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Roots Summer Leadership Academy
July 11, 2022 @ 9:00 am - July 28, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Registration Deadline: JUNE 30
CALLING ALL CHILDREN 8 – 16 YEARS OLD!
REGISTER TO ATTEND THE ROOTS SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
THREE WEEKS OF ENRICHING & FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES!
July 11 – July 28, 2022
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day
First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Calling all youth ages 8 – 16 years to attend the Roots Summer Leadership Academy! 2022 marks the camp’s 10th year and we want all community members to be a part of the celebration. With comprehensive programming offered by the New Mexico Black Leadership Council, the camp utilizes visual arts, movement, voice, and drama to teach STEAM principles in a culturally-enriching
The camp will be run from July 11 through July 28, 2022, with camp programming from 9 AM to 4 PM.
Before care: 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
After Care: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Each year, the Roots camp has embraced a theme. We are happy to share with you all this year’s theme: SAWUBONA, which means “I SEE YOU SEEING ME” in traditional Zulu culture. Every discipline covered in the camp utilizes this theme to create the curriculum. Learn more about Sawubona
Lastly, the youth who participate will have the opportunity to perform in the culminating capstone program, The Harambee Celebration. This presentation will allow all youth in the program to demonstrate the skills developed in the camp in a grand performance held right at the First Unitarian Church.
SEE WHAT LAST YEAR’S PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING:
Registration Deadline: JUNE 30