The Oakville Academy for the Arts

"Oakville’s Best Dance School" "Oakville’s Best Music School" Entering its fifth successful season, The Academy has proudly garnered an outstanding reputation for arts instruction. The Oakville Academy for the Arts offers the Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga and Milton area a revolutionary concept for Arts exploration and development. The diversity of our programs and the scope of the Academy allows our students the opportunity to excel at their chosen disciplines in an environment celebrating all areas of the Arts. The Academy’s mission is to provide a safe, enriched and exciting setting for our students to develop artistic excellence. We recognize that students learn at a quicker pace and find the Arts more rewarding when they have fun and are encouraged along the way. The Oakville Academy for the Arts offers classes from the most fundamental and recreational levels through to programs designed for competitive, professional and University preparation. The Oakville Academy takes great pride in providing the area with the very best in curriculum and Faculty. The Oakville Academy for the Arts is the only Facility in Oakville that offers the benefits and convenience of a multi disciplined program from age 6 months and up. We offer many exciting classes both private and group to allow each individual the opportunity to explore their personal passion. Our classes can be scheduled to accommodate the many needs of a family in hopes of eliminating time consuming travel. Many of the programs at the Academy have been unavailable to the area before.

Oakville Academy Arts Adventure Camps

Summer Camps 2008

The Summer Arts Adventure Camp at The Oakville Academy for the Arts is designed to provide students ages 3 to 12 years of age, the opportunity to explore their chosen disciplines or a variety of areas in an environment that supports, encourages and celebrates their creativity. All programs are developed using educational principals to inspire growth while opening doors to how valuable and fun the arts can be. Extended care is available from 7:30am – 6:00pm and will include supervised games, crafts and videos, at a fee of $5.00 per hour and must be prepaid at registration. We kindly ask that Campers bring their peanut free lunches and two snacks. Water bottles are not necessary as we have purified water on site.

1) Kinderschool Summer Arts Adventure Camp (3 to 5 Years of age)

The Kinderschool Summer Arts Adventure Camp at the Oakville Academy for the Arts will take children 3 to 5 years of age through a fun and magical introduction to the expressive arts. The camp will be offered five mornings a week, in 7 one-week sessions, beginning Tuesday July 3rd, 2007 and ending Friday August 17th, 2007. Children must be three years of age by the end of June, 2007 in order to participate in this program.

Each one week session will offer young campers the opportunity to explore, in depth, a core fine art experience. In addition to the core art experience offered daily, campers will take part in drama, music and movement, dance, free play and snack in our fun and fully equipped preschool classroom.

This dynamic summer program is taught by our Kinderschool Kindergarten and Preschool teachers, Kim Speer and Shannon Speer-Remes. Ms. Speer and Ms. Speer-Remes are also practicing visual artists with many years’ experience facilitating studio art classes for young children in the Halton Region and greater Toronto area. Campers will take part in a weekly music and movement session facilitated by our Kindermusik instructor, Christy Goldie. As well, campers will have the opportunity to dance daily with ballet instructor, Katie Watson.

Campers have their choice of Monday through Friday (5 day option), Monday, Wednesday and Friday (3 day option) or Tuesday and Thursday (2 day option).

Camp begins daily at 9:00 am and concludes at 11:30 am. Campers will be lead to the front foyer for dismissal by their teachers.

2 DAY $78.40 + GST 3 DAY $117.60 + GST 5 DAY $196 + GST

Session 1 June 30 - July 4 * Passionate Painting (* Shortened week)

Children will explore tempera, watercolour and acrylic paints as well as a variety of painting surfaces such as watercolour paper, canvas and an array of found objects.

Mon, Wed-Friday Wed, Friday .

Session 2 July 7-11 Crazy About Clay

Campers will have opportunities to experiment with sculpting media such as dough, baker’s clay, plasticene, potter’s clay and edible fondant. An assortment of sculpting tools ranging from found tools to professional potter’s tools will be offered.

Monday-Friday, Mon, Wed, Friday Tues, Thurs

Session 3 July 14-18 Cool Collage

Children will explore fixed (taped or glued) collage and transient (not attached) collage. Materials available for experimentation will include exotic and classic papers, fabric, photographs and found natural objects. Opportunities for multi-media collage and assemblage will be presented as well.

Monday-Friday, Mon, Wed, Friday Tues, Thurs

Session 4 July 21-25 Tantalizing Textures and Textiles

Using an abundant array of fabrics in glorious colours and textures, children will have opportunities to tye-dye, weave, make collage, sew and more!

Monday-Friday Mon, Wed, Friday Tues, Thurs

Session 5 July 28 - Aug 1 Welcome to Light and Shadow World

Using scrims and small scale light and shadow theatres, children will explore the properties of light and shadow. As well, campers will have opportunities to work with paper to create shadow puppets and present shadow plays to their peers.

Monday-Friday Mon, Wed, Friday Tues, Thurs

Session 6 Aug 5- 8 Passionate Painting II – Print-making

Children will explore tempera, watercolour and acrylic paints as well as a variety of painting surfaces such as watercolour paper, canvas and an array of found objects. Mono-printing using tempera paint will be a focus during this session.

Tues-Friday Wed, Friday Tues, Thurs

Session 7 Aug 11-15 Open Studio

Children will have opportunities to make meaningful choices from all of the art media offered in the previous sessions. Campers will be encouraged to experiment for the first time or re-visit a particular

medium that captured their interest.

Monday-Friday Mon, Wed, Friday Tues, Thurs

2) Arts Integration Camp Full and Half Day (ages 4-14)

Love to do lots of different things? Not sure what to try? This is the perfect camp for you! The Arts Integration Camp plunges you into a wide variety of all the best the Arts has to offer. Campers are divided into age appropriate groups and work with our university qualified, professional and passionate Instructors. No previous skills are required. Discover all you can be in this array of Drama, Hip Hop, Music, Musical Theatre, Fine and Pop Art. Each themed week will end with a presentation to family and friends.

July 1-4 (4 day week) July 7-11 July 14-18 July 21-25

July 28-Aug 1 August 5-8 (4 days) August 11-15

5 Full Days $245.00 + GST 5 Half Days $196.00 + GST

4 Full Days $196.00 + GST 4 Half Days $156.80 + GST

3) Dance Integration Camp Half Day (ages 8-14)

This half day camp is a perfect for the novice dancer. Explore many different kinds of dance including: Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop. Dance classes will be intertwined with exciting dance crafts to recharge little feet. This camp promises to be non stop fun!

August 5-8 (4 days) 12:30-3:30pm

4) Arts Fundamentals Camp (ages 6-9), (ages 10-14)

Designed for students with a passion for the Fine Arts… this program will take young artists to the next level. Students will work on a number of different projects including studies of life drawing, painting techniques and sculpture. Each student is individually evaluated, and his or her personal goals are addressed to make this an unsurpassed opportunity for artistic growth.

July 1-4 (4 day week) July 7-11 July 14-18 July 21-25

July 28-Aug 1 August 5-8 (4 days) August 11-15

5 Half Days $180.00 + GST 12:30pm-3:30pm

4 Half Days $148.00 + GST materials included

5) Musical Theatre Camp (ages 7-14)

If you love Musical Theatre and non-stop fun, you won’t want to miss this one!! Put yourself at centre stage while Acting, Dancing and Singing in this extravaganza. Our triple threat program receives rave revues as the most intensive, professional and well rounded program around.

Work with our university qualified, industry working and passionate Instructors in all areas as you expand your abilities, improve your technique, develop your confidence and experience the sheer joy of performance. The day will consist of Stretch and Dance programs, Drama instruction in physical, improvisational and rehearsed acting, as well as character development.

Vocal awareness, technique and breathing training combined with other related workshops such as relaxation and audition techniques will also be enjoyed. Come be centre stage with the Oakville Academy for the Arts. This is your place to shine!

July 1-11 (2 weeks) 9:00am-3:30pm $495.00 + GST

Class sizes are limited…so don’t delay and register early to avoid disappointment.

Children are asked to bring their own lunch and snacks.

9 installment Payment Plan available

(Cheque, debit, Visa, MC, Amex)

You can register by phone.

Please call 905-844-ARTS (2787)

Please drop in and tour Oakville’s "State of the Art" facility and witness for yourself the environment the Oakville Academy has created for its students.