THE FIRST TWENTY FOUR HOURS! Programs are all going well. I took a tour around this morning. Our writers were creating pieces based around the concept of 'fear and awe'. In 'Aliens Invade', groups were learning the correct way to set up a professional tripod, and in the film studio next door, campers were learning [...]
The first day of the summer was greatll! We have a 30 minute arrival period, but most families arrived within a 10 minute block. Our program staff worked exceptionally hard to clear the line, and everyone was very good-natured about it! Within minutes we were singing the camp song in the dining hall and officially [...]
So what do we do in Staff Training Week? We bond as a team with numerous leadership activities. We take workshops in First Aid, Teaching Strategies, how to run fabulous camp activities, Tech Theatre, First Aid, Health and Safety, WHMIS, microphone use, potential camper issues, running great dorm activities and much, much more! We play [...]
... and we're expanding! All current courses will be offered again next year (with new material) but we also have brand new selections! These include two arts courses for younger children (ages 7-12): the Junior Acting Ensemble on Tuesdays, and 'Journeys and Adventures', a multi-arts program, on Thursdays. In addition, we will be continuing to [...]
This year saw the publication, in England, of a fascinating book about childhood - KITH, by Jay Griffiths. In this book the author asserts that children in today's developed societies are unhappier, more anxious, more prone to suicidal thoughts and generally less emotionally healthy than their counterparts in other parts of the world and certainly [...]
Thank you to everyone who attended our Information Session in Toronto last weekend! We had a huge turn-out - more than 50 people, unexpectedly spread over a period of 4 hours, due to the road closures and the Marathon! It was exciting to meet so many campers who will be joining Centauri for the first [...]
Telling Stories With My Hands at Centauri By Jade W. Niagara, a place known for its vineyards, Great Wolf Lodge, and of course the famous thundering falls. Some people may even know there is a boys’ boarding school in the region. Few know that each summer this school transforms into an inspired creative hub. Kids [...]
At Centauri Arts Camp, writers spend 4 hours a day focused on their own work and share their pieces with other writers every day. No wonder many of us feel our most creative under the Centauri Poet Tree! Inspiration and time to write are harder to find when we’re not at camp, but there are [...]
A great summer camp comes into existence the week or two before campers arrive... right? WRONG! Exceptional summer camps are 12-month operations, and Centauri Arts Camp is no exception. What we do to make camp the best it can be is pretty obvious during the summer months... walk on to camp at any time in [...]
One of the most popular programs we offer at Centauri Arts Camp– and here at the Arts Academy in Toronto – is Clown. But what is Clown, and why do we do it? What place does Clown have in an arts camp, and in the arts? Alanna Balicki has been involved in our Clown programs [...]