At Centauri Summer Arts Camp, the campers in the Leaders in Training program (L.I.T) will, at some point, do an inspirational challenge. It’s an opportunity to speak in front of the whole camp. The task is not a small one: inspire us. Yikes. And yet, every summer, sometime 2 or 3 times a day, campers come [...]
Why I came, and why I keep coming back; A Centauri Arts Camp History After the summer of 2000, my very first summer as I camper at Centauri Summer Arts Camp, I returned to school year ready for anything. When asked what I did that summer, I stood on my chair and yelled: “I went [...]
A few days ago, we shared with you the story of Melissa, a camper and then counsellor at Centauri, who discovered a love of Stage Combat while at camp, and went from knowing nothing about it to certifying as an Actor-Combatant. She now hopes to make the art of stage combat her career. Well, Melissa [...]
Meet Mercedes! We have two counsellors this summer joining Centauri for the very first time. You already met Ben... now, we're excited to introduce Mercedes to you all! Mercedes is studying film at the University of Windsor. She is currently producing and directing a short film for her production class, working on a series of [...]
The pathway from camper to camp counsellor is by no means automatic at Centauri. For most, it begins early, at the age of 15 when campers start to take components of the leadership program, and to accept leadership roles around camp. By the time they are old enough to apply for staff, therefore, a camper [...]
Spotlight on a New Centauri Counsellor! More than 20 experienced counsellors return to Centauri each summer, but we always have a small number who must move on, usually because their university days are over and it's time to get a job! This means we welcome about 5 or 6 new counsellors onto the team each [...]
Many of our campers have had the pleasure of working with artist and teacher Soyeon Kim, who joined our Art Faculty last summer. Well, the wonderful book Soyeon illustrated has now been nominated for a Blue Spruce Award! We extend our hearty congratulations to Soyeon on behalf of you all – we are very, very [...]
Each summer, we have a small number of new counsellors who join our fantastic camp counsellor team . Almost all of these exceptional people have spent years as campers with us. They complete our leadership program before undertaking a rigorous application process to join us on staff.