AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS | Luis Fernandez
10:00am - 12:00pm
You have 11 weeks of summer and have a travel itch. Money, safety, and COVID-19 are not issues! Plan an itinerary of where you’ll go and why. The purpose is to connect and build empathy with teenagers around the world. You are not traveling just for sightseeing, and you are not staying in resorts. Instead, you travel to learn from people your age about how they live, their relationships with family and friends, their day-to-day problems, and their personal stories. You will learn about their language, customs, faith, food, education, and free time. Challenge yourself by going to places, for example, where there is political suppression, discrimination of minorities, religious persecution, or stigmatization of people who identify as GLBTQ+. Go to every continent or stay in one country -- it’s up to you! Students can create slides of their itinerary, a travel video, a travel blog, or even write letters to the friends they meet along the way!
WRITING FOR THE INTERNET (AND GETTING PAID TO DO IT) | Katie Hunter
10:00am - 12:00pm
Do you love music? Cooking? Sports? Photography? TikTok? Whatever your passion is, you can write about it online and get paid to do it. In this course, you'll research story angles and digital publications (and what they pay), learn how to develop your "beat" and online persona, and, ultimately, craft a story pitch for a digital publication. You'll also have a chance to talk to guest writers published in Rolling Stone, Vox, NYTimes, and the SF Chronicle. Teaching the course will be Katie Hunter, a Drew tutor, teacher, and freelance writer with clients in the tech and education spaces.
CHINESE CUISINE | Jin Feiszli
10:00am - 12:00pm
Experience creative global cooking at its best! In this mini-course, students will learn about the cuisines of China, including foods and preparation techniques that are native to the different regions of China. As students prepare the cuisine of these regions, they will explore the food customs of its people, learn a little about local geography and history, and sample a multi‐cultural feast from Beijing. We will learn about and prepare foods for four days, and on the fifth day of class, students will prepare a Chinese dinner for their families. Vegetarian and meat options! Note: Because this is a cooking class, students will need to purchase approximately $40 of groceries for the week.
ENGINEERING CHALLENGE LAB | Chiron Mukherjee (Additional supplies fee of $25)
1:00 - 3:00pm
The egg box, pumpkin chucking, and the popsicle stick bridge are iconic engineering challenges that are fun and encourage friendly competition. We will attempt all three this summer! With limited equipment (which will be provided to you), you will build a contraption that can protect an egg from dropping off a building, construct a mini-catapult or trebuchet that can launch a ball the farthest, and build a popsicle stick bridge that can withstand the largest weight. You will collaborate in teams and be hands-on all the time. Bonus: celebrity guest judges (Drew teachers) and fun prizes!
CHARACTER MASK LAB | Amelia Stewart & Ali Blum (Additional supplies fee of $25)
1:00 - 3:00pm
The focus of this mini-course is to design two masks that will have an instant visual impact and clearly communicate character. Artistic mediums and techniques will include painting, blending, stenciling, and collage. You are welcome to go further, using found materials such as makeup, fabric, costume jewelry -- whatever moves you beyond the supplies we send. Use your mask to develop a character through writing and play. Emphasis is on having fun, experimentation, and risk taking.
WHO ARE YOU? RESEARCHING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY | Kevin Erspamer
1:00 - 3:00pm
Have you ever wondered how to research your family’s roots? This mini-course will expose you to the basic principles of genealogy and the best primary and secondary resources to gather information about your distant (and not-so-distant) family trees. We will focus mostly on U.S. genealogy (mostly due to the ability to access more records), but will touch on how to go about international research as well, assuming that records are available. In addition, we will look at the pluses and minuses of genetic genealogy, and how to use the information effectively if you choose to get a DNA test done for research purposes.