{"id":71979,"date":"2025-05-12T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/summercamp\/summer-camp-2025-kato-apo-ti-sachara-ki-akoma-parapera\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:22:26","slug":"summer-camp-2025-kato-apo-ti-sachara-ki-akoma-parapera","status":"publish","type":"summer_camp","link":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/en\/summercamp\/summer-camp-2025-kato-apo-ti-sachara-ki-akoma-parapera\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Camp 2025: “Under the Sahara and Beyond!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summer Camp 2025:
“Under the Sahara and Beyond!”<\/h1>

EDUCATION<\/p>

7 FIVE-DAY SESSIONS FROM JUNE 16 UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2025<\/p><\/header>

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THE SUMMER CAMP<\/h2> <\/header>\n\n \n
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\n This year\u2019s summer camp invites children on a vibrant journey through the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, where they will explore music, dance, storytelling, traditions, and visual arts\u2014all serving as inspiration for their own creations.\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \u0392\u039f\u039f\u039a TICKETS<\/span>\n \n <\/use>\n<\/svg>\n <\/span>\n \n \u0392\u039f\u039f\u039a TICKETS<\/span>\n \n <\/use>\n<\/svg>\n <\/span>\n\n <\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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In the framework of the Marlene Dumas: Cycladic Blues<\/em><\/a> exhibition (June 5 \u2013 November 2) at the Museum of Cycladic Art, children will also engage in conversations about the human form, experimenting with a variety of techniques and materials. They will create clay sculptures, oversized masks, expressive patterns, story illustrations featuring jungle scenes, and artworks using improvisational color techniques.<\/p>\n

Throughout the week, children will be accompanied by a wide array of activities: games\u2014rhythmic, musical, dance, and theatrical\u2014competitions, and storytelling.
\nOn the final day, they will set up and present their own exhibition for parents and guardians, showcasing all they\u2019ve created during this imaginative week.<\/p>\n

7 Five – day sessions:<\/strong> 16-20\/6, 23-27\/6, 30\/6-4\/7, 7-11\/7, 14-18\/7, 21-25\/7* \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 28\/7-1\/8
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PROGRAM<\/h2> <\/header>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t
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Day 1
The Human Form \u2013 Painting<\/h3>
The week begins with a guided tour of the temporary exhibition “Marlene Dumas: Cycladic Blues.” Children will explore the artist\u2019s distinctive human figures, imagine their conversations with the ancient Cycladic figurines, and take part in interactive games based on the artworks. In the workshop, they\u2019ll experiment with unusual materials to create colors and express movement and emotion through their own unique human forms.
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Day 1
The Human Form \u2013 Sculpture<\/h3>
Children will take a cultural trip to Congo and Mali, listening to local stories, dancing to traditional rhythms, and creating their own choreographies. Inspired by the clay figures of Djenn\u00e9 (Mali), the wooden sculptures of the Bambara people, and the Ndop figures from the Kuba culture (Congo), they will create their own clay sculptures.<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n
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Day 3
Masks<\/h3>
Children will explore the rich traditions of the Dogon tribe in Mali and their spectacular Mask Festival. Through storytelling, mythical spirits and animals will come to life. Each child will choose an animal that represents them, create a large mask using recycled materials, and help organize a tribal ceremony for everyone to join.<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n
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Day 4
Weaving and Printmaking<\/h3>
Our journey continues to Ghana, where the children will learn about the vivid kente cloth of the Akan people\u2014its patterns, meanings, and stories. They will create their own stamps and print unique textiles inspired by kente designs. These individual works will be assembled into a large collaborative \u201cwoven\u201d piece, which will later serve as inspiration for an original musical composition.<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n
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Day 5
Tales<\/h3>
The final day is dedicated to the magical stories of East Africa. Children will discover tales from Tanzania and Kenya, brought to life through the colorful tinga-tinga painting style. Using this technique, they will illustrate their own stories.
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Dates<\/h3>
7 five-day sessions: <\/b>16-20\/6, 23-27\/6, 30\/6-4\/7, 7-11\/7, 14-18\/7,
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Tickets<\/h3>
140\u20ac per five-day session
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Hours<\/h3>
09:00-15:00
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Age<\/h3>
6 (the will go to first grade) to 11 years old
\r\nSummer Camp is addressed to Greek-speaking children in Greece and abroad.
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Contributors<\/h3>
Despina Sakellariou, Developmental Psychologist
\r\nFotini Goudopoulou, Educator-Museum Educator
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Contact<\/h3>
\u03a4: 210 7239438
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