Camps: Overnight

Item Description

Winning bidder will receive a $500 off the price of tuition at Maine Arts Camp (formerly Bethal Camp for the Arts), in Unity, Maine.  Two-week sessions run July 6 -July 19 & July 20 - August 2 (four week session runs from July 6 - August 2).

About Maine Arts Camp:

Small, nurturing overnight camp offering 2 or 4-week sessions for 8-15 year old boys and girls in a non-competitive environment.  Located on Unity College's beautiful campus in the charming town of Unity, Maine, the program focuses on visual & performing arts, technology, environmental education, and individual/lilfetime sports.  Campers receive unsurpassed personal attention from the highest quality professional activity instructors and dorm counselors.  Activities include theater, dance, chorus, drawing and painting, jewelry, stained glass, pottery, sculpture, woodworking, photography, videography, robotics, rocketry, chess, culinary arts, creative writing, gardening, kayaking/canoeing, mountain biking, yoga, fitness, archery and martial arts.  Ideal for the camper looking for an inclusive community where individuality and creativity are respected.

Maine Arts Camp Mission Statement:
To provide a non-competitive, caring environment in which children can explore and enjoy a balance of fine and performing arts, enrichment activities and individual/lifetime sports as part of a small, inclusive community.

Our approach to the camp experience:
We are a non-traditional camp geared toward bright and creative children and offering no team sports. Campers create their own schedules, choosing from a wide variety of activities. At Maine Arts Camp, we are committed to offering the highest quality program, staff and facility. We welcome all children to join us and celebrate being who they are.

Located on the beautiful campus of Unity College in Unity, Maine, Maine Arts Camp offers 2 or 4 week sessions.

Activities:

Visual Arts:

Pottery/Wheel
Clay/Handbuilding
Fashion Design/Revamp
Painting
Drawing
Still Life Painting
Portraiture
Stained Glass
Metal Jewelry
Enameling
Beading
Sculpture
Printmaking
Fiber Arts
Mask making
Anime
Puppetry

Theatre:

Acting
Musical Theater
Improvisation
Stage Combat
Music
 - Chorus
 - Guitar
 - African Style Drumming

Dance:

African Dance
Hip Hop
Jazz
Modern
Choreography
Tap
Ballet
Lyrical

Special Interests:

Cooking
Environmental Education
Gardening
Chess
Creative Writing
Woodworking

Individual Sports:

Archery
Kayaking/Canoeing
Yoga
Mountain Biking
Road Biking
Martial Arts
Active Games
Ultimate Frisbee

Trip Days:

There are 2 Trip Days per session. They may include spending the day relaxing at a beach at Pemaquid Beach; spending a day at Peaks Kenny State Park for swimming and hiking; a 2 hour workshop in the morning on campus followed by a trip to Lake St. George Park or to the Harold Alfond YMCA Center in Waterville.

Link is www.maineartscamp.com

Item Special Note

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.  

CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO DEVOTION SCHOOL AND MAILED TO CINDY TUNGATE, DEVOTION SCHOOL SPRING CARNIVALE, 345 HARVARD STREET, BROOKLINE, MA 02446 (OR DROPPED IN HER MAILBOX AT SCHOOL).

All winning bidders will be charged a transaction fee of 5%, not to exceed $20 per item, to cover a portion of the auction transaction fees. We thank you for helping with this and supporting the school.