The theater course will practice and perform a complete play. Along the way, students will learn about vocal projection, staging, character role play, and working with props and costumes. The week will culminate in a performance for our school community. If you enjoy acting and making stories come alive, then theater is the group for you!

This course will introduce students to the basics of writing a compelling short story, including character development, plot pacing, imagery, tone, and more. The course will cover a variety of genres of short stories, spanning from classics by Arthur Conan Doyle and Ray Bradbury to modern selections by Amy Tan. We will spend significant time in one-on-one sessions, polishing the work into a complete short story, which will be shared in a public reading at the end of the week. Weather permitting, we will also spend a day in downtown Princeton, finding inspiration in our surroundings.

This course will teach students about history through the painting of miniature soldiers. Students will be painting realistic miniatures, as well as learning about the time period the miniatures reflect by examining dress, weapons, and tactics of that historical era. Students will also recreate a battle by making use of the miniature soldiers they have painted. For this year, we will be studying the American Civil War. Please Note: Instead of painting our usual 28mm soldiers, we will be painting 15mm. The smaller size allows us to have more figures on the table and recreate the era accurately.

Calligraphy means “beautiful writing” in Greek, and in this course, students will learn the basic techniques of pointed-pen calligraphy (also known as Copperplate). Students will become familiar with the tools of calligraphy, and they will learn to script the full Copperplate alphabet. They will also be introduced to crafting techniques such as embossing and envelope-making. In addition, students will receive supplies to take home so that they can continue to develop their skills beyond the classroom. Knowledge of cursive penmanship recommended.