Be You. An Art Camp for Adopted Children.

Adoption Support Alliance's “BE YOU. An art camp for adopted children” is for rising elementary school students for the 2024-2025 school year ages K - 5th who joined their family through adoption (any kind of adoption!). 

The camp will be led by:

• Erin Nasmyth: Executive Director and licensed clinical social worker
• Molly Mayhoff: Associate Director and chaos coordinator 
• Erin Dennison: Program Coordinator and art teacher extraordinaire
• Ashtyn Cole: Program Coordinator and licensed clinical social worker associate

BE YOU activities will incorporate creativity and expression daily through art activities, therapeutic games, adoption education and connection with one another.  Through our time together, we will normalize adoption as a way to form a family, learn more about adoption topics and empower children, at an appropriate developmental level, to embrace their unique and wonderful identities as adoptees.

Parents of ASA's Kids Camp participants will be given a guide to prepare their child for the BE YOU. experience in advance and daily conversation guides based on each day's activities to encourage conversation at home.

Camp is being offered two weeks this summer.  You may register your child for one or both weeks, but please note, content will be the same for both weeks. 

• July 8th - 12th
• July 15th - 19th

Camp will run from 9am to 3pm each day, Monday through Friday.  

• Drop off between 8:30 am - 9:00 am
• Pickup between 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

​​Register today! Space is limited to ensure your child gets the individualized attention needed for this topic. Children will be split up in age groups with rising K-2nd together and rising 3-5th together. 

Camp will meet at the The Vine in Plaza Midwood - 2101 Belvedere Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Price is $350 per week for each child.  However, thanks to our generous donors, we are offering this class as "pay as you can".  So, $350 covers your registration, more will offset the costs of others and less will be covered by ASA donors.  Payment can be made via PayPal link on our website, Venmo (@adoptionsupport), Zelle (erin@adoptionsupportalliance.org) or by writing a check to "Adoption Support Alliance" and mailing it to 1501 East 7th Street, Unit 6 Charlotte, NC 28204.