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Activities
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Visual Arts
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Pottery
Painting/Drawing
Stained Glass
Jewelry
Sculpture
Printmaking
Fabric Arts
Maskmaking |
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Our visual arts program is under the direction of Marilyn Barry, who's been teaching
middle school art in
Amherst
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New Hampshire for over 30 years. Marilyn is assisted by several college
students (and recent graduates) who are majoring in art education, and are equally passionate about teaching.
Our camp setting and the first class
Gould
Academy
art facilities provide the ideal environment for these
talented artists to expand beyond their school curriculums as they inspire our campers
in the following activities: pottery, painting and drawing, stained glass, jewelry,
sculpture, printmaking,
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Theater
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Acting 1
Acting 2 (Scenes & Monologues)
Playwriting
Improvisation
Chorus
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Our theater program is under the direction of Beth Achille, director of drama and
an English teacher at Gould Academy. Like all
of the activities at Bethel Camp for the Arts, our theater program is non-competitive,
meaning there are no auditions. We offer acting classes, play-writing, improvisation, theater tech/stagecraft (sound & light systems, scenery,
etc.). We have a choral program
as well.
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Dance
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Hip Hop
Modern
Tap
Ballet
Choreography
Contact Improv |
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We have a variety of dance classes for all levels of experience.
These include ballet, tap, hip-hop/jazz, choreography, modern dance and contact improv. This program
is under
the direction of Ashley Hensel-Browning, who's a graduate of the Five College Dance Department at
Hampshire
College
in Amherst, Massachusetts. She's currently
in a Master's Degree program at Harvard University. She's been studying dance education
and community development through the arts and is about to embark on a career to
develop dance programs in public schools. |
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Technology
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Robotics
Web Design
Digital Photography
Photojournalism
Videography
Rocketry
Ham Radio |
Our technology activities allow campers to explore their creativity using
hi tech equipment. We offer robotics, web design, digital photography,
photojournalism, videography, ham radio and rocketry. These classes
are taught by a variety of talented instructors (see staff pages). |
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Special Interests
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Cooking
Animal Care
Chess
Science
Bridge Building
Creative Writing
Guitar
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These include a variety of activities. Cooking is taught
by reknowned restaurant owner, caterer (to the movie industry amongst others), and
instructor, Cathi DiCoco, along with her partner, Rebecca Lyons. Campers enjoy learning (and eating)
in Cathi's professional
kitchen, which is adjacent to her restaurant, Cafe DiCocoa. Animal
Care, held in the barn at
Gould Academy, is taught by two local
Bethel
residents, who share diverse experience with animals.
Kate Slattery teaches about basic care and grooming of the barn animals including
chickens, sheep, goats, and turkeys. Maureen Libby, an Alpaca
farmer, brings several of her animals to Gould, teaching campers all about these
irresistably adorable animals.
Campers in our hands-on science classes explore a variety of exciting topics
including plants and growing, weather and air pressure, flight, boat building and
forces in motion.
In
Bridge
Building
, campers learn the basics of what makes a bridge hold
such amazing strength at two relatively small points. They use this knowledge to
design and construct a miniature bridge of their own using PVC pipe and duct tape.
Chess, a favorite pastime in the boys' lounge, is taught by counselors who
are experienced at competing and teaching, and are constantly fascinating campers
with all the right moves!
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Individual Sports
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Archery
Tennis
Golf
Kayaking/Canoeing
Mountain Biking
Martial Arts
Yoga
Fitness
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Tennis, available to any level player, is taught on both indoor and outdoor courts
by high quality instructors. This program is under the supervision
of
Camp Director, Rick Mades, who was a full-time teaching pro for
many years, and served as the Tennis
Director at 2 camps in
Maine
for ten
years.
Golf is taught by PGA pros at the Bethel
Inn and Country Club, conveniently located down the street from Gould Academy.
Kayaking/canoeing is taught by licensed Maine Guides from Sun Valley Sports.
Campers have the opportunity to go out on three scenic bodies of water: Songo
Pond, North Pond and the Androscoggin River.
Campers taking mountain biking enjoy riding on a variety of trails and roads in and around
Bethel.
Martial Arts is taught using an approach that combines the fundamentals of multiple
disciplines and is appropriate for various levels of experience. Yoga and fitness
are both great ways to balance out any camper's schedule with an emphasis
on the stress relieving techniques used in yoga, or other modes of fitness
training. |
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Trip Day
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There are 2 Trip Days
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There are 2 Trip Days per session. They may include spending the day relaxing at
a beach at Sebago Lake; a visit to Big Adventure Center to enjoy water slides, laser
tag, miniature golf, and bowling; an excursion to Whale's Tail Waterpark and Attitash
Mountain. |
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Camper Downloads
Activity Signup Sheet
Activity Descriptions
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