Beyond summer camp, what are your plans? Family vacation, long lazy days at the beach, day-trips or are you not even thinking of summer yet? To get you in the mood here are some helpful links from Kidoinfo: 10 Ways to Vacation at Home: Call it a Staycation Helping Kids Help Others 100 things to [...]
Whether it’s a fun summer camp at a farm or increasing childcare, now’s the time to make plans for long days of no school.
Have you finalized what you will do with the kids this summer or are you still making plans?
Summer options for children include: go to summer camp; continue the year-round childcare/daycare they already have; hire a nanny, au pair or babysitter; join a swim club with a babysitter; spend time with grandparents; or swap childcare with friends.
Which one of these ideas or combination works best for your family will depend on your child’s personality, your work schedule, and your budget. Here is a list of helpful suggestions to make this process a bit easier:
Registration for Girls Rock! Rhode Island’s third Girls Rock Camp opened today, on Sunday, April 1st. The camp will be held Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 13, 2012 at the Rhode Island Philharmonic’s Carter Center at 667 Waterman Ave., East Providence.
During the intensive, five-day camp experience, girls aged 11 to 18 take lessons in guitar, bass, drums, vocals or keyboards, form a band and collaborate on an original song. In addition, campers participate in workshops on topics such as media literacy, gender issues, body image, self-defense and screen printing. During the camp, girls will have the opportunity to work with professional female musicians who serve as both instructors and mentors. The culmination of camp is a showcase performance in which the new bands perform their original songs for a live audience of family and friends.
Eva Cortes, Girls Camp showcase highlights of busy month On Friday, July 1st, Universal recording artist Eva Cortes, from Spain, will perform a special 5pm showcase at Mosaic Latin American Bistro. Her performance will include a question and answer session about her music and her career, aimed at the youth in the audience (who get [...]
By Jamie Burke Move over friendship bracelets, its time to write a song and rock it out live on stage! While it may not be what you think of when it comes to summer camps, Girls Rock! Rhode Island (GRR!) is transforming our perception of what camp CAN be for today’s girls. GRR! was formed [...]
