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If you’re thinking of starting a stained glass activity at your summer camp, we have a great package for you!

Many camps run stained glass activities and have built these programs up from scratch. This is a very reasonable option - choosing to purchase from us is not necessarily a better choice, just a different one. We aim to provide you with our valuable insight and experience gained from running this program for 5 years. The intention is to assist you with eliminating common mistakes and provide you with an activity which is focused on a balance of safety, fun and learning.

What you could do:

• Hire someone to create a stained glass activity from scratch. This would take approximately 30hrs+ of work at roughly $10 per hour, and most of the information you will find will not be geared towards teaching in a camp setting. You will need to:
  
  • Research many stained glass resources: online, in books, publications, videos.
    
  • Search for equipment online, in local stores, trade magazines, camp conferences, neighbor camps, etc.
    
  • Create your own lesson plans.
    
  • Trial and error the equipment and activity to find out safety points and logistical considerations.
    
    
• Websites you can check out:
• http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/howto.html
  
• http://art-of-stained-glass.com/
  
• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-make-stained-glass.html
  
  
• Some books to read on the subject:
• “Basic Stained Glass Making: All The Skills And Tools You Need To Get Started” by Eric Ebeling, Michael Johnston & Alan Wychech - $13.57 on Amazon.
  
• “Introduction to Stained Glass: A Step-By-Step Teaching Manual” by Randy Wardell & Judy Huffman - $10.85 on Amazon.

What we offer:

• A fully comprehensive lesson plan, nurturing safety, fun and learning!
  
• Videos showing each stage of teaching stained glass, including timing and set-up.
  
• Equipment lists and suggestions of where to purchase from (NB: we do not receive royalties from the suppliers that we list).
  
• Safety considerations (except considerations which will be site specific – you can call us about those).
  
• Photos, and examples of campers’ work.
  
• Our trial-and-error knowledge points.
  
• A one hour telephone conversation with a member of our staff, well-versed in the stained glass program, to help you adapt it to your needs and answer any questions.
  
• Email contact for any questions that arise during your implementation.
  
• Special offers relating to your purchase, in addition to program updates.

Benefits:

It is our belief that by purchasing our stained glass package you will receive benefits of value far higher than those you would get from investing your time and resources into researching the activity yourself. Many summer camps do research and implement their own activities highly effectively. However, our hope is that in finding the path to success, we can pass our tested knowledge on to you (much of it unavailable elsewhere), giving you the tools you need to be able to create your own camp activity, without the time-consuming research.

• You invest considerably less personal and staff time in researching stained glass, as the research has been done for you!
  
• You receive the benefit of our errors made, and knowledge developed from us running the program.
  
• A lesson plan that focuses on the learning and development of the campers.
  
• Many creative variations for the activity.
  
• Reliable contact with a human being, who can answer your questions and help you adapt the program to fit your organizations needs.
  
• We hope to spur innovation in your organization by planting a seed.  If you create a program we don’t have, we‘d love to talk about buying it from you for our camp!

Stained Glass Program: $100

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