Magical Moments at Centauri - Part Two This past summer, we challenged our counsellors to find ways to incorporate magical moments into all their camp activities. At the end of the summer, we asked about some of the specific things they had done with their dorms as a result. Here are a few of their [...]
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 [...]
Our International Tour to England was a Huge Success.... We connected with a youth theatre group and shared workshops. Performed our play in a gorgeous studio theatre in Somerset. Made friends with UK teens. Cooked a meal together in the youth hostel. Hiked the Somerset countryside. Explored the new-age town of Glastonbury. Got a private [...]
A Huge Welcome to Our Session Four Campers! Session Four is a special time at Centauri Arts Camp. It's only eight days, so we pack a whole lot in! All of us have to leave when the session is done, so we make the most of every minute... in program, workshop, camp activities and with [...]
Olé, olé, olé, olé!!! Yesterday evening we had the delicious treat of a Brazilian banquet. Campers came into a beautifully decorated dining hall ready to celebrate all aspects of Brazilian culture. During dinner we feasted on traditional food such as yucca chips, Brazilian barbeque and amazing coconut and chocolate candies. While we ate the dancers [...]
What's a DOOT, you ask? It's a dinner where each of us, in dorm groups, Do Our Own Thing. Imagine the chaos of 16 different mini themed suppers all going on at once! One of our boys' dorms held a baby shower during dinner. The G1s were pop stars, and their counsellors played agents, linked [...]
Ten Reasons Why I LOVE my job Julie Hartley Camp Director My friends back home in Toronto are somewhat mystified by me. Why do I do the job I do? It's hard. Certainly never nine to five. In the summer, Craig and I start work just after seven, and rarely finish before 11pm. We are [...]
Yesterday we held one of our big summer festivals! Normal activities were suspended for the day and after a sleep-in, campers chose from several 'classic' projects to join for the day. Here's a list of the projects we offered, with exhibitions and performances at the end of the day. Try to guess which project your [...]
This group of campers is particularly spirited! On the first evening, we held a Jurassic Park evening program. All the Program Directors were dressed as dinosaurs, and campers had to move between them, finding out as much as they could about them. - such as their favourite song, favourite movie or dance move. Then, the [...]
Tonight at camp, Aaron and Alanna ran their fourth annual Choose-Your-Own-Adventure program, and this year the theme was DRAGONS! Dorms began with a treasure hunt for dragons' eggs, then found themselves creating 'good' and 'evil' dragons with a host of costumes and other items. After that, the entire camp (about 150 dragons in total...) marched [...]