Young Sound Seekers Audio Lab: summer camp

Are you interested in the sounds of nature?
Join us this summer for the Young Sound Seekers Audio Lab!

This environmental arts program will teach you how to collect sounds using portable audio recorders and use a digital audio workstation to produce a podcast. We will visit local parks to collect sounds, then work in teams at the Digital Arts studios of Stetson University to storyboard, edit, and build an audio adventure that you help create.

• Camp Dates – June 19-25, 2022
• Location – Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
• 1 Week-long camp accepts high school students between the ages of 13-18.
• The curriculum is designed with adaptive technology for the youth of all abilities and welcomes students from the blind community.
• $450 registration fee includes 6 nights and 7 days at Stetson University all-inclusive of tuition, room, and meals.
• Instructors for the camp are Stetson University Digital Arts professor, Dr. Nathan Wolek and Andy Slater of the Society of Visually Impaired Sound Artists.

Click here to REGISTER

Tentative Schedule:
Sunday June 19 – 1pm check in; 3pm orientation; 6pm dinner/ice cream social
Monday June 20 – 8am studio class; 12pm lunch; 2pm visit to Canaveral National Seashore; 6pm dinner
Tuesday June 21 – 8am studio class; 12pm lunch; 2pm visit to Hontoon State Park; 6pm dinner
Wednesday June 22 – 8am studio class; 12pm lunch; 2pm visit to DeLeon Spring State Park; 6pm dinner
Thursday June 23 – 8am studio class and round table discussion on accessible technology; 12pm lunch; 2pm visit to Blue Spring State Park; 6pm dinner
Friday June 24 – 8am studio class; 12pm lunch; 2pm visit to Stetson Aquatic Center; 6pm dinner
Saturday June 25 – 8am student presentations (family and friends welcome); 12pm lunch; 2pm end of camp

This summer camp is made possible by support from the National Environmental Education Foundation and Toyota.

The Young Sound Seekers program runs throughout the school year and is made possible by the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division. More information> Click HERE