Cathedral of St. John the Divine - Public Education Department

FALL 2006 FAMILY PROGRAMS

 

Family Workshop Open House
Saturday, September 23, 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM

The Medieval Arts Workshop reopens with an all-day Open House.
Drop in to experience the Medieval Arts Workshop. Carve a block of limestone, create medieval illuminated letters, sculpt clay gargoyles, weave on a loom, make stained glass collages, and more! Talk about architecture and build models of the Cathedral.  Make decorative paper from scratch .  Short tours of the Cathedral and storytelling offered on the hour to participants.  FREE!

 

Medieval Arts Family Workshop

Saturdays, October 7, 21, November 4, 11, December 9, 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon=

Families carve a block of limestone, create medieval illuminated letters, sculpt clay gargoyles, weave on a loom, make stained glass collages, and more! Recommended for ages 4 and up. Register at the Visitor Center inside the Cathedral. $5 per child, with accompanying adult.

 

 

St. Francis Day Mask Making Workshop
Saturday, September 30, 10 am – 12:00 Noon
Children create festive masks to celebrate the Cathedral's Blessing of the Animals. Glue feathers, cut paper, paint, and let your imagination fly as you create animal inspired crafts which celebrate the Earth and its creatures. For ages 4 and up!  $5 per child, with adult

 

Kid’s Cathedral

Thursday, October 5, 12, 19, & 26, 10:30 – 11:00 AM

A series of morning programs designed for young ones and their caregivers to explore the shapes, colors and patterns found at the Cathedral.  Using hands-on activities, arts and crafts and stories, children will observe architecture, stained glass, and art then create their own pieces to take home. For ages 2-4. Space is limited and reservations are required. $5 per class. 

 

Autumn Printmaking
Saturday, October 14, 10 am -12:00 Noon

Families experience different forms of printmaking, learning how to create

multiple versions of the same image.  Using autumn materials and themes,

participants will create collages and raised surfaces to transform them into

beautiful textured prints. $5 per child, with adult

 

Morning of the Gargoyles: A Family Halloween Workshop

Sat. October 28, 10 AM -  12:00 Noon 

The morning begins with a reading of Eve Bunting's Night of the Gargoyles, then it's down to the workshop to assemble gargling, grimacing clay gargoyles, skeleton creatures and paper gargoyle masks. For ages 4 and up!  $5 per child, with adult.

 

Traditions and Legends: A Giving of Thanks to the First Peoples

Sat. November 18, 10 am – 12:00 Noon 

See and learn about the Cathedral’s Medicine Wheels-a symbol of healing-then make one to take home, along with a fragrant herbal dream pillow and other seasonal crafts. For ages 4 and up!  $5 per child, with adult.

 

Arches Everywhere

Sat. December 2, 10 am – 12:00 Noon

Learn how the huge Cathedral stands by exploring its amazing architecture.  Experience Romanesque and Gothic arches, flying buttresses, and the tall, stone columns.  Then make a model to take home.  $5 per child with adult.

 

1,000 Paper Cranes: A Season of Light Holiday Workshop

Saturday, December 16, 10 am – 12:00 Noon

Celebrate the holidays with this ecumenical workshop. Stroll through the Cathedral to see festive candles, holiday decorations, and the giant Peace Tree, covered with 1,000 paper cranes. Then head to the workshop to design and produce sparkling "triptych" cards, candleholders and origami peace cranes to take home. For ages 4 and up!  $5 per child, with adult.

 

Camels and Kings: Celebrating the Epiphany

Sat. January 6, 10 am – 12:00 Noon

Families gather to explore the story surrounding the famous journey of the three wise men, celebrated around the world.  The workshop begins with a story and then families make gift boxes and sparkling crowns, which children can wear to the Three Kings performance at 1:30 in the Cathedral.  For ages 4 and up!  $5 per child with adult.

 

Medieval Birthday Parties

Saturdays & Sundays, 1 -3 PM, by availability

Celebrate your child's birthday in the Medieval Arts Workshop, where children sculpt gargoyles, weave, make brass rubbings, carve a block of limestone and much more! For ages 5 & up. Call the Public Education & Visitor Services Department for more information and reservations.

 

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For more information on any of these programs, contact:

 

The Public Education and Visitor Services Department

Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street

New York, NY 10025

All programs meet at the Visitor's Center inside the Cathedral unless
otherwise noted. For reservations call the Public Education Department at (212) 932-7347.
Fax: 212 932-7348
russell@stjohndivine.org                         http://www.stjohndivine.org