Creativity, art, and technology collide in this camp for aspiring innovators. Utilizing a STEAM-based approach to learning, campers create simple machines and “circuit bugs," tinker with the inner-workings of everyday gadgets, and use them to engineer new creations and solve challenges. Inventors Innovators & Makers concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Scooby-Doo, Where are you? Meddling kids should join Mystery, Inc. to create the characters inspired by Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy—or create their own friends and foes to round out the story. Campers create a funny and mysterious script, build scenery and props, and polish their acting skills in this fun, multidisciplinary offering. Jinkies concludes with an in-person mystery for families and friends during the final 20 minutes of camp. Features multiple professional teaching artists to present a variety of arts disciplines.

Create incredible obstacle courses and challenge your fellow campers to move around the room—but avoid the floor (which is, of course lava!), and don't touch the (laser) strings. Climb, balance, swing, and jump...whatever you do, don't slip! We compete every day for the most complicated maze and the fasted maze completion. Lava & Lasers concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

COCA campers read about favorite playful "monsters" like those in Turning Red, Where the Wild Things Are, and The Gruffalo. Then, we create our own fantastic monsters, build fabulous masks and costumes, inhabit those creatures, and bring them to life with sound and music. Not for the faint hearted! Magnificent Magical Monsters 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.

Cheese lovers learn classic as well as unique recipes that feature their favorite food—from fondue to soufflés, from cheese biscuits to cheese desserts. Then, as part of a small team, budding chefs utilize and highlight cheese in the most creative way in an inner-camp cooking competition. Along the way, we learn about kitchen safety and practice basic kitchen skills. 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 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.

Travel under the sea where we create fantastical human or sea creatures. We sing and dance to songs from The Little Mermaid, collectively create an adventurous story, make whozits and whatzits, and then share our own fun musical tale. Part of that World 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.

Travel under the sea where we create fantastical human or sea creatures. We sing and dance to songs from The Little Mermaid, collectively create an adventurous story, make whozits and whatzits, and then share our own fun musical tale. Part of that World 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.

Celebrate the important role of music in our lives. Each day, we listen to a short classical piece by composers like Strauss, Tchaikovsky, or Saint-Saëns. We play rhythm instruments like the West African djembe or shekere and the Mexican güiro. In the art room, we craft our own unique drums, rain sticks, and other instruments using everyday items. Through song, sound, and movement, we discover that music really is all around us. Let the music begin! Please Don't Stop the Music 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.

Find and create your own secret garden. Explore gardens through art and planting. Unlock a magical world of fairies and gnomes through dramatic plays and stories. Campers try their hand at gardening treasures to bring home and share with their families. Secret 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.

Campers learn to use real people or stop motion armatures to create magical illusions using the craft of stop motion animation. Animations include stop-motion dances with impossible leaps, magic tricks that defy probability, comedic silent shorts, and “hovering“ animations. Stop Motion Animation concludes with families receiving a link to their camper's work sent the week following camp. Art and technology supplies and equipment use included in price.

Learn stage makeup techniques to transform into different types of every day characters for film, television, and stage performances. Rather than special effects, this camp focuses on corrective and cosmetic techniques. Makeup includes how to create the illusion of exaggerated features and changing face shapes. Street to Stage Makeup concludes with families receiving a digital link to their camper's transformations sent the week following camp.

Campers use the exciting adventures of Superman, Batman, Mr. Incredible, and Spider-Man to inspire their own superhero identities. We create capes, masks, and special superhero gadgets; move like superheroes that fly through the air, stick to the ceiling, and walk through walls; and imagine stories about the heroes’ everyday lives. Supersonic Superheroes 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.

Discover the many varieties of 3D sculpture and motion in this STEAM camp. Campers learn about the artistry and physics of kinetic sculptures by creating pieces that float, fly, roll, or "go zoom." We start with a variety of media, including cardboard, clay, and wire; then, we power our creations with motors, wind, weight, and our imaginations. Things that Go Zoom concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Learning about how to reduce, reuse, and recycle, student artists turn cast-off objects into treasures! They explore texture, shape, and color as they repurpose objects and materials to create sculptural and collage works of recycled art. Treasure Hunt 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.