For our 2015 spring quarter, we offer the following workshops:
April 6 - June 14
Please note: no workshops will be held on Monday, May 25, 2015
(click on workshop titles to see full descriptions)
RISING UP
Tracing the histories of people's movements for justice. Have you ever believed in something so strongly you're willing to stand up, speak out, or fight for it?
Ages 10 - 15
Mondays 10am - 3pm
April 6 - June 8
$550. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
EXTRA SAUCE: CUISINE LAB
Eat your experiments. Learn to think like a cook and a scientist. Engaging recipes, precise measurements, and observations about food and the body.
Ages 9 -15
Tuesdays 3pm - 6pm
April 7 - June 9
$350. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
FIELD NOTES
Outdoor adventure, exploration, observation and recording in the woods, fields and streams of Hudson.
Ages 8 - 15
Wednesdays 10am - 3pm
April 8 - June 10
$550. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
SPACE 101
A weekly space by and for Hudson teens, with Claire Cousin: youth-led media, music, conversations and campaigns.
Ages 14 and up
Thursdays 4pm - 7pm, as well as special events and workshops
Free - donations welcome!
FACT OR FICTION?!
A teen film series. Investigating documentary film through screenings and discussion, and expanding the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction.
Ages 15 and up
Film screening at Basilica Hudson: Tuesdays 7pm-8:30pm
Workshop at Kite's Nest: Wednesdays 4pm-7pm
April 8 - June 10
$350. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
HIDDEN HISTORIES
What do we really know about our past? An inquiry into how history is created, recorded, altered—and erased—for posterity.
Ages 8 - 15
Fridays 10am - 3pm
April 10 - June 12
$550. Sliding-scale program fees are available for families who qualify.
RIVER CITY GARDEN:
ROOTS & REBELS GARDEN CLUB
Growing food and growing justice. Come get your hands dirty at the River City Garden!
Ages 7 - 14
Fridays 3pm - 6pm at the River City Garden
Beginning May 1st
Free for Hudson residents - donations welcome!
We will also welcome back HATCH, a teaching cooperative of local homeschooling families hosted in the Kite's Nest space on Thursdays from 9:30am - 2:30pm for ages 12 and up. All enrollment and inquiries for the HATCH programs can go through their facebook page: www.facebook.com/HATCHHudson or by emailing Larissa Phillips at larissa.phillips@gmail.com.
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.