All Access Digital Arts Camp Camp

A two-week, multi-media summer camp for twenty Washington, D.C.-area High School students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. The camp is conducted by a master teacher, and facilitated by volunteers, with a 1:2 volunteer to student ratio

In its second year, ALL ACCESS Digital Arts Camp is an opportunity for twenty high school students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities in the Washington, D.C.-area to participate in a two-week multi-media camp at the Smithsonian Institution’s ArtLab+ located at the Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden. They explore areas of interest at different Smithsonian museums in a way that is tailored to meet their individual needs, but encourages social interaction. After supervised exploration and documenting their experiences using cameras and digital recording devices, students compile their digital media using iMovie and share their findings on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter with their camp peers and friends. The camp culminates with a student movie premiere and reception for parents and friends. The camp is FREE and made possible by the generosity of the Pearson Foundation, in partnership with the New Learning Institute, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Smithsonian Accessibility Program, and ArtLab+