A summer day camp for high school students in Kent County will be led by a New York stop-motion animator, Chelsea Manifold, along with Community Media Center’s Education Instructor Lynn McKeown. The classes will be at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center’s Front Studio at 1110 Wealthy Street SE. This camp is being presented in partnership with Mosaic Film Experience. Classes start Monday, July 8 and each session will last three hours.
This camp answers the questions:
- What makes girls super?
- What does Girl Power mean?
- How are those powers different from male super heroes?
The camp will start with viewing WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Super Heroines. The film talks about how few women role models are found in media and how the few, like Wonder Woman, impact the lives of both men and women. Students will design and create new female characters and role models for future Superwomen. Students will give their opinions about current strong media role models, what defines strength, how it can be measured, observed, and shared.
Registration for the two week camp, and for the 18 available scholarships, are open now. Questions and registration requests can be directed to Lynn McKeown via email. High School girls and guys will learn how to create a super-powered stop-motion animation video, and will open their minds to what gender equality in the media means. All students’ animations will be entered into a contest to win $1000, courtesy of Mosaic Film Experience.
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