Arts-X-press is a summer arts immersion program for 7th and 8th grade students created by the Pacific Symphony in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair. 150 students are nominated by teachers throughout Orange County to come together for 5 days of creative exploration each summer. The program has two goals: 1) To expose students to all 5 performing and visual arts; and 2) To foster respect for and interest in each student’s individuality, talents, interests, and background.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Ever Amazing Counselor's Blog: Part 1

Yo yo yo dawgie fresh! This is the amazing and FABULOUSLY awesome counselors James, Laurel, Kit and Tim, writing to update all you new AXP Artist Parents! I know you're all concerned on the status of your creative children. As of 20 minutes and 27 seconds ago, your artists are now in full sleep mode, getting ready for a full day of of Laguna antics and fine Vanguard dining. Oh yes, it has been declared unanimously that your artists LOVE the food over here at our new home. The artists are also excited to meet Marvin, our cafeteria buddy here at Vanguard. (Ask your kids about Marvin later.)

Your artists had an exciting day full of bonding, art making, shakespearian insults, and crazy high fiving actors. After a hearty meal at breakfast, (complete with PANCAKES!), the budding artists got to experience Creative Expression and then their Arts Workshops, all with riddles in between provided by us wonderful counselors to keep them on their toes. After another fantastic meal for lunch, we all got treated to an awesome theater workshop with the director of the Shakespeare production we were about to see. Us counselors now know that your artists have mad rapping skills. word.

Next, we had a "crazy sick" bonding activity where we got to really think about who we appreciate in our own "crazy sick" lives. Finally, the artists were all excited for the highly anticipated Shakespeare By The Sea production of "Love's Labour's Lost" in Laguna Niguel, the big LN! Your own artists can fill you in on all the details about the amazing production ;)

And here we are now, getting ready for our new day with our 50 new homies. Catch you on the flipside G! (That's arts-x-press talk for "See you Tuesday night G!")

-The amazing counselors,
James a.k.a. Chinchilla, Kit-Kat, L Money, & Tim Geezy

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