It has been a wonderful second week at camp! Every day the kids come together in the tent to sing the Camp Levine Song and learn a few other selections based on our theme, “Music from the Movies”. Walking through the halls in the morning you can hear our older campers finding their sound on a string or wind instrument, and peek into our youngest campers’ classrooms where they are meeting an instrument for the first time and exploring art. We have been spending time outdoors in several classes and for lunch and snack. We know for many campers this is a big transition to be together with so many other friends after various disruptions due to the pandemic and we have appreciated your support in the last week as everyone settled into the new routine. Thank you for all you do parents in helping your kids learn, grow, and feel supported at Camp Levine!
Blythe Bonnaffons
NW DC Site Director
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Dear Camp Levine Families,
Thank you for Rockin’ the Red Carpet with Camp Levine! We were thrilled to have your children with us this summer.
Artwork, medication, or lost & found left behind? Please call the Camp Levine office at 202-686-8000 x1041 or x1042. Artwork and lost & found will be held for two weeks before being donated or recycled.
Performance Videos - Camp Levine will share a performance video available for download. All camp families will be emailed a link to their site & session's performance video as soon as it is available.
Photos & Social Media – We want to keep camp memories rolling all year long! Look out for snapshots of your camper’s experience and make sure to follow us on our Facebook! Later in the Autumn we will also announce Summer 2023’s camp dates and theme.
Next Steps - If the Camp Levine experience has revealed a budding musician, I hope you will consider Levine’s many ‘school year’ opportunities. Whether you’re interested in private lessons or a group learning experience, I’m sure Levine has something for your child. And maybe for you, too, since many of our students are adults! I have added direct links for camper aged options on the parent portal under “next steps.”
Re on a holiday: That smiling sun on the back of the dashboard paddle is our camp mascot, Re. Re wants to go on a holiday! Re would love to join you at one of your favorite landmarks, help with a summer activity, or travel with you on vacation!
You can use Re on your dashboard sign to take and send a picture of "Re On a Holiday" to us at camp@levinemusic.org or just post it on Facebook and tag Camp Levine #reonaholiday.
As always, we appreciate your commitment to Camp Levine and hope to see you and your talented children again next summer!
Happy weekend,
Mary Cat Gill
Site Director of Camp Levine
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This week has been very fun. The weather has been so hot, and on Thursday it was officially 98 degrees outside! That is extremely hot, but typical for this time in the summer, early August. The weather did not stop us, though. We all continued to learn our music and dances.
We are all probably sad because Friday is the last day of camp, and we have had a lot of fun at camp these 3 weeks of being here. It is funny how quickly three weeks go by.
We did rehearsal on Thursday, and I personally thought that it was very fun. Everyone did a great job in the rehearsal, and the teachers did a fantastic job at helping campers, and playing the music for the show. The scenes with the scripts are very fun, and the Scores, the group I am in, are doing a scene in an alley where there is a cat family and a dog family, and soon when both families find out that the other family is there, they get upset, and fight. Then things calm down, and soon it leads into the dance, “Everybody Wants to Be a Cat.”
The Oscars are doing “The Circle of Life,” from the movie “The Lion King,” and some are playing it on the xylophone, and others are just playing the drums. The Stars and Film Reels are dancing to “Under the Sea.” The Soundtracks are dancing to “New York, New York.” The Scores are playing “A Million Dreams” on the Boomwhackers, provided by the music teacher.
Well, that was a quick runthrough of what each group is playing.
We have also had a good time at lunch, and Sports and Games, which are the only times we get to take a break and play on the rehearsal and performance schedule.
I hoped that you all enjoyed Camp Levine session 2! It was very nice being at Camp Levine this summer, and I have enjoyed everything here! The teen apprentices were amazing, and helped us when we needed anything. Just like all the teachers, they helped us have a great, fun, and respectful time here at Camp Levine! Also, there were very kind campers, too! I want to thank Ms. Ally for providing such a wonderful after care experience. She is so kind and supportive, and very creative also.
I will be here next year, and I am very excited! Fun fact: Do you all know that I have known Ms. Barbara since 2018? It is so nice to see familiar faces.
I hope to see some of the readers of this newsletter next year, too! Thank you everyone, and have a great rest of your summer!
Sincerely,
Carter
Camp Levine Newsletter Journalist
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The Popcorns (K1) have been so excited for their big performance! They’ve been making costumes, practicing their dance and working on being happy Sebastians. They’ve been listening and singing along to a couple movie musicals (Frozen, Moana, Mulan, etc.). We celebrated one of the campers’ birthdays and enjoyed some goody bags. Overall we’ve all had a great time at Levine, and look forward to next year!
-Izzy and Mae
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The Candies are very excited to perform in front of everyone. They have been practicing their song and working so hard to learn it. They have also been having fun with arts and crafts. This week they painted plates and wooden objects. The Candies are off to another great start to their week!
-Isaac and Jules
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-Padget, Georgia, and Evelynn
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Lights have been working super hard on their final performance song on the orff instruments. We just can’t believe that the three weeks have already gone by! Instrument building has been one of their favorite class. As we were leaving their last instrument building class, they said they wanted to come beck next year and make more fun instruments!
-Carroll, Sunshine, and
Zhen Zhen
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Everything has been building up to this moment: The Final Performance! Campers seamlessly integrate all dimensions of art into breathtaking performance. They use newfound skills like acting, visual art, and music. We are beaming with pride at the immense learning and growth we've seen from all of our campers and we look forward to continuing the traditional of learning and fun in the years to come.
-Nora and Max
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1A has been enjoying their time at camp in the last week. They're very excited for their final performance, where they're going to dance to The Candyman, The Greatest Show, and This Is Me, as well as Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book. The Scores made some art projects that were absolutely out of this world. Games have been fun, and they have been troopers, despite the bugs and heat. We're very excited for their final performance, and hope they had just as much fun as we did!
-Georgia, Evelyn, Padget
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This last week, 2A has been practicing extremely hard for the final performance. 2A’s hard work is very noticeable when they put their dancing and singing skills together! We can’t believe that camp is already over! We hope to see you all next year!
-Sunshine and Zhen Zhen
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2b has been an excellent group to work with and I have definitely seen improvement in behavior throughout the weeks. Every camper is so excited for the upcoming performance, and being able to sing some of there favorite songs from The Greatest Showman. They have a blast working on the choreography for there dance! As well as making fun crafts to decorate the tent with in art and production art.
-Anna and Lucinda
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This week 3A worked hard to perfect their dances, songs, and skits for the final performance. Three weeks of learning has culminated to the final performance where campers have learned somuch. We truly have had a spectacular session!
-Max, Beckett, and Nora
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We raced on our chalk drawn track!! We've got some speedy cameprs |
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Hopscotch was also a crowd favorite |
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We also "made" popcorn with Ms. Beth! |
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Campers got to look for sea shells and race in sponge relay too! |
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Campers got to test their aim with the Popcorn Toss! |
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Watch our campers race across the field in games of "Action-Cut" and "The Director" |
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The Sponge Relay was a Crowd Favorite!!! |
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If the Camp Levine experience has revealed a budding musician, I hope you will consider Levine’s many ‘school year’ opportunities. Whether you’re interested in private lessons or a group learning experience, I’m sure Levine has something for your child. And maybe for you, too, since many of our students are adults!
You can find a list of camper age-appropriate classes and lessons on the parent portal under "next steps."
Password: camplevine2022!
We hope you will take us up on a $50 discount to join any weekly private lessons or yearlong group class over $250. You can use the coupon code CMPL22 at checkout anytime before September 5th!
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