On May 15 this year, my novel for ages 9-14, The Finding Place, will be published in both Canada and the States, by Red Deer Press. I’ve been asked quite a few times about my experiences with this novel, so I thought I would share some of those here, with a second blog entry to [...]
Ten Reasons Why I LOVE my job Julie Hartley Camp Director My friends back home in Toronto are somewhat mystified by me. Why do I do the job I do? It's hard. Certainly never nine to five. In the summer, Craig and I start work just after seven, and rarely finish before 11pm. We are [...]
My Ten Best Reads of 2013 This blog entry is for every camper, Arts Academy participant, staff member or parent who loves to read. Here are my 'ten best reads' of 2013... send me yours, and I'll post them! Just a minor caveat before starting the list: nothing I recommend here has lengthy content that [...]
These days, the reasons young people opt out of attending overnight camps can be somewhat worrying, and present new trends and issues that camp directors are doing their best to address. I'm a guest blogger today for Camp Easy - check out my blog on this subject here...http://blog.campeasy.com/ Julie Hartley Camp Director www.centauriartscamp.com
Well, a few weeks ago, we had the exciting opportunity to participate in a TedX conference! Julie was asked to prepare a talk entitled: ‘How to do Business Like an Artist’