Dr. Anndretta's
Black Arts & Performance
Summer Day Camp
Call/Text (323) 825-9829
A Fun Approach to Black Culture and Black History!
2026 Curriculum & Activity Overview
1. Chocolate Cities | Mon June 22 – Fri Jun 26
Morning Instruction & Activities:
– Learning about historic Chocolate Cities
– Learning about Black elected city officials
– Creating candidates, holding elections, and voting for city officials
– Playing the “circulate the dollar game”
Afternoon Project: Urban Design Physical Model
– Collaborating to build a city
– Each student contributes 2 structures
2. Fables and Legends | Mon June 29 – Fri July 3
– Emphasis on ethics and empathy
– Soft skill development: kindness and conflict resolution
– Theater / Dance artist-in-residence
– Hearing and learning African fables & Black-authored short stories
– Adapting and performing stories for staged presentation
Afternoon Project: Theatrical Production
– Creating masks and costumes
– Learning choreography / movement / staging / blocking
3. Africa Week | Mon July 6 – Fri July 10
– Each day, each student pairs with a peer to research an African country
– Listening to music specific to each country or region
– Viewing fabrics and fashion specific to each country or region
– Creating original art elements to contribute to a collage for that country
Project: Visual Art and African Dance
– Original student art / collage on canvas
– Student dance rehearsal / performance
4. Rhythm and Resistance | Mon July 13 – Fri July 17
– Music artist-in-residence
– Learning and practicing Black choral/choir music and embodied percussion
– Learning and practicing Freedom Songs
– Hearing and participating in a drum circle
– Researching contemporary causes for equity and equality
– Creating signs and banners to march for respective causes
– Learning about public expressions of Black joy (ie: parades)
– Learning about marches for justice over time
Afternoon Project: Parades and Protest
– Rehearsal and Performance of Freedom Songs