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art camp, summer camp

Summer Camp 2025 – A Sneak Peek

Noctiluna camp teacher eagerly anticipates the Summer Creativity Camps, recalling the joy of past camps. This year’s curriculum includes book making, fiber arts, and surrealism. The camps promise a relaxed atmosphere, engaging activities, and outdoor play, fostering creativity while preparing students for the upcoming school year.

art education

The Case For Art In Schools

The post emphasizes the importance of serious art education as a catalyst for creative thinking and innovation, crucial for societal advancement. It criticizes the relegation of art to a minor role in schools, calling for recognition of its value. Investing in quality art education equips students with essential skills for diverse careers.

art camp, summer camp

Summer Camp 2024 – Creating World Changers

This year’s Noctiluna Summer Camp focused on fostering creative thinking, problem solving, and ideation through activities such as ancient illustration and storytelling as well as transit design and urban planning. The campers also had plenty of time for playing and having fun, contributing to their overall growth and development.

art camp, creativity

Summer Camp 2024!

A sneak peek into this year’s Noctiluna Summer Camp Themes and an insider look at the camp’s workings.

fresh starts, happy new year, Years review

2023 – The Favorites

I was going to do a Best Of list to wrap up the year, but I have always found those so hard to do. What makes something the best? It is just so hard to quantify. So instead I’m going with my heart and sharing favorite moments and things from the year. Apologies if I …

books, creativity, printmaking

Three Books That Have Fostered My Creativity This Year

This is a super short list of books written for Artists/Creatives/Designers (whatever label you want to use) that have really helped me throughout the year. I hope that they will inspire and guide you too, whether you are a professional artist, an amateur creative, or someone looking to learn a new skill. Visible Mending by …

business growth, small business

Noctiluna: A Year by Year History

There are lots of success stories out there about companies that grow fast and are making millions within a couple of years of conception. There are even more stories about the meteoric rise of twentysomethings who build start-ups in college and are on magazine covers before they graduate. I listen to podcasts about these people …

small business

‘Septembuary’ Projects

Now it is October, I can finally step back and take a look at my September – also known as Septembuary. Septembuary, because September is really January for many parents, especially parents who work from home. In Septembuary you get a fresh start. The kids go back to school and all of a sudden, your …

London, traveling with kids

7 Chill London Days With My Son

It’s that time of year when I get to regale you with tales from my trip home. I do still think of London as home, as I also think of Virginia as my home. I have two homes, yet London is the home where I can be my whole self again; where 70s, 80s and …

art camp, Childhood, summer camp, Uncategorized

Teacher’s Pick – My All Time FAVORITE Noctiluna Camps

A riveting guide to the best Noctiluna Art Summer Camps from 2014 t0 2022