The past couple of days have been a whirlwind of excitement here at Centauri Arts Camp. Countermeasure - an award-winning acapella group - came down to Centauri to perform. One of the founding members, JM Erlendson, is a Centauri program director - and twenty years ago, that same person was the first camper ever to [...]
For some utterly mysterious reason, Centauri gets the most spectacular sunsets I have ever seen anywhere, ever. And we get them almost every night. Campers call them 'Centauri Skies' and they have been featured in numerous songs, poems and inspirational speeches over the past twenty summers. In fact, at around 9pm every night, everything pauses. [...]
Thursday, July 3rd was our annual play in a day festival! It began the evening of July 2nd with six campers writing the plays. The next morning, the entire camp set to work on four different productions, with a small group of campers creating skits to tie the plays together and move the camp from [...]
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 [...]
Previous Centauri Arts Camp Campers: Call for Submissions! We are creating a souvenir magazine at the moment to celebrate our 20th summer season, and we're looking for articles of between 200 and 400 words! If you would like to contribute, then we need to hear from you now! Perhaps you could tell the story of [...]
Summer Camp Fairs and Expos are a terrific opportunity to meet with Centauri Summer Arts Camp staff, and to learn more about our Arts Camp programs. We look forward to meeting with families and campers, and answer any of the questions you may have about Camp. Centauri Arts Camp is exhibiting at the following Summer [...]
2014 Program Registration Opens on 16th November for returning campers. How to Register for Summer 2014... Registration for all Returning Families and Siblings: All returning campers and their siblings can book from 10am onwards! Some programs fill quickly, so booking as close as possible to 10am is the best way to be sure of space on your [...]
As Registration Day approaches, here are some important dates to keep in mind: Thursday 7th November: The 2014 Centauri Arts Camp Website goes LIVE TODAY! Browse our exciting new program selections and make your choices for next summer! Sunday 10th November: Information Sessions: 1pm: Information Session for New and Prospective Families. See photos, meet the [...]
Next summer will be Centauri Summer Arts Camp's TWENTIETH season! As a result, we'll be planning a number of very special opportunities and events, not only for alumni and staff, but for our current camper population too. One exciting plan already in place is to bring back one of our original camp programs - The [...]
A Journal of the Centauri International Writer's Tour to Scotland, August 2013 by Julie. Friday 23 August We arrived in Edinburgh after an uneventful flight, and transferred by coach to our hostel, where we stored our bags for the day before setting out immediately on a sightseeing adventure! We walked through the new part of [...]