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University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

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Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023

Posted on 08/15/23 by Nicole in Community Education

Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023
Circle Explorers Summer Camp 2023

Another year is in the books for our Circle Explorers summer camp! Circle Explorers engages rising 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students from our neighborhood schools in a discovery of their environment, University Circle, and Greater Cleveland.

In each of the six themed weeks, Explorers learned about design, innovation, mind & body, storytelling, sustainable community, and arts & culture. The campers met dynamic entrepreneurs, explored the great outdoors, engaged with museums, and built their own community.

Danielle Gibson, Manager of Middle School Programming, said her favorite part about the program is laughing with her camp counselors and watching them grow and interact with the students. This year was a particularly special year for Danielle and the campers, as they wrote a song and choreographed a music video for it titled Parents Just Don’t Understand which premiered at the 2023 Glenville Hip Hop 50 Festival. The song is about how music and life have changed since the kids’ parents were younger and they “don’t understand” their kids. During filming, staff teared up watching one student, who’s been attending all three years, come out of his shell to become a star in the video when he used to be extremely shy.

Watch the music video here

Not only were new friends made, but friends were reunited as well! Lance and Noel, who were extremely close for years until one moved away, were able to reconnect at camp as a total coincidence.

Circle Explorers summer camp isn’t your typical summer camp that gives kids something to do all day while their parents are at work… Danielle and the University Circle Inc. Community Education Department wanted to create a program that helps these kids feel like part of the community they live in while giving them opportunities to explore their city in ways they otherwise might not get to.

For the third year of camp, we were able to take 38 students to different places in and around University Circle to interact with a variety of partners. Partners this year included:

  • Cleveland Print Room
  • Cleveland Botanical Garden
  • Cleveland History Center
  • Cleveland Metroparks Youth Outdoors
  • Reading RAMMS
  • Greater Cleveland Aquarium
  • Recess Cleveland
  • Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
  • 10K Movement
  • Twelve Literary Arts
  • Center for Arts-Inspired Learning
  • Cleveland Institute of Music
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History
  • Devah D. Cycling
  • Effective Leadership Academy
  • Footpath Foundation
  • Hawken School
  • Ingenuity Cleveland
  • Karamu House
  • The Music Settlement
  • Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • CWRU Sears think[box]
  • Shooting Without Bullets
  • ZENworks Yoga
  • Upcycle Parts Shop

Visit https://www.universitycircle.org/learn/circle-explorers to learn more about the Circle Explorers summer camp!

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