Chocolatiers on the Frontier: Creative Writing Fueled by Imagination (Camp)
This creative writing camp invites young writers to imagine a “Jungle Factory,” where their helpers are wild animals and their task is to create the best chocolate product ever made! Wild imagination and descriptive writing come together!
WONDERSTAND by Ms. Karin
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What's included
3 live meetings
2 hrs 15 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. After Day 1 and Day 2, students might need to complete their writing and drawings at home. They can submit this via Outschool so I can review it and offer suggestions before Day 3.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
IMAGINATIVE EXPLORATION: You find yourself in a remote jungle. What grabs your attention the most is seeing a cacao fruit hanging on a tree. You enjoy the rich and delightful taste so much that you decide to set up a chocolate factory. First, you’ll discover the process to transform the cacao fruit into a chocolate drink, or better still, a chocolate bar. You ask for help from jungle animals. You could use anteaters to clean the inside of the fruit, parrots to peel the beans and snakes as conveyor belts to transport the products to different stations. The possibilities are endless! We will brainstorm many ideas and find the right words especially adjectives to describe the chocolate-making process and the role the animal helpers play in it. At the end, we will draw our perfectly peculiar chocolate factory. You talented writers have become "Chocolatiers, on the frontiers of innovation." 🐯🌳🦧🐍🦜🦥 Day 1: Setting the scene. Describing and sequencing the chocolate-making process. Modeled writing. Students will be shown pictures of the chocolate-making process, and as a group, will find the words to describe it. Day 2: Imagining the animal helpers at work and writing about their contributions. Individual writing. Students are invited to write in a more relaxed way, where their imagination motivates them to write freely. I will look over their writing to help them express their ideas clearly. Day 3: Individual presentations on our “jungle factory” and our written work. Students will write a short description of their finished product and can then promote it to the group. (Costumes and props are welcome.) Writing fueled by imagination is so much fun!
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
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416reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Queen's University
🌸 The philosophy of WONDERSTAND is rooted and inspired by Waldorf education; an education that nurtures each child’s talents and creativity. We strive to cultivate students’ intellectual, artistic, and practical skills in an integrated and personal way. Our courses help children develop the confidence they need to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Wonderstand was founded by Karin Pogharian, a passionate teacher with experience at three pioneer Waldorf schools.
🌍 MS. KARIN
I was born in Toronto, Canada into a Colombian-Armenian family. Multiculturalism is part of me. I speak English, Spanish, French and Armenian. I have lived in nine countries. For the last ten years, I have taught children in a variety of contexts, namely: a bilingual international school (Bogota, Colombia), a pioneer Waldorf school (Lake Atitlan, Guatemala), a homeschooling collective (Corsica, France) and online (with China). I graduated with an Honours BSc degree in Medical & Environmental Sciences from Queen's University, Canada. I have a Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults and Young Learners (CELTA-YL). I am a certified Waldorf teacher for grades 1 to 8. In addition, I am a Tai Chi practitioner, a Pilates instructor and I love to dance. I like exploring different forms of artistic expression including watercolour painting, poetry, theater, photography, Blender 3D and Photoshop. I believe in the importance of encouraging children to develop their creativity through a variety of art mediums.
My goal with each course will be to awaken the students’ curiosity. Through interdisciplinary learning, I show students the connections between multiple subjects in order to widen their perspectives and allow them to develop a deeper understanding. The class material comes alive with storytelling which is sometimes based on personal experiences from faraway places, be it in India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Bali, Peru or California.
🌞Reviews
Live Group Class
$36
for 3 classes3x per week, 1 week
45 min
Completed by 40 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
2-5 learners per class
