Celebrate people who made history by dreaming big and being the first to achieve something new. Using books like Remember to Dream, Ebere; Firebird; Catching the Moon; and Ada Twist, Scientist, we learn about heroic individuals who expand thinking and break ground. We explore the accomplishments of people like Cynthia Erivo and Misty Copeland and imagine our own possible "firsts" through art, movement, and drama. Dreaming BIG concludes with campers bringing home the work they created. Campers are expected to be fully toilet trained and use the toilet independently. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Students create mood, concept, and inspiration boards and then focus on illustrations of their own ideas for clothes. Students develop images of a three piece collection of their own original designs. This camp focuses on the creative process and illustration behind fashion design and does not include garment construction or sewing technique. Fashion Illustration concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Campers utilize COCA's outdoor space to investigate both real and imagined gardens. They make leaf prints; build stepping stones; and create rock mandalas, natural weavings, and watercolor flowers. They also take a turn at gardening—planting treasures in COCA's flower beds as well as some to bring home! Garden Art concludes with campers bringing home the work they created. This camp primarily takes place in an outdoor studio in COCA's courtyard but moves indoors as weather requires.

From Dali to Warhol, campers explore modern art masters and the painting techniques they used. We create masterpieces as we explore a different style of painting each day while making it our own. Campers are encouraged to apply paint like impressionists, see like cubists, create dreams like surrealists, and create work that expresses their own unique perspectives. Hello Dali concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Explore gardens through art, stories, and planting! We investigate imagined gardens through watercolor images, read books like The Tiny Seed, and create our own garden tales through dramatic play. Finally, we take a turn at gardening ourselves as we plant treasures in COCA's flower beds as well as some to bring home! In the Garden concludes with campers bringing home the work they created. Campers are expected to be fully toilet trained and use the toilet independently. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Creativity and technology collide in this camp for young innovators. Tinker with the inner-workings of everyday gadgets and use them to engineer new creations and solve challenges. Instructors from the Challenger Learning Center St. Louis provide expertise to help campers create and bring home a masterful "innovention." Field trip to the Challenger Learning Center St. Louis included in camp price.

Join us on a musical jungle journey! We make our own percussion instruments and create a drum circle; dance like birds, capuchin monkeys, and giraffes; read and tell lively jungle stories; and use items we gather outdoors for our creative art projects! Jungle Jammin' concludes with campers bringing home the work they created. Campers are expected to be fully toilet trained and use the toilet independently. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Don’t lose your head—campers succeed as they create fantastical, fanciful desserts and platings fit for a haughty queen. They impress their families (and satisfy their sweet tooths!) when they share their artful creations. From petit fours to fruited tarts, we bake, decorate, and plate pastries, then arrange them into stunning dessert buffets. Information about food restrictions or allergies must be provided to COCA during the registration process or by contacting the Registration Office by email at least two weeks prior to camp. Campers should have their hair pulled back. All culinary supplies and groceries included in price.

We celebrate each child's unique gifts through stories, such as Incredible You, I Like Myself!, and Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald no combina. We also create self-portraits. Magnificent Me concludes with campers bringing home the work they created. Campers are expected to be fully toilet trained and use the toilet independently. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Express yourself! Students transform plain white T-shirts into a wide array of fashionable items—kimonos, dresses, and bags—that reflect a sense of personal style. They dye, cut, tie, and add design elements, including some hand sewing, fabric markers, fabric paint, beads, gems, and other decorative techniques. The possibilities are endless in this camp that develops imagination. More than a T-shirt concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Designed for "triple threat" actors who want to refine their skills and improve their audition technique. Students focus on the process and performance of songs, learn how to manage a musical theatre dance call by learning technique and vocabulary, as well as select and rehearse audition monologues. Led by a professional actor, a vocal coach, and a dancer, students are challenged to reach their individual potential. The studio ends with a mock audition. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

We explore storybook-based foods from classic and contemporary favorites like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and If You Give a Pig a Pancake. We prepare (and taste) signature foods from stories while also exploring the stories through art and drama. Information about food restrictions or allergies must be provided to COCA during the registration process or by contacting the Registration Office by email at least two weeks prior to camp. Campers should have their hair pulled back. All culinary supplies and groceries included in price.

From Mulan to Merida, princesses these days are no delicate flowers. Today’s princesses are strong and smart. We explore these and other brave princess stories through drama, movement, and art. Perfectly Powerful Princesses concludes with campers bringing home the work they created. Campers are expected to be fully toilet trained and use the toilet independently. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Singers work on vocal technique and performance skills in this pop music camp. We learn to sing with expression and confidence while working on posture, vocal production, and breathing. Then, create fashion accessories to wear when you perform. Whether you are a fan of Selena Gomez, Beyoncé, Lizzo, or Lady Gaga—your favorite pop diva knows how to accessorize and so will you! Pop Divas concludes with an in-person performance for family and friends during the final 20 minutes of camp. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Energetic campers are sure to have fun while enhancing their singing, dancing, and acting skills. Each day, we explore and practice all three arts disciplines as we work together to collaboratively create a mini-production. Sing Dance Act culminates in a musical revue from popular, family-friendly musicals, including Encanto and Shrek. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.