{"id":8526,"date":"2018-08-16T17:59:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T22:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/?p=8526"},"modified":"2018-08-16T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T23:03:22","slug":"2018-latvian-summer-camp-3x3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/2018\/2018-latvian-summer-camp-3x3\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 – Latvian Summer Camp 3×3"},"content":{"rendered":"
For the 2nd year in a row, Sector67 has supported budding makers from across the US by lending equipment for use at a week long, all ages summer camp in Three Rivers, Michigan.<\/div>\n
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Every August since 1981, the Latvian Center Garezers<\/a> hosts 3×3: a week long Latvian language immersion experience.\u00a0 People of all ages, from all over the US and abroad convene at Garezers to strengthen their ties to the Latvian culture, improve their Latvian language skills, and learn new things about Latvian culture, past & present. Garezers isn’t the only place that hosts a 3×3 camp, but it is the closest one to Madison.\u00a0 Most classes offered during that week fall into one of two categories: the “talking” classes (think more like a guided discussion on topics relating to Latvia, often with guest lecturers from abroad) and the “doing” classes (silversmithing, the Latvian kitchen, pottery, and more).<\/div>\n
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In 2017, Laima<\/a> pitched the idea to offer a new class where we’d use new technology to create Latvian art. To make this work, Sector67 lent several 3D printers and a 40W laser cutter to supplement the vinyl cutter that Laima had access to. Chris has also been kind enough to also be “on call” whenever we run into problems that need extra technical help.<\/div>\n
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The focus of the class is:<\/div>\n
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  1. To introduce folks to new technology:\n