Summer shakedown: The 2013 Summer Workshop Roundup

MANILA, Philippines - We love to fantasize about spending our summer vacations lounging around the sandy shores of Boracay or Palawan but by the time April and May roll around, we usually find ourselves sprawled on the living room couch, itching to get out of the house. Instead of mindlessly marathoning Game of Thrones or (window) shopping at the nearest mall for the nth time, why not do something more fun and productive? Here are some of Young STAR’s picks for an action-packed summer:

FITNESS

 Antigravity yoga

Defy the laws of physics and get fit at the same time with Beyond Yoga’s AntiGravity Yoga classes! The AGY FUNdamentals class will teach you how to hold basic yoga poses with the yoga hammock while the AGY Flying Fitness class will teach you how to do even more challenging tricks, such as swinging, flipping and even inverting.

Ongoing classes all year round; e-mail inquire@igobeyondyoga.com. Call 921-6070 or 0917-523-9663 for the Tomas Morato branch and 553-3799 or 0917-629-9642 for the Bonifacio High Street branch.

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Dance workshops at Acts dance and arts academy

Can’t get enough of the Step Up franchise? Bust a move at any of ACTS Dance and Arts Academy’s dance classes, such as Lyrical Hip Hop, Contemporary Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, Breakdance, Diva Dance and K-Pop/J-Pop.

The second batch of workshops begins on April 24; call 719-4062, 0917-702-8277 or 0943-360-8320 or e-mail studio@actsacademy.com

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Jiu-jitsu at Deftac

Your opponents might be bigger or stronger than you but thanks to jiu-jitsu, a combat sport that emphasizes the proper use of leverage and technique, even you can gain the upper hand. Deftac’s classes are open to all, regardless of age or skill level.

Classes on going all year round; call 0917-806-0004, 726-6669 or 966-2832.

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Just Dance XVI: The ballet Manila school summer workshop

You are just a plié and a pirouette away from joining prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and the Philippines’ youngest ballet company as it opens its doors once again to all aspiring ballerinas. There are a wide variety of classes for all ages and skill levels. This year’s workshop culminates in a performance of “The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess” at the Aliw Theater, CCP Complex.

April 10 to May 26; call 400-0292 or 525-5967 or e-mail info@balletmanila.com.ph

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Milo sports clinics

Planning to be the first Philippine athlete to bring home Olympic gold? Badminton, volleyball, futsal, taekwondo, swimming, chess and gymnastics are just some of the MILO Sports Clinics you can choose from, so start your training right this summer!

Schedules vary depending on the location of the clinic. For NCR, call 966-6333, 353-6288 or 0917-589-9880. Visit ww1.nestle.com.ph/milo/ssc/schedules.html for more details.

My masterpiece yoga 10-day summer C.A.M.P.S

Experience yoga with a more creative twist this summer! Kids and tweens will have a blast with My Masterpiece Yoga classes, which combine story-based yoga sequences, live music and creative journaling.

April 15 to 16 and May 6 to 17; call 211-9999, text 0917-528-7301 or e-mail mymasterpieceyoga@icloud.com.

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Sinhá Bahia de Capoeira

With the Brazilian art of capoeira, a blend of acrobatics, dance, music and song, self-defense never looked or sounded so good. The classes aren’t just for adults — kids are more than welcome to join too.

Ongoing classes all year round; contact them through www.capoeira.com.ph/contact.php.

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Swimming classes at Aqualogic

If you’re tired of bringing a salbabida to the beach every summer, then maybe it’s time to enroll in Aqualogic’s swimming classes. It’s never too late (or too early, for that matter) to learn the freestyle or the butterfly from their talented roster of former varsity swimmers, triathletes and recreational swimmers.

Ongoing classes all year round but summer classes start on April 1; call 837-1716 or 0917-858-2782 or e-mail admin.aqualogic@gmail.com.

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Wakeboarding at Camsur Watersports Complex

While the rest of your barkada rides the banana boat, blow them out of the water by diving into the world of watersports through wakeboarding. While wakeboarding is more of a self-taught sport, CWC offers beginner lessons every Monday and equipment rentals for all wakeboarding enthusiasts.

Beginner lessons are held on Mondays all year round; call (6354) 477-3172 or (6354) 477-5252 or e-mail villadelreyreservation@gmail.com.

Zumba, bellydance, ballet and kids dance-pop at JNA dance and Fitness Center

Shake your groove thing at JNA Dance and Fitness Center, a premier dance studio formerly known as the Effie Nañas DanCentre. While ballet and bellydance are older forms of dance, zumba is a relatively new fitness routine that combines Latin dances like samba, salsa and mambo with hip-hop and Bollywood dance moves. Kids can also get in the rhythm and imitate their favorite pop stars by joining the Dance-Pop class.

Ongoing classes all year round; call 633-7871 or e-mail info@jnadance.com.

ART

The art room art workshops

Sponsored by Ayala Museum, these workshops feature four prominent artists in their fields of mastery: Manix Abrera for cartooning, Eileen Escueta for watercolor, Abraham Orobia in for oil painting, and Wilfredo Offemaria Jr. for digital art on the iPad. Each of the four classes are three days long and are spread out across the month of April.

Dates vary depending on class; contact Jade Lim at 757-7117 (to 21 local 35) or e-mail lim.hp@ayalamuseum.org.

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Ateneo art gallery summer art workshop

Stephanie Palallos gives kids a new dimension of art through collage making, acrylic painting, and an exploration of various media. Ateneo Art Gallery’s package also acquaints you with the Philippine National Artists, elements of art and principles of design in a span of 12 sessions.

April 24 to May 30; visit www.ateneoartgallery.org for more details.

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Fully booked workshops

Fully Booked presents a polymer clay and beading workshop for both kids and adults! Later, it will also sponsor a crash course on photography that is open to both beginning and intermediate students.

The polymer clay and beading workshop and photography workshop will be on April 21 and May 12 respectively; call 0916-2291250 or e-mail provenancedesignsandcrafts@gmail.com for the former and contact Cathy Monterola at 411-1196, 441-0737, 0933-6278005 or 0916-3896151 for the latter.

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Jescomm Adobe Flash animation course

Animate your world with Jesuit Communications’ three-day course for kids who love cartoons! Instructor Mikey Melendres will be teaching you the basics of how to bring your imagination to life with Adobe Flash.

April 15, 17, and 19; contact Paolo or Jef at 426-5971 (to 72 loc 125) or e-mail garage@jescom.ph and garageworkshops@gmail.com.

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Kids at art 21st creative summer workshop

Paint a picture with your mom or dad at Kids at Art! An established institution with offices scattered across the Metro, KAA offers classes for toddlers with their parents, as well as classes for kids of five different age ranges — each of which follow a stage of artistic development. Kids can go from the basic to advanced levels, too! The class ends with a bang at the Grand Summer Exhibit and Best Artwork Choice Awards set on the end of May.

Dates vary depending on KAA office location; call 409-8223 or 0917-8349525 or e-mail them at kidsatart@gmail.com.

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Kidzart summer art camp

KidzArt takes kids ages four to 12 around the world in 10 days. Students, apart from producing simple drawings and souvenirs, will be introduced to the culture, art, and architecture of different countries.

April 8 to 29 and May 6 to 17; call 925-9950, 0917-8559644 or 0927-7401394 or e-mail info@kidzartphilippines.com.

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Leo d’v art learning center

The newborn Leo d’V is a renaissance project that revels in specificity. It covers specialized fields of art, such as Cartoon Heroes, Animal Portrait, Fashion Designing, Modern Art, Landscape Art, Food Styling, Underwater Scenes and Interior Designing. These topics are tackled in eight week-long camps that kids, teens and adult participants can choose from.  

The first camp is on April 8-12 while the last camp is on May 25-31; call 243 8375 or 243 9551.

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Malate summer fun art workshops

Veteran artist William Gaudinez will be teaching kids and teenagers the basics of drawing, painting, and cartooning. The six-day workshop spans three hours per session.

April 15 to 27 for ages 6-12 and May 1 to 13 for ages 13-18; call 239-2327 for details.

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Watercolor intensive and watercolor for beginners

Illustrator Valerie Chua paints a classroom of her studio. You can pick between a four-hour crash course and a six-session workshop where she will keep tabs on your individual progress and style.

Dates vary according to batch; e-mail chua.valerie@gmail.com or visit www.valeriechua.tumblr.com for more details.

Young artists studio summer art workshops

Active since 2009, YAS launches this year’s workshops under the theme “Art and its Muses.” It offers a variety of classes from basic drawing to painting, fashion design and makeup and illustrating for comics.

April 4; call 975-0052, 964-5951, 0917-8378897 or 0917-5685939 or e-mail youngartistsstudio@gmail.com.

THEATER

9 works theatrical stage camp

The theater company that brought you the Philippine productions of Rent and The Wedding Singer now brings you a step closer to achieving Broadway stardom with its singing, dancing and acting classes. The Stage Camp is divided into workshops for kids and pre-teens (ages 5 to 11), teenagers (ages 12 to 17) and adults (ages 18 and up).

April 8 to May 26; call 586-7105 or 0917-5545560 or visit 9workstheatrical.com.

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Talent school of academics and arts

Established by theater veteran Audie Gemora, TSAA features summer programs covering a range of interests: musical theater, pop concert performance, modeling (under Rissa Mananquil-Trillo), and personal development among others. You could also opt for classes in ballet (with Lea Bautista), street dance, voice and instrument, art (under Jan Blanco), and even fencing and taekwondo (headed by Jeffrey Figueroa).

For details, call (02) 511-04-63, (02) 808-80-51 or (02) 654-74-52. Or email avmytalent@yahoo.com. Check TSAA’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TSAAPH.

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Gantimpala theater foundation summer musical theater workshop

What do Jose Javier Reyes and Bb Gandanghari have in common? They, among many other talented Philippine showbiz personalities, have both worked with Gantimpala Theater. You can be a superstar too by signing up for Gantimpala Theater Foundation’s Summer Musical Theater Workshop for Teens and Young Adults.

Although the workshop begins on April 1, Gantimpala is extending its acceptance of students until April 5. The workshop ends on May 11. For further announcements, call 881-6434, text 0921-5286308, like www.facebook.com/gantimpala on Facebook or follow @gantimpala_tf on Twitter.

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Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) summer program: your stories take centerstage

Unleash your inner drama queen (or king) with PETA’s annual summer workshop where experienced artists will introduce you to the different theater disciplines, namely creative drama, music, body movement and dance, creative writing and visual arts. Different classes are being offered for various age ranges, starting from the age of six onward; it also culminates in a youth-oriented final production.

April 9 to May 11; schedule an interview for enrollment by e-mailing petatheater@gmail.com or calling 724-6244, 410-0821 or 0916-3090707.

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Repertory Philippines summer camp and adult beginners acting workshop

Live out your High School Musical dreams with Repertory’s Summer Camp, which will teach you the basics of acting and improvisation and let you experience the fun and excitement of performing in a stage play or musical at the end of the summer. There are three different classes for age ranges from 5 to 16, but adults can still join in the fun with their Adult Beginners Acting Workshop.

April 3 to May 31; call 571-6926 or 571-4941. You may also visit the Repertory office at Unit 520, AIC Burgundy Empire Tower, ADB Avenue corner Sapphire and Garnet Roads, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

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Sipat lawin ensemble’s theater-in-a-backpack performance laboratory workshop series and children’s wing

Best known for blurring the lines between stage and spectator in the bloody Battalia Royale, Sipat Lawin stays true to its collaborative nature with its Workshop Series. Directing Laboratory/Experiment (for ages 18 and up) is a course for aspiring and practicing theater directors that emphasizes on script analysis, production design, and rehearsal and performance techniques while F(L)IGHT CLUB: Actor’s Garage (for ages 16 and up) is a course for amateur and professional actors that focuses on vocal technique, body work and script analysis. Children can also participate in Children’s Wing acting, singing and dance workshops at Museo Pambata.

Directing Laboratory/Experiment and F(L)IGHT CLUB: Actor’s Garage run from April 2 to 20 while Children’s Wing runs from April 10 to 25, e-mail the Ensemble Secretariat at sipatlawin.ensemble@gmail.com or call 0917-5008753 or 964-5949. For Children’s Wing, you may also contact Museo Pambata directly by e-mailing info@museopambata.org or calling 523-1797/98.

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Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) summer theater adventure

CCP’s prestigious resident theater company is sponsoring an adventure for every enthusiast. It has classes for Children’s Dramatic Theater, Teen Theater, Musical Teen Theater (for younger audiences); Beginning Acting and Production and Stage Management (both for ages 17 and up), Directing for Beginners, Acting for TV Film and Commercials and Interpreting Shakespeare. Stand out and the talent scouts attending the culminating recital might just have a job for you!

Directing for Beginners runs from April 4 to 26, Acting for TV Film and Commercials runs from May 7 to 16 and Interpreting Shakespeare runs from May 21 to 30. All the other classes are from April 4 to 28. To enroll, call 832-1125 local 1620/1621, 0915-6072275 (Lorelei Celestino) or 0908-8941384 (Enzo Marco).

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Trumpets playshop’s children’s theater, children’s musical theater and streetdance

Whether you love to act, model, sing, dance or somehow do all four at the same time, Trumpets can help you hone your talents with classes like Children’s Theater Musical Theater for kids, teens and adults, Street Jazz, Street Funk, Modeling and Public Speaking and Hosting.

Classes start on April 8, call 631-7252 or 0917-5864177 or visit www.trumpetsplayshop.com.

WRITING

Author at Once (High School)

Career development company Bronze Age Media, Inc. continues its Author at Once publishing workshop series with a class specifically for high school students who love to write short fiction. The workshop will not only teach these aspiring authors to write compellingly but also give them a crash course on the local and international publishing scene. If you complete the workshop and finish a story, you could even be featured in a compilation book that will be released later this year!

April 20; register at www.bronzeage.ph/events/author-at-once-high-school-writing-workshop-publishing/ or call 399-7764.

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Blogworthy Blog Writing with Arriane Serafico

What makes your blog worth reading? Whatever your blog might be about, arm yourself with the tools needed to uncover your distinct blogging voice and build a successful brand with the help of Arriane Serafico. She is the Creative Director of the Office of Senator TG Guingona and a blogger/published writer/designer/entrepreneur who has spoken at TEDxKatipunan and was chosen as Meg magazine’s “30 Under 30” in 2012.

May 18 and 25; register at www.docs.google.com/forms/d/1mtb8d2EW3yjw07RmCW8leg2_8W8zuO_FUYe67N8zSFo/viewform. Deadline for reservations is on May 6.

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Creative Writing for Adults with Conchitina Cruz

Filipina poet and two-time Palanca Award-winner Conchitina Cruz introduces adults to the world of creative writing by teaching them how to handle writer’s block, find inspiration and sensitivity for writing and craft your own poems, stories and essays.

May 22, 29, June 5, 13 and 19; call 757-7117 local 21 to 25, e-mail villaflores.md@gmail.com or visit www.ayalamuseum.org. Deadline for reservations is May 10.

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English classes at the Ateneo de Manila High School Summer Enrichment Program

Impress your Grammar and Literature teachers next school year by getting a head start this summer and enrolling in SEP’s Creative Writing, Fundamentals of Writing, Basic Grammar and Reading classes.

April 3 to 26; call 426-6001 local 6299.

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Klasrum Adarna Summer Workshop: Bookmaking for Kids

If you dream of becoming the next Dr. Seuss, you should join Adarna House’s Bookmaking for Kids where author and illustrator Annie Lumbao will teach kids ages eight to 11 how to write stories, break narratives down into scenes, draw characters and design book covers.

May 6 to 10; call 352-6765 local 119 or 0927-32824716 or e-mail ergoe@adarna.com.ph.

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Memoir-writing with Rica Bolipata-Santos

Think you’ve got what it takes to write your own version of Eat, Pray, Love? Learn how to creatively chronicle your life with Rica Bolipata-Santos, the director of the Ateneo de Manila University Press and author of Love, Desire, Children: Etc.: Reflections of a Young Wife and Lost and Found and Other Essays.

Every Saturday from April 6 to May 11; e-mail rcbolipata@yahoo.com.

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Travel Writing and Photography Workshop

Facebook photo albums aren’t the only way to document your trips and holidays. This summer, embrace your wanderlust and learn more about the art of travel writing and photography from Kristine Fonacier at the Lopez Museum and Library.

May 4, 11, 18 and 25 and June 1; call 631-2417 and look for Ms. Ethel or Ms. Fanny.

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U.P. Film Institute’s Basic and Intermediate Scriptwriting

Discover your inner Shakespeare with the U.P. Film Institute’s scriptwriting workshops to be conducted by award-winning filmmakers Armando Lao and Raz dela Torre.

Basic Scriptwriting runs from April 22 to 26 while Intermediate Scriptwriting runs from April 15 to 19 and May 13 to 17; call 926-2722, e-mail upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph or visit filminstitute.upd.edu.ph.

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Wika’y Galing and Reading Advantage

Thanks to The Learning Library’s (TLL) English and Filipino reading and writing classes and its library of over 4,000 children’s books, kids can develop a lifelong love for reading and overcome their difficulties in communicating.

Ongoing classes all year-round but for this summer, the first batch of students will have class from April 4 to 30 while the second batch of students will have class from May 6 to 31. Schedules vary depending on the branch. For more information, visit www.learninglibraries.com/index.html or call 433-3135, 0917-8192266, or 0917-8282669.

MUSIC

Center for Pop Music Philippines Inc.

Whether you have (closet) dreams of being in a boy band or flying solo, the CPMP’s package is for you! Open to some provinces outside of Metro Manila as well, the institution’s classes focus on stage performance and voice training. You can also go into show group, one-on-one training, guitar, or keyboard among other options.

Negotiable dates; call 721-0714 or 721-0731 or send e-mails to info@centerforpopmusic.com or officialcpmp@gmail.com.

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Crave School of Music

If you’re the more classical type of musician, Crave School offers the basic tracks on violin, guitar, piano, flute, trumpet, and even the viola!  And if you have an ear for music, you might want to try out their lessons in choral conducting or their package for two instruments.

Negotiable dates; call 280-5177 or 0932-5341128 or e-mail craveschoolofmusic@yahoo.com.

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KeyStrings Music Program

KeyStrings’ instructors are an experienced group of musicians who perform for various events part-time.  The rest of the time they teach, offering voice, piano, violin, and guitar lessons to kids, teens, and adults alike.  The course is made up of an adjustable 12 sessions.

Negotiable dates; call 346-5935, 0922-8935935 or 0906-5789177 or send an e-mail to keystringsmusic@gmail.com.

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Miriam College Summer Program

Looking to start a new band, or for new friends to jam with? Apart from the basics, MC is also offering classes on music production, string ensemble, and even rock band ensemble!  The course runs for a month.

April 8 to May 10; call 580-5400 to 29 extn. 1103 or 0916-6720272 or e-mail summerprogram@mc.edu.ph.

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Music First Talent Training Center

Show talent? Music First teaches you to step up your game with 12 sessions on voice, dance, piano, or guitar.  Notably, however, it also offers combination packages of voice with any of the other three options. If you’ve got bigger dreams for the stage, they also provide courses in modeling, hosting, and personality development.

Negotiable dates; call 414-8825 or 407-8351 or e-mail musicfirst168@yahoo.com.

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Philippine Opera Company Lessons

Whether you’re new to the scene or too familiar with it, the Opera Haus Arts Center keeps you learning. It has a music and movement class for toddlers and a musical theory and master class for more advanced students, but it also offers courses for common instruments (including drums!) for all ages. Sessions can be taken solo or with a friend.

Negotiable dates; call 822-9609 or 0917-5272880.

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Violin Home Service Tutorials

You don’t have to go out of the house to be productive! UST Bachelor of Music major Emil Francisco offers one-on-one lessons on the violin in the comfort of your own home. The services are available in Valenzuela, Manila, and Quezon City.

Negotiable dates, call 0915-7587783 or e-mail zymeth_0@yahoo.com.

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Yamaha School of Music

Tried and tested, the Yamaha educational system is specifically designed to help you find your voice. This intensive course provides common music courses for voice, piano, guitar, and drums among others over a span of two months, ending with a recital in June.

April 3 to June 3; contact Ritchelle at 897-2342, 897-2338, 0999-8808325 or 0915-7972107 or e-mail yamahaschool@ymail.com.

VOLUNTEER WORK

Ayala Museum

You might want to spend a night — or several — at the museum, because Ayala is looking for people who can help out at exhibit launches, workshops, and tours! The bigger-than-classroom experience is certainly one for the books — or your résumé.

Call 757-7117 to 21 loc 25/24 or 35, or email education@ayalamuseum.org.

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Cultural Center of the Philippines

Immerse yourself in the arts by conducting guided tours of the CCP Complex or working backstage at performances! If you’re lucky, you get to work with national and international artists who drop by the center.

Visit www.culturalcenter.gov.ph for more details and the volunteer form, to be sent to ccpvolunteers@gmail.com.

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Kris Library

Armand Nocum, founder of the Kristiyano-Islam (KRIS) Peace Library movement, says there is no peace in Mindanao because there is a lack of understanding, which can be solved by education. KRIS has solicited 50,000 books to public schools and built six libraries throughout Mindanao and Manila. Volunteers go to outreaches and storytelling programs.

Fill in the volunteer forms at www.krislibrary.com. Contact Arizza Nocum at + (632) 352 2313 or + (632) 571 8997 or email admin@krislibrary.com.

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Muni PH

The newly launched Muni PH is geared towards promoting healthy living, environmental awareness, and local culture. A community of cultural creatives, you don’t have to be a hardcore environmentalist to find yourself at home with Muni’s warm and welcoming tone. You can volunteer for writing, designing, and project/event management or freely contribute articles and videos.

Visit www.muni.com.ph for more details.

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One Million Lights

Fifteen million Filipinos live in the dark. The Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) finalist One Million Lights distributes solar-powered lights to areas without electricity all over the country, giving out 3,000 lights in the past year. You don’t have to live in the dark either! Help OML get to their goal of a million lights.

If interested, write a letter of intent with your name, address, contact, email, and Facebook account link; send it to Philippines@onemillionlights.org under the subject “Interested OML volunteer.” Log on to www.facebook.com/OMLph to learn more.

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Red Cross

One of the biggest and most trusted humanitarian organizations in the country, Red Cross facilitates blood donations, rescue operations, and medical missions among other programs. It’s a huge plus for aspiring medics, too!  Willing college students could also volunteer to be Emergency Response Unit Trainees.

Call 527-0862 or email volunteer@redcross.org.ph.

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TRADE SCHOOL MANILA

This barter trade of learning is a new form of alternative education, where students can pay their teachers by giving them something from their wishlist — dinner, a pair of running shoes, or maybe a book. You can sign up for their classes, volunteer as a facilitator, or even volunteer to teach!

Email manila@tradeschool.coop and tradeschool.manila@gmail.com.

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TriboCo. Kultura Kamp

Satisfy your wanderlust! Embark on an adventure and immerse yourself in indigenous tradition with TriboCo. Kultura Camp. You’ll interact with tribes, learn to love culture and aid the fight against ethnocentrism. Volunteer for one of their weekend trips as a participant or, later, a facilitator.

Trips are scheduled on April 20 to 21, May 4 to 5, and May 18 to 19, but those interested in applying as facilitators should schedule an earlier trip as well. Call 0917-5285428 or email tckulturakamp@gmail.com.

INTERNSHIPS

Asia Society Philippine Foundation Inc.

If you’re into international relations, culture, business and policy, or education, Asia Society Philippines will help you out. The nonprofit educational institution organizes events for dialogue and is looking for interns for social media and communications, program management, and research.

Call 751-9851 or 810-8983 or e-mail info@asiasociety.org.ph. You can also get in touch with them through Facebook (fb.com/asiasocietyph) or Twitter (@AsiaSocietyph).

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Creative Media and Film Society of the Philippines

Building your creative portfolio? CreaM provides services in animation, website, graphic, and conceptual design, and production.  It’s also on the lookout for multimedia arts students who are well-versed in graphic design, website developing, and video and audio editing.

Call Miss Marj or Miss Buds at 468-9433 or 490-5904, or e-mail mail@creativephilippines.com.

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FilStar Distributors Corporation

For the creative and business-minded comes an offer from the company that distributes and designs Hallmark cards and scrapbooking materials. The internship doubles as practicum for college students as well.

Call 636-5051 or e-mail pmsahagun@filstar.com.ph.

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Heima Home and Lifestyle

Heima’s interior design, whether from the original collections or customized to personal taste, truly remind you that you are home. Find a home with them too, as they are on the lookout for interns and trainees in business, communications, graphic design, and even architecture among other fields.

Call 798-0027 or e-mail funjobs@heimastore.com.

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Lomography Online Manila

An online magazine dedicated to analogue photography, Lomography is every photography aficionado’s buddy. They also release reviews, cover events and publish features. Take Instagram to the next level by applying for their internships — you can specialize in web and graphic design, online marketing and social media or writing.

Log on to www.lomography.com/about/jobs or e-mail jobs_manila@lomography.com.

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Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Now is the time to channel Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys — the PCIJ is open to applications for internships! Accepted interns will work on research and multimedia projects and event coverage as well as participate in lectures about the field.

Call 410-4768 or e-mail training@pcij.org.

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Rogue Magazine

Rogue is renowned for approaching its subjects with smart storytelling, mindful of dimension. Think out of the box; be a rogue — the magazine is accepting editorial and design interns among other specializations.

Contacts vary depending on intended position; visit www.rogue.ph/internships for more details.

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Summit Media

One of the country’s foremost magazine publishers, Summit Media releases titles such as Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and Entrepreneur among others. It also dabbles in book publishing, consumer events, and digital media.

Call 451-8888 or e-mail Dennise Libongco at internships@summitmedia.com.ph.

OTHERS

Culinary Workshops at Enderun College

At Enderun, kids and teens will have the chance to learn what it takes to become the next Iron Chef. The Little Chefs classes are for children ages seven to 11 while the Junior Chefs classes are for kids and teens ages 12 to 18. Aside from teaching students how to prepare scrumptious and mouth-watering food, the workshops will also emphasize the importance of good nutrition and kitchen safety.

The second batch of classes run from May 6 to 8; call Florence Elumba at 856-5000 local 505 or 0917-8811217.

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French classes at Alliance Française de Manille

For kids and teens who have mastered all the phrases Madeleine and Miss Clavel have at their disposal, AFM’s Kids Classes and Teens Classes are très magnifique. Games, songs and short stories are just some of the exercises AFM uses to impart the beauty of the French language.

The summer session runs from April 22 to May 17; call 895-7585 or 895-7441 or e-mail info@alliance.ph. Visit www.alliance.ph to download the application form for enrolment.

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The Mind Museum Summer Programs 2013

Experience science outside the four walls of the classroom this summer with the Mind Museum’s awesome lineup of classes. CSI 101 teaches you the basics of forensic science through a series of workshops while Survival Science lets you experience what it’s like to live in a jungle and even features an overnight camp at JEST Camp Subic. Finally, the Junior Mind Mover Program gives you the chance to be a young resident scientist at the museum itself.

CSI 101 runs from April 5 to 7, Survival Science runs from April 12 to 14 and the Junior Mind Mover Program runs from April 16 to May 16. Participants for CSI 101 and Survival Science must be 14 to 17 years old while participants for the Junior Mind Mover Program must be 10 to 17 years old. E-mail inquiry@themindmuseum.org to enroll.