What You'll Do
Transform a simple blank page into a simply incredible creature. Explore all the ways you can reshape paper—ripping, crumpling, texturing, fringe cutting, triangle cutting, accordion folding—and practice combining those techniques in creative new ways. Use your powers of imagination to
Be visionary and invent a one-of-a-kind creature, then bring every papery piece of it to crinkly, colored, folded, fantastical life.
What You'll Need
Materials
- 3-5 sheets of standard-size white paper
- Glue stick (preferred) or scotch tape
- Scissors
- 1 unwrapped crayon or pastel
Technology
- Computer or tablet with speaker and camera
- Internet access
- Zoom application installed
- Signed in with your child’s name
- Unmuted (the instructor will manage class muting/unmuting)
What You'll Take Away
- Paper transformation techniques
- The skills to be visionary and imagine things that don’t yet exist
- An incredible paper creature of your own design
Join The Community
The last step in the Galileo Innovator’s Process is share. Great learning can come from sharing successes and failures—to solidify your own experience as an innovator and to inspire others.
ELL
Some bilingual staff & support for multilingual families.
Special Needs
Support for Students with Special Needs (Oakland Camp Director has a Masters in Special Education).
Deals
Yes. Every year, we award thousands of weeks of specially priced camp through our financial assistance program. Apply on our Financial Assistance page. Scholarships available.