Zach has been a professional educator for over a decade in youth leadership, STEM and environmental education, and summer camps. Zach is the former Camp Programs Manager and Summer Camp Director for the Leslie Science & Nature Center and Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum where he led licensed camp programs with a STEM education focus. Zach is also a former Summer Camp Director for the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan summer day camp program.
For Zach, providing safe, engaging, and enjoyable spaces for all children is a particular passion and he has specialized in accessibility and inclusivity in youth programs. He has received extensive training in neurodiversity support, especially for children on the Autism spectrum through organizations like Chasing Summer. He has also participated and led programming and mentorship in inclusivity in areas such as anti-racism and gender and sexuality.
In his free time Zach is an avid board-gamer and tabletop RPG game master. He loves engaging in roleplaying games and storytelling and all the ways it allows people to learn, grow, and experience the world through the eyes of others. He’s excited to explore how youth education and TTRPG storytelling intersect to give young people a fun and low risk space to practice difficult but critical skills like problem solving, collaboration, and cooperation.
Weeks of:
July 8th-12th
July 22nd-26th
August 12th-16th
Calling all Planeswalkers, it’s time to gather your spellbooks and join us to do battle! It’s a week full of Magic the Gathering, the world’s biggest Trading Card Game (TCG). Start with a basic deck of cards and complete challenges to expand your collection throughout the week. New and experienced players alike will expand their skills as they explore different styles of play in order to collect the cards they need to build a unique deck.
Registration Goodies (an estimated retail value of $60)
This summer we’ll provide all the cards you need to play in our exciting new Deckbuilding Adventure*, and you’ll leave with everything you need to keep the fun going!
Every Participant Will Receive:
*Feel free to bring your own MTG decks from home to play during any extra time we might have. However, you won’t need them to participate.
Weeks of:
June 17th-21st
July 15th-19th
July 29th-August 2nd
August 19th-23rd
You and your fellow adventurers sneak into the dragon’s lair when suddenly a week of the sensational Tabletop Roleplaying Game, Dungeons & Dragons, appears! Roll for initiative, we’re taking adventurers on a weeklong storytelling adventure filled with exciting combat, storytelling, roleplay, and more!
Each week, participants will play in one of our exciting adventure stories where you’ll team up with a party of fellow adventurers to collaborate and solve problems as you take down villains and make your name as heroes. We’re playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, the classic TTRPG experience as seen on popular shows like Critical Role and Dimension 20.
Shadow of the Time Lost Tyrant
Take on the role of an amazing adventurer and their party of companions when what seems like a simple quest leads you to uncover something far more perilous than you were prepared for. As you face off against the growing danger you begin to find signs of a great evil that hasn’t been seen in these lands in generations. Can you unravel the mystery and stop the threat before it’s too late? Or will a darkness from ages long past return to the world once again?
The Quest for the Sylvan Crown
A great king has sent out a call to all hardy heroes; find and retrieve the legendary and powerful Sylvan Crown. Whoever can do this will receive countless rewards and accolades. The greatest warriors, enchanters, and dungeon delvers gather and set out in a race to scour the world for any sign of the crown, hoping to secure their glory and reward. Little does the party know that great forces who do not wish the crown to be found, will go to devious lengths to protect it.
Note: TTRPG weeks with the same title will be repeating the same adventure story. There will be many opportunities to play different characters, make new choices, and have the game change along the way, but the overall story will be largely consistent. Depending on your child’s interests, you may wish to limit the number of repeated TTRPG weeks.
Registration Goodies (an estimated retail value of $60)
Like most TTRPGs you only need a pen and paper, a few dice, and a couple of friends to play. Luckily we’ll be providing you all those things plus a bunch more exclusive goodies.
Every participant will receive
Weeks of:
June 24th-28th
August 5th-9th
Dungeons and Dragons may be the game that started it all, but there are so many games out there we just couldn’t ignore! Join us as we explore some of the other incredible tabletop RPG and storytelling games this summer. We’ll still roll dice and tell enchanting stories, there just might be fewer dragons involved! Even dragons love a good TTRPG though, so we can’t be held responsible for any that may or may not join in.
Kids on Brooms
Wizards, witches, warlocks, and whiz kids, grab your wands and familiars because it’s time to tell a very magical story indeed! Take on the role of a student of magic in the exciting Tabletop Roleplaying Game, Kids on Brooms! This simple and exciting rules system gives you the tools to become a student of magic able to wield spells, fly brooms, and overcome the magical trials set before you.
Bag of Mysteries
Reach into our bag of mysteries to pick from a whole host of excellent games that you can learn and play with ease. This week you’ll choose your own destiny by playing Micro-TTRPGs (games that are easy and quick to learn and play). There are so many unique and fun games to play, why stop at just one, you’ll have a chance to try at least two different games this week! You may even get a chance to take charge of the story…
Registration Goodies (an estimated retail value of $60)
Like most TTRPGs you only need a pen and paper, a few dice, and a couple of friends to play. Luckily we’ll be providing you all those things plus a bunch more exclusive goodies.
Every participant will receive
If you need to cancel one, or all, of the summer events you signed up for, please email marketing@sylvanfactory.com.
If you need a refund, you must email us at least two weeks prior to the first (or only) event(s) you signed up for.
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