‘Passport to the World’ Camp Being Held at UMaine
Contact: Joe Alex, 356-1817; Patty Henner, 581-4100ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum is hosting area children this week for the annual Passport to the World Camp, exploring countries, cultures and customs from around the world.
The camp is sponsored by the Maine CISV (Children International Summer Village) chapter and involves a week of international studies held on the UMaine campus. Children in the camp range from ages 5-10 years old.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the week, July 20-24, children ranging in age from 5-10 years explore the traditions, food, literature, stories, games and songs from selected countries. They learn traditional crafts and activities, make and eat food from other countries, and also learn how alike and different people are by exploring skin color and fairy tales that are the same in all cultures but written in different settings and styles — such as “Cinderella,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Rumpelstiltskin.”
The schedule for the remainder of the week is: Tuesday afternoon, Germany; Wednesday, Japan; Thursday, Argentina and Israel; and Friday, Wyoming, USA.
For detailed information, contact Page Farm and Home Museum Director Patricia Henner at 581-4100 or Joe Alex at 356-1817.