Spirit Week July 8th-12th

Monday: Pajama Day

Tuesday: Dress like your favorite animal

Wednesday: Dress in Neon Colors

Thursday: Dress like your favorite Cartoon Character

Friday: SFOA T-Shirt Day

Class Descriptions

Sprites

Rising 1st & 2nd graders will engage in daily dance, singing, acting, nature activities, and a variety of age appropriate art activities. *This group does not select classes.*

Junior Classes

Marionette puppets

Create your very own Marionette with  , aluminum, plaster, clips, fabric, and more; then learn the art of storytelling with your Marionette.

Improv Theater

A form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted. Using exercises and games we will create a comical story on the spot. Learn how to think quickly and build your own characters for the sake of humoring those around you.

Fish Heads & Mask Making

Create huge hats in the shapes of different sea creatures, paint them, and wear them as we promenade through the aisles at the beginning of our finale. Using mixed media, make a one of a kind wall hanging mask

Junior Jazz Dance

Whether you’re a beginner or have experience, you will enjoy learning new steps, leaps, and techniques to be combined in a choreographed dance piece.

Needlework

We'll explore using plastic canvas, cross-stitch, and embroidery techniques.  Everyone will do a small project in each medium and then design and create a larger project in the medium of their choice.... you can even do 3-D! 

This & That

A little bit of everything; origami, collage, mosaics, fiber arts and more. Let's see where our creative juices take us.

Photography

*Young artists do not require a camera for this class. Further description: TBA

Dance Party Time Machine

 Learn the most popular styles from different decades of dance. We'll combine them to create a dance for a mash-up review.

Shadow puppets

 Learn the art of making shadow puppets come to life.  We'll make our own shadow theater puppet boxes, and use storytelling and improvisational techniques to make short scripts

Drawing from the Imagination

Take cloud gazing to the next level as we use our imaginations to see the extraordinary in ordinary things, using the skills of drawing to bring our ideas to life.

Prop Class

Make props and backgrounds for the junior musical, Wizard of Oz, while using your creativity to help set the scenes.

Junior Theater

Young artists will learn how to take to the stage with a variety of theater games and skits to hone fundamental theater skills such as projection and stage presence. At the end of the camp, students will be able to display what they have learned with a short play.

Sing Out!

Super fun had by all in this class. Practice different singing styles, projection, work as a group to write new songs, and learn some to sing as a group.

Audition Fun

This class is for any student that is involved in theatre and or voice/choir. We will help students find material appropriate for their age and create perfect audition packages for them that will be ideal for any upcoming auditions they will have in the next year. A perfect chance to get ahead of the game and put your best foot forward going into the next school year. They will be coached in the following criteria: Characterization, Projection, Memorization, Vocal Technique, Physical Presentation, and Acting. 

Junior Musical

The Wizard of Oz, a condensed version of the original with the following songs:  Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Follow the Yellow Brick Road, We're off to see the wizard, and Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.  

Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that involves dancing, singing, acrobatics, and playing musical instruments.  It is performed improvisationally and in a community, with everyone having lots of fun!

Murals, Installations, & Public Art

We will make collaborative art projects for public spaces using painting, sculpture, and even digital technology.  Everyone works together in this class to make something amazing through teamwork.

Nature Journaling

Young artists will deepen their connection with nature by learning to observe and document their environment through detailed journaling. Using the College of the Atlantic's diverse campus as inspiration, students will explore various plants, animals, and landscapes, enhancing their artistic and writing skills while fostering a sense of curiosity and appreciation for the natural world.

Let's Act!

 Young artists will learn how to take to the stage with a variety of theater games and skits to hone fundamental theater skills such as projection and stage presence. At the end of the camp, students will be able to display what they have learned with a short play.

Musical Theater Dance: 

Musical Theatre Dance: This Dance class will focus on learning proper dance technique while exploring the various dance styles and story telling methods used in Broadway shows. Emphasis will also be placed on learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and telling a story through dance and facial expressions. Class will always start with a group stretch, warm up, and across the floor exercises, followed by varying combos in different musical theatre styles. Students will have the opportunity to learn numbers from well-known musicals, adapted to fit age.

Senior Classes

Body Art 

Learn techniques for face and body painting with the use of body safe face paint and markers.

The Arte of Theatre

Learn all about acting in stylized theatre. From Commedia Dell’Arte, to mime, to Greek theatre, we’ll be exploring all kinds of non-realistic theatre

Hand sewing 

One of the oldest textile arts. It is a great way to develop fine motor skills, explore your creativity, and build up patience and concentration.  In the class, we will make pillows, stuffies, bags, and more! 

LARP (Live Action Role Play)

What is larping? It’s interactive role-playing where participants portray characters through physical action, often in costume and with props. 

Contemporary Dance

Learn how to move fluidly into and out of the floor, turn and stretch with grace, dance with another person, and create your own creative choreography.

Sculpting Portraits: Capturing Community Faces in Clay

Explore the art of portrait sculpture in this immersive class designed for older students. Participants will delve into advanced sculpting techniques to create lifelike portrait busts. The class will cover detailed anatomy of the face, including how to sculpt realistic eyes, noses, mouths, and ears. Students will learn to convey emotion and personality through their sculptures, capturing the essence of their subjects. This course emphasizes creativity, precision, and a deeper understanding of three-dimensional form, providing a comprehensive introduction to portrait sculpture.

Creative Costumes

We’ll learn the basics of how to design and build our own costumes for the stage. We’ll be learning all about the design process from sketching to sewing, and bringing our own designs to life.

Watercolor Painting

Learn the basics, or expand your skills in this wonderful, watercolor class.

Improv Theater 

A form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted. Using exercises and games we will create a comical story on the spot. Learn how to think quickly and build your own characters for the sake of humoring those around you.

Swing Dance

Grab a partner and put on your dancing shoes! Swing is an upbeat style of social dance. Learn various moves and swing your partner to the music.

LEGO ... let's build!

Students will work in small groups to complete various challenges using LEGO bricks.  We'll learn to master those LEGOs together!

Jewelry Making Class 

Want to make things you can wear?  You will use your skills and crafts to build and design your very own jewelry.  Attention to detail is a great skill set for this class.  Join the mother-daughter team in this creative practice of making art that you can wear or give as gifts to the people in your life.  

 Let’s Do a Play

Select a 10 minute play, cast it, rehearse it, and perform it. We’ll do as many plays as we can.  You can be in more than one.  Along the way we’ll do lots of theater games to improve our performance.

Let's Zentangle!

Do you like to doodle?  Do you find drawing relaxing?  Come try the art of Zentangle... there are no mistakes, only beautiful artwork!

Filmmaking

Let’s make a movie! Learn about scriptwriting, character development, planning shots, filming and editing. Let’s put a story to the screen!

*This class is for rising 7th-10th graders

Flashmob

Lots of field trips! We'll learn basic dance steps, human statues, and more. We'll go on field trips around the island and surprise people with our flashmobs!

Mini Musical

This class is exactly like it sounds! We will be performing a very condensed version of a Broadway musical. Students will need to do a short audition on the first day and casting will proceed quickly following that. Students will be required to act sing and dance their way through short scenes and condensed song and dance numbers. In this class students will learn singing and dance techniques, acting and storytelling, theatre and rehearsal etiquette, team building and ensemble work. 

Songwriting and Poetry

Activate your senses and feelings to create through words what you see as a poet. Rhyme and rhythm are only the tip of the poets’ tools.

Ensembles

Do you play an instrument?  Have you played for at least one year?  If yes, come join ensembles, we'll use small groups to play fun music together!

Art Journaling

Combining elements of collage, painting, drawing, and much more we will jump into the creative process of art journaling to express our ideas, thoughts, and feelings as we transform old books into new art!

Rock Band

Have you seen School of Rock? Have you ever wanted to be in a rock band? This is your chance. If you have played an instrument for at least one year or more, join the SFOA Rock Band! Do you want to sing in a rock band? This is your chance. You will need to bring your own instrument.

Show Choir

If you love to sing and dance, this is the group for you! Show Choir provides a great opportunity to express yourself artistically! Students will sing and dance through a medley from a musical. Songs will have a mix of solo opportunities and ensemble numbers. Essentially think of it as performing your way through a cast album, we will be singing, dancing, and fully performing selections from a musical without any of the dialogue. Students will learn various vocal and breath control techniques as well as dance technique and ensemble building skills. 

Needlework

We'll explore using plastic canvas, cross-stitch, and embroidery techniques.  Everyone will do a small project in each medium and then design and create a larger project in the medium of their choice.... you can even do 3-D! 

Drawing - the Art of Flow

This class is about capturing motion and turning it into art.  We will look at techniques used to create a sense of aliveness and movement in drawing and painting using Japanese painting, street art, and classical gesture drawing as our guides.Daily Schedul      Period 1: 9:00-10:0Period 2: 10:00-11:0Outside Fun/Guest Performances: 11:00-11:3    Lunch: 11:30am-12:        Period 3: 12:00-1:00Period 4: 1:00-rio: 2:00-3:0Daily Sc