The Banyan Odyssey

Banyan LiFT Summer Program “Story Telling 101”

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Explore the Oral Tradition by creating, scripting, and adding sound effects to an original story Guest speaker: Professional Story teller Fieldtrip: Seminole Library

June 17-21 “Through Your Lens”

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Learn Photography (People/Nature/Still Life), create a photo journal of the week Guest Speaker: Michele Hurm, Photographer Fieldtrip: Movie – “Aladdin”

June 24-28 “I’ve Got the Music in Me”

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Identify the characteristics of various genres of music. What makes a song rock, country… Guest Artists: Ries Bros Band Field Trip: Capitol Theater, Tampa

July 1-3 “Sports and Games”

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Compete in various sports and games: water sports, charades, family feud, whiffle ball, etc. Field Trip: Rays Stadium

July 8-12 “The World of Art”

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Examine many different art styles and experiment with our own. Guest Speaker: Sue Ebert Field Trip: Whim So Doodle Art Studio

July 15-19 :Looking Back in History”

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A step back in time, bringing US History to life and getting to know some of our most famous citizens Field Trip: James Museum of Western Art, St. Petersburg, FL

July 22-26 “Christmas in July”

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The focus will be on giving back to our community: service projects, identifying need, being the solution.