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  • Summer Camps 2019 at Great Oaks

    Summer Camps 2019 at Great Oaks

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    Summer camps are back in June at Great Oaks!  Spend a week getting hands-on experience in a career!

    (Summer camps are open to students living in a Great Oaks-affiliated
    school district and who will enter the 9th or 10th grade in fall 2019.)

    Complete class list coming soon!

    Comments from parents:

    • Outstanding job by all instructors – enthusiasm and great student interaction!
    • Thank you for this incredible opportunity!!  School can be a very hard place for my son and this gave him another perspective.  Every kid can be successful…they just need to explore and find their passion!  We’re on our way!!
    • Thanks for all you time and effort this week.  My daughter had a great experience and it has left us both with an amazing impression of the opportunities available through Great Oaks!

    Diamond Oaks

    Start your Engines – Automotive Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Do you look at cars with beautiful body work and wonder how it is done?  Do you enjoy figuring out how cars can run their best?  Learn from ASE Master Certified Technician and ICAR Auto Body Specialist to operate the technology and tools used in their daily work.  Explore the many career pathways within the high tech automotive industry. **For safety purposes this camp recommends students to wear jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Heavy Metals – Welding & Machining Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Are you interested in designing and building with metal?  Then come join us for an insider’s look to the world of welding and precision machining.  Learn how automated advanced manufacturing machines are programmed and controlled by computer numerical control (CNC).  Get basic MIG welding experience while creating something artistic or practical to take with you.  Experienced professional machinists and welders will guide you through hands on projects as you learn to create iron art.  Spark your interest in these hot career pathways while exploring the amazing opportunities out there in this high tech, fast paced industry.  **For safety purposes this camp requires students to wear cotton shirts, jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Fun with Raspberry Pi! –  Web Applications Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    In this coding camp you will investigate and play retro games on the RPi.  Use the RPi for making games with MIT Scratch (block-based programming) and Python, learn coding GPIO.  Explore web design through HTML5 and CSS 3.  Sign up for this camp run by a Microsoft certified educator to learn new languages that will take your programming skills to the next level.

    Mini Makeover – Cosmetology Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Do you enjoy helping people look their best?  Whether you would like a mini makeover or want to learn professional techniques of hair styling, manicures, and more.  Sign up for this camp run by licensed cosmetologists, each with 30+ years of experience, to learn basic beauty salon procedures for hair, skin, and nail care as you explore careers in cosmetology.  Learn to take care of yourself and look your best!

    Laurel Oaks

    Start your Engines – Automotive Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Do you look at cars with beautiful body work and wonder how it is done?  Do you enjoy figuring out how cars can run their best?  Learn from ASE Master Certified Technician and ICAR Auto Body Specialist to operate the technology and tools used in their daily work.  Explore the many career pathways within the high tech automotive industry.  **For safety purposes this camp recommends students to wear jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Communicate with Art – Design & Art Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Are you creative?  Ever wonder what art and creativity look like as a career?  Creative careers do exist and this design camp will introduce you to the elements used in art professions.  Spend the week with professional graphic artists to unlock your imagination.

    I Built That – Construction & Heavy Equipment Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    If you like to build and are interested in how roads, building sites, and neighborhoods are prepared, come to this camp.  From small hand tools to large earthmoving equipment, you’ll learn the basics of construction and site preparation from construction industry professionals with 46 years of combined experience.

    Live Oaks

    Start your Engines – Automotive Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Do you look at cars with beautiful body work and wonder how it is done?  Do you enjoy figuring out how cars can run their best?  Learn from ASE Master Certified Technician and ICAR Auto Body Specialist to operate the technology and tools used in their daily work.  Explore the many career pathways within the high tech automotive industry.  **For safety purposes this camp recommends students to wear jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Communicate with Art – Art & Design Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Are you creative?  Ever wonder what art and creativity look like as a career?  Creative careers do exist and this design camp will introduce you to the elements used in art professions.  Spend the week with professional graphic artists to unlock your imagination.

    Mini Makeover – Cosmetology Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Do you enjoy helping people look their best?  Whether you would like a mini makeover or want to learn professional techniques of hair styling, manicures, and more.  Sign up for this camp run by licensed cosmetologists, each with 30+ years of experience, to learn basic beauty salon procedures for hair, skin, and nail care as you explore careers in cosmetology.  Learn to take care of yourself and look your best!

    Scarlet Oaks

    Mission Medical – Exercise Science & Dental Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Explore the medical field in this interactive camp.  Learn medical terminology, vital signs, infection control, fitness testing, nutrition, practice bandaging and wound care, and so much more.  A certified athletic trainer and professional dental assistant will explore with you the amazing careers available in the health science career pathway.  By the end of the week you can earn ECSI lifesaving training certification in AED, CPR, and First Aid.

    Camp Broken Bone –Health and Surgical Technology Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Interested in a medical career?  This camp will teach the skeletal system, different fractures that occur and how they are fixed.  Focus will be on orthopedic instruments, learning what they are and how they are used.  You will also learn to make splints and how to apply a cast.  Help prepare yourself for a career in orthopedic surgery by stepping into the Surgical Technology lab with professionals for the week.

    Be a Teacher -Early Childhood Education Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Remember your favorite book that you made your parent read over and over again to you?  How much fun would it have been to have games to go with that book?  Learn to enhance a story through exploration and areas of learning such as math, science, and writing.  In this camp, you will learn teaching strategies, go on field trips, and plan activities to bring a story to life for children.  Teachers with 20 + years of experience will guide you through exploring careers in education.  Learn what is needed to teach the future.

    Wired for Success – Electrical & Construction Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Like to watch DIY or HGTV renovation shows?  With this camp you will learn skills to help avoid DIY disasters.  A licensed electrician and construction professionals with over 35 years of design, architectural, and building experience will introduce you to safety and construction skills.  You will learn the basics of how to remodel and wire electrical circuits using the tools and tips of the professionals.  Get enlightened about the amazing careers in the construction trades.

    Kitchen Creations – Culinary Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    If you like watching the Food Network and love to create, prepare and serve beautiful delicious food, this camp is for you.  You will learn how to properly use and maintain kitchen and baking equipment used by professional chefs to master new baking and cooking skills to impress your friends and family.  Discover the secrets of our experienced American Culinary Federation Executive Chef through hands on instruction in cooking basics, kitchen safety, and nutrition while creating and tasting delicious recipes.  Plus you will get a recipe book of the week’s creations.

    Mini Makeover – Cosmetology Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Do you enjoy helping people look their best?  Whether you would like a mini makeover or want to learn professional techniques of hair styling, manicures, and more.  Sign up for this camp run by licensed cosmetologists, each with 30+ years of experience, to learn basic beauty salon procedures for hair, skin, and nail care as you explore careers in cosmetology.  Learn to take care of yourself and look your best!

    Register for Summer Camp Here!

    FOUR GREAT CAMPUSES, ONE GREAT OAKS!

  • Jena Satchell inspires locals to create “Bespoke” memories

    Jena Satchell inspires locals to create “Bespoke” memories

    It’s not work if you go every single day and love what you do. It doesn’t matter if you make a dollar or 100 dollars it’s all about what it does for you inside.

    – Jena Satchell

    Cassie Mattia lives in Historic Downtown Loveland

    Loveland, Ohio – Have you ever wandered down the aisle of a Home Décor store in search of that one item that you could put in your home that really means something to you? An object or a piece of art that every time you passed it in the hallway or glanced at it in the living room it made you reminisce on memories you cherish. This is exactly what local Jena Satchell offers at Bespoke Design Studio.

    Bespoke Design Studio located at 101-B Commerce Blvd. in Loveland, Ohio is a beautiful place where both DIY beginners and experts are able to create high quality, bespoke home décor from start to finish. Bespoke, meaning custom made design allows friends and families to enjoy the art of creating anything from a wood plank sign to a designer chalkboard to a soft canvas pillow to a centerpiece box using only the best materials and tools.

    Jena opened Bespoke not too long ago in January, but still remembers the path that led her to where she is now.

    I had a twin sister, and brother that was 9 months younger than me. With 3 children all in the same grade, it seemed to me that my parents didn’t have the money to send all of us all to college, so I instead decided to accept a job in the staffing industry and was very successful in a short amount of time. I began closing huge accounts. Financially at 19 when my friends were going to school and couldn’t buy a Starbucks coffee, that wasn’t the case for me. My success led me down this path to the HR field without having been to college. Because I experienced so much success in staffing I then went into selling HR outsourcing. This is when I knew I wanted to be in the HR Corporation as a VP. After years in the staffing business, I decided to start my own business in 2006. I loved finding jobs for people that allowed those people to provide for their families. It was very rewarding and led me to become extremely passionate about helping people and forming a connection with them.

     

    After spending several years in the HR world experiencing success, the company Jena was with, decided to eliminate the position.

    “It was a shock to me. I had been my family’s primary provider for years. I had been working 80 to 90 hours a week and realized I wasn’t making time for things that I truly loved to do and most importantly I wasn’t making enough time for my son. It was something that I knew I regretted. I started to look around and reevaluate,” Jena said.

    HR, of course, was a big passion for Jena, but DIY design was in Jena’s blood. She knew from a very young age that by making things that meant something to her she felt the happiness that she didn’t feel doing anything else.

    Jena grew up watching her father Joe Wolfe (standing) and uncle Fred Wolfe create things, not necessarily because they wanted to, but because they had to. “Financially they couldn’t go buy a new car so they had to build it,” Jena said.

    “As a young child I watched my uncle and my dad create things that were just so unique and so impressive it inspired me. My dad would sometimes spend 6 months building a car! My Uncle would take on the same projects only he worked with wood. So I grew up watching my uncle and my father doing all this not necessarily because they wanted to but because they had to. Financially they couldn’t go buy a new car so they had to build it,” Jena said.

    In 2016 Jena finally made the step towards doing what had truly inspired her since she was a child.

    “I spent a lot of time reflecting in 2016 and ultimately I realized that I never really took the time to look around my home. I would see things that I bought from the store and it just didn’t really inspire me. It was beautiful and I loved the way my home was decorated but I just didn’t look at anything and reflect on a memory. It kind of made me sad. I couldn’t help but remember what my uncle told me…. it’s not work if you go every single day and love what you do. It doesn’t matter if you make a dollar or 100 dollars it’s all about what it does for you inside.”

    I would see things that I bought from the store and it just didn’t really inspire me.

    Jena decided that all she wanted to do was something that inspired people but also made her happy to go into every day. This led to her opening Bespoke Design Studio.

    At Bespoke Design guests get a chance to make their own memories through unique DIY projects using designs selected or created by Jena, specially made stencils, high quality paint, beautiful fabric, locally sourced wood that Jena’s husband and son spend 8 to 10 hours at a time finely sanding – and last but not least power tools!

    Typical tools for the wood plank signs are a crown stapler or a brad nailer.

    “Typical tools for the wood plank signs are a crown stapler or a brad nailer. We use porter cable high volt battery operated tools,” Jena says, “You will also be using wood glue to put your signs together. You will be using a power screwdriver to attach your D-Hooks and Hanging Wire as well. At times you will you use a drill for certain projects such as creating decorative boxes or centerpieces,” Jena added.

    Each project kit such as this “Family Name” 14×24″ Serving Tray w/ Handles includes everything you need. Wood parts, stencils custom-cut-to-order just for you, hardware and the use of all necessary wood stains, paints, tools and supplies.

    Bespoke Design Studio offers several opportunities to take classes and workshops specializing in different DIY projects. Jena’s website provides a calendar with the times and dates when classes or workshops are being held. Guests can simply select one of the dates on the calendar followed by the time they want to take the class or workshop and book it right then and there online. The pricing, of course, depends on the size of the project, the materials and the amount of time it takes to complete the project. All classes are open to the public unless you book a private event, which of course are very popular for Birthday celebrations and the ever-popular “Girls Night Out.” Jena welcomes food and beverages in all her classes. Catering is offered to large groups.

    Jena welcomes food and beverages in all her classes. Catering is offered to large groups.

    When asked what her favorite part was about her workshops and classes Jena was quick to respond.

    “The look on their face after they peel off their stencil revealing this beautiful design is very fulfilling for me. Knowing that piece of art they created is going to hang in their home and every time they look at it they are going to reflect on the memory of what they experienced when they were in my studio with the people they care about is truly satisfying. They have a sense of pride in knowing that they did it all themselves. Hopefully these pieces my guests create inspire them to make more things themselves and rely less on things that you can buy from the store.”

    Hopefully these pieces my guests create inspire them to make more things themselves and rely less on things that you can buy from the store.”

    Jena offers her one of a kind pieces on her website for purchase for the sole purpose of gifting. “I create so many pieces that frankly I have to put some online for purchase because I can’t fit everything I have made in my home! I don’t try to push the idea of only buying from my website though because I truly believe the special part of placing these pieces in your home is knowing you made them which you can only do if you come into the studio and make the pieces yourself,” Jena explained, “My reason for opening the studio is to create an experience for people that will be memorable, empowering, inspiring and that will give them something that will last in their home.”

    Items on Jena’s website include decorative pillows, ranging between 35 and 37 dollars, wood plank signs, priced at 40 dollars and centerpiece boxes beginning at 80 dollars.

    The future of Bespoke Design Studio is very bright with many exciting things to come. On September 6th from 5 PM to 9 PM and September 8th from 10 AM to 2 PM Jena is holding an Open House/Seasonal Preview Event where not only will guests be introduced to 72 new designs but will also receive a swag bag if they are one of the first 150 guests to arrive. Each guest that arrives will also receive a discount on a future class and entered into several different raffles after they sign the guest book. Guests will be able to see live demonstrations of DIY projects and seasonal specialties while enjoying food and drinks as well.

    In regards to new things to come in the near future for Bespoke Design Jena says she looks forward to the releasing of String Art, Fabric Pillows, Seasonal Designer Chalkboard Designs and Wreaths. Jena mentioned that for the Spring and Summer guests can expect brand new wood projects introduced as well as workshops given on wood engraving, headboards and buffet tables. Jena hopes to open another location in a year in either Springboro or Lebanon.

    What sets my studio apart from all of the other DIY Design Studios is I don’t require you to be crafty or creative at all.

    “What sets my studio apart from all of the other DIY Design Studios is I don’t require you to be crafty or creative at all. This is something anyone can do! My studio offers friendly instruction, a wide variety of high-quality materials, space and access to tools which may not otherwise be available or cost-effective. It really is like a 4-hour family or friend party where we bond, we drink, we eat, we dance and we create,” Jena said.

    If you would like to learn more about Bespoke Design Studio you can visit www.BespokeDIY.com, call the studio at 513-239-5835 or email Jena at Jena.Satchell@BespokeDIY.com. You can also visit bespokeloveland on Facebook or BespokeDesignDIY on Instagram

  • DIY Open House/Seasonal Preview at Bespoke Design

    DIY Open House/Seasonal Preview at Bespoke Design

    Stop out and see for yourself why our customers love their DIY experience at Bespoke Design

    Jena Satchell invites you to her open houses on September 6th and 8th

    On September 6th from 5 PM to 9 PM and September 8th from 10 AM to 2 PM Jena Satchell is holding an Open House/Seasonal Preview Event at Bespoke Design Studio where not only will guests be introduced to 72 new designs but will also receive a swag bag if they are one of the first 150 guests to arrive.

    The Do-It-Yourself market has grown by more than $8 billion dollars in the last 4 years, much of this thanks to sites like Pinterest.  Bespoke Design Studio offers friendly instruction, materials, space and access to tools which may not otherwise be available (or cost effective to purchase individually).  Guests take pride in their creations and we strive to provide an experience that inspires them to consider other DIY projects for their homes. – Jena Satchell

    Each guest that arrives will also receive a discount on a future class and entered into several different raffles after they sign the guest book. Guests will be able to see live demonstrations of DIY projects and seasonal specialties while enjoying food and drinks as well.

    Stop out and see why people are raving about their experience at Bespoke Design.

    So rewarding to create something beautiful with your own two hands! Jena guides you through step by step to ensure your work of art turns out exactly as you want it to!! Fun night! Grab your friends and schedule a night out!!!  – Jennifer H.

    Had a great time yesterday. Everyone’s project was unique to them and turned out great. Jena and her assistants were wonderful!  – Darlene R.

    We had so much fun creating beautiful home decor today! Jena and her family were incredibly helpful and guided us every step of the way! This was such a fun girls’ day for us and I look forward to going back again and again!  – Mandy S.

    I can’t wait to visit again! Such a fun, inviting environment. So many different options, and no matter your skill level it turns out amazing anyways. Its super easy to follow. Strongly recommend!  – Crissi W.

    What a fun afternoon of girl time making signs! This is literally for anyone. You don’t have to be creative to make a beautiful creation!  – Kimmie H.

    We had so much fun doing our projects… They all turned out so good! Well worth the time and money ~ will definitely do it again!  – Barb M.

    Bespoke Design Studio is at 101-B Commerce Boulevard Loveland Ohio 45140