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OUr program and guests 2010
2nd Annual
BRINGING YOU A PIECE OF ETHIOPIA TO THE HEART OF VIRGINIA! WITH ALL THE MUSIC BEING PLAYED, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT, THE CAMP AMBIANCE WILL BE TRANSFORMED TO TAKE US ALL BACK TO ETHIOPIA.
Here you will find a summary of our preliminary Camp program for 2017 . Please note that this is the preliminary program summary and may be updated from time to time before it is finalized.
Distinguished Guests
- Keynote Addresses
- Expert speakers
- Ethiopian-Americans who are positive role models
- Raising first generation Ethiopian-American: A discussion on how to incorporate and benefit from including cultural awareness in our daily lives: ways to utilize the best of the Ethiopian and American cultures for the benefit of our kids
- Growing up in America, A panel discussion: Hear it directly from the youngsters, the challenges and the opportunities of growing up in America
- Home and School Partnership: Implication to Children of Diverse
- Struggle for identity
- Traveling to Ethiopia
- Ethiopian History & Culture for both Kids and Adults
- Ethiopian Etiquette
- Adult language session
- Age appropriate Amharic language classes for kids
- Ethiopian cooking
- Hair and skin care
Activities
- Ethiopian traditional art & craft for kids: get your kids ready for the annual t-shirt design competition!
- Ethiopian children’s songs and games
- Traditional dance for entire family
- Traditional Instrument “petting Zoo”
- Ethiopian traditional musical instruments played by professional musicians
- Multiple Ethiopian Coffee Ceremonies: will have ice cream and more for kids
- Take the opportunity to get your hair braided
- Traditional story telling
- Campfire
- Ethiopian themed movie
- Expanded Gebeya
Sponsors
Speakers
WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT ETHIOPIA
Kelemsis Gedlu, a native of Ethiopia, has been a teacher by profession for over 15 years. His experience includes teaching English as a foreign language
GROWING UP IN AMERICA
Eskinder Zewdu is a senior Electrical and Computer Engineering major at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. He hails from
GROWING UP IN AMERICA
Mikael “Mickey” Getahun is an exemplary young man who is a rising sophomore at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mickey is 20 years old and
GROWING UP IN AMERICA
Meheret Endeshaw is a 2008 graduate in Psychology from Whitman College in Washington State. Her interest in heath education started at a young age.
LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, WHERE RACE AND FAMILY MEET
BEVERLY N. CLARKE, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW is the Director of Project Wait No Longer: Permanency for Foster Youth, a Barker initiative
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Bizunesh Wubie is currently an associate professor of early childhood education at Marshall University Graduate School of Education and Professional Development,
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
It all started with a fur ball called Nikita, a 9-pound dog, a Maltese, who came into my life in 1999. The strong bond I formed with this little innocent
WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT ETHIOPIA
Kelemsis Gedlu, a native of Ethiopia, has been a teacher by profession for over 15 years. His experience includes teaching English as a foreign language
GROWING UP IN AMERICA
Eskinder Zewdu is a senior Electrical and Computer Engineering major at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. He hails from
GROWING UP IN AMERICA
Mikael “Mickey” Getahun is an exemplary young man who is a rising sophomore at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mickey is 20 years old and
GROWING UP IN AMERICA
Meheret Endeshaw is a 2008 graduate in Psychology from Whitman College in Washington State. Her interest in heath education started at a young age.
LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, WHERE RACE AND FAMILY MEET
BEVERLY N. CLARKE, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW is the Director of Project Wait No Longer: Permanency for Foster Youth, a Barker initiative
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Bizunesh Wubie is currently an associate professor of early childhood education at Marshall University Graduate School of Education and Professional Development,
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
It all started with a fur ball called Nikita, a 9-pound dog, a Maltese, who came into my life in 1999. The strong bond I formed with this little innocent
Instructors
HAIR AND SKIN SESSION
Hair and Skin care has been a growing topic and concern for parents of all ethnic backgrounds. The key is to have a positive outlook about natural
LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR ALL – MESSAGE IN AMHARIC
Our camp has a special focus on language, as we strongly believe language is key in connecting our kids to their heritage and culture. As such, we continue to offer both children’s and adult’s language classes. This year we have language session with a bit of a twist
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ETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONY
GENET ASTATKE – We are pleased to welcome GENET ASTATKE-FAISON as our resident educational specialist. She has taught in Fairfax county school system for 7 years and in Washington, DC for 6 years.
LEARN MOREHAIR AND SKIN SESSION
Hair and Skin care has been a growing topic and concern for parents of all ethnic backgrounds. The key is to have a positive outlook about natural
LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR ALL – MESSAGE IN AMHARIC
Our camp has a special focus on language, as we strongly believe language is key in connecting our kids to their heritage and culture. As such, we continue to offer both children’s and adult’s language classes. This year we have language session with a bit of a twist
LEARN MOREETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONY
GENET ASTATKE – We are pleased to welcome GENET ASTATKE-FAISON as our resident educational specialist. She has taught in Fairfax county school system for 7 years and in Washington, DC for 6 years.
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