2024 SFOA 46th SUMMER SEASON!
LOCATION: Collage of the Atlantic
Dates: July 1st-19th, no camp on July 4th
Daily Schedule: Period 1: 9:00-10:00am, Period 2: 10:00-11:00am
Outside Fun/Guest Performances: 11:00-11:30am, Lunch: 11:30am-12:00pm
Period 3: 12:00-1:00pm, Period 4: 1:00-2:00pm, Period 5: 2:00-3:00pm
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
Non-Refundable Deposit upon Registration: $75.
Full Day Tuition: $750.
Half Day Tuition: $425.
Scholarships Available
*In Honor & Memory of Curtis Wells & Eddie Turner*
Bus Transportation throughout MDI and to Trenton, Lamoine, & Ellsworth.
AM & PM Transportation: $100. (for duration of camp)
AM/PM ONLY: $50. (for duration of camp)
2024 Payment Timeline
May 11th: Scholarship Applications Due
June 7th: First half of tuition balances due & notifications of scholarship recipients
June 21st: Balances for second half of tuition due for non-scholarship recipients
June 21st: Student class schedules & Bus Schedules are finalized & emailed
June 30th: No refunds are given for cancelations after this date.
June 30th: Balances are due for scholarship recipients
Sprites!
Rising 1st & 2nd Graders
All Sprites are placed into small groups. These small groups will be provided opportunities throughout camp in: visual art, mixed media, dance, theater, and music, in order to expose and introduce them to all types of creative arts. All classes incorporate plenty of time outside in the sunshine. Half day option is available
Developed as a process-oriented experience geared to the energies and focus of these younger artists, emphasis is not directed towards a “finale” product and/or performance for the Sprites. As such, parents, family and friends will be invited to attend a less formal open house on the last day of the season.
Juniors!
Rising 3rd & 4th Graders
The Junior Program is for students entering the 3rd & 4th grade. Juniors have their choice of classes, but from a limited menu that encourages exposure to all types of creative expression. This program is designed to offer students the freedom to participate in all of the arts that SFOA offers, while still recognizing the specific needs of younger artists.
Seniors!
Rising 5th-8th Graders
Senior classes are designed to give older artists a chance to dive deeper into their favorite art forms. Students pick their own schedule, so that they can customize the amount of time spent in art forms they know they already love, balanced (hopefully!) with trying something new! Full class descriptions will be available at a later date.
Apprentices!
Rising 9th & 10th Graders
** Please note! Students entering 9th grade can register as a senior or an apprentice! The Apprentice Program is for students entering 9th and 10th grade in the fall of 2024.
Apprentices play a vital role at SFOA, and we feel privileged to have you in the program. Those entering the ninth grade will have a two-year apprentice experience, as we feel their value in extending the observation and mentoring process that being an apprentice is known for. By making a commitment to observe and study different teaching styles, as well as continue your own artistic pursuits, you help create a future staff that truly understands and appreciates the goals of SFOA. Additionally, one of the MOST vital roles an apprentice plays is that of being a ROLE MODEL for the younger campers. Towards that end, we expect that the SFOA apprentice will absolutely follow safe and appropriate practices in their daily camp schedules.
As apprentices your responsibilities will vary depending on the needs of teachers you are assigned to. You will all be expected to do some all-purpose work such as: cleaning rooms, removing garbage, acting as messengers, lunch monitors, bathroom guides, etc., AND you must attend STAFF DAY for introductory information and camp set up. You will have assigned duties in three classes for which you will receive a stipend of $150.00 for the three weeks, and you will choose one class you wish to take as a student, in addition to Apprentice class (period 1).
ALSO – AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT – YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO DO A GOOD DEAL OF “GRUNT WORK” – the hands on, physical work that ALL teachers do on a daily basis to prepare for classes or keep our “borrowed” spaces clean and ready to create art.
Every schedule will be designed individually, taking age, experience, and preferences into account. Please keep an open mind and understand that although you may feel you do not have artistic knowledge of a class you are placed in, you may have the people skills necessary for that although you may feel you do not have artistic knowledge of a class you are placed in, you may have the people skills necessary for that class.