For our 2014 spring quarter, we offered the following workshops:
April 7 - June 15
(click on workshop titles to see full descriptions)
WOODWORKING FOR GIRLS
Forest to furniture with women woodworkers, in collaboration with Perfect Ten After School.
Mondays 3-5pm
Ages 10 - 13
$300. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
April 7 - June 9.
FROM SCRATCH
Story, history, culture and craft: elements and experiences of a meal, from scratch.
Ages 8 - 13.
Tuesdays 10am - 3pm
$550. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
April 8 - June 10.
COMICS CLUB
A workshop about discovering the art and craft of visual storytelling. With illustrator Ira Marcks.
Wednesdays 3pm - 6pm, beginning April 23.
Ages 8 - 13
$300. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
April 23 - June 11.
GEOGRAPHIES OF STUFF
A geographical investigation: where does our stuff come from? And where does it go?
Thursdays 10am - 3pm
Ages 8 - 13
$550. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
April 10 - June 12
EXPLODED AXON!
Living architecture, biology, design, and the natural world.
Fridays 10am - 3pm
Ages 10 - 15
$550. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
April 11 - June 13.
STORY
A creative writing program exploring the art of fiction with Jennifer Wai-Lan Strodl.
Saturdays 10am - noon
Ages 10 - 15
$350. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
April 12 - June 14
ROOTS & REBELS
Urban sustainability and food justice for teens. Design and build a garden from the roots up!
Ages 13 - 17, beginning April 27.
Sundays 2pm - 6pm
$400. Scholarships are available for qualifying Hudson resident teens.
April 27 - June 15
INTERESTED? HERE'S WHAT TO DO:
Our workshops fill up very quickly, so please get in touch right away to enroll.
If your child has already participated in a Kite's Nest program, please email hello@kitesnest.org or call 518-945-8445 to enroll.
If your child is new to Kite's Nest:
1. Fill out this form, email hello@kitesnest.org, or call 518-945-8445.
2. We'll contact you shortly and plan to meet or speak on the phone to talk, answer your questions, and learn about your child.
3. We'll send you our registration form, to be returned with a deposit before the start of programs.
Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.