Bridge Craft

Can you name the longest bridge in the world? What is the highest suspension bridge in the world? Love bridges?

Come build a bridge out of 200 popsicle sticks that can withstand weight, while also being durable and aesthetically pleasing. Work in teams of "engineers" to design and build a bridge. This is great for students who want to be creative, but love to break things too!

Leader: Jess MacLeod

"Chan Luu" Leather Wrap Bracelet

In this workshop you will learn to make these leather wrap bracelets ... Chan Luu is making and selling them for $200.00!  There will be options for colors and beads.


Check out this link for samples...

Leader: Lisa Davy

Cyanotypes

Cyanotype prints are a fun and easy way to create imagery using the sun and chemistry. Create more than one image on paper from found objects and plant materials.

Cyanotype printing is an alternative (antique) photographic process using non-toxic, light sensitive chemicals. Placing objects or images of various transparencies on top of the coated paper creates a lasting image.

This is a link outlining the process:
http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/processes/cyanotype/cyanotype-classic-process

Leader:
Richard Dulac

Create A Video Game Using Scratch

Have you ever wondered how video games are made? Have you ever wanted to create your own video game but don't know where to start. In this workshop, we will use Scratch to learn the fundamentals of coding while building a simple video game like Plants vs Zombies or Space Invaders. You will learn how to animate graphics, use fundamental programming tools like loops and if statements, and make objects interact with each other. By the end of the workshop, you will have a basic but functional game that you can customize and build upon later.

No coding experience or special software is needed, but all participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops (iPads will not work for this!). The school has a limited number of laptops that we can loan for the workshop.

Leader: Justin Joslin

Friendship Bracelets

Originally, these colorful bands were invented by Indians in Central and South America. According to tradition, you tie a bracelet onto the wrist of a friend who may wish for something at that moment. The bracelet should be worn until it is totally worn out and falls off by itself, at which moment the wish is supposed to come true.
Join this group with Ms. Grosart and learn to make these bracelets for the first time, or rejuvenate your skills from childhood. Or maybe you've been making them for years and just want to join in to make more! There will be instruction for beginners, and more advanced patterns for the more experienced. It'll be fun!

Leader: Beth Grosart

Hand-to-Hand Stage Combat Workshop

Christina Johnston (who has been directing and choreographing for over 20 years, and holds a black belt in Aikido) will teach fundamental maneuvers of stage combat with a major emphasis on safety. This workshop will include instruction in the art of unarmed hand-to-hand stage fighting and basic stage combat choreography, and will focus on punches, slaps, and kicks. Additionally, tumbling with an emphasis on showing how this relates to falls and throws, coupled with chokes and hair pulls.  Students should come in comfortable clothes that allow freedom of movement.

Leader: Christina Johnston

Henna Tattoos

Henna has been used to decorate bodies as part of social and holiday celebrations since the late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean. Henna is regarded as having blessings, and is applied for luck, joy, and beauty. Some even believe that it is a divine experience to adorn your body by henna. At the simplest, Henna is a paste made out of crushed leaves and twigs of henna plant. When the paste is applied to the skin it leaves orange to dark maroon stain that will last up to 14 days.

Leader: Claire Katz

Hip Hop

In this fun, high energy class students will learn the basics of hip hop technique. Along with technique we will create our own hip hop dances. There may even be a dance battle! Come and join the fun! :)

Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in.

Leader: Kira Szalma

Kira Szalma taught dance at NHS this winter as the teacher of our co-curricular dance program. Having danced since she was 11 years old, Kira is a recent graduate of Plymouth State University. Kira has worked with numerous professional choreographers such as Amy Marshall and Chad Levy of Amy Marshall Dance Company, Charmaine Wells of Refractions Dance Collective, and many others. Kira is a hardworking and energetic individual with a passion for dance. She is looking forward to spreading the joy of dance to the more NHS students! Happy Dancing!

Juggle!

Juggling is a kind of magic. And the key to all magic is that what the audience sees is different from what the magician (or juggler) is actually doing. In this workshop we will break down the three ball cascade pattern of juggling. Over the course of the workshop you will progress from throwing one ball back and forth between your hands to juggling three objects (and maybe even trying out some simple tricks). You will probably learn enough about juggling to teach your friends—or you can keep the secrets of juggling to yourself.

Leader: Paul Rightmyer and Justin Freeman
 

Mural Design

Explore your creativity by designing your own piece a mural. You will receive your own portion to develop as a piece of the whole; under a common theme, you can use acrylic, watercolor, collage, foliage, photographs, charcoal, or any other materials to create one large cohesive piece with the other members of your group.

Leader: Anna Koester

Pitch Perfect! (Sing Along)

This is an open sing along for all students regardless of experience.  We will be singing songs from Taylor Swift to Rhianna!  This workshop needs students with great attitudes and a willingness to take a risk and have fun.

We will culminate each session with a laid back traveling performance.  It will give an opportunity for students who have never performed the opportunity to do so in a relaxed environment.

Leaders:  Kyle Masterson with  Jill, Starr, and Adam

Printmaking

In this workshop you will learn both basic and advanced r printmaking techniques.  You will learn how to use foam plates for relief printing, and create rints with multiple layers for monoprints.   You will have a lot of time to play with the various techniques and make a few finished prints of your own.

Paulette Brace showed her work in the gallery this past fall.  She is an experienced teacher and loves printmaking!

Leader: Paulette Brace

Reflecting on Nature

Learn or practice writing HAIKU poems and sketch what you see as we relax and observe in the forest nearby.  Colored pencils and paper will be provided for writing and sketching nature scenes. 

 
Leader: Sam Conkling

Recycled Magazine Craft

Learn to make art from old magazine pages! Recycled paper crafts are simple, fun, and easy to learn. Make a coaster or a bowl for Mother's Day!
Leader: Meg Pechenick

Slovenian Bee Board Painting

Green plains, snowy mountains, warm beaches and fields and fields of flowers cover the landscape of Slovenia. A small country in the northern part of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a special place with deep roots in the past. Art and agriculture have been mainstays since the early days. One of the most revered art forms is the Bee Board; these colorful boards protect the entrances to hives and are often covered in scenes depicting folktales or religious stories. Come paint your own Bee Board to display in your home or dorm room!

Leader: B Cornog

Spray Paint Art

Learn about the work of famous street artists like Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and MBW, and create your own stencil design to spray paint. You will spend part of your time in this workshop developing an original stencil composition, be able to experiment with color and layer variations, and then spray paint your finalized stencil.

Leader: Charlie Smith

focusing on can control and spray paint art techniques - See more at: http://1amsf.com/classes/art-of-graffiti-class/#sthash.stOuFLLI.dpuf

then put your lessons into practice by creating your own outdoor mural. In just two short hours, you’ll go from analyzing the art of others to sketching letters to expressing your own style on the wall. - See more at: http://1amsf.com/classes/art-of-graffiti-class/#sthash.stOuFLLI.dpuf

Spoken Word

With an emphasis on performance based poetry, students will focus on the aesthetics and word-play within poetry. We will watch various videos of high school poetry slam contestants, as well as famous poetry slam greats. Various prompts will be introduced to the group to help provide participants with focus, themes, perspective, goals, and topics. The conclusion of this session will require participants to participate in a poetry slam, and finalists will be selected by the group and guest judges.

Bring an iPad or pencil & paper.

Leader: Luke Tobin

Spring String!

Do you have a lacrosse pocket in need of repair? Or simply needs new everything?

Time to dust off that old lacrosse head and give it a face-lift! In this workshop, participants will explore various techniques and methods for stringing their own lacrosse sticks.

All levels! No experience necessary!

To open, participants will take part in a grand conversation touching on different pocket styles, mesh types, pocket break-in and upkeep. Next, students will prepare the materials they will need for the construction process. Finally students will begin the fabrication of the pocket. Each pocket will include a top-string, two sidewalls, and a bottom lace.

Join the Spring String! Repair, refurbish, or replace your old pocket and take home some functional art that you created.

Leader: Ryan McHugh

Studio Portraiture with Erik Halttunen

I'm looking forward to teaching you the basics of using a DSLR, (a digital camera with a removable lens and manual controls) and will show you how to set up a studio and use the lighting gear. We will make portraits of everyone in the session.

Bring your camera!

Leader: Erik Halttunen

Tattooing History and Conventions

Students in this workshop will examine the history of tattooing as an art and leave with their own mini-portfolio of work. During this session, we will examine various types and artists, affiliations, and how they are perceived in modern society.

Leader: Nick Whitmore