Camp SAY: Across the USA - Memphis is returning to the Orpheum Theatre Group with a free two-day camp for young people who stutter, from March 22-23, at the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education. Registration is open now through March 14.
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Camp SAY: Across the USA - Memphis
Sponsored by ARTSmemphis, Baptist Memorial Health Care, and Tennessee Arts Commission, Camp SAY: Across the USA – Memphis is designed to help build confidence and community. Working in partnership with SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young, the Orpheum Theatre Group has developed a day camp experience that prioritizes connection, collaboration, and fun for kids and teens who stutter, ages 8-18.
Camp SAY: Across the USA – Memphis continues to provide a place for young people who stutter to make friends and express themselves and we cannot wait to welcome both new and returning participants to the program in March,” says Jennifer McGrath, vice president of Education, Community Engagement, & Halloran Centre Programming.
Camp SAY: Across the USA - Memphis offers a wide variety of games and activities that encourage community, creativity, and teamwork. Under the guidance of the Camp SAY leadership staff and the Orpheum’s teaching artists and programming staff, campers work together in small groups to create original artistic pieces — short plays, comedy skits, poems, songs, dances, visual art — and share them with the larger group (each child can choose whether or not they wish to participate in this final share). It is a time of celebration and empowerment, where everyone gets as much time as they need to speak and express themselves fully.
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Camp SAY: Across the USA - Memphis
Camp SAY also offers an optional parent education workshop and support group, where parents can learn more about stuttering, share their experiences, and meet other parents of young people who stutter. Each camper receives a free camp t-shirt, and camp includes all programming supplies, plus breakfast and lunch daily.
Registration for Camp SAY: Across the USA - Memphis is open now at orpheum-memphis.com/campsay. The Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY) is a national nonprofit organization offering comprehensive and innovative programs that address the physical, social, and emotional impacts of stuttering.
For more information, contact Lena Wallace Black at lblack@orpheum-memphis.com or 901-529-4247.