Summer 2021, Session II: Yemaya's Gardens

Yemaya's Dobbin
RL McNulty, 2020
Micron Pen &
Colored Pencil

Session II will offer a brand new adventure called Yemaya's Gardens. The program runs from 9 AM to 4 PM, with After Hours until 5:30 PM, on July 6 - 9. This is a four day program, running from Tuesday through Friday. Detectives entering 2nd through 6th grades are welcome. We will hold this in Room 122 of the Freeport Middle School, 19 Kendall Lane, Freeport, ME, as part of the RSU5 Community Programs.

This adventure draws on the Santeria tradition of Orisha, drawing upon a mix of Yoruba and Caribbean myths about the sea goddess known as Yemaya. We will also learn about the living creatures of the sea, and discuss the environmental threats facing our coral reefs.

Here is the description for Yeamaya's Gardens:

The detectives are called to the Caribbean to investigate troubles in the watery realms of Yemaya, the Orisha of the sea. The seahorses are vanishing, including Yemaya’s beloved dobbin, her hardworking farm horse of the sea. Can the team find the dobbin in time to save the sea queen’s gardens?

We will be crafting sea creatures and coral reef gardens.