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Robotics was a new theme Curious Jane offered this past summer. In truth, it was a bit of Intro Robotics and bit of Electronics 101. A favorite project – hands-down – was the drawbot. All it takes is a paper cup, a few markers, a small motor and AA batterypack. But we learned the most important piece of all was the small nut, screw (any little item) that we hot-glued to the motor off-center. This tiny bit of weight variance caused the drawbots to dance and skitter all about. With its marker tripod, this off-kilter motion led to some really cool patterns! To try these projects out at home, click through the links at the end of the post – and have fun! Continue reading
At Curious Jane, we use bugs and crawlies for a few different projects. The Red Wriggler Worms we used this year have emerged as our new favorite crawly creature because they showed incredible resilience over seven weeks of camp, and don’t show signs of fading anytime soon. They are super-worms! Continue reading
This week’s ‘Zine Scene class has been writing up a storm all week! Here are a few samples of their work. The girls wrote about their neighborhoods, let their silly sides loose, and came together to write a collaborative poem… Continue reading
The girls in the Curious Jane Jr. Story Arts class at Berkeley Carroll are making pretty amazing progress on the stories they’re creating this week. This is especially impressive considering some of them have only just finished kindergarten! Continue reading
Our Shipley campers are on the verge of publishing their first poetry anthology! Here are a few poems, to give you a little preview: Continue reading
The Zinesters at Springside are busily working in our newsroom to turn out the first issue of “As Good As Everything.” Complete with chaos of meeting a deadline and out-of-the box thinking, Springside Zinesters are getting a real life peek into the wondrous world of magazines and publishing. So far, the staff of “As Good As Everything” have decided on a theme and title for their Zine, have selected stories, and are tying up any loose ends on their masterpieces. Tonight, the inaugural issue of their Zine will go to press!
Summer Sun. A poem from the Zine Scene girls at Springside… Continue reading
This week, three small Curious Jane programs opened – heralding, for us, the start of summer! The upcoming months will be absolutely full of projects, preparation, phone calls, supply runs, new ideas, energy, exhaustion, discoveries, amazing work, and many many girls. We look forward to it all – it’s camp! Continue reading
This summer, we are moving our Brooklyn June weeks of Curious Jane to the Invisible Dog Art Center (Carroll Gardens) and offering our “Best of Curious Jane.” Each day will be favorite projects from a different theme, and each week will be a different set of “CJ’s Best.” The Invisible Dog offers a great space in a convenient and quintessential Brooklyn neighborhood. Can’t wait! Continue reading
One of my favorite camp sites, SignUpForCamp.comm, recently sent me a few questions about how our programs started and tips for finding a camp that fits. I’m always very honored and excited when asked to share my thoughts and ideas, and I tend to get enthusiastically carried away with the amount of information I share. The Q&A is on their blog. I hope some of it is of interest and use! Continue reading
Samantha Razook Murphy is the founder of Curious Jane and Blue Tree. She was inspired to create these unique programs to give her girls, and all girls, a chance to be creative and inventive in a high-energy, collaborative and gender-affirming space. She loves designing, tinkering and figuring out. Samantha is the mother of two girls and lives in Brooklyn, NY. She holds her BA from Yale and Masters in Industrial Design from Pratt. In her spare time she coaches volleyball and rides her bike around Brooklyn.