Travel
Get outside your day-to-day bubble and experience the beauty of God's creation.
Explore
Meet new friends, explore culture, and learn learn new ways of seeing the world together.
Serve
Make a difference in the lives of at-risk children through creative arts and return home full of life.
Casa Bernabé 2020
OVERVIEW
IAA Camp Casa Bernabé is a 10-day mission trip to Guatemala to empower at-risk youth in Guatemala City through creative arts and God’s greater story of redemption.
DATES
10/23/2020 - 11/01/2020
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2 days of team building in Antigua, Guatemala
• 5 days of teaching workshops at an art camp
• Art Show with the community
• Sightseeing
• Optional 3-day excursion to Lake Atitlan
HOSTING PARTNER
Casa Bernabé
Casa Bernabé Ministries exists to provide hope for vulnerable children in Guatemala, both within the walls of its campus and also within the surrounding community. The ministry seeks to provide the framework needed for each child to step out from the past trauma of their lives by providing physical needs, medical and psychological care, and spiritual guidance. Children are ministered to in church and youth group and educated in the Christian school on campus. Lives are transformed as the ties of generational poverty and abuse are broken. By working with the Guatemalan court systems and biological families Casa Bernabé Ministries is leading the way in Guatemalan Global Orphan Care.
CAMP LOCATION
Guatemala City, Guatemala
TEAM LEADER
Kati Korosuo is a professional dancer from Finland. She has participated in I AM ART camps since 2015. This is her second year leading teams with Athentikos.
Kati Korosuo
I AM ART Team Leader
TEAM MEMBER ROLES
There’s a place for everyone on the team, no matter your skill level or experience.
- Workshop Leaders
- Workshop Assistants
- Logistics Coordinators
- Storytellers / Blog writers
- Photo/Video Crew
- Social Media
You don’t have to be a professional creative. you just need to want to make a difference through creativity.
SCHEDULE
Friday
Travel to Guatemala and spend the night in Antigua, a 500-year-old Spanish Colonial City surrounded by three volcanoes.
Saturday
Get to know team members, explore, and spend another night in Antigua
Sunday
Travel to the I AM ART Camp location, meet with local leaders, and prepare the facility for the week-long camp
Monday-Thursday
Attend large group sessions, Teach small group session workshops to at-risk youth, and spend time with Artist Team Members from around the world
Friday
Teach a final small group workshop session, prepare for a celebratory art show and visit the surrounding community to get a cultural understanding of the children’s lives
Saturday
Celebrate the week’s achievement in an Art Show with youth and community and spend the afternoon sightseeing in Guatemala City
Sunday
Return home or join an optional excursion to Lake Atitlan
Travel to Guatemala and spend the night in Antigua, a 500-year-old Spanish Colonial City surrounded by three volcanoes.
Saturday
Get to know team members, explore, and spend another night in Antigua
Sunday
Travel to the I AM ART Camp location, meet with local leaders, and prepare the facility for the week-long camp
Monday-Thursday
Attend large group sessions, Teach small group session workshops to at-risk youth, and spend time with Artist Team Members from around the world
Friday
Teach a final small group workshop session, prepare for a celebratory art show and visit the surrounding community to get a cultural understanding of the children’s lives
Saturday
Celebrate the week’s achievement in an Art Show with youth and community and spend the afternoon sightseeing in Guatemala City
Sunday
Return home or join an optional excursion to Lake Atitlan
TRAINING
We’ll equip you with everything you need to impact lives through creative arts, including how to:
• Guide youth to explore their story through creative arts
• Understand the cultural and spiritual context of the trip
• Collaborate with like-minded creatives from all over the world
• Empower through story and creative arts
• Raise funds using our media and crowd-funding platform
• Promoting your trip through strategic social media
• Preparing lesson plans for a 5 day workshop using our curriculum guide
• Research and produce inspirational stories
• Select gear for international production
• Pack strategically for a short-term vision trip
OPTIONAL EXCURSION
Reflect on your journey before you return home.
Lake Atitlan
Three-day reflection & cultural excursion: Spend three days reflecting and exploring one of the most beautiful places on earth. Lake Atitlan is a large, crystal blue lake surrounded by three volcanoes, and only three hours from Guatemala City. Step back in time as you explore the culture of quaint villages surrounding the lake. Savor delicious local cuisine at the waterfront as the sun slips behind the volcanos. Renew and rest your soul at Casa del Mundo, a cliffside hotel only accessible by boat. If you have the margin, we highly recommend the optional Lake Atitlan excursion.
Cost:
$300
Includes:
Transportation, Lodging
Fundraising
You don’t have to pay for anything out of pocket. We help you raise support as a 501c3 nonprofit.
TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS
Athentikos is a 501c3 nonprofit and can accept tax-deductible donations on your behalf. In addition, all I AM ART team members are offered a personal crowd-funding campaign similar to Kickstarter through our web site. We’ll coach you through the fundraising process and provide the resources you need to communicate your opportunity to grow and serve, including our films about Guatemala.
Every team member who has wanted to join an I AM ART trip has been able to raise funding to cover costs. You do not have to pay for the trip out of your pocket. If you have questions, please contact us.
Example of Fundraising campaign.
Use the award-winning Athentikos documentary for fundraising.
COST EXPLANATION
TOTAL COST = REGISTRATION FEE + TEAM FEE + AIRFARE
We break out the total cost into three installments. Your fundraising can cover everything.
Team Fee
$1400
DUE ON
08/23/2020
COVERS:
In-country transportation, lodging, all meals, operational expenses, some art materials, team supplies, training and scholarships for local artists.
Average Airfare
$700
DUE ON
08/23/2020
Destination Airport
Guatemala City
Airfare varies depending on your departure city. People can donate airline miles to your trip and reduce your airfare cost … even make it free!
Optional excursion
$300
DUE ON
08/23/2020
COVERS:
Transportation, lodging, all meals, and tours.
Team members are responsible for:
• Personal Spending Money
• Some materials
• Background Check (as low as $30)