Spirit project junior summer camp
“Come as you are, flex your creative and social muscles, and be a part of something joyful.”
The Spirit Project Junior Summer Camp is a one week extravaganza where teens with and without intellectual and/or physical disabilities, Autism and/or dual diagnosis can come together to flex their artistic muscles, make new friends, and celebrate the start of summer. Over the course of the week participants will play games, sing, dance, make art and more importantly build friendships and have a blast. The camp is offered by Solo Chicken in partnership with The Charlotte Street Arts Centre and The TNB Theatre School and will take place in the beautiful Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium.
What is the Spirit Project?
Since 2019 Solo Chicken has been running The Spirit Project, a weekly workshop where adults with and without intellectual and/or physical disabilities, Autism and/or dual diagnosis come together to share the joys of inclusive living and to create dynamic, engaging, luminous art. Run in partnership with L’Arche Fredericton and The Charlotte Street Arts Centre, The Spirit Project artists meet weekly to create, perform, eat, laugh, and share the joys of living in community. After five years of running The Spirit Project we decided it was time for SP to become a big sister and share the joy!
SPIRIT PROJECT JUNIOR SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION
Lead Instructor: Kaylee MacNeil
Age Range: Open to ALL Middle & High School Students (Recent grads welcome!) (Family/Support Workers Welcome)
Class Size: 20-25
Location: The Charlotte Street Arts Centre (Auditorium)
Dates: Monday July 8 - Friday July 12, 2024
Time: 10AM-3PM (With a 2PM Showcase on Friday July 12, 2024)
Partners: The Spirit Project Junior Summer Camp is offered by Solo Chicken Productions in partnership with The Charlotte Street Arts Centre and The TNB Theatre School.
Cost: FREE (This camp was made possible through a generous donation from Isaac’s Way Art Auction.)
ACCESS INFORMATION
Solo Chicken Productions is committed to ensuring our performances and programming are as accessible as possible, which includes clarity about the level of access. The Spirit Project Junior Summer Camp offers the following access:
Assistant facilitators and volunteers who can offer additional support and coaching.
Comprehensive in-take form to share additional thoughts and needs.
Sensory accommodations welcome. (We have tools on-hand such as fidgets, headphones, weighted balls, and a vest.)
Space: The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is an accessible building. Enter the Charlotte Street Arts Centre though the WEST entrance (green awning). Use the elevator to come to the 2nd Floor.
Washrooms: There is a single gender-neutral, wheelchair accessible washroom outside the auditorium.
REGISTRATION
SPIRIT PROJECT SUMMER CAMP
THIS CAMP IS CURRENTLY FULL
FEEDBACK FROM THE SPIRIT PROJECT!
“I got a chance to be more confident and show off my story making skills.”
— Spirit Project Participant
“I feel like I belong here. I am more comfortable singing and dancing in front of other people.”— Fall 2023 Workshop Participant.”
— Spirit Project Participant
“I learned that I was a good friend. I learned I was a good drawer.”
— Spirit Project Participant
“I feel safe to share my opinions. I like making new friends. I like acting silly and being silly with others.”
— Spirit Project Participant
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Spirit Project Junior is offered by Solo Chicken Productions in partnership with the Charlotte Street Arts Centre and Theatre New Brunswick. The camp is offered for free thanks to a generous donation from Isaac’s Way Art Auction.
Meet the instructor
Kaylee MacNeil (she/her)
KAYLEE MACNEIL (she/her) is an actor, licensed makeup artist, and facilitator with a passion for vibrant colours and accessibility in the arts. She studied fine arts and dramatic literature at St. Thomas University and proudly hails from Cape Breton Island. Kaylee has worn many hats at Solo Chicken Productions- from intern to General Manager and everything in between. Her time at the company, regardless of job-title, has always been closely connected to the Spirit Project ever since aiding in its launch in 2019. From providing one-on-one support, to prop making, to assistant directing, to leading the project for a 10 week ‘Nurture Nature’ chapter, Kaylee has been able to watch and support the artists at the project to grow their creative skills, become more confident, and develop a truly magnificent ensemble. She hopes to offer a fun-filled week of playing, skill building, and creating for teens with and without intellectual and/or physical disabilities, Autism, or dual diagnosis.