About Poppy Camp

Hello!

Poppy Camp began in the Los Angeles backyard of Karyn Raz and Matthew Lewis as a way to nurture creativity, fun, and friendship for kids.

Karyn Raz teaches art at Mirman School in Los Angeles. Previous to Mirman, she spent over a decade teaching art at New Roads School in Santa Monica, and illustrated for a variety of publications. She is a graduate of Brown University and Art Center College of Design, and recently completed her masters in Studio Art for Art Educators at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Matthew Lewis teaches English at Mirman School. He also has over a decade of experience writing on television shows such as Shades of Blue and House. Matt is a graduate of Harvard University. He loves to tap into children’s innate creativity and storytelling abilities through play.

In addition to teaching and running Poppy Camp, Karyn and Matt are proud parents to two human children and one furry child.

Testimonials

“This week was so special for both kids! They absolutely loved it. Thank you for providing such a beautiful environment and such a lovely opportunity to create art! What a great way to meander into the new school year! Many, many thanks.”

- Rachel S.

“Can’t thank you enough for this very special week!!! The kids both had a blast and loved getting to know you.”

- Jessica S.

“The children loved this camp. It was great! Thank you so much.”

- Michelle G.

“A. and J. had a great time. They loved all of the projects and are excited to participate again!”

- Gia U.

Camp schedule

Poppy Art & Writing Campers experience a day full of fun and fascinating art and writing projects, as well as games and pool time to refresh their creative brains. A typical camp day looks like this:

  • Warm up/ice breaker

  • Art project # 1

  • Snack

  • Writing project #1

  • Lunch

  • Art project # 2

  • Pool time

  • Writing project # 2

  • Closing circle

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