Enlightening 2007: A Harry Potter Camp for Families

[Vicki]

For those of you who expressed interest based on our purple flyers at 
Lumos and "teaser" Web page, I am thrilled to announce that the 
official site and online registration for Enlightening 2007 (E7), the 
first-ever Harry Potter Camp for Families, is now open to the public 
at http://Enlightening2007.org.

E7 is an immersive, interactive fantasy event for families who love 
Harry Potter and will coincide with the release of the film Harry 
Potter and the Order of Phoenix.  Co-sponsored by the University of 
Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, the four-day event will 
take advantage of Penn's gothic campus to recreate Hogwarts on July 
12-15, 2007.

Families will be sorted into four Houses and compete to earn points 
in classes and games -- including a Tri-Wizard Tournament, Quidditch, 
and the ultimate Harry Potter trivia contest -- to win the prized 
House Cup.  On the opening night of Harry Potter and the Order of the 
Phoenix, families attend an exclusive red-carpet movie premiere event 
that includes interviews, the E7 podcast, and discussion sessions 
after the film.

In addition to family activities, E7 offers age-specific programming:

**   Kids (ages 5-8) build their confidence and life science skills 
in workshops that focus on taking care of the world around us -- both 
magical and muggle.

**   Tweens (ages 9-12) take Hogwarts-style classes and learn 
scientific methods and deductive reasoning to solve real mysteries 
over the four days.

**   Teens (ages 13-17) stay on campus in a dorm exclusively for 
them, gather in common rooms for social hours, and join in 
programming to produce a live podcast of the premiere event, short 
original film, improvisational comedy sketch, a cappella concert, 
design for a new magical school, fanfiction, or fanart.

**   Adults choose from a variety of interactive seminars and round 
tables -- featuring experts on parenting and the Harry Potter 
literature -- and take optional field trips to see Philadelphia's 
rich historical landscape.  (We even have Harry Potter-themed child 
care available for the "under 5" family members during formal 
programming.)

The E7 registration fee starts at $275 per person and includes all 
formal and informal programming (except the film premiere and 
optional field trips) as well as the Opening and Closing Feasts.  
Lodging options range from on-campus dorms to family suites in on-
campus hotels. 

For more information about Enlightening 2007 or to register online, 
visit http://Enlightening2007.org. If you would like to join our all-
volunteer staff or be an E7 sponsor, please send an email to 
victoria at ....  This event is not endorsed, 
sanctioned, or in any other way supported, directly or indirectly, by 
Warner Bros. Entertainment, the Harry Potter book publishers, or J. 
K. Rowling and her representatives.