Let's set sail to another world where dragons guard ancient castles and fairies protect fantastical forests. Pick your favorite character and create a world and story all your own. Draw and paint your own creations, and then with creative play, bring them to life. Dragons Fairies & Pirates Oh My! 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! Campers tap into their creativity as they transform plain white T-shirts, basic skirts, and other items to new garments and personal items. A skirt becomes a bag! A T-shirt becomes a dress! Campers further alter and decorate to reflect their personal style using fabric dyeing and beadwork. They add design elements and fit their items using both basic machine and hand sewing. No previous experience required. Fashion Makeover concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Have you ever wondered how a cartoon is made? We create our own hilarious comic, put together a graphic story, and then turn it into a fun flip book that provides the optical illusion of movement—bringing your story and characters to life. Flip-O-Rama concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

Calling all aspiring filmmakers, it is time to pitch an idea! We write our own movie adventures and film them using the COCA campus as our "studio set." We work with our classmates to cooperatively plan, direct, stage, shoot, and edit a digital video film using those fellow campers as performers. Future Filmmaker concludes with families receiving a digital link of their camper's work sent the week following camp. Art and technology supplies and equipment use included in price.

Designed for high-energy kids, this camp introduces basic jazz and hip-hop moves. They learn rhythm and musicality, spacing, and even invent a few moves of their own! Campers put them all together into fun and lively choreography to family-friendly songs like "Better When I'm Dancin'," then create crafts to use as props in their performance. No previous experience required. Happier Dancing concludes with an in-person production for family and friends during the final 20 minutes of camp.

Campers focus their work on learning horror stage makeup techniques to transform into characters from haunted houses. They learn to give themselves the illusion of cuts, bruises, and scars, and create monster and zombie characters. They use latex, bruise wheels, stage blood, and highlight/shadow techniques and their own face as a canvas. Horror Makeup concludes with families receiving a digital link to their camper's transformations sent the week following camp.

Aspiring filmmakers explore the world of movie making. Campers collaboratively plan, write, storyboard, direct, shoot, edit, and perform in a short digital video using tools and apps on an iPad. iPad Movie Basics concludes with families receiving a receiving a digital link of their camper's work sent the week following camp. iPads are provided by COCA. Art and technology supplies and equipment use included in price.

If your child loves LEGO, this camp is their chance to bring LEGO creations to life! We work in groups to develop simple storyboards, stage the building blocks, and learn how to use stop motion animation techniques as we shoot footage to develop into a short film. Legomation Basics concludes with families receiving a digital link to their camper's work sent the week following camp. Art and technology supplies and equipment use included in price.

Campers who love to play LEGO video games are inspired by this opportunity to learn and apply stop motion techniques to their love of LEGO. We develop simple stories in two-person teams, envision and build a LEGO cast and “set,” and then learn and practice stop motion to tell our stories entirely out of LEGO. Legomation concludes with families receiving a digital link of their camper's work sent the week following camp. Art and technology supplies and equipment use included in price.

Future triple threats explore the world of musical theatre! Each day, they spend time on singing, dance/choreography, and creating/performing scenes from musicals. They explore a wide range of classic and contemporary family-friendly musicals. The camp culminates in a musical revue of shows popular with students, such as Matilda and Annie. Lullaby of Broadway 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.

Designed for high-energy kids, this camp introduces basic jazz and hip-hop moves. Campers learn rhythm and musicality, spacing, and even invent a few moves of their own! They put them all together into fun and lively choreography to family-friendly songs and create a T-shirt and other crafts to use as props in their performances. Move It concludes with an in-person performance during the final 20 minutes of camp. No previous experience required.

Love the super short films made popular by YouTube and social media? Campers cooperatively plan, direct, stage, shoot, and edit a very short digital video film using other campers as performers. We may choose to create comic sketch, dance clips, or hilarious competitive feats. One-Minute Movies & 30-Second Clips concludes with families receiving a digital link of their camper's work sent the week following camp. Art and technology supplies and equipment use included in price.

In this introduction to the basics of photography, we photograph people, architecture, and nature while learning a variety of techniques to heighten photo quality. Campers are introduced to photo composition, light, shadow, and point of view as we explore a variety of photo assignments. Picture Perfect concludes with families receiving a digital link of their camper's work sent the week following camp. Art and technology supplies and equipment included in price.

Students learn the basics of observational and environmental sketching both indoors and outdoors—working with still-life and natural settings. They work in pencil, pen, ink, and brush to develop their drawing skills of natural elements outdoors. Then, they explore natural color, highlight, and shadow as they paint using acrylic and watercolor from observation. Plein-Air Drawing & Painting Basics concludes with campers bringing home the work they created.

From Mulan to Raya and Merida to Moana, princesses these days are no delicate flowers—today’s princesses are strong and smart. We explore these and other brave princess stories from around the world, create our own power princess characters, and weave them together to create a forceful tale. We train in an obstacle course and build our own weapons, costume pieces, and other props. Princess Power 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.