The last three days of each session are a crazy, magical, busy, wild and incredible time at Centauri. In programs, campers are busy with tech rehearsals, and setting up for gallery openings. It feels as if everything goes into overdrive, as campers experience all the things they love for what might be the last time [...]
We have a tradition we are very proud of at Centauri – our cultural banquets. Once in each two week session, we set aside regular camp activities and choose a culture in the world to celebrate using the arts, and food. These evenings are usually run by staff members who have cultural ties to the [...]
Twice per session (once in session 4) we have a festival day at Centauri. All regular programs are suspended, and instead, campers have the opportunity to do something different – to take part in a day of themed fun and festivities that builds community, solidifies friendships and often uses the arts in a whole new [...]
All our specialist programs are now underway for session 1, and there are incredible things happening all over camp. Yesterday, a camper explained to me with enthusiasm the challenge they had been given in Film Production. They watched movie clips in which a character’s emotion was conveyed through the way a scene was shot, while [...]
Session One began yesterday – on Canada Day – as we waited excitedly for 130 new and returning campers! We picked up a record number of campers from the airport, flying in from China, Mexico, France, Spain, UAE, Belgium, Singapore and many other countries. Within an hour, all our arrivals were settled in their dorms [...]
With only days to go until we move to camp for our 24th summer season, I find myself thinking about all the campers whose lives have been touched by Centauri over the years, and who are now too old to return. Today, I’m thinking about one girl in particular, who first joined our camp at [...]
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 [...]