FCC-Austin Chinese Culture Camp, 2011

Chinese Culture Camp has sold out. Please contact Becky Harding to get on a waitlist.

Logistics
 
August 8 to 12, 2011
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church
7050 Village Center and Far West Blvd., Austin, Texas 78731
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Open Enrollment
State of Texas: March 1, 2011 to April 1, 2011
Nationwide: April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011
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Cost
Member Pricing: $200/first child and $175/each additional child
Non-member Pricing: $225/child
Scholarships may be available on a needs basis. Contact Becky Harding for details.
To join FCC-Austin, please visit our Membership Page.
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How to Register
Print and complete the Registration Form.
Print and sign the Release and Indemnity Agreement.
Send the above forms and a $35/child deposit to Becky Harding by April 30th. Her address is on the forms.
Send the final payment by June 1st to:
FCC-Austin
P.O. Box 270052
Austin, TX 78727
Attn: Becky Harding

Each family will receive an email confirmation of their registration. The nonrefundable $35 per child deposit required with the registration materials will be applied toward the total payment due by June 1st. This secures your child’s placement at the camp. A camp shirt is included in the registration price.

Printable camp brochures are available.

Goals
To empower our Chinese-American children, to strengthen their ties to the Chinese culture in sessions teaching Chinese language, heritage, and cultural activities.
To expand ethnic identity and build self-esteem, helping better prepare our children to respond to prejudice by developing skills for dealing with racism.
To kindle new and close friendships, explore mutual adoption journeys, and build a sense of lasting community among children who share similar histories.
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Eligibility and Placement
Children, ages 5–13, adopted from China and their siblings are eligible to participate in this camp. Students will be enrolled in a class based on the grade they will be entering the next school year.
Pink Bunnies: Kindergartners
Green Monkeys: 1st and 2nd graders
Blue Pandas: 3rd and 4th graders
Orange Tigers: 5th and 6th graders
Red Dragons: 7th and 8th graders
High school-aged young people are invited to participate as assistant counselors for no fee, yet should complete the registration materials as well.
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Content
Adoption journeys and self-identity
Asian-American pride project and performance
Sons of China tribe time each day
Asian festivals
Chinese games and songs
Chinese jump rope
Chopstick races
Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu lessons
Kite building
Lion dance participation
Mahjong lessons
Mandarin vocabulary, conversation, and character instruction
Media presentations created by the oldest group
Provinces of China and geography exploration
Ribbon making and dancing
Tea ceremony
Tools for combating racism and building tolerance
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Service Project
Each camper will create a pillow for the Texas Oncology program to assist and comfort patients seeking treatment for cancer during the chemotherapy process.
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Teachers
Linda Cao: Lion Dancing
Stephen Chao and Rick Gabrillo: Musical Preparations
Xiwei Chen: Chinese Games and Songs
Stacey Cone, Ph.D., and Yvonne Lim Wilson: Media Presentation
Fursey Gotuaco: Community Building and Team Bonding
Em Hardy, Ph.D., and Pat Morgan, BA; LPC—Counseling, Social Work: Adoption
Sharon Lai, Kathy Lin, Ruth Tang, and Valerie Zhoung, Ph.D.: Chinese Language
Santanu Rahman: Kung Fu Lessons
Joyce Wu, Ph.D.: Asian Music and Instruments

Leadership
Rowena Fong, Ed.D., and Becky Harding: Camp Co-Directors
FCC Officers

Each class will have adult Asian-American counselors assisting teachers and supervising and nurturing the children. We strive for a 1:5 ratio in all class sections.