Sanibel Sea School hosts spring camp
The Sanibel Sea School held an Art for the Ocean Week camp from March 16-20 at its flagship campus on Sanibel, led by camp coordinator Annie Clinton and seasonal marine science educator Stevie Hyle.
“Art is an incredible tool that can be used to spread our mission and to evoke not only emotions, but actions from the community, and that is what this camp aimed to do,” Clinton said.
Campers started the week by making sketchbooks to fill with their ideas and plans for projects: a clay sculpture, an acrylic painting and collage. With a focus on sustainability, they repurposed used book covers and sewed new pages in. Every morning, the group set out exploring the environment through nature walks, seining and snorkeling. They then took their inspiration to paper, forming their ideas.
At the end of each day, campers brought their ideas to life through their projects and worked to prepare for a Friday gallery show. They carefully displayed each of their projects, made labels to describe them, and stood by them as their parents and other staff walked around, marveled, and asked questions.
It marked the first time that the Sanibel Sea School offered a camp during Lee County’s spring break, which it hopes will become a tradition. Looking ahead, it plans to introduce a specialty camp each year.