In this class we will harvest the height of the seasons fruits and vegetables and learn how to preserve them. Equipment, recipes and techniques will be demonstrated and will make preserves and can vegetables for the winter months ahead. Students will leave with several jars to add to their pantries.
August 23-27
ages 10 and up
Harness the incredible, invisible power of wind! We’ll try and figure out where wind comes from, and learn to predict its behavior. We’ll get hands-on experience of aerodynamics and lift as we tinker with wind powered machines and vehicles. Go sailing, build a wind turbine, play with a paragliding wing, design kites and gliders! Special guest: Gever Tulley, paragliding instructor and founder
of the Tinkering School.
Drop off/pick up: Crissy Field.
A Curious Summer is a series of one-of-a-kind workshops driven by the curiosity of your child. We aim to induce wonder and spark enthusiasm for the everyday world around us. We consider play, the mysterious work of the child, to be an advanced and sophisticated endeavor, profoundly central to a child’s individual development and theories about the world. A Curious Summer workshops encourage discovery through free play, tinkering, and imagination.
Each week we will undertake a unique project. At the end of the week kids will share their experience with family and friends in a reception that showcases their discoveries. On some weeks we will use the Studio for Urban Projects storefront as our home base, turning it into a laboratory and point of departure for urban excursions. Other weeks we will meet at locations around the city.
For more information about A Curious Summer, please visit acurious.org, contact us at info@acurious.org, or by phone at 415.627.7966.
A Curious Summer is conceived by Bryan Welch and Marina McDougall. Each week will be led by Bryan Welch along with special guests.
August 16-20
ages 6 and up
Through the lenses of science, art, and narrative, we’ll explore life IN, OF and ON the ocean. We’ll study the incredible diversity of adaptations that ocean creatures have developed in order to thrive in San Francisco waters. We’ll study the life cycle of the crab, and go on a crab catch-and-release adventure. We’ll come face to face with a Humbolt squid, and make art with squid ink. We’ll visit ships of all shapes and sizes, and immerse ourselves in the maritime culture and history of our city.
Special guests: Gulf of the Farallones Visitor Center’s Justin Holl and Peter Winch; and printmaker Julie Whitcomb. Drop off/pick up at Crissy Field.
A Curious Summer is a series of one-of-a-kind workshops driven by the curiosity of your child. We aim to induce wonder and spark enthusiasm for the everyday world around us. We consider play, the mysterious work of the child, to be an advanced and sophisticated endeavor, profoundly central to a child’s individual development and theories about the world. A Curious Summer workshops encourage discovery through free play, tinkering, and imagination.
Each week we will undertake a unique project. At the end of the week kids will share their experience with family and friends in a reception that showcases their discoveries. On some weeks we will use the Studio for Urban Projects storefront as our home base, turning it into a laboratory and point of departure for urban excursions. Other weeks we will meet at locations around the city.
For more information about A Curious Summer, please visit acurious.org, contact us at info@acurious.org, or by phone at 415.627.7966.
A Curious Summer is conceived by Bryan Welch and Marina McDougall. Each week will be led by Bryan Welch along with special guests.
August 9-13
ages 6 and up
Beginning with a mountain of cardboard and other found materials, we will transform our studio into a labyrinth filled with secret passageways, hidden treasures, and other creations that emerge from our imaginations. We’ll work with pulleys, levers, and kinetic energy to make booby traps and mechanical surprises. Visiting artists will help us work with scale, texture, bricolage, and assist in creating costumes for our heroes and monsters. At the end of the week, we’ll throw a party and open our labyrinth to the public.
Drop off/pick up at the Studio for Urban Projects.
A Curious Summer is a series of one-of-a-kind workshops driven by the curiosity of your child. We aim to induce wonder and spark enthusiasm for the everyday world around us. We consider play, the mysterious work of the child, to be an advanced and sophisticated endeavor, profoundly central to a child’s individual development and theories about the world. A Curious Summer workshops encourage discovery through free play, tinkering, and imagination.
Each week we will undertake a unique project. At the end of the week kids will share their experience with family and friends in a reception that showcases their discoveries. On some weeks we will use the Studio for Urban Projects storefront as our home base, turning it into a laboratory and point of departure for urban excursions. Other weeks we will meet at locations around the city.
For more information about A Curious Summer, please visit acurious.org, contact us at info@acurious.org, or by phone at 415.627.7966.
A Curious Summer is conceived by Bryan Welch and Marina McDougall. Each week will be led by Bryan Welch along with special guests.
