A Gorgeous Greenhouse!

Do you like to paint? How about stencil? Come out to the greenhouse and beautify our space with some fun flower and veggie designs.

Leader: Bekka Joslin

Advanced Video Techniques on the iPad

If you enjoy making videos for class and for pleasure then this is the session for you.  Since your iPad is a powerful multimedia tool, you will learn how you can improve your video production skills through the stages of production and post production.  We will cover the basic shots and camera movements, how to stabalize your video, how to conduct an interview and then how to take all of that video and create a completed video using iMovie. 

Leader: Dan Adams

Baking Chocolate Chip Banana Bread and Muffins

In this workshop you will learn how to bake "from scratch". You will follow a recipe to create chocolate chip banana bread as well as muffins.

No baking experience required!

Leader: Shawndra Kesselering and Jenna McCabe

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

Dream Journals & Painting

Have you ever dreamt that you were falling off a cliff? Being attacked by a bear? Or making an announcement at School Meeting without any clothes on!? What do our dreams mean? How can we use the vivid imagery that exists within our subconscious in our artwork? In this workshop, we will explore the psychology of dreams through the use of dream journals, meditation, and painting. You will be asked to recall specific dreams, images, memories, and nightmares to explore and analyze. While there are many theories and studies about the science of dreams, you are the expert of your subconscious and, only you, can unlock the true meaning of your dreams.

Leaders: Veronica Barila and Kali Coles

Eggselent Design

Can you prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from a two-story height? For this workshop, you will design an egg crate made from a limited number of straws and tape. Test out your creativity and architectural skills as we use art and apply it to Newton's First Law.

Leader: Jess MacLeod

Frames, Trees, & Jewelry

Want to make an awesome earring and necklace holder?  In the process of recycling old frames and funky tree branches we will make some unique and amazing jewelry holders designed by you!!! 

...These make wonderful Mother's Day gifts!!!

(The ones we make will be slightly different from photos!)

Leaders: Rosemary Brewster and Kristen McClure

http://diyhomedecor.com/14-awesome-diy-jewelry-holders/

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

Guitar

Ever wonder if you’ve got what it takes to be a rock star? Maybe you just want to entertain your friends and you’re looking for the right way to do it. The guitar just may be what you’re looking for. Why not spend your Arts Day checking out the most versatile instrument of the modern era of music? In an hour and a half you’ll learn how to tune and play this iconic instrument. The road to being the next Dave Matthews – or at least the most popular guest at the bonfire – starts on Arts Day!

Leader: Doug Thompson

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!

Holi Color Festival

Holi is a spring festival, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia.  In Braj region of India, where Krishna grew up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days in commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna, a Hindu deity. The festivities officially usher in spring, with Holi celebrated as a festival of love.


In this workshop we will learn about this Indian tradition and then have our own color festival!  We will use the same type of powdered color as is used in the Color Runs.  Be prepared to get colored, and have fun!

Wear a white t-shirt and shorts you don't mind getting color on.  Most of the color will wash out.

Leader: Griffin Goldstock

Intro to Photoshop

Learn a variety of tools and techniques in Adobe Photoshop. From simple snap shot touch-ups to more artistic and advanced manipulations, students in this workshop will have the opportunity to shoot, edit, and print their photos. Find out how to create dramatic black and white images, perfect the color in your landscape shots, or add artsy blur or saturation to your photo. Even the experienced Photoshop user will leave with a few new tricks up their sleeve!

Bring your camera or your phone /camera

Leader: Charlie Smith

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
 

Light Painting

Learn to make a painting with a camera!  Light paintings are when you move a laser pointer, Christmas lights, or other colorful light in the dark and make a long exposure.    We will teach you how to use your camera to create beautiful abstract images of color and light.

You need to bring a camera!


Leader: Makayla Dalphonse, Ivana Riddle. Jack Wagner

by Spaulding '18

by Knowles '18

by Bald '18

Make the Pieces Fit!

“Make the Pieces Fit” will explore one of the oldest hobbies known to us, an activity that is fun for all ages. In this session, you will explore the basics of designing a puzzle with a theme and creating the pieces to fit together with other students. Once the designs are completed, puzzle pieces will then be exchanged with other students and a unique puzzle design will result. Become a piece of the New Hampton puzzle!

Leaders: Anne Alosa & Kathy Bird