Included in Core Student Tuition

Online or In-Person
+Air-conditioned classroom has a large Smartboard with a wide-angle camera, so Zoom participants will feel like they're there with us.
+Participate in interactive learning games, personal & studio goal setting, and instruction on how to get the most out of our Songflight Studio experience.

• Family Activities
+Come for the full day and join us in the fun!
+While we're having our studio classroom events, there are plenty of activities for parents or siblings, including: multiple hiking trails of various difficulty levels, kayaking on the lake, covered picnic tables, nature pond, and exhibits of live rescued birds of prey and reptiles. Together, we'll take a break mid-day to enjoy the picnic lunches that we bring. If the weather is nice, we can stay outside, otherwise we will also have access to the air conditioned large group cabin with a full kitchen and lounge area.

Schedule
(subject to change)
Eastern Time
10:00am Howell Woods Staff-led presentation in the classroom/exhibit main building (Now CANCELLED)
Check in: visit the Group Classroom to make your name tag

10:15 Drum circle- everyone invited to play with sound! If you have something like a drum, bring it along.

10:45-11:00 Parent/Family kickoff meeting- everyone join us outside on the wooden stage (classroom if raining)

11:00-12:00 Small group Noticing Hike for students, friends, and family
If raining, we'll switch to indoor Group Games

12:00-1:15 Bring your own Picnic Lunch/break
(there are two refrigerators/microwaves/kitchens for our use)

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
All attendees today are invited to join us, if interested.

1:20 EST12:20 Central- Online students check into Zoom

1:30- 2:00 Improv Games (What are you doing?!)

2:00-2:30 Intro to Practice Prep course; Overview of studio year; Resources for studio questions.

2:30-3:00 Let's Connect-- getting to know you games. Share observations from hike. Partner questions. Discuss how noticing and connection skills help us become more genuine performers. Create identity maps.

3:00-3:30 Let's Grow: Developing a growth mindset to learn more, faster. Create a notecard for your retreat partner.

3:30-4:00 Goal Setting: Discussing Studio and individual goals for the year. Create a letter for your future self.

4:00 Clean Up and Goodbyes

Bring:
• Picnic lunch/snacks (fridge/microwave available)
• Water bottle
• Sunscreen
• Insect Repellant
• Any medications you may require (self-administered)

If you really love camping, let's talk! There's a large grassy area for tent camping, with access to group air-conditioned spaces, movie night, dark night skies filled with stars, campfire songs, kayaking on the sand-bottom lake... there is lots more fun to be had by staying the night, into Sunday.

+Access to A/C spaces in ADA compliant building, with kitchen/showers/toilets
+Kayaking available
+Choose how long you'd like to stay on Sunday
+Bring your own picnic lunch


Please let me know if you're interested in participating with additional family members. Siblings may attend overnight only with a supervising parent. Separate family cabins may be available for rent for a small additional fee.

Schedule
(subject to change)
Saturday 5:00 Set up tents or bunks
Explore/read/downtime

5:30 "We'll Figure It Out" Dinner
we have access to a full kitchen plus the campfire

7:00 Campfire or Movie
Depending on the weather

Stargazing
(the following weekend is the peak of the Persied meteor shower, so we might see "shooting stars!")

Sunday
7:00 Breakfast

8:00 Clean up/pack up

9:00 Stay for kayaking on the lake, or check-out

Picnic Lunch at your leisure. Stay and enjoy more hiking for as long as you'd like.

Bring:
Everything for Saturday, plus...
• Food for potluck dinner on Saturday
• Picnic lunch/snacks for Sunday
• Tent/outdoor camping gear, if you don't want to stay in the bunks
• Sleeping bag or bedding, if staying in the bunks
• Towel/shower supplies
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Kayaking? The lake is not shaded, so a sun hat and sun protection are highly recommended.