Twice per session (once in session 4) we have a festival day at Centauri. All regular programs are suspended, and instead, campers have the opportunity to do something different – to take part in a day of themed fun and festivities that builds community, solidifies friendships and often uses the arts in a whole new [...]
All our specialist programs are now underway for session 1, and there are incredible things happening all over camp. Yesterday, a camper explained to me with enthusiasm the challenge they had been given in Film Production. They watched movie clips in which a character’s emotion was conveyed through the way a scene was shot, while [...]
Session One began yesterday – on Canada Day – as we waited excitedly for 130 new and returning campers! We picked up a record number of campers from the airport, flying in from China, Mexico, France, Spain, UAE, Belgium, Singapore and many other countries. Within an hour, all our arrivals were settled in their dorms [...]
With only days to go until we move to camp for our 24th summer season, I find myself thinking about all the campers whose lives have been touched by Centauri over the years, and who are now too old to return. Today, I’m thinking about one girl in particular, who first joined our camp at [...]
Wondering what to do for summer vacation? Why not try an arts camp? At an overnight summer camp, you can immerse yourself in the arts, and at the same time enjoy the community fun and excitement unique to a sleepover camp. Our arts camp community is located close to Niagara Falls, and brings together young [...]
A camp director’s perspective of Centauri Arts Camp is only one among many, so this week, I sat down (over Skype) with Jonah, to ask him a few questions about camp. Jonah was a camper at Centauri for several summers, and now studies Cinema and Humanities at the University of Toronto. Over his first two [...]
By Kristen Payne I was already turning 16 when I spent my first week at Centauri Arts Camp. As part of a school project for my final year of high school I wanted to take a writing class, and there was very little offered in my small town just outside of Montreal. Then my mom [...]
One of the key ingredients that makes Centauri Arts Camp incredible is the camp’s warm sense of community. At the end of a session campers may leave, some may stay, while others are just arriving, but the spirit of cohesive kinship is a constant. Of course, the feeling of camp shifts based on the campers [...]
We are now accepting registrations for summer 2018! Choose from over 40 arts programs in Writing, Dance, Fine Art, Digital Art, Music, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Acting and Multi-Arts Adventures! Campers select an arts "major" to participate in for 4 hours daily, then also choose elective workshops each afternoon in arts, sports or crafts. In [...]
Did you know that in addition to our summer camp, Centauri also runs an annual Creative Writing Retreat in Costa Rica? The trip is for adult writers (or anyone wanting to try writing for the first time). People attend alone, with friends, or bring along the entire family. Our retreat takes place every February [...]