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2020 Virtual Onas
June 13, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Connect, create and play - Virtual Camp Onas
June 13, 2020 from 2:00-5:00 pm EDT on ZoomShare fun and fellowship from the comfort of your couch!
Last year’s summer weekend at Camp Onas featured our young (or young adult, really) leaders. To make sure our members stay safe in the time of Covid19, this year’s in-person weekend has been cancelled. But the ECRS spirit lives on!
Following the success of our Virtual Play Party, we’re planning a three-hour ECRS extravaganza on the Saturday of our traditional Camp Onas Weekend. We’re working with leaders to craft the best experience possible. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
To download a helpful “Zoom Tricks and Tips” sheet, click here.
First period classes (30 minutes)
Joy of Movement, by Judi Powers and Marko Schmale
Come move, heal, sing a little, and enjoy a few basic NIA routines with Judi and Marko. NIA is a combination of healing arts (yoga), martial arts, and dance.
Requirements: Wear comfortable clothes and shoes (or no shoes at all!). You can participate in a seated or standing position. Plan to give yourself some room to move around.
Create a booklet from one sheet of paper by Jacquie Adain
You will need: at least one sheet of 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of ordinary paper (recycling bonus – good one side is perfect!), scissors and a pencil. Coloured pencils, markers or crayons are optional.
You will also need a flat surface on which to work. Join me and learn a new skill! (The only caution is potential paper cuts.)
Class size limited to eleven screens (two people can be on one screen) This class is currently full and waitlist-only (06-05-2020)
Gardening Reflections with Kim Neubauer
Feeling grounded these days? Uprooted? This virtual workshop will use gardening as inspiration for self reflection and conversation. We’ll share gardening experiences along with playful or insightful thoughts. Maybe you’ll get lucky and learn something new – about gardening or yourself!
Second period classes (30 minutes)
How of Happiness, by Trevor Smith
This class is currently full and waitlist-only (06-09-2020)
Happiness is more than something that just magically lands on us: it’s a muscle we can build and develop. In this fun and informative personal empowerment class, we’ll share evidenced-based techniques and strategies to add to your well-being tool box and make happiness a consistent practice in your life. Using positive activity interventions and exercises filled with laughter, you will experience, explore, and expand on the practices of happiness, gratitude, and play. You’ll get to practice a variety of active, happiness-enhancing activities while connecting with like-minded folks in this remote learning experience.
Class size limited to 25
Charades, by David Geron-Neubauer
Do you like full sentences and explaining yourself?
Too bad! Forget your dictionary and join us for a noisy, grammatically-incomplete game of CHARADES. Race against the timer to describe words with only body movements. Note: this is a great class to shout at your computer screen while someone else makes their body move in ways you can only guess (literally).
Class size limited to 30
Note that you’ll be doing the actual charades in smaller groups in breakout rooms (not with 30 people at once!)
Informal Dramatics, by Robin Bady
Let’s have fun with informal dramatics! Playing theater games will stretch our imaginations, spark our creativity, and develop some of those wild characters hiding inside. Wear your PJs (the informal part), but please, no drama, only dramatics!
Third Period Classes (50 minutes)
Solo Scenes, By Glenn Lebwohl-Steiner
This class is currently full and waitlist-only (06-09-2020)
How much can you say in 30 seconds? Guide your partner as they explore character, relationships, and objectives presented in these short monologues. Grab a small slice of your character’s life and dig in. Watch as a window opens on just a moment in our characters’ lives.
We’ll be doing 30 second monologues practiced in pairs. This allows us to leave only 15 minutes for performance, giving us 15-20 minutes of rehearsal.
Class size limited to 14
You’ll get your monologue scripts in class
Writing from the Heart, by Beverly Pincus
This class is currently full and waitlist-only (06-09-2020)
If you can write, you can WRITE! In this playshop we will start with original exercises to stimulate creativity and break through writing blocks. We’ll then write from what we know best: the stories of our lives. In a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment we will share these stories within small groups. This class is for people who always wanted to write and never thought they could, experienced writers with a regular writing practice, and everyone in between. Come and discover the written expression of your deep heart.
Class size limited to 16
Participants should have paper and writing implement (if using a screen to write, it needs to be a different device than the one logged into Zoom)
Dance, by J.P. McDevitt
Dance in your living room, your bedroom or sitting on your couch! We’ll do some ECRS-style dances that will work well in small areas: no dance hall required!
Site and accomodations
The event will be held at various locations around the globe, primarily (maybe exclusively) in the United States and Canada. Pets, perfume and additional people can all be accomodated at the particular venue’s discretion.
You can set up in the living room, the bedroom, or even in the hall. Doesn’t make any difference to us. For the full experience (i.e. to be able to see everyone at once!), you’ll want to use a computer, not a phone. But many classes will be amenable to Zoom on phone.
What to Bring
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- A computer (recommended) or phone with Zoom installed
- A positive attitude and willingness to experiement with a new event format
- Comfy clothes
- Drinks to stay hydrated
Please Note
You can wear your favorite fragrance, as long as your housemates agree! And they likely wouldn’t say no to an hour of volunteer efforts to make the event go smoothly.
- ECRS events are fragrance, drug, and alcohol free
- All attending are asked to volunteer for one hour to help the weekend run smoothly
- Smoking is limited to the outdoors
Non-discrimination Statement
ECRS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity in administration of its admission policies or programs. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants.
Online Registration Camp Onas 2020
Let us know you’ll be coming so we know how many to expect and where to send the Zoom links.
Note that you will need to register for a class in order to attend.
Registration will close Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 6:00pm
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