Princeton Junior
School's beautiful
facility will again be the home for our 2010 Summer Arts
Camp. All rooms are air-conditioned, and there is a safe outdoor
play area
for campers
to use during their breaks, lunch, and extended care hours.Whichever
sessions you choose, our professional instructors will
guide your child in creative pursuits for a rewarding and memorable
summer! Just bring
your imagination!
Located at 90 Fackler Road, on the southern border
of Princeton Twp and Lawrenceville (Between Princeton Pike and Rt. 206)
Directions below.
3 WAYS TO REGISTER
Online: Click
the Register link after
each class
By phone: 609-924-8777
In person: at the Paul Robeson Center for the
Arts
Directions
From
Robeson Center:
From Witherspoon Street, turn Right onto Nassau Street.
Then bear Left on 206 south. From 206 South turn left Provience Line Road.
Then turn right onto Princeton Pike. Take 2nd right onto Fackler Rd.
PRINCETON JUNIOR SCHOOL is on your right approximately 3/4 miles.
Directions to Princeton
Junior School from Lawrenceville:
From Princeton Pike in Lawrenceville, heading north, turn Left onto Fackler
Road.
Princeton Junior School is located on the Right at 90 Fackler Road.
Or
From Downtown Lawrenceville, Rt. 206,
heading north, turn Right at the traffic light at Carter/Fackler Road
Continue over the bridge, bear right.
Princeton Junior School is on the Left at 90 Fackler Road
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Summer
Arts Camp
at the Princeton Junior School
WEE
WARHOLS, AGES 5 to 6 | JUNIOR
JASPERS, AGES 7 to 9
SCULPTURE + MIXED
MEDIA + DRAWING + PAINTING
JUNE 21 – AUGUST 13 (extended
sessions for these age groups at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts,
AUGUST 16-27)
The Arts Council of Princeton offers a ten-week summer camp program
where campers create their own works of art and participate in special
workshops based on each week’s unique theme. A large variety of
visual art materials will be used. Each week campers will learn about
various artists and art history, enriching their total art experience.
If you have trouble with online registration, please click the REFRESH
button on your web browser. If that doesn't solve the problem, please
email Sabrina Osse with
the dates and titles of the camps you'd like to enroll in and Sabrina
will follow
up with you to complete the registration. Please include your telephone
number in the email. Thank you for your cooperation while we work on
this problem.
June 21- 25
| Folklore, Fables
and Fun
Enter into the world of imaginary people and beasts that make up fables,
folktales and mythological stories. Cyclops, Medusa, Sphinx and pixies
are a few creatures that will inspire various mixed media art projects.
June 28 - July 2
| Critters
in the Rainforest
Ever turn over a rock and expose a whole new world? All age groups
will use paint, wire, or papier-mâché while they journey
deep into the jungle to create animal and bug works of art.
July 6 -9
| Folk Art in America
Join us as we explore the history of American Folk Art with art projects
using techniques such as weaving, whittling and quilting inspired from
days gone by. (no camp July 5)
July 12-16
| Pop Goes the Easel!
All aboard as we travel back in time and explore the art movements and
eras of the art past including Modernism, Pop and much more. Campers
will enjoy creating a variety of mixed media art projects (painting,
drawing, sculpture and more) while learning about art history!
July 19-23
| Magic Carpet Ride
Join us as we fly on our magic carpet to examine the unique arts of
the Middle East. The land of camels, genie lamps, sand, mosaics and
mosques. Explore and unlock the mystery of Middle Eastern Art with paintings,
drawings and sculpture inspired by this exotic part of the world.
July 26-30
| Out of this World!
Voyage into the galaxy to study things from other unknown worlds, including
aliens, planets, foreign environments . . . and much more. What would
your life be like on another planet? Let your imagination inspire your
drawings, adorn your paintings, and guide your sculpture.
August 2-6
| African Safari
Grab your binoculars and journey to the African Sahara. Explore the
many countries and cultures of this vibrant and diverse continent. Mixed
media projects include, sculpture, painting, drawing and more. Lions,
tigers and zebras, oh my!
August 9-13
| It’s Easy
Being Green
Come create extraordinary artwork using found objects and recycled materials,
all while having fun and learning about the positive effects of recycling
and reusing on our environment.
The following extended camp sessions
will be held at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts:
August 16-20
| Under the Sea
Journey into the sea to explore the underwater world of colorful reefs
and ocean life. Students will create mixed media art projects (painting,
papier-mâché, drawing and more) based on the fun and colorful
creatures of the sea.
August 23-27
| Wild Wild West
Cowboys, Native Americans, horses, and vast desert landscapes are some
images that have inspired and are portrayed in art work by artists specializing
in the genre of the American West. Some artists that may be explored
during this week of mixed media art making are Georgia O’Keeffe,
Ansel Adams, and Frederic Remington.
Drama Camp
Limited to 15 campers
June 28-July 2
You and Me Upon the Sea
This class will journey upon the seven seas with Noah’s Ark, Old
Noah’s Elephants, Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile, Tough Boris,
Lila Pirate and other water journey stories. Using our imaginations
we’ll create characters, props, and seaworthy crafts and set sail
for loads of locations. On Friday we’ll invite family members aboard
as we embark upon our creative journey!
9:30 AM-12:00 PM ages 4-6, half-day
Greetings From the Jersey Shore!
Using the book Greetings From Sandy Beach as a jumping-off point, we
will devise our own series of beach adventures. Students will recollect
their own beach memories, make up new ones, create characters; human,
fish, fowl, crustacean, and mammal, and present a performance piece
as a collection of postcards sent to family members for a Friday sharing!
1:00-3:30 PM ages 7-9
(entering 2nd-4th grade), half-day
July 6-9 (No
class on 6/5)
Walking In a Winter Wonderland... in July?
Well the weather outside is frightful-ly hot, so let’s make it snow
in July! We’ll explore some favorite winter stories; The Mitten,
The Snowman, The Snowy Day and The Hat. By making sets, props and costumes,
we’ll transform PJS into a shivery, snowy place right after 4th of
July! By becoming animals and children in the snow, we’ll take family
members on our winter wonderland journey on Friday!
9:30 AM-12:00 PM ages 4-6, half-day
1:00-3:30 PM ages 4-6, half-day
July 12-16
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Revealed!
Remember the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian
Andersen? We will explore this story as a series of monologues from
the perspective of various characters. How did The Imperial Prime Minister,
the Spinning Wheel, the Prince, or the Imperial Throne feel about the
deceit? Each student will create a character and a monologue and on
Friday we will reveal the Truth for all who wish to join the parade
(or is that “charade?”)!
9:30 AM-3:30 PM ages 9-11
(entering 4th-6th grade), full-day
July 19-23
Giants and Trolls: Curious and Droll
This week we will explore stories such as The Cat on the Dovrefell,
Seven in One Blow/The Brave Tailor, and Jack and the Beanstalk. The
joy of these stories (aside from the pure fun of enacting trolls and
giants!) is the triumph of the small over the large and the clever over
the dim-witted! Through improvisation, imagination, and pure creative
genius, we will devise our own rendition of a giant encounter and share
this with families on Friday!
9:30 AM-3:30 PM ages 8-10
(entering 3rd-5th grade), full-day
July 26-30
Forest Fairy Tales
Did you ever notice that lots of fairy tales take place in the forest?
There's Hansel and Gretel, Baba Yaga, and Rapunzel to name only a few.
Children who sign up for this session will enact some woodsy tales. We'll
explore characters and create scenes based on this tree-laden locale.
Children will choose their favorite story, add simple sets, props, and
costumes, and bring our Forest Fairy Tale to life for family members on
Friday.
9:30 AM-12:00 PM ages 4-6, half-day
Filled
Rather Grimm Tales
Over the week, children will explore some Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales in
their original versions. (Not everyone lives happily ever after!) We will
explore the characters, both physically and vocally, play with settings
and plot, and devise our own rendition of the story with created sets,
props, and costumes. Students will share their Grimm Tale with family
members the last class. Be prepared for some foul fun!
1:00-3:30 PM ages 7-9
(entering 2nd-4th grade), half-day
August 2-6
Sing and Act with "Glee"
Have you ever wanted to be part of a real live Glee Club, just like the
new hit TV show? Have you ever wanted to be an actor and write your own
script? Now is your chance! Come join us as we embark on a week long excursion
where you will write your own scenes, act them out, sing, dance, create
scenery, and put them all together with movement into one fabulous
9:30-3:30 PM ages 9-12
(entering 4th-7th grade), full-day
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Tweens/Teens sessions at
the Paul Robeson Center (below)
Drama Camp (below)
Junior School Sessions
MORNING | 9am
- 12pm
Weekly: $225 | $200
Members
July 6-9, no camp on July 5th, $180/$160
FULL-DAY | 9am
- 3:30pm
Weekly: $350 | $325
Members
July 6-9, no camp on July 5th, $280/260
EXTENDED CARE
8:00 - 9:00 am
June 21 – August 13 $50/week
July 6-9, no camp on July 5th, $40
8:00 - 9:30 am*
June 21 – August 13 $75/week
July 6-9, no camp on July 5th, $60
3:30 - 5:15 pm**
June 21 – August 13 $90/week
July 6-9, no camp July 5th, $70
*Art Camp begins at 9 am;
Drama Camp begins at 9:30 am
** Children in afternoon Extended Care
MUST be picked up no later than
5:15 pm; parents will be charged a $15
late fee per occurrence.
Limited scholarship availability
Submission due date June 3, 2010
Download a Scholarship application
BEFORE REGISTERING FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS, PLEASE
READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CONFIRMATIONS for summer camp and studios will be sent on or about June
15, 2010. Included will be emergency contact information, medical forms,
and parental releases that need to be completed and returned before students
can attend class.
All
children should arrive at Princeton
Junior School or the Paul Robeson Center approximately 10 minutes before
their class begins. Parents or caregivers are required to sign in all
campers. Morning session children must be picked up promptly at 12:00
pm, when full-day campers’ break for lunch. [A $15 late pickup
fee will be charged per occurrence if 15 or more minutes late]
Pickup requires
the authorized person to enter to sign out the child they are picking
up. You must park your vehicle in the parking lot at Princeton Junior
School and not near the main entrance on the circle, which is an emergency
vehicle only area. The drop off area in the front of the Arts Council
cannot be used for parking. [A $15 late pickup fee will be charged
per occurrence if 15 or more minutes late]
Snacks and beverages
are not included. If you would like your child to have a mid-morning or
mid-afternoon snack, please provide one. Full-day students will need to
bring lunch and beverage each day. Include an insulated lunch bag, if
necessary; we do not have on-site refrigeration.
Refund/Cancellation
Policy
Camp tuition, less a $25 registration fee, will be fully refunded up to
one month (30 days) prior to the beginning of the weekly session. Please
speak to our Camp Director if you need to cancel. No refunds are granted
after that time for any summer program. Tuition is non-transferable.
Scholarships:
Many children cannot afford to participate in Summer Camp programs. The
Arts Council tries to offer scholarships to these deserving children!
If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, please include
the amount on the Registration Form. If you are in need of financial assistance,
please contact our Camp Director for scholarship details and availability
at 609-924-8777.
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