It’s hard to believe that Session 3 is coming to an end and that this tight-knit community of friends—who seem to have known each other their whole lives—were mostly strangers just 2 weeks ago. Today will be all about celebrating and reflecting on these past two weeks together: this afternoon and evening each of our [...]
Two weeks whizz by in a flurry of adventures and activity here at camp – and before we know it, it’s the end of the session. On Day 13, campers share with one another the performances, readings, short film, art exhibitions and everything else created in their programs. We celebrate at the end of the [...]
Picture this: it’s breakfast time on festival day at Centauri, but nothing much seems to be happening. There’s food, but no sign of a festival. Quietly, one by one, the counsellors sneak out and after ‘clear and wipe’ Julie takes the mic, appearing to be furious. “There’s supposed to be magic!” she shouts to the [...]
In each two week session at Centauri Arts Camp, we have two festivals – one based on magic, fantasy and fun - the other based around the arts. Yesterday was our first big arts festival of the summer, in which campers chose arts disciplines and worked together collaboratively to mount a theatre festival in a [...]
The weather was glorious yesterday as our campers arrived. After a tour of Centauri Arts Camp all our families left, and we moved into our first dorm time together, giving everyone a chance to make friends and learn about the exciting plans we have in place for this session. Later in the afternoon, everyone had [...]
This month, we launched a challenge for our campers, staff, alumni and camp parents on Facebook: could you describe a summer at Centauri in just six words? The response was overwhelming! Here are some of the six-word stories we received. They certainly paint a picture of life at camp, and the experiences of everyone who [...]
I spent six years as a camper at Centauri Arts Camp and 2019 was my third year on staff. One of the key ingredients that makes Centauri incredible is the camp’s warm sense of community and throughout my years as a camper and counsellor, my appreciation for that community has only grown. There is something [...]
For younger children, a first overnight camp experience is an exciting and important step: a chance to move beyond home and school, discovering a wider community, broadening perspectives, growing in independence and unlocking the limitless possibilities of everything they can be. At Centauri,we’ve had decades of experience making this thrilling step a successful one for [...]
With the holidays approaching, gifts are on many people’s minds and I know that the vast majority of our campers and arts academy students are eager readers. They probably devour books like the Harry Potter series and the Hunger Games trilogy without any prompting. But how do you encourage a gifted young reader to look [...]
We are now accepting registrations for summer camp 2019! Choose from over 40 arts programs in Writing, Dance, Fine Art, Digital Art, Music, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Acting and ArtsQuest: 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 [...]