Summer Braille Camp
Braille Camp is a summer day program for children who are blind or visually impaired. Enrollment in the Louis Braille School is not a requirement to participate.
Activities are many and varied, depending on the needs and interests of the children attending. Since the first summer program in 1999, students have gone on field trips, learned new songs, used a talking computer, practiced braille, had fun with math, wrote and published a camp newsletter, planned and prepared lunch, and participated in other appropriate activities.
Summer Program 2010 is an Extended School Year program with an environmental theme. Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies in training and their trainers will open the first day. PAWS will present several interactive workshops and hands-on projects.
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Braille Camp 2006 students enjoyed a private performance by the Toucans steel drum band, bowled at Robin Hood Lanes, learned French folk songs and dances, and had impromptu jam sessions with instruments discovered in the music room.
Highlights from Braille Camp 2007 included making pots from red clay, a trip to the fire station, a visit puppies in training to be guide dogs, learning Swedish folk songs and dances, and a performance by the Seattle Seahawks Blue Thunder Drum Line.
Children attending Braille Camp 2008 participated in activities ranging from braille reading and writing, math, and computer skills to relay races, crafts, trampolines, and a water day that left everyone laughing and very wet.
Summer Braille Camp 2009 offered a balanced array of academic and recreational activities, including Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies in training on the first day, tie dying t-shirts, fingerpainting, braille class, abacus practice, and an outdoor sport fair on the last day.