CAC Summer Arts Camp: Imagining a World!

CAC Summer Arts Camp: Imagining a World!

Date

Monday Jul 6 – Friday Jul 31, 2015
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Calling Young Artists & Adventurers!

CAC Summer Arts Camp 2015 will ignite the creativity of campers through the powerful combination of books and imaginations. Each week campers will explore a different book that presents brave characters who use their imaginations to solve problems that improve their lives as well as make the world a better place. The selected award-winning and bestselling children’s books will inform and inspire campers and staff as they explore in and through our five art forms: music, visual arts, culinary, theater, and dance.

Ages: 6 through 14

Camp Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 3pm

Drop off begins: 8am
Camp begins: 9am
Camp ends: 3pm

After Care Hours: After care is available from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. For a fee of $60 per week, per child, the CAC will be offering additional art projects with local artists, a small snack, and other activities. Enrollment is limited, and registration is required in advance.

After care begins: 3:30pm
After care ends: 5:30pm
Last pickup: 6pm

Lunch: Campers are responsible for bringing lunch. Snacks are provided in the morning and afternoon.

Camp Shirts: Campers are required to wear their camp shirts on Mondays and Fridays. Each weekly camp registration includes one camp T-Shirt. Additional T-Shirts are available for $10 each. Contact education@cacno.org for ordering information.

A Different Theme Every Week!

Week 1: July 6-10

Drama: Odd Velvet written By Mary E. Whitcomb, illustrated by Tara Calahan King

Campers will gain inspiration from Velvet who wins the admiration of her classmates with her creativity and inner strength. They will use Odd Velvet, a bestselling children’s pick, to inform their performing and visual arts presentations for Week-One’s Friday Showcase.

Week 2: July 13-17

Fantasy & Autobiography: Tar Beach Written and Illustrated by Faith Ringgold

Imaginations will soar along Cassie Louise who takes an imaginary flight over New York and claims the buildings as her own. During Week 2, CAC campers will interpret Tar Beach, a multi award-winning book through the five art forms and make it their own.

Week 3: July 20-24

Humor: The Big Orange Splot written and illustrated by Daniel Manus Pinkwater.

Campers will find humor and innovation in this tale about Mr. Plumbean who changed his very neat street, on which all of the houses looked the same, to an avenue of homes that reflected creativity and individuality. Staff and campers will use this text to jumpstart Week 3.

Week 4: July 27-31

Adventure: Westlandria written by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

The power of an imagination becomes evident when Wesley creates a new civilization in his own backyard that includes a staple-crop, clothing, a number system, a language, and more, He calls it Weslandia and, rather than a social outsider, he becomes a very popular person.