FCC-Austin

FCC-Austin Chinese Culture Camp, 2011 Enrollment ends April 30th 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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•	State of Texas: March 1, 2011 to April 1, 2011
•	Nationwide: April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011
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•	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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•	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.
spaceholder 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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•	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
spaceholder 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.
spaceholder 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.