If you are a returning camper, you can reserve your space from November 19th 2016 Wednesday 23 November Camp Registration Opens for new camp families! With over 42 arts programs in 2017, this will be our best summer yet!
Now that registration is open for our 19th International Tour (to England) next August, I find myself reflecting on some of the most incredible memories we have had on tours over the past two decades. Here's a random selection to share: Arriving in Doolin, Ireland, about 18 years ago, we were told a beach near [...]
Wow – That’s What You Do? Everyone seems to know what we do through the summer months. We train staff, plan activities, support counsellors and program directors, guide and assist our new campers through their first experiences of overnight camp, oversea the leadership programs, run events, organise supplies, schedules, accounts, meals, security, facilities… the list [...]
When Kids come Home from Camp As camp directors with a child in our own camp, we have learned first hand over the past few years the enormous benefits an overnight camp like Centauri can have on young lives. So here’s some of what you can expect when you child returns from camp. Expect improved [...]
Looking back on a Spectacular Summer Season What did you do this summer? We welcomed 440 campers from 14 different countries. We brought together 30 arts professionals and 28 arts counsellors to create an inspiring arts community unlike any other. We sang together under the stars. Danced and cheered in the dining hall. Rehearsed and [...]
Our International Writers’ Tour to North Wales Blog Journal, Part Two Day 6 Today we meandered by bus through the mountains of Snowdonia, making several stops along the route to our final destination: the writing retreat! Our first stop was Betws-y-Coed, a quaint and touristy little town nestled between wooded hills and known as the [...]
Our International Writers’ Tour to North Wales Blog Journal, Part One Day 1 As the time for our departure approached, a storm loomed over Toronto, delaying all incoming planes. While this had no impact on our flight, and the storm soon passed, it did mean that one of our teen writers found herself stuck in [...]
Our Medieval Festival Two days ago, we held our final festival of the summer- a medieval celebration! Centauri became the village of Centaurby in the North of England, in the year 1218. With King John only two years dead and the French forces in retreat, our village recently petitioned the young King Henry to hold [...]
This annual festival is one of the most-anticipated of our summer camp calendar, and this year it was held in session 3. Campers are arranged into theatre troupes, with everyone choosing whether they act, write, direct, design, dance, choreograph, sing, write music or play instruments. The entire day is led by our campers with staff [...]
Tonight had a wonderful feel here at Centauri Arts Camp as we celebrated nature and wildlife! At dinner, all dorms dressed as different creatures – everything from a baboon to a praying mantis – and had to ‘track’ other creatures (including appropriately dressed kitchen staff!) by learning their various calls. Dinner was somewhat relaxed, with [...]