Fun, good sportspersonship, safety and community are all goals of this afternoon gathering. Indoor volleyball courts and balls will be ready each weekday afternoon. Each day will begin with introductions and warm up drills working on setting and passing technique. Everyone’s community will expand, volleyball skills will improve and a fun time will be had.

Take the opportunity to play on these high tension snare drums and multi-tenor sets and to learn basic exercises that they could practice at home later.
David M. Wakefield has 20+ years of experience with a variety of competitive majorette/drum/bugle corps and marching bands, including the 1990 Drum Corps International junior open class champion Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps (high percussion winner) and the 1993 Drum Corps Associates senior open class champion Bushwhackers Drum & Bugle Corps. Franklin D. Wakefield has three years of experience with the Aurora High School marching band and music program.

Humans have used many techniques and materials to beautify their bodies over the ages. Come enjoy a continued tradition at Summer Institute, as we play with a variety of tools to decorate ourselves and each other. There will be temporary tattoos, hair color, henna, hair yarn wraps and many other fun things to play with.

The adult choir is open to all and has a wide variety of skill levels. Solo roles may be available at the discretion of the choir director. Rehearsals occur in the afternoon and immediately before morning worship performances.

Come sing with us. Learn how to bring smiles to the adults in your life. Create music and props for the talent show and closing ceremonies. Have fun.

The early afternoon will not have a CERSI volunteer but parents can meet up with other parents and kids to talk and play.

Check in with your body and notice if you are tired, need a rest or some quiet time.You determine the location of this one!  Your room, maybe you brought a hammock, doze in a chair.

Bring your white fabric (t-shirts, socks, pillowcases, etc., up to 2 items per person) and create amazing tie dye creations! Instruction in folding and dying offered by experienced artists.

The SI instrumental musicians will gather in the afternoon to learn music that will be shared at evening vespers and perhaps closing ceremony. Requirements include having an instrument (string, brass, wind, percussion all welcome) and music reading ability about middle school level. Each session will focus on learning two to three tunes to play during (and hopefully enhance) the three adult led vesper services. In some past years the orchestra has taken part in some morning worship services as well.

The “work” of this “workshop” is peacefully following your breath in silence. We will do sitting meditation and walking meditation (if practicable), with readings (during the sessions) from Pema Chodrin’s “Comfortable with Uncertainty.” The workshop will assume a Buddhist orientation, but the emphasis will be on practicing meditation, not teaching or analyzing Buddist doctrine. The goal is to center ourselves, and so to foster compassion and equanimity.

Join our theme speaker and dive further into the morning’s theme presentation Small group discussion and Q&A.

Enjoy water play for kids on the Quad.

Join us for Drum Circle. All welcome, no experience or drum necessary, we have extras. Instruction offered by experienced drummers.

Experienced writers and newbies are all welcome. Inspired by the late Pat Schneider, in this non hierarchical workshop,we will write spontaneously to a prompt. Then, if willing we will share our work for gentle, affirming, positive feedback.
The workshop is based on the concept that if you can speak you can write and that everyone has a strong, unique, voice.
Trish discovered the delights of writing to prompts while attending a workshop here at CERSI. She lives in Kent Ohio with her husband Don and two small pups. The dogs think any time spent writing is a lost opportunity for a good walk.

Parents are welcome to come with their young children to meet up and play.

Check in with your body and notice if you are tired, need a rest or some quiet time.You determine the location of this one!  Your room, maybe you brought a hammock, doze in a chair.

Bring your white fabric (t-shirts, socks, pillowcases, etc., up to 2 items per person) and create amazing tie dye creations! Instruction in folding and dying offered by experienced artists.