Recently I came across a terrific book about summer camp by bestselling author and speaker, Michael Thompson, entitled, ‘Homesick and Happy’, Thompson argues that in today’s world, when many parents consider it unsafe even to let their child walk to school by themselves, overnight camp has never been more important. Children are rarely away from [...]
Last week, most members of our Senior Staff Team took time out from their regular year-round schedules to attend the Ontario Camps Association annual conference here in Toronto. We took workshops in everything from health and safety to mental health at summer camp, and from staff training and evaluation to leadership techniques. It was an [...]
In January 2016 Centauri will be running its first adult arts retreat in almost a decade - this time, to Costa Rica! The holiday will be a week long, and intended for all adult writers and their families. Last week, we took a trip down to Costa Rica to research this next exciting adventure! Day [...]
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of a wonderful man whose vital contribution to the world has been an inspiration to so many of us at Centauri. David Stuttard was the founder, director and mastermind behind My Ubique, a charity that provides villagers in Ghana with the technology, skills and [...]
Last night our camp counsellors, program directors and Senior Staff came together at the Centauri Arts Academy in Toronto for an evening of yummy food, terrific friendship and wonderful arts performances! For many of our staff, this was the first time they had seen each other since the end of last summer! We drank fruit [...]
Coming Soon at the Centauri Arts Academy: A Masterclass in Writing Creative Non Fiction! Join us at the Centauri Arts Academy in Toronto on Friday 2 January for a one day creative writing workshop! This course runs from 10.30am to 4pm on the last day of the school Winter holidays and the instructor is Glen [...]
A Sneak Peek at a Few of our 2015 Arts Programs! We are now putting the finishing touches to our 2015 website and brochure, ready to launch on 6th November. Registration Day follows soon after, on SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER (returning campers) and WEDNESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER (new families)! In the meantime, here is a sample of [...]
Audition Skills Masterclass at the Centauri Arts Academy! Ages 11-17, Friday 14 November 2014, 10.30am to 4pm (TDSB school holiday) If you are considering auditioning for arts programs in high school or university, or if you are a keen actor wanting to learn more about how to ace an audition, join us and discover how [...]
New Creative Writing Camp for 2015! Discover how to build a fantastical world so compelling a reader will lose themselves in it. Create rounded characters, learn how to make the incredible credible, and develop strategies for constructing flawless plots. In this genre-writing program we will focus specifically on fantasy, though the skills we'll learn apply [...]
Each summer at Centauri Summer Arts Camp, we offer at least 6 programs specifically designed for our visual artists. Some of those programs remain the same each year simply because they are so popular - classic painting programs, digital photography and a combination of painting, drawing and sculpture, for example. But we also try to [...]