For this year’s Hidden Lotus program, we are looking inwards to the source of our identities, and learning about how they play out in our everyday lives. The approach to identifying ourselves is taken through a holistic lens, shining light on our insecurities, our interpersonal perspective, and our bodies in order to honor, respect, and uplift every aspect of the individual. While simultaneously applying their newfound power to form a better society through connection and resistance.

In this program, we will explore our identity, history, and issues that matter to us through the lens of Ethnic studies. Ethnic studies is a study of race, ethnicity, and indignity with an emphasis on the experiences of people of color in the United States. We will learn from communities of color intergenerational worldviews, memories, experiences, identities, narratives, and voices by engaging in conversations, examining multiple forms of media, and engaging in experiential learning opportunities.

This post-secondary preparation program equips rising 9th-12th graders with the skills needed to navigate the college application and admissions process. Participants will hear directly from admissions and financial aid officers and engage in mock interviews. In the second-week program, participants will explore college campuses firsthand in the New England area to deepen and broaden their own understanding of institutions of higher education.

The Coaches in Training (CIT) program, is a year-round leadership development program. Offering a competitive wage while managing their own business “The Hungry Wrestler”, our CIT program provides an innovative and holistic approach for our youth to develop their leadership and life skills. We focus on workforce readiness, health and wellness, mentor-coach training and entrepreneurship! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSconTcJJw6j3_aMogEYy_JBIn18s37PWFFDXoYo2E4mzG8PmA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 

A variety of outdoor adventure opportunities, including archery, swimming, biking, and climbing! Learn more here: www.ncbsa.org  

Spend your summer at Camp Fit & Fun! Campers will enjoy spending their day playing fun outdoor games, learning to prepare healthy meals and snacks, explore how a healthy human body can work all while making new friends. We can’t wait to spend our summer with YOU! Sign up at https://enrollri.org/acn

Spend the summer collaborating with other teens to present Alice @ Wonderland: The folly of the 21st century collides with the madness of Wonderland in this rockin’ musical adaptation that remains fairly faithful to Lewis Carroll’s original tale. The twist? Alice is a texting, tweeting, and Googling girl of the modern digital era, yet she finds herself in the Wonderland of old. With all of the characters you know and love including the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, and the Queen of Hearts, this musical imagines a present-day Alice encountering the Wonderland so many of us treasure. Performances will be held Friday August 4th @ 7pm and Saturday August 5th @ 2pm. Sign Up at https://enrollri.org/acn 

DO YOU LIKE BEING CREATIVE? DO YOU ENJOY HANDS ON LEARNING? DO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN STEAMM CAREERS? TAP: The Teen Apprenticeship Program will offer high school youth an opportunity to learn and apply the arts of upcycling, design, construction, and fabrication through a community based project. All participants will receive CPR/AED/FIRST AID Certs and OSHA 10 Construction as part of the program. *Potential Program stipend for successful attainment of benchmarks* – sign up at https://enrollri.org/acn 

One-week, sailing/paddling EcoAdventure summer camps offer long-distance picnic cruises, fun on-the-water games and hands-on environmental lessons. Two-week Sailing Camps use kid-sized boats, fun games, and lots of encouragement in hands-on sailing. After-school, adult classes, sailing parties, facility rentals also available. Age/Restrictions: Age 8-16, no previous experience required. Dates: All sessions June 19 – Aug 18. All camps Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $345/ 1-week, $735/ 2-weeks. Scholarships are available.

Our 6-week Summer Design Studios engage 46 RI youth in grades 9-12 (2023-24) in intensive design learning as they build new skills, explore careers, and create service projects for community groups. There are two program strands for Summer 2023: Design/Build Studio and Creative Change Studio. In both programs, participants work with real-world clients, such as non-profit organizations or municipal agencies, who present our young designers with authentic challenges that can be addressed through design. Participants work collaboratively to investigate and better understand their client’s challenge, propose and test potential solutions to share with the client for feedback, and finally fabricate new structures for public spaces and new processes, graphics or experiences. Apply Here: https://www.downcitydesign.org/summer 

NUA Knights is excited to provide a variety of programs to Central students this summer!

Providence After School Alliance is offering a FREE 5 week camp for Middle School students in Providence! The AfterZone Summer STEAM Camp will begin July 5th, and go through August 4th, 2023. The camp will focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math! Participants will have the opportunity to also play sports and swim 2-3 times a week! Campers will also be able to go on 4 field trips throughout the summer! Come out, learn, have fun and have an awesome summer with us!

The Upward Bound six-week summer residential and academic program on the campus of Rhode Island College offers scholars the opportunity to have a simulated college experience. Scholars take classes and participate in social and cultural activities.

Our Young Actors Summer Institute (YASI) programs are some of the most comprehensive summer arts enrichment programs in New England. Led by experienced, enthusiastic local artists and educators, YASI can help students from kindergarten through recent high school graduates develop confidence, make new friends, and have plenty of summer fun. Welcoming students of all abilities, YASI teaches students about a variety of theater topics, so there’s something for everyone!