If you have a copy of our 2020 camp brochure, you’ll notice this quotation on the back page. According to the parent who shared this with us, these words were spoken by their son, a long-time camper, to his sister, the day she joined him at Centauri for the first time. He wanted to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This summer, Centauri Arts Camp is welcoming back a number of program directors who worked with us for years before moving on with their arts careers. One of these wonderful instructors approached us at the end of the first day of staff training this summer, a smile on her face, and said: “I was so [...]
Recently, I spoke with Ronan, who has spent seven years as a camper with us at Centauri Arts Camp. Here is some of what he had to say. Julie: When did you first come to Centauri, and what attracted you to the camp? Ronan: I first came to Centauri in 2009. I was 9 years [...]
By Kristen Payne, Camper “Every year when I drive up S Chippawa road I can’t stop shaking until I arrive,” says Alexxa who will be attending her tenth summer at camp this July. The dirt road that leads to the Centauri camp ground is filled with anticipation. Whether it is your first summer or your [...]
In times past, it was usual for families to be ‘extended’. Young people were more likely to experience closeness to - and respect for - family members of different ages. Today, many youth live on the other side of the world from grandparents, uncles and aunts. Meanwhile, families are smaller - meaning that children are [...]