Maria de Oca Echarte

Today we conclude Week 2 of the camp! This time, two of the students in the program – Aurelio and Veronica – write the blog to keep you all informed about the talks we have attended and all the activities we have been doing. Next week we will be taking […]

Week 2: Learning about sharks, hydrophones, and film sound and ...

June 26, 2014 in Uncategorized by Maria de Oca Echarte

Tuesday We begin our camp by introducing ourselves and going over the camp schedule and our goals for the next six weeks. Suzanne Lewis – videographer from the NC Aquarium – joins for the morning filmmaking session. She begins introducing the topic of filmmaking. What are films? And, what are […]

Week 1: Using the cameras for the first time, and ...

June 22, 2014 in Uncategorized by Maria de Oca Echarte

My name is Zhuying Zhang. I am 15 years old and in 9th Grade. I was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China and came to the United States with my mother at the end of last year, while my father is still working in China. We now live in Beaufort, […]

Meet the Students: Zhuying Zhang

May 30, 2014 in Uncategorized by Maria de Oca Echarte

My name is Ana Paola Rodriguez. I’m sixteen years old and I’m an eleventh grade high school student. I was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and I’ve been living with my family (parents and younger brothers and sister) in Newport for four years. My favorite subjects in school are US History […]

Meet the Students: Ana Paola Rodriguez

May 23, 2014 in Uncategorized by Maria de Oca Echarte