A green wonderland

Yesterday was the middle of the first week of camp, and the Paris Heats celebrated by exploring the Coleman Center's organic community garden with Nathan and Frances. They tasted different herbs like dill, mint, oregano and sage. They picked ripe tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, Brussel's sprouts, green onions and peppers. Thanks to Frances for the beautiful photos!

Meanwhile, the Rock Stars worked with Catherine to prepare a delicious lunch of catfish sandwiches, potatoes, and three sisters soup. The Rock Stars also had a crash course in the basics of animation, to prepare for their own animation projects they will start next week. They checked out iStopmotion, a computer program that facilitates animating objects, drawings and people. Then they watched a collection of Pixar short films, which were both entertaining and illuminating. The Rock Stars thought about how long it takes for a team of professionals to produce a three-minute animated film (any guesses?), how everyday objects like bicycles can be "anthropomorphized," and how the Rock Stars can translate the skills they learned yesterday when they photographed different emotions into their animation projects. We don't have any pictures, but stay tuned for their first forays into iStopmotion this afternoon and tomorrow!