. They are URGENT, Inc. community partners during the year who sign a contract to work with the program for summer.
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ALOHA!!! Word of the Week: Mahalo - Hawaiian for Thank You
REMINDERS & UPCOMING EVENTS Before and After Care Locations: Before Care Drop off Time: 7:30am-8:30am Aftercare at UM Pick up Time: 3:30-6pm SITE #1: University of Miami Dooly Memorial Building 1111 Memorial Dr. Coral Gables SITE #2: URGENT, Inc. Center for Empowerment & Education 1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100, Miami, FL 33136 Before Care: 7:30am—8:15am Bus leaves promptly at 8:30am to UM Pick up: 4pm
LAST DAY OF CAMP
Camp Carnival, Potluck and Recognition: When: Tuesday, July 22nd Where: University of Miami Cosford Cinema Patio 1111 Memorial Dr., Miami, Fl Bring food/drinks (no pork) in morning with camper Call camp manager Muti Emily for any questions
SAVE THE DATE
July 24, 2014 End of Camp Expo
Tickets: $10
JULY 24TH LAST FIELDTRIP Wear Fieldtrip T-shirt JULY 25TH
Where: University of Miami Cosford Cinema 1111 Memorial Dr. Time: 4-6pm Site #2: URGENT, Inc. Late Pick up: 7pm at site #2
WATER RAPIDS Program generously supported by: The Youth Empowerment After School 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.
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMER CAMP URGENT, Inc. 1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100 Miami, FL 33136 www.urgentinc.org Camp Managers: Emily Gunter 305.915.3195 Shedia Nelson 305.586.6694
ALOHA!!!
Campers in Action!
OUTDOOR RECREATION AFRICAN DRUMMING
FRENCH
CAREER DAY
WATER PLAY
Comics by Kandace Pestaina
Dorsey Park Camper Interview By Terai Caballero Overtown, Miami - A fieldtrip to Historic Dorsey Park included a fun day of painting murals commemorating the Negro baseball league players, recreation and hopping around in a bounce house. Trinity Carter is an 8 years old who added to the murals by drawing "flowers and I used the colors purple and red to make them. The technique I used was to start at the bottom and go to the top with the paint brush with the paint. My favorite part was painting with my friends, the bounce house, and the dancing. I liked the experience. I have never been to Dorsey Park before at all.�
College Bound Sessions with Breakthrough Miami By: Deja Tenese Vaughn In this class the older girls got to experience what a college class was like. There was a guest speaker named Mr. Smith who was a biomedical engineer. There are many opportunities to educate yourself but not everyone will be able to voice their opinion and if so, you need a lot of patience. Because there is so much to be done and so little time so silence is needed and encouraged. On the other hand inappropriate manners are discouraged. The key to succeed in these courses is to participate, be an active listener, and do your work because without a steady base you can’t make a mountain.
Mzee Charlie Fitness Instructor By: Leeah Mena-Paulk Q: What is your name? Charles Selema. A. How long have you been a Fitness Instructor? A couple of months. Q What are some things we can do to stay fit inside? You can do the fitness scholastic. A Is being a F.I. (FITNESS INSTRUCTOR) your main job? No I go to school at F.I.U. I also work with my parents at a doctors office I collect files and papers.
Campers in Action! FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
BROWARD MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION MOCA ART AT FAIRCHILD GARDENS
SUPERSONICS JUMP ROPE TEAM
PEREZ ART MUSEUM
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Broward Science Museum Experience Ms. Jojo By: Deja Tenese Vaughn
IT Women Sessions Review An interview with Ms. Willow By: Deja Tenese Vaughn This is a girl’s only program like our camp but their reason is different. They invite nothing but females because males take up more than 80 percent of high titles in the world. It’s about computer programming which involves coding. To succeed mathematics is key in the binary series. This means that only zeros and ones are used. This is a program of Cisco so to even be considered for an internship in this multimillion dollar business certain courses are required. To help kids understand this they have an animated series starring Peter and Penny Packet, although sometimes Pixie Packet makes an appearance. System networking is one of the most important things that you will need in this industry and it all starts with knowing your IP Address.
An 11 year old Ziyu Lee’s favorite exhibit was the Goosebumps Exhibit. This was because she discoveredwhat her fears truly were. I asked her, “Why do you think that they made this a science museum?” She replied with “Science isn’t really an easy subject in school so not many people like it, but when they make it fun for the kids everyone enjoys it a whole lot more.” One of the things that really caught everyone’s eye was at the corner of the weather exhibit. It was the electric ball because it seemed to be the coolest thing in the exhibit to the kids, though I prefer the simulator “the Wrong Stuff” in the Powerful You exhibit. Ziyu thinks that anyone the age of 6 and above will love this museum mostly because at that age they are able to remember and enjoy to the fullest extent what they learned in that one building!
Perez Art Museum Presentation By: Wayneisha K.M. Samuel On Wednesday July 2 2014 Adia Latoya class got a very special presentation from Patty and from Asair of PAMM. They showed a variety of artwork based on the museum’s summer theme of lines. They continued with several small art projects. These projects included of ojo de dios (eye of god), counter drawings, and sculpted miniature sculptures together.
SAVE THE DATES: Thursday, July 10th - Family Talent Show 4-6pm Friday, July 11th -Career Day 9:30am-12pm Tuesday, July 22nd - Carnival, Potluck and Camper Recognition Thursday, July 24th - End of Camp Expo Friday, July 25th, Last day of Camp Fieldtrip, Water Rapids
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July 2014
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Talent Show auditions
Fieldtrip Mural 6
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Fieldtrip Broward Science 13
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FIELDTRIP WATER PLAY 24
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Camp Expo 30
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Career Day WATERPLAY
Fieldtrip PAMM
Carnival & Potluck 27
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Family Talent Show
Etiquette Lunch 11-13yr 20
CAMP CLOSED
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Fieldtrip WATER RAPIDS