Best Louisiana Performing Arts Camps Summer 2024 Directory

CAMP FACILITIES: Classrooms, theater/auditorium/cafeteria

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: A team of internationally-experienced directors from Los Angeles & New York conduct week-long, performing arts day-camps! Concludes with an exciting stage show for the community. Singing, dancing, acting and more. 3rd - 12th Grades. No experience required

Joining with community arts educators and talented college students, we teach the students a special show and concept called "BELIEVE!"

Each week of camp concludes with an exciting stage show for the entire community!

Singing - Dancing - Acting - Games and More!

Open to 3rd grade thru 12th grade students.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Keely Crawford Pounds - "Absolutely wonderful! U r such an inspiration to and for our youth! Thank u for what u do !"

Sherri Baxter - "Great experience for the kids! Thanks for a wonderful week!"

Marcus Speed - "THANK YOU to ALL that made this camp possible! My children had a BLAST!!! "

Jennifer Mary Veazey - "This was such a great experience for my two kids. They had so much fun. Thank you for coming! Y'all were great."

Fay Clark Stonecypher - "My granddaughter, Remy Rogers, paid y'all a huge compliment last night at the dinner table. She declared that she loves your Believe Summer Camp EVEN MORE than the 2 other theatre camps which she attended this summer and also loved! Thank you!!"

Dami Newell Ownby - "My daughter is LOVING her experience at BELIEVE this week. Thank you so much for the hard work that went into putting this together, as well as your staff's amazing energy and positivity for these kids. You guys are rock stars!"

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 27- July 1st in Bogalusa, LA - $60 per student
June 20-24 in Gallman MS - $100 per student

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Volunteer and internship opportunities:
Email Bruce Sampson directly at bruce[AT]iconarts.org, or call 951-371-5239.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Each student will participate in:

• A large ensemble—which will workshop and give the world premiere of a new work by one of the mentor composers
• A small ensemble—which will co-create, rehearse, and premiere new work(s) by the student participants
• A small home group—which will feature games and social activities
• (Optional) Two, hour-long private composition les- sons—which will give students professional feedback on their music and personalized instruction
• A final, virtual concert—on Friday, July 31, 2 PM EDT

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We desire to make it possible for everyone who wants to join us to be able to participate regardless of family finances. We have a limited amount of funds available. Please email for more information.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Technology Requirements:

• Desktop or laptop computer (Mac preferred)
• A separate device to record audio/video (such as a tablet or smartphone)
• Headphones or earbuds
• An external microphone and audio interface would provide a better experience, but are not mandatory
• All enrolled students will receive a FREE, 90-day license for Dorico Pro 3.5

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
• No audition or prior composition experience required.
• Base Tuition: $450
• Registration Deadline: July 1, 2020

To learn more and to register, please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.musiccreatorsacademy.com

CAMP FACILITIES: Our facility is a 4500sqft new construction. We have preschool sized gymnastics equipment, full size gymnastics equipment, a 40 ft. long trampoline, a rope swing and a huge foam pit!! Also, our entire gym area floor is padded.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please refer to our website for additional information.
Our Camp Website Link: lagymclub.com

CAMP FACILITIES: We have a ballet, studio and 2 stage areas plus a cafe for snacks time.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: This is Theatre Acadie' first summer camp! Mrs. Sarah Roy has been teaching theatre in schools and camps since 2010. She has been performing since 1996. Theatre Acadie is striving to cultivate the unique cajun culture through the Performing Arts.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Petits classes continue during the school year weekly! Go to theatreacadie and add your name to the mailing list.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Performance of STONE GUMBO will be performed Saturday July 1 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and children are required to attend. The performance will take place in the main stage at Cite des Arts and guests are invited. Children behave and play differently when their parents are around, so I encourage parents to drop off your children and do not stay for class.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Fees: $180 paid in full, or $25 registration and $170 due at start of Camp (June 26, 2017)

Cash, check, or PayPal accepted

All students will receive a Theatre Acadie t-shirt!

Check out Our Camp Website Link: www.Theatreacadie.com for complete info.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: - Live Zooming and friendship-making time (prescheduled so your family can plan ahead!)
- Off-screen activities for independent play and learning (and naps! and yard time!)
- Hands-on activities with real art materials (art camp should be a little messy!)
- Small group sizes ensure that campers receive high quality instruction and individual attention from their teachers.
- Daily movement and mindfulness exercises integrated throughout the day to get the wiggles out

Camp tuition includes an Art Toolbox mailed to your home and a live exhibition every Friday that the whole family can attend, even those living far away.

Camp Staff:
Katerina Romanenko, Ph.D. Assistant Director of Youth and Family Programs

An experienced educator and visual culture historian, Dr. Romanenko specializes in Museum education, art history, American History, and object-based learning in formal and informal environments. She holds a PhD in Art History from the City University of New York and for more than 15 years teaches art history and works in Museum education. She also holds a BA in Education Sciences and has experience in research, development and implementation of educational programs for different age groups.

Alicia Mino, Art Educator, Manager of the School and Community Programs

An accomplished practicing artists and art educator, Alicia Mino received her Master’s in visual communication from the Metropolitan University of Chile, She spent fifteen years in Italy studying art history, oil painting, and sculpture. She presented in numerous art exhibitions and founded the Mates Art and Design Studio, where she taught drawing, oil/acrylic painting, and sculpture fundamentals for ten years. In 2008 Alicia moved to Philadelphia where she continues to exhibit her work and teaches art.

Lindsey Murphy, Art Educator and K-8 Program Coordinator

An art educator with over a decade of experience in the field of education, Lindsey Murphy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology; concentration in Archaeology from Millersville University, and an Elementary Teaching Certification from Millersville University. She worked as a general education classroom teacher in the Oxford Area School District in Chester County, PA for 8 years, and has worked in PAFA’s education department over the past 11 years creating and implementing numerous museum tours and art making experiences for children and families of all backgrounds, becoming the K-8 Program Coordinator in 2019..

Melissa Hendrixson, Art Educator

Melissa Hendrixson is an artist and art educator who has worked in Museum Education for over five years. She has her Bachelor's of Fine Arts and Studio Certificate from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has gained experience through assisting the coordination and development of various museum programming including family programs, youth art classes, and summer camps. She now works for the School and Community Partnership Program as an art educator where she develops and implements museum tours, school lessons, and community outreach programs to support student learning, parental engagement and visual literacy initiatives.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: It is our sincere desire that no child be denied the opportunity to attend camp because of financial difficulties. Thanks to our generous donors, PAFA is able to offer a limited number of scholarships.

Please email artcamp[AT]pafa.org to receive a scholarship application

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Friday Art Show

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: PAFA offers a year round programs, online and in person for youth and families that engage parents and children with the museum collection and art-making. Our programs inculde art classes for middle school students, afterschool program for kids 6-11, and Sunday Family workshops. please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.pafa.org

OTHER CAMP INFO: Drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, comic books and graphic novels, collage and mixed media, and video arts.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Dates
June 21 - August 13, 8 weeks

Ages: 6-14 (groups: 6-8; 9-11; 12-14)

Mon-Fri from 9am - 3pm each day (except July 5rd).

For camps description, cost and schedule go to the registration website. Our Camp Website Link: www.pafa.org

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Camp Assistants and Camp Instructors.
Please visit for current job announcements and apply via 
Our Camp Website Link: hr.pafa.org

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Our Camp Website Link: steveandkatescamp.com

CAMP FACILITIES: We are a gymnastics, dance, tumbling, pole vault facility with the following equipment:
42' x 42' Spring Floor
2) Vault Runways and Horses
3) sets of Women's Uneven Parallel Bars
1) set of Men's High Bars
2) sets of Men's Parallel Bars
1) Ring Rig and 2) sets of Rings
5) sets of High Balance Beams and 3) sets of low Beams
2) sets of Pommel Horses and 2) Mushrooms
1) TumbleTrak and 1) Air Tramp
1) 20' x 20' Foam Block Pit
1) Pit Bar and Strap Bar
3) Pole Vault Pits, two indoor pits with soft boxes and one outdoors pit
Various weight, strength training, balance training, and stretch equipment

We also have a separate Kinder Gym Room filled with Kinder Gym equipment.
Studio 84 Dance Studio also leases 2000 sq. ft. of space within our gym.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: GOAL
Our goal is to provide an environment for children to enjoy a healthy, active, happy summer with lots of entertaining activities and positive interaction with others. We utilize the benefits of gymnastics in most of our activities. Our campers finish their summer with new friends, happy memories, and a new gymnastics vision toward physical activity.

ACTIVITIES
Gymnastics Tumbling Team Games Cheer & Dance
Trampoline Obstacle Courses Fitness & Strength Foam Pit & Rope

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: We offer year-round Evening Gymnastics and Tumbling classes for girls and boys ages 2-18.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Our theme this year is "Travel in Time with NHG”. Each week will depict a different era or time period. We will have various dress-up days, games, art projects, and special activities each week to go along with the theme. We have a special designed camp tshirt to celebrate our theme. The cost for the complete package of ALL extra activities including a Camp Shirt is $50/child IFpaid in advance. This is a $15 savings if all the activities and shirt are paid as a package in advance! If paid individually, the single cost for each individual activity is about $10. To purchase just a Camp Tshirt, the cost is $15. The deadline to pre-order a tshirt is May 2. A more detailed scheduled of dress-up days, events, and cost of activities will be provided at a later date.

We also offer swimming lessons through the camp. Sessions consist of 8 hours in a 2-week period. A maximumof 6 students per session will be allowed. It will be on a first come, first serve basis. The cost for swimming lessons is $75 per child if attending camp or $85 per child if not attending camp. We will transport the students that attend camp to and from swimming lessons in a private van. Students must provide own bag, towel, swim suit, sunscreen, and eye goggles. See website for the registration form and waiver for swimming lessons.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Dates: Monday, June 2, 2014 - Friday, August 1, 2014
Time: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Phone: (337) 365-3806 Email: leleux[AT]mindspring.com
Visit Website at: Our Camp Website Link: www.newheightsgym.org

* Camp activities start at 8:00 AM and end at 4:00 PM. In order to accommodate working parents, we allow campers to be dropped off at the earliest by 7:30 AM and must be picked up at the latestby 5:30 PM. Any campers picked up after 5:30 PM will be charged $5 per 10 minutes late to be paid at the time of pick-up.

CAMP FEES
The breakdown of camp fees is designed to be flexible and convenient. You can pay by the day, or by a few days, or by the week, or by the month, or even by the whole summer camp. All multi-day and weekly fees are due on the first day of attendance for that week. If paying for 2, 3, or 4 days in a week, the days attended can be any days in that week (your choice). If paying for 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 weeks in advance, the weeks attended can be any weeks out of the summer camp (your choice). All fees are payable by first day of attendance, no exceptions. There will be NO refunds, NO credit for days missed, and NO transfer of days to other weeks.

Registration Fee: $50/child or $75/family (Non-refundable)

CAMP FACILITIES: The camps will be held in New Castle County schools in their computer lab.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: This program can also be delivered through our TUTORING service by appointment during the summer.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
$235.00 for Monday-Friday Camp
Choose the A.M. OR P.M. camp for this fee

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Seeking part-time technology coaches to assist with the summer camp hours. 

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Youth should plan to be online 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekdays, and to work ten additional hours per week on their projects. Most of the scheduled time is for projects but some of it will be for meetings.

Required equipment: A tablet or phone with a front-facing camera. A video camera or DSLR camera will also work.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 16 - June 29

Tuition:
$240 for non-MNOHS students
$180 for MNOHS students--or free for those who qualify

Please see our web site for more information: Our Camp Website Link: www.mnohs.org