Day 2

So glad the 22 campers returned. Who wouldn't? We are having a great time. Handchimes,
singing, composition.

Composition is the great mystery. Ms. Judy had everyone read a poem and illustrate it with music and art. We expect to have a multi-media production come concert time on Friday. Sorry I didn't grab a picture of her class hard at work. Look for that tomorrow.

The masks are coming along nicely.

A word about the camp and it's mission:

The summer music camp provides a week of educational, artistic and recreational activities to families in the summer at no cost. The neighborhood of Columbia Heights is targeted, but a wide net is cast in the city. June 2006 was the first time this camp was offered and was made possible by a grant from the outreach committee of St. Dunstan's and largely underwritten by the people of St. John's Lafayette Square. This year we are very grateful to D.C. Children's Charities which contributed a generous grant to make our cooperative effort possible.

The Co-directors and full-time teachers of the camp are Cynthia DeDakis, Director of the Chorister Academy at St John’s Church, Julie Vidrick Evans, Director of Music at St Dunstan’s Church, Bethesda, and Marianna Judy, elementary music teacher and composer in Montgomery County. In addition, karate instructor Master Shiro
and artist, Ariel Evans are providing a special time for the children. We are grateful for the help of volunteers from St Dunstan’s who are assiting the teachers, supervising recreational activities, and making lunches and snacks each day. Thank you Patricia, Marietta, Elin, Kiska, Jessie, Eileen V, Ross, Sandra, Galen, Phillip. And we really appreciate the home-baked goods by Patricia, Phyllis, Cindy and Bert!

See you tomorrow.

Sleep well.