The following information is from Amy Garza, co-founder of
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia. In her message below, she describes the Catch the Spirit Summer Day Camps they will be involved in through the Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve in Sylva. If you or someone you know is interested in more information or in registering for one of the camps, please contact Vera Guise by phone at 828-293-1013 or email at
vguise@verizon.ne or contact the person listed in the camp description.
Eugenia (Jenny) L. Johnson, Director
Swain County Center for the Arts
1415 Fontana Road
Bryson City, NC 28713
MESSAGE FROM AMY GARZA:
CSA SUMMER DAY CAMPS
at the Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve
by Amy Ammons Garza
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a Jackson County nonprofit heritage organization, has been involved in Summer Day Camps for 17 years. Each summer, the concept and planning has been unique and creative. With each day camp we've included information about knowing and valuing the child's heritage and homelife, about the natural environment that surrounds our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, and about the heritage and culture of the mountains. We are now booking for the 2007 summer months. All day camps will take place at the Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve on Tilley Creek in Cullowhee. Each distinctly different from the other, each day camp will be planned so that young campers will build their knowledge and skills base progressively throughout the summer, and will develop their natural creativity skills in ways that build self-confidence and higher academic achievement. To reserve a spot for any of the day camps and/or more information, call 828-293-1013 or email vguise@verizon.ne. (Please ask about scholarships. We want every child to have a camp experience.) Dates, times and descriptions of the Day Camps are:
June 20, 21, 22, 2007—9am – 5 pm
Ages 9 -14 $ 100 per person
Mountain Discovery Camp
CSA board members Amanda Dills Stewart, accomplished fiddle performer and teacher of the renowned Fiddlin' Dills Sisters, and Pam Dengler, also a seasoned fiddle performer and teacher will be leading this musical day camp. (If you don't have a fiddle, let us know.)
Blain Ogburn (field biology) and Ron Lance (botanist) will be with us for the afternoon outdoor excursions, courtesy of Balsam Mt. Preserve.
This camp balances the days between mountain culture and the great outdoors. Mornings will be devoted to beginning lessons in fiddle and traditional fiddle music from some of the best around, and after lunch campers will explore the higher elevations of the mountain and learn about native plant and wildlife from Blain Ogburn, Outdoor Educator. Campers will end the week able to play basic beginning pieces on the fiddle and, hopefully, a desire to continue to develop their skill. They will also leave with a greater appreciation of the natural environment, to understand and appreciate the complexity, interrelatedness and stewardship of nature.
June 27, 28, 29, 2007—9am - 5pm
Ages 9 – 14 $75 per person
Heritage Alive! Mountain Folkways & Folk Tales
With author and storyteller, Amy Ammons Garza, performance artist, Doreyl Ammons Cain of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, and other mountain growers, artists and storytellers. With Blair Ogburn, outdoor educator courtesy of Balsam Mt. Preserve.
Campers will explore mountain culture and history and its role in the new tourism-economy. They will discover the power of the pen as they learn to craft fiction and nonfiction. Campers will learn
· About planting and harvesting vegetables and fruits in season.
· About native wildlife, their habitat and behaviors.
· About mountain folklore as an art and a survival tool
· About famous storytellers and their art
· How to tell a twist of a tale of your own!
· How to write and publish your very own book from start to finish.
· Performance readings and storytelling
· Grand Finale' is a live performance for parents & guests.
July 26 & 27, 2007—9am – 4 pm
Ages 10 – 14
A Step Back In Time
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia will be taking part in this Jackson County 4-H sponsored workshop, hosted by Appalachian Homestead Farm. Among the "A Step Back In Time" new activities this year will be an honest to goodness old fashioned birthday celebration where we'll celebrate every camper's birthday, helping to build a trail and a tent pad, and making limberjacks. Don't know what that is? Just ask an old-timer and he'll tell you!
To register for this camp contact Heather Gordon, Jackson County 4-H Director, at: heather_gordon@ncsu.edu or call her at 828-586-4009.
Other Day Camps offered by Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve are:
July 12-13, 2007—Little Strokes of Genius, Craft & Culture of Appalachia
July 24 & 25, 2007—Mountain Dulcimer Camp
July 29, 2007—Women's Retreat
July 30-31, 2007—Mother-Daughter Camp
Amy Ammons Garza
Co-Founder, Catch the Spirit of Appalachia
29 Regal Avenue • Sylva, NC 28779
828-631-4587
v.ammons@mchsi.com
Website: www.spiritofappalachia.org
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