NAME:
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WHERE:
Lempäälä Spa, Lempäälä Spa, Link to Spa website
Lempäälä is located in the lake area of central Finland, 150 kilometers north from Finland’s capital Helsinki. More information on the websites:
When;
4.-16.7.2017, Camp Period 4. - 9.7. (Percussion course)
Family Period 10.-16.7.
Arrival:
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport at 4th July
Departure:
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport at 16th July
Participants:
16 participants from EEMA countries, age 18-20 years
Program:
“Music on the Lakeside” Camp will be organized together with the traditional ”Sound of Lempäälä” music event (facebook: Sound of Lempäälä). All participants will get individual and group lessons in percussion every day during the course. They can follow the lectures of other instruments and teachers as well as to listen to the concerts of Sound of Lempäälä (Early music 3.-8.7. by Debra Gomez-Tapio and piano courses 10.-15.7. by Professor Erik T. Tawaststjerna and Dr. Hui-Ying Liu-Tawaststjerna). The teaching language in the course is English. The accommodation of the camp period will be at the Lempäälä Health Spa, which is situated on the lakeside right in the center of Lempäälä. The rooms are for 2 to 5 persons boys and girls in separate rooms.
Teacher:
Kay Stonefelt, Distinguished Professor of Music Percussion, SUNY Fredonia USA, Link to website
Equipment:
Your personal medication and suitable clothing for outdoor activities and hiking. The daytime temperature is between 15-25 oC. Water temperature is around 20oC. Bring your swimming suit. Occasional rain showers may occur.
Other costs:
Participants pay their travelling costs to Tampere-Pirkkala Airport and will have their own pocket money. Organizing Rotaries will meet the student in the airport and will be in charge of arranging all ground transportations while in Finland.
Insurance:
Participants must have a valid insurance policy in case of sickness and injury. We urge the student to purchase the insurance from CISI Bolduc which is approved by Rotary. Select “Plan B” from the offered options.
APPLICATIONS:
The applicant must use the official Rotary Youth Exchange – Short-Term Exchange Program (STEP) Application form when applying to the camp. The deadline for the applications is 15th April, 2017.
MORE INFORMATION:
Juhani Laurila phone: +358 50 469 8779
e-mail: juhani.a.laurila (at) gmail.com">juhani.a.laurila (at) gmail.com
SEND ALL APPLICATIONS TO:
Torsti Poutanen phone: +358 44 290 7489
email: torsti.poutanen (at) kolumbus.fi">torsti.poutanen (at) kolumbus.fi
web: rye.fi