Course Catalog
Enrollment for Summer Programs Begins March 28
Grades 5-8
Summer Program: For the Birds – Puppet Building & Performance
Led by Katie Swider
In-Person
This camp has reached capacity, but a waitlist is available.
Through a special partnership with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, students will spend 10 weeks learning to build puppets based on birds found at the Zoo. Students will take field trips to the Zoo to photograph birds and engage in first-hand learning from the teens of the W.I.L.D. program at the Zoo.
Students will select birds from their experience at the Zoo and transform them into puppets. After examining materials and notes from their trip to the Zoo, they will also learn how to move and operate their puppets realistically.
At the end of the 10-week camp, students will return to the Zoo to perform with their puppet creations!
No previous puppet or theatre experience is required. Families are invited to attend a special performance at the Zoo at the end of the 10-week camp!
Location
Cathedral Arts Project
207 N. Laura Street, 2nd Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32202
This summer camp is funded by The Jim Moran Foundation.
Camp Dates | May 30 – August 6
Wednesdays & Fridays
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Katie Swider
Theatre Teaching Artist Fellow
Katie provides theatre instruction at multiple schools and sites throughout the year. When not in the classroom, she assists the Program Team in an administrative role and leads an arts-integrated environmental science and theatre program in partnership with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Katie has worked professionally as an actor and director in Florida and Ohio and enjoys being an active part of the Jacksonville theatre community. In addition to acting and directing, Katie is also a talented writer, singer, costume designer and puppet creator. Katie joined the CAP team as the first full-time theatre teaching artist fellow in 2018.
Metered parking is available throughout Downtown and can be paid for via a mobile app or quarters. Camp will be held on the 2nd floor of the CAP offices.