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Anansi Catches the Storytelling Bug - Wenger familyAnansiCatchesTheStorytellingBug-WengerFamily.jpg (552 KB)
The Wenger family of Kids and Cultures will present their new story show Anansi Catches the Storytelling Bug. Pictured (left to right) are Kristina (aka Storytelling Bug), Katia (aka Book Worm), Timm (aka Anansi), and Thaniel (aka Props Master). For more information visit www.KidsAndCultures.com/Anansi.
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Aislinn Carty, of Mountville, pops a balloon as part of a birthday game during Monday's Cuba session of Cultures of the World Family Camp.
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Parents and children will “visit” five continents at Cultures of the World Family Camp in August. Pictured are families who have participated in previous family events sponsored by Kids and Cultures.
Cultures of the World Day Camp: June 29, 2007 India / A Dramatic Peaceindia-2-004.jpg (1.41 MB)
Mr. John Protopapas greets the campers at Cultures of the World Day Camp on Friday.
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Mrs. Oyku Ak (center) explains the Turkish snack that she and Miss Ceyda Sablak (left) shared with campers as part of Thursday's Cultures of the World Day Camp.
Cultures of the World Day Camp: June 27, 2007 Egypt / Refugee Awarenessegypt2065.jpg (1.14 MB)
Co-director Mrs. Kristina Wenger (left) and Thaniel Wenger (center) stamp campers' passports and Mrs. Diana Abdelshahid of Egypt (second from left) welcome campers to "Egypt" at Cultures of the World Day Camp on Wednesday.
Cultures of the World Day Camp: June 26, 2007 Peru / African Dance & Drummingperu2122.jpg (1.34 MB)
Mrs. Ynes Cardona-Gonzalez (in the red shirt, back row), Bryan Gonzalez (in the white shirt, back row), and Raul Gonzalez (right) teach campers how to dance the Huaylash--a typical Peruvian dance--at Cultures of the World Day Camp on Tuesday.
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Mr. Anton Oberg (in the striped shirt) teaches campers how to lasso "reindeer" at Cultures of the World Day Camp on Monday.
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Mr. John Protopapas plays the sitar as he shares about India at Friday's Cultures of the World Day Camp.
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Ceyda Sablak (in blue) and Oyku Ak (with the pink scarf) help campers make a Turkish-style "good luck" wall-hanging as part of Thursday's Cultures of the World Day Camp.
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Barbara Witmer (left) of Church World Services Immigration and Refugees program helps campers find the countries of refugee children that they talked about at Cultures of the World Day Camp on Wednesday. June 20 is World Refugee Day.
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Mrs. Diana Abdelshahid of Egypt (left) teaches campers how to play an Egyptian version of Tug of War at Wednesday's Cultures of the World Day Camp.
Cultures of the World Day Camp: June 19, 2007 Peru / African Dance & Drummingperu1-hirez.JPG (634 KB)
Raul Gonzalez (right) and Bryan Gonzalez (back center)help campers get ready to dance the Huaylash dance of Peru at Cultures of the World Day Camp on Tuesday.
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Mr. Anton Oberg of Sweden shows campers how to lasso reindeer.
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Klodiana Hajdari, left, teaches a typical Albanian dance to campers at Cultures of the World Day Camp, sponsored by Kids and Cultures and Millersville International House.
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Camper John Ogilvie shows a page of his travel scrapbook at Cultures of the World Day Camp, sponsored by Kids and Cultures and Millersville International House.
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Campers show off the “spring bracelets” (an Albanian activity) they made at Cultures of the World Day Camp, sponsored by Kids and Cultures and Millersville International House.
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Hui-Ling Singer, director of the Chinese Language and Culture School, demonstrates Chinese calligraphy to campers at Cultures of the World Day Camp, sponsored by Kids and Cultures and Millersville International House.
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Campers inside a replica of a typical Taino hut, pose with Melissa Morales-Vazquez, who shared about Puerto Rican culture at Cultures of the World Day Camp, sponsored by Kids and Cultures and Millersville International House.
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Dale Hornberger (left) and his son Dustin play a dulcimer during last year's Appalachia Club session.
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
August 7, 2006
Cultures of the World Club for Families Seeks Travelers
(Lancaster, Pa.) Families with elementary school children can travel the globe again this school year without leaving Lancaster County. Kids and Cultures, an educational non-profit organization based in Lancaster, is presenting nine Cultures of the World Club sessions for families. Each month families can attend a 75-minute club session that focuses on one country or culture. Together, families will learn about the geography and climate, learn interesting facts (details about the people, animals, and/or historical significance), play a game, hear a folktale, make a related craft, and taste a snack from the featured country or culture.
Destinations include Kenya, Afghanistan, India, Puerto Rico, China, Brazil, Finland, Turkey, and Mali. The Camp will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at Millersville International House (MIH), 321 Manor Avenue, Millersville, Pa. Families can sign up for "The World Tour" to visit all nine destinations or pick and choose "A La Carte" one or more destinations they would like to visit.
The concept for the Cultures of the World Club for Families came in part from the successful week-long summer day camps that Kids and Cultures has co-sponsored with MIH the past three summers. “We designed the Club to extend cultural learning throughout the year for the families of campers and for other interested families,” says Timm Wenger, who with his wife Kristina, are founders of Kids and Cultures. A dozen families, from as far away as York and Mohnton, participated in last year’s Club series.
Abby Legaspi, who traveled from York with her husband and four children to attend last year’s series of Club sessions, recommends the Cultures of the World Club for Families. “Each meeting was a highlight of the month for our family. In addition to learning basic facts about each country, we grew in understanding of the similarities we share with people of other cultures, and the differences in our food, toys, games, and lifestyles that reflect our different environments and histories. Our children left each meeting enthusiastic about what they had learned and already anticipating the next one.”
The Club meets monthly from September to May and pre-registration is required. Complete registration information is available at www.KidsAndCultures.com or by calling 717-290-6948. Kids and Cultures also presents interactive storytelling shows including Treasures of the World, AnimalWhys, Why Why Why in the World?, CELEBRATE! World Holidays for Kids, and A World of Sillies. Their presentations feature folktales from around the world and are appropriate for school assemblies, scout groups, and other children’s events.
For more information about this article, please contact:
Timm and Kristina Wenger
Kids and Cultures
717-290-6948
www.KidsAndCultures.com
info@KidsAndCultures.com
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Mark Rutter of The Dixielanders leads children in singing and marching to As the Saints Go Marching In.
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Heather Miller as "Sissy Boudreaux," tells about growing up in Louisiana. Here she demonstrates catching and cooking crawfish.
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Kristina Wenger (right) and Ross Elementary School students act out a southern folktale of how fire came to live with people.
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Dennis Brooks (left) demonstrates how to play a dulcimer during Cultures of the World Club for Families at Millersville International House. The destination in September was Appalachia, USA. The Club also meets at Ephrata Public Library on the first Friday of each month.
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Timm Wenger performs at the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy with Thaniel (as the Lion), Katia (as the Elephant) and two audience members as the Zebra and Monkey.
Kids and Cultures photo by Kristina Wenger
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Kids and Cultures presents A World of Sillies, an interactive family event featuring funny folktales and make-it-and-take-it crafts from around the world.
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Kids and Cultures presents A World of Sillies, an interactive family event featuring funny folktales and make-it-and-take-it crafts from around the world.
Kids and Cultures photo by Timm Wenger
