June 30-July 5

ECOLOGY FAMILY WEEK

Campers of all ages will explore the many ecosystems of Unicamp with naturalist Brian Calvert, outings director of the Peninsula Field Naturalists Club. Bring a helmet, old clothing and flashlight if you enjoy muddy cave tours. Bring instruments and ideas for a talent night. Games, riddles and geometric art for the kids. Adult discussions about climate change, voluntary simplicity, passive solar housing, and growing your own vegetables. Program fee: FREE. For more information contact Brian at briancalvert2004@yahoo.ca.

July 5-7

NIA

returns to Unicamp for the eighth season! Move the Body, Clear the Mind, Ignite the Spirit. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health and well-being. It is a beautiful blend of movement from the dance arts, the martial arts and the healing arts, based on the pleasure principle. It empowers people of all abilities by encouraging them to find awareness and ease in the way their body moves. This is a time to celebrate the joy of movement and to make new connections, both with ourselves and each other. No experience is necessary. Just come ready to move, groove and rejuvenate! Program fee: $75. For information contact program leader Wendy Roman, Black Belt Nia Instructor, at (519) 793-4687 or wendy@rhythmwood.ca website: www.rhythmwood.ca.

July 5-7

SOULFUL SINGING, SOULFUL LIVING

Want to sing with more freedom, joy and abandon? Yearn to develop a deeper sense of personal integration and to live with greater passion and purpose? Then Soulful Singing, Soulful Living is for you! This program is offered by Rev. Wendy Luella Perkins, a UU community minister and lifelong singer. A prolific writer of folk songs and meditative chants, her song “Oh We Give Thanks”, in the teal UU hymnbook, and her seasonal song, “Every Night a Holy Night” have been sung in congregations across the continent. Wendy released her CDs “Lucky Life” (original folk songs) in 2010, and “This Very Moment” (meditative chants) in 2011. Soulful Singing is an inclusive and expansive approach to singing that celebrates each person’s unique voice, fosters creativity and play, and nurtures living in the present moment. Soulful Singing is about presence, not performance and all voices are welcomed into the circle of song—complete beginners and experienced singers alike. Find out more about Wendy at www.wendyluellaperkins.com. Program fee: $25-150, sliding scale. Info: info@wendyluellaperkins.com.

July 6-7

WELCOMING THE CRONE

Our society worships youth, but there was a time when The Crone was a highly valued woman in her community. Learn about the Crone, and co-create a ritual in celebration of reaching the age of respected elder. This Saturday afternoon (12:30-3:30 p.m.) workshop and croning ceremony (to be held early Sunday morning before breakfast) will be of interest to any woman curious about The Crone, women looking to celebrate attaining Cronehood, anyone who would like to learn and perhaps create a ritual for themselves or a loved one, and Lay Chaplains. Friends and family of any Crone-to-Be are also welcome. Facilitator Ellen Newman is in her final year as Lay Chaplain with the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga. She has a particular interest in the Crone archetype, and has co-created and facilitated various Croning ceremonies over the past 12 years. Minimum 10 participants. Program fee: $25. Info: Hekate1618@gmail.com.

July 10-13

GARDENER-IN-RESIDENCE

Join Justin Gordon in tending to Unicamp’s new raised garden beds. Justin will lead a workshop/discussion on how to establish a food garden and responsibly maintain and harvest crops, the importance of land stewardship and support and participation in the local food movement. Program fee: FREE. July dates for Children’s Camp participants only. For more about Justin, see the Programs Page.

July 28-Aug 2

JUNIOR YOUTH PROGRAM (JOUTH)

For details on JOUTH, see CIT and Youth.