Wondering what to do for summer vacation? Why not try an arts camp? At an overnight summer camp, you can immerse yourself in the arts, and at the same time enjoy the community fun and excitement unique to a sleepover camp. Our arts camp community is located close to Niagara Falls, and brings together young [...]
We are now accepting registrations for summer 2018! Choose from over 40 arts programs in Writing, Dance, Fine Art, Digital Art, Music, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Acting and 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 crafts. In [...]
Overnight Camp Changes Lives. Here’s 6 Reasons Why: Camp = Astounding Self Growth Young people grow more in 2 weeks away from home than the rest of the year combined. They learn independence and self-awareness. They discover new interests, and strengths they never knew they had. They figure out who they are, and who they [...]
New Creative Writing Camp for 2015! Discover how to build a fantastical world so compelling a reader will lose themselves in it. Create rounded characters, learn how to make the incredible credible, and develop strategies for constructing flawless plots. In this genre-writing program we will focus specifically on fantasy, though the skills we'll learn apply [...]
Magical Moments at Centauri Summer Arts Camp - Part One... This year, during Staff Training, our focus was on magical moments, and how often, these days, childhood is so closely supervised and involves so many organised activities, the magic of those early years is disappearing, and needs to be cherished and re-ignited. We challenged our [...]
This year saw the publication, in England, of a fascinating book about childhood - KITH, by Jay Griffiths. In this book the author asserts that children in today's developed societies are unhappier, more anxious, more prone to suicidal thoughts and generally less emotionally healthy than their counterparts in other parts of the world and certainly [...]
10 Questions to Ask a Camp Director The Ontario Camps Association suggests all families should ask the following questions of their camp director. To make your life easier, we're answering them right here! 1. What are the qualifications of your camp staff? All our program directors have degrees in their specialty area, or equivalent professional [...]