Vacation Arts Camp 2012

Weekly adventures in the visual and performing arts!

for children entering grades 1-6

Program highlights:

• Campers enjoy art, music and movement, drama and more in each theme-based week.
• Experienced teachers and trained counselors work with your children to ensure a fun and creative experience.
• Our goal is to inspire creative thinking, encourage exploration in a variety of media, help children problem solve through the arts, support individual effort, and encourage working cooperatively within a group.
• Children are grouped according to age, 15 per group
• Ample time for games and outside play

Available during February, April & Summer Vacations

• February Camp: February 20-24, 2012


• April Camp: April 16-20, 2012


• Summer Camp: June 25 - September 7, 2012

Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

extended day available 8am - 6pm

"Show & Share"

Every Friday from 3:00-3:30. Come see your camper's art projects and a short skit or musical/movement performance by each group. In the Theater.

Weekly Tuition:

$300 per week for ACA members
$320 nonmembers, unless noted otherwise.

Extended Day:

Early bird, 8-9:00am $15 per child per day. Supervised free play. Monday through Friday.

Afternoon, 3:30-6:00pm, $35 per child per day. Monday-Thursday only. A time to chill out and relax or continue games, projects and art with other campers.

Sessions and Themes

February Camp February 20-24

Thinking Hot When it's Not

In the heart of winter even the shortest month can seem to last forever. This week we will focus on the warmer days ahead. Using the sun, tropical climates, and the summer season in New England as our inspirations we will create visual arts projects, participate in movement and drama activities that wake us up, invigorate us and keep us warm and happy in the heart of winter.

April Camp April 16-20

Celebrating Planet Earth

Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day, the day we honor and raise awareness about taking care of our precious planet. Finding inspiration in recyclable materials, the environment and nature journaling, we will create visual arts projects, participate in movement and drama activities that connect us to nature and celebrate the earth.

Summer Week 1 June 25-29

Rainforest Adventures

The rainforest is home to many exotic creatures and fascinating cultural traditions. It also supports our planet by keeping our climate regulated and our air clean. This week students will creatively explore and learn about the rainforest, what lives and grows there, the music, legends and crafts of its people; and how a place so far away affects our everyday life at home.

Week 2 July 2-6 4 day week no camp on July 4th $240 m, $260 nm

Magic Week

Make a wish, create an illusion, think of a trick. We all have a little bit of magic within us. Cultivate some creative magic with your imagination and the help of wands, sorcery and of course exciting art projects and performances at ACA. Don't forget to bring a magic carpet!

Summer Week 3 July 9-13

Action Artist

Splatter paint like Jackson Pollack, act like a shooting star or move like a mobile. Here's a chance to make art that is Action Packed! This is a week for campers with lots of energy who want to learn how to channel that energy into all forms of art. Think beyond the page and past the stage to bring energy into your artistic expression and creations.

Summer Week 4 July 16-20

Mysterious Mayans

Explore the mystical and wondrous culture of the ancient Mayan people. Investigate dimensions of Maya culture such as their stories and fables, architecture, music, calendar system, their ancient glyph writing system and daily life.

Summer Week 5 July 23-27

Diary of an ACA Kid

Inspired by the popular book "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney, we will come together and recreate our individual experiences with friends, school and family while at ACA. Through art, journaling and performance we will tell our stories and see the connections between us. As Jeff Kinney knows, what might seem like an ordinary day can take a turn into the extraordinary unexpectedly... stinky cheese excluded!

Summer Week 6 July 30-August 3

Things that Fly

Look to the sky and be inspired by artists, animals and inventions that defy the laws of gravity, fly and float. Through movement, performance and art explore cloud formations, Chagall, DaVinci, dragons, balloons, airplanes, birds, rockets and kites. Bring your wings!

Summer Week 7 August 6-10

Broadway!

It takes a lot of creativity to pull together a Broadway show. Experiment with the different roles for artists, performers, set designers, costumers, stage hands, marketers and even the audience through art and performance. We will combine our skills and interests and pull together to create some outstanding and toe tapping art. Break a leg!

Summer Week 8 August 13-17

Rock and Roll

Rock and Roll inspires fashion, pop culture and trends. Come create music, fashion and posters inspired by rock and roll music. Expect surprise performances and who knows... Elvis might be in the ACA building this week! Tie Dye Week! White camp tshirts will be available for purchase, or bring your own white shirt to tie dye.

Summer Week 9 August 20-24

Prehistoric Times

What was the world like 65 million years ago when dinosaurs and cavemen walked the earth? We will go back in time and create dinosaurs, caves, fossils and ecosystems. Use your imagination to go back to the time of giant creatures, cave art and discovery.

Summer Week 10 August 27-31

Japan

Learn more about the remarkable Japanese Culture and art forms. Explore your creativity with Origami, Fish prints, Noh Masks, kimonos, temples, bonsai, Japanese gardens and samurai.

Summer Week 11 Sept 4-7 **NOTE: Kindergarten only 4-day week, no camp on Labor Day, Sept 3

Growing Like a Tree

Come welcome fall by celebrating trees! We'll sing tree songs and move our branches, growing from small to tall. We will explore folk stories and fables about trees and their mysteries. Our art projects will include leafy vistas and autumn landscapes. We will have fun on stage and explore stories about trees with drama. A fun and creative way to spend the four days before starting kindergarten!

More Information in our Summer Catalog

for more details, sample schedules and more, please see our Summer 2012 Catalog

How to Register:

To register online click here

To register by phone call (781) 648-6220

To register by mail print & mail in our registration form
mail to: Arlington Center for the Arts, 41 Foster Street, Arlington, MA 02474

Camp Forms:

Please visit our Camp Forms page for Required Emergency Contact and First Aid Forms, plus Extended Day forms.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION and POLICIES

Scholarship Assistance:
Limited Scholarships are available, based on financial need. Complete scholarship information and application procedure is available here. Scholarship assistance is supported in part by Watertown Savings Bank, Winchester Savings Bank, and by individual contributions. Please consider donating to ACA's scholarship fund!

Refund Policy:
A $25 processing fee applies to all cancellations.
Cancellation 10 days or more before the start of a session, full refund minus $25. Cancellation less than 10 days before the start of a session, 50% refund minus $25 fee. You may choose to receive a full credit to apply to any other ACA program.No refunds after classes begin.

Media Release:
Occasionally, ACA takes photographs for use in our catalogs and promotional materials. If you do not wish to have photographs of your children used by ACA, please notify the office before the start of the session.

Sold Out or Underenrolled Classes:
If a class is full at the time of your registration, you will be notified and placed on a waiting list. ACA reserves the right to cancel classes, change times or locations, and substitute instructors. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, you will be notified by telephone and will receive a full refund.

We do not pro-rate for late signups

We do not offer sibling discounts