Last night was Banquet Night!! In Session One we visited Bavaria, Session Two was Korea, Session Four will be Greece, and this Session... we took a trip to Australia! The evening began when all campers signed up to be a member of one of ten families, then built a jeep in which they travelled to [...]
There is a type of magic that descends on Centauri Arts Camp around the third day of a session. The first two days begin with a mad rush to get acclimated into the camp environment. Our returning campers leap right in, being the first to dash around camp or dress up for the first spirit [...]
Today (22nd July) Centauri Summer Arts Camp was transported, by a group of evil scientists, to the far corners of the Galaxy. Why? At first we had no idea. Our adventures began when the TARDIS landed outside the dining hall during lunch, and the Doctor charged in, chased by a bizarre and nasty-looking pre-historic creature. [...]
Hello Centauri Arts Camp families and friends, It's been an exciting second week here at camp as both campers and staff gear up for final performances. The clowns have been running around grabbing props, actors can be found wandering the quad holding scripts, and it is always lovely to listen to one of the musical [...]
A new Hill Strategies report is providing even more evidence of strong connections between arts involvement and an individual's health and well-being (https://www.capacoa.ca/en/services/arts-promotion/news/444-art-goers-health-volunteer-satisfaction ) The report suggests that people active in cultural pursuits have a 25% greater likelihood of reporting a strong satisfaction with their lives. How does this relate to Centauri Arts Camp? Our [...]
We are proud and delighted to announce that Soyeon Kim (who will be teaching Asian Art with us in Session Two, and Art & Design in Session Three) has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for her beautiful picture book, 'You Are Stardust'. Soyeon told us the news this morning and admitted to being [...]
Who Am I? by Hunter Gates Program Director, Stage Combat & Physical Theatre This will be my tenth year at Centauri Summer Arts Camp…HOLY WOW!!! My role at Centauri has always been to teach Stage Combat programs. I am a stunt artist by trade, and a Lecoqian Physical Theatre instructor. Stage Combat plays a huge [...]
Each summer, Centauri Summer Arts Camp welcomes dozens of brand new campers with enthusiasm and warmth. Like all great summer camps, however, our traditions, and the continued quality of our community atmosphere and programs, depends on those wonderful people who return to us year after year as campers and as staff. One of those people [...]
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 [...]
This has been a hectic time in the camp office. Not only have we been taking dozens of reservations from new and returning families, but we have also spent the past week finalizing our camp counsellor team for next year! Most of our wonderful camp counsellors are returning to us for next summer, including Brenna, [...]