Celebrating a Black Male Role Model

We are putting the spotlight on a black male role model this year. Mr. Leo Tucker will share a little bit of his personal history, including various steps he took to reach his significant achievements.

A Provocative & Honest Exploration of Racial Identity

For the past three years our Camp has been exploring in more depth the topic of racial identity, as it becomes more important to our families and children as they get older.

Investing In Ethiopia – “Do Well By Doing Good”

You may have read or perhaps heard in the news that Ethiopia’s economy has been growing rapidly over the last few years. This fact has generated

Celebrating a Commitment to Giving Back

iAs a young Ethiopian-American, Eden Yimam will help bring into focus the moral and practical imperatives that propelled him to join the Peace Corps.

Experience a Rainbow Of Music: From Reggae to Traditional

We are delighted to bring you Menlik Zergabachew, from THE VOICE and his reggae band, The Relics. Menlik and his band will perform on Friday afternoon.

The New Flower of Africa

Esubalew Meaza will discuss his new book, Addis Ababa – The New Flower of Africa with participants and answer questions about the history, as well as current themes for the fast changng capital city.

Ethiopian Traditional Cooking

SIMRET HUNT who is also a participant in our youth panel is handling the cooking lessons this year. According to Simret Hunt, cooking has become a way

Hair & Skin Care Session/Consultation

The Natural Hair Care for Children is an instructive and informative seminar that will explain how to care for children’s natural hair.

INTENSIVE DANCE WORKSHOP

An Intensive Dance Workshop and a performance by our own Heritage and Culture Camp Dance Group has become a unique feature of the camp. We have kids 9 years and

NATURAL HAIR CARE

The Natural Hair Care for Children is an instructive and informative discussion that will explain how to care for both girl and boys natural hair. This fun and easy workshop will take the guess work out of prod-uct selection, braiding and twisting techniques,

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,

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.

EXPERIENCE TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN MUSIC

The best Masinko player and multi talented, Gezachew T/Mariam, will join us in playing and demonstrating different Ethiopian musical instruments (Masinko, and Washint) for our enjoyment and education. His talent takes center stage at the Ethiopian Banquet as he is joined by his band to entertain us.