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OUr program and guests 2012
4th 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 2012 . Please note that this is the preliminary program summary and may be updated from time to time before it is finalized.
All About Injera
- “No Biking in The House Without a Helmet”
- Pass It On!
- The Power Of You
- Ethiopian & African-American Historical Relations for adults and kids
- Ethiopian History
- Growing Up In America, a panel discussion: Hear it directly from teens and young adult, exploring the challenges and the opportunities of growing up in America
- Raising A 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
- Language Sessions for both adults and kids
- Intensive Dance Workshop
- The Foundation Of Ethiopian Cooking, including making Injera
- Have Fun Making Ingocha
- Hair & Skincare Session/Consultation
- Masinko & Washint Lessons for both adults and kids
Activities
- Ethiopian Decathlon / Olympics & Field Day
- The Marvels Of Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Traditional Art & Craft
- Ethiopian Children’s Songs And Games
- Traditional Dance for entire family
- Ethiopian traditional musical instruments played by professional musicians
- Multiple Ethiopian Coffee Ceremonies with traditional snacks, as well as ice cream and more for kids
- Take the opportunity to get your hair braided
- Discover A Piece Of Your Heritage At The Camp “Traditional Fashion Display”
- Map it?
- Campfire
- Ethiopian themed movie
- Expanded Gebeya
- Musical Sendoff with the performance of our own Dance Group
Speakers
ALL ABOUT INJERA
We all know and in fact, love Injera, which is a staple of our food and culture. Therefore, we have decided to put the limelight on Injera this year. In this
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“NO BIKING IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT A HELMET”
MELISSA FAY GREENE is well known for her 2006 book, “There is No Me Without You”, an account of one Ethiopian woman’s journey to save the lives
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ETHIOPIAN & AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL RELATIONS
This session will show the major historical characters and events that occurred over the last 200 years between Ethiopians and African-Americans, from the
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GROWING UP IN AMERICA
NEHEMIAH A. MARKOS is a rising junior at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Born in Alexandria, VA and was raised throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
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GROWING UP IN AMERICA
is one of Melissa Fay Greene’s Ethiopian-born children who arrived from Ethiopia in 2007 at age of 13. He is now 18 years old, and a
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ETHIOPIAN COOKING
is one of Melissa Fay Greene’s Ethiopian-born children who arrived from Ethiopia in 2002 at age 5. She is 16 years old, and a rising high
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GROWING UP IN AMERICA
was born and raised in Virginia and is an 18 year old sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University, majoring in biology, with a chemistry minor.
LEARN MOREALL ABOUT INJERA
We all know and in fact, love Injera, which is a staple of our food and culture. Therefore, we have decided to put the limelight on Injera this year. In this
LEARN MORE“NO BIKING IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT A HELMET”
MELISSA FAY GREENE is well known for her 2006 book, “There is No Me Without You”, an account of one Ethiopian woman’s journey to save the lives
LEARN MOREETHIOPIAN & AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL RELATIONS
This session will show the major historical characters and events that occurred over the last 200 years between Ethiopians and African-Americans, from the
LEARN MOREGROWING UP IN AMERICA
NEHEMIAH A. MARKOS is a rising junior at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Born in Alexandria, VA and was raised throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
LEARN MOREGROWING UP IN AMERICA
is one of Melissa Fay Greene’s Ethiopian-born children who arrived from Ethiopia in 2007 at age of 13. He is now 18 years old, and a
LEARN MOREETHIOPIAN COOKING
is one of Melissa Fay Greene’s Ethiopian-born children who arrived from Ethiopia in 2002 at age 5. She is 16 years old, and a rising high
LEARN MOREGROWING UP IN AMERICA
was born and raised in Virginia and is an 18 year old sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University, majoring in biology, with a chemistry minor.
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STORIES STRONG AND TRUE!
Adult Program:
Award-winning author Jane Kurtz grew up in Ethiopia hearing, singing, reading, and acting out stories. She will share some of the fascinating folktales
THE 4 ETHIOPIAN MUSIC SCALES
is an Engineering and Management professional currently working at DC Water, the public utility responsible for distributing clean drinking water and collecting and treating
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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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EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
Every year we look forward to enjoying Ethiopian coffee – roasted, ground and brewed under the big Wil-low Tree in the traditional manner and evoking the wonderful ritual that is centuries old. Every year with all the music being played throughout the entire event,
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COLLEGE READINESS 101
An opportunity to have an open and informative discussion about college readiness with parents of chil-dren who are in 9th grade and above, and for our older groups of children at the Camp. Even with all the information readily available via the internet,
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Adult Program:
Award-winning author Jane Kurtz grew up in Ethiopia hearing, singing, reading, and acting out stories. She will share some of the fascinating folktales
THE 4 ETHIOPIAN MUSIC SCALES
is an Engineering and Management professional currently working at DC Water, the public utility responsible for distributing clean drinking water and collecting and treating
LEARN MORELANGUAGE 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 MOREEDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
Every year we look forward to enjoying Ethiopian coffee – roasted, ground and brewed under the big Wil-low Tree in the traditional manner and evoking the wonderful ritual that is centuries old. Every year with all the music being played throughout the entire event,
LEARN MORECOLLEGE READINESS 101
An opportunity to have an open and informative discussion about college readiness with parents of chil-dren who are in 9th grade and above, and for our older groups of children at the Camp. Even with all the information readily available via the internet,
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