Cultural Discovery Camp 2023

General

  • Daily sessions start at 8am Pacific Time (PT)

  • Media Submissions: If you took any pictures or created something cool during camp, feel welcome to share it with us through this form.

  • Feedback Form: required at end of program to receive completion certificate.

Tuesday, 12/26: Orientation + China

Materials - Passport Activity & Chinese Lanterns

  • Passport materials

    • Passport printout template (click “print” button in upper right corner to print PDF)

    • Recommended: Printer for printing passport template single-sided (not double-sided)

      • Students without printers: we will show you how to make the passport from a blank sheet of paper!

    • Paper

    • Stapler

    • Tape/Glue

    • Pencil/pen

    • Optional: Decorative items like stickers, coloring materials, washi tape, etc.

  • Chinese Lantern materials

    • Optional: Decorative items like tissue paper, coloring materials, washi tape, ribbons, stickers, etc.

    • Paper and/or cardstock (preferably colored)

    • Scissors

    • Tape (or glue or stapler)

    • Ruler

    • Pencil

Wednesday, 12/27: Japan

Presentations

Materials - 2 Activity Options, Sushi Rolling Activity & Japanese Cherry Blossom Art

Sushi Rolling Activity:

  • Cooked and cooled sushi rice

  • Nori (seaweed) sheets

  • Sliced cucumber, carrots, and avocado

  • Soy sauce

  • Plastic wrap

  • Plastic Gloves

  • Bamboo Mat (or towel)

Japanese Cherry Blossom Art:

  • White paper

  • Pink tissue paper

  • Glue

  • Scissors

  • Water colors

  • Ribbon

  • Ruler

  • Pencil

Thursday, 12/28: Pakistan

Materials - Finger Knitting

  • Scissors

  • Wool

Presentations

Friday, 12/29: Brazil

Materials - Xilogravura

  • Styrofoam packaging or cardboard

  • Pen

  • Pencil

  • 1-inch paint brush

  • Black acrylic paint

  • A4 sized paper

    Presentations

Saturday, 12/30: Italy

Materials - Cuciniamo l’Italia

  • Print and cut the border of this picture (link)

  • Some pasta (any type)

  • Vinyl glue / any glue

  • An A4 cardboard

  • A paint brush

  • Markers

Presentations

Additional Learning Resources

We hope Culture Camp is only the beginning of your journey of intercultural understanding as a young global citizen! Here are some free resources students can use to keep learning: