Common Ground Center Family Camp
2008 Week One: August 2 - August 8

Most information about camp is the same for all three weeks. Please choose from the links on the right to find this type of information. Please remember that all classes are subject to change.

Week One Staff

Adult Programming: Marc Kornbluh (glass), Mark Adams (massage), Anita Pandolphe-Ruchman (journaling), Nicki Marshall (dance)

Multiage Programming: Dew B. Wilde (drumming), Veronica Gadbois (crafts), Elana Davidson (Swimming, etc.) & Kim Dunkley (Swimming, etc.)

Youth and Teen Program Teachers: David Kirsch, Elana Davidson, Dew B. Wilde and Vanessa Anton

Morning Yoga Instructor: Mark Adams

Evening Entertainment: Orientation, Jeh Kulu, The Big Show

Camp Director: Carole Blane
Site Coordinator & Yawn Editor: Peg Kamens
Nurse: Vanessa Anton
Cooks & Kitchen Staff: Tessa Holmes & Geoff Gohacki, Charlie Cunningham, Veronica Gadbois, Brett Knight, Zoe Leas, Liz Ritter, Niko Pruesse, Kim Dunkley, Samantha and Georgio Mi
VFP (Volunteers for Peace) Construction Leaders: Veronica Gadbois & Francis Goodman
Mediator/Photo/Video: Jim Mendell
Photo: Anita Pandolphe-Ruchman
Video: Rhoen Pruesse-Adams
Administrative Coordinator: Elin Melchior
Big Show Coordinator: Dew B. Wilde
Games for Fast Eaters: Nicki Marshall
Other Staff: Lori Biamonte, Sylvain Gilson

2008 Week One Schedule:

6:30-7:30 – YOGA with Mark Adams – Hay Barn –

Ease into your day with conscious intent. Early morning yoga is about meditation, breath and asana (yoga postures) skillfully woven together to create a truly "in- the- body experience". Muscles are warmed up and gently stretched, the mind is sharpened as we work to release accumulated stress and we are encouraged to expand our capacity for life-giving breath, revitalizing our cells, enabling us to say a huge "YES!" to life.

Mark trained in California and England, and practiced holistic massage and acupressure in England. Mark and Niko Preusse own and operate a massage school in South Burlington.

8:45-12:00 ALL KIDS 3-11 REPORT TO KIDVILLE

ALPHAS
YOUTH LEADERS David Kirsch
David says, “ I love kids, animals, nature, music,cooking, electronics, bike riding, kite flying, and art of all kinds. I will bring with me the magic of giant soap bubbles and fancifully-scented homemade playdough! Let’s build boats out of sticks and launch them down the creek!”

KIDVILLE KIDS
YOUTH LEADERS Elana Davidson and Dew B. Wilde

9:00 – 10:15 & 10:30 – 11:45 – ADULT MORNING PROGRAMMING (TEENS WELCOME)

GLASS WORK with Marc Kornbluh – Old Workshop - (Full Morning)
Beads, Pendents and Marbles – A hard glass technique. Check out his website for examples.
Marc is a glass artist in Nebraska. Before switching to arts and crafts full-time, he opened and ran the Olive Branch bakery in Burlington. Marc has great plans for making glass insects this summer. Check out his work at www.kornbluhdesign.com.

JOURNALING with Anita Pandolphe-Ruchman

DANCE with Nicki Marshall
Nicki has been coming to CCG with her mom and brother since it's first year, when she was a teenager. After taking a couple of years off while she was studying at Mount Holyoke College, she came back as a staff person (as well as a happy camper), teaching dance and yoga and working in the youth programs. Nicki has been living in NYC since 2000 as a post-modern and West African dancer, a choreographer, and a singer. As a choreographer, she and her collaborator, Helen Tocci, have performed their work, combining voice and movement, at numerous NYC venues. Nicki has produced three evenings of dance at WOW Café Theater. She is currently dancing for Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance. Nicki is a certified yoga instructor, experienced dance teacher, and a Reiki practitioner. She teaches dance and yoga to 2 year olds - adults through the Brooklyn Arts Exchange, National Dance Institute, and other studios all over NYC.

MASSAGE with Mark Adams
Mark trained in California and England, and practiced holistic massage and acupressure in England. Mark and Niko Preusse own and operate a massage school in South Burlington.

VFP PROJECTS with Veronica Gadbois & Francis Goodman - (Full Morning)
There are a variety of construction projects that will happen under the guidance of Veronica and Francis. Try your hand at layering brick and/or wielding a hammer. PLEASE wear closed toed shoes and participate in the safety course offered Saturday pm right after dinner.
Veronica, long-time member of the CCG community, received her Master's Degree in Education in 1999. Her undergraduate degrees are in Fine Art and French, which she teaches to middle school children.
Francis is a fourth-generation mid-western organic dairy farmer. He is active in farm organizing and works locally with several organizations, like the national Family Farm Coalition and The national Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture. He is committed to preserving family farms and providing a safe and affordable food supply for consumers. You can buy cheese from him at www.cedargrovecheese.com.

12:00 – LUNCH

1:00 – 4:00 – TEEN PROGRAM –MEET IN TEEN ROOM IN KIDVILLE

TEEN LEADERS - Vanessa Anton
Vanessa is a full-time student and mother studying life and searching for the ultimate career. She loves chocolate, travel, her convertible and her laugh is contagious. She is trained as an EMT, is American Red Cross certified, a BLS (Basic Life Saving) instructor, a Farm certified mid-wife assistant, an Interfaith Minister and a holistic health counselor in NY state. She worked with teens last year and will again. She loves them because she thinks she is still one.

2:30 – 4:30 – MULTI-AGE PROGRAMMING – ALL AGES

DRUMMING with Dew B. Wilde, CRAFTS with Veronica Gadbois,

SWIM AND OTHER EXCURSIONS with Kim Dunkley & Elana Davidson
MEET ON THE SIDE OF FARMHOUSE NEAR THE DRIVEWAY

ALL DAY - BY APPOINTMENT – MULTI-AGE PROGRAMMING

VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY – Jim Mendell & Rhoen Pruesse-Adams UPSTAIRS/FARMHOUSE
Jim is available to work with a group or individuals on a camp project or honing your own personal skills.

KITCHEN AND OTHER STAFF

Tessa and Geoff have been living bi-coastal for the past few years - summers in VT and winters in Mendocino, CA - with their two boys, Miro and Emmett. In the summers Tessa is a wedding photographer and Geoff is running his catering business. Winters see less work for Tessa and Geoff doing construction. It's a rough life. This is Tessa's 7th summer and Geoff's 3rd. They met cooking at a massage school in northern California that has similar food to CCG and never thought they might do it again in Vermont. Tessa has no formal training but Geoff has been to Vegan Culinary school and graduated from Evergreen College and the New England Culinary Institute. He then went on to become a chef instructor for them.

Carole Blane has been coming to Camp for 7 years. She is the mother of 3 daughters, the wife of Steve and owner of 2 dogs and a guinea pig. In her former life she produced TV commercials and an independent film. She loves to work with people and organize things; hence the job as Camp Director. When she’s not doing CGC work she homeschools Eve, cares for Megan and Rebecca, volunteers for La Leche League and Attachment Parenting International. She is also a Lactation Consultant. She loves college basketball, reading, and hiking and Camp Common Ground.

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