Upper Camp (Grades 6-8)

 

The Upper Camp program allows campers to participate in a wide range of arts and traditional camp activities with their cabin group throughout the camp session. Grouped by age, each cabin group will experience programming in hobbies, leadership and sports. Cabins will also have "cabin time" once daily, which is less structured time for the counsellors and campers to spend together doing special activities, engaging in group discussions, playing co-operative games or working on a cabin project.

In addition to the activities attended by cabins, campers in the 3-week sessions will have the opportunity to make choices regarding his/her own artistic programming & camp schedule.

 

Arts Majors

A Major is a specific arts discipline that a camper would like to concentrate on during their session at camp. There are four Major choices, each representing one of the arts disciplines: music, dance, theatre and visual arts. Campers attend their Major every day for two activity periods, so they can go more in-depth into that specific art form. Campers may only select one Major per session and their Major must be chosen before the camp session begins. H.A.C. can not guarantee camper’s first choice of Arts Major regardless of the time of application.

Arts Majors are taught by our Arts Major Program Specialists who are professionals with considerable experience in their specialty. Each Major group will perform at the Visitors’ Day Arts Showcase at the end of the 3-week session.

Arts Minors

In addition to a Major, each Upper Camp camper will choose an Arts Minor.

A Minor is a specific arts discipline or arts-related activity that a camper would like to participate in during their camp session. Campers attend their Minor every day for one activity period. There will be five Major choices that will be presented to all campers on the first day of camp. Campers may only select one Minor per session and their Minor will be chosen on the first day of the camp session. H.A.C. can not guarantee camper’s first choice of Arts Minor.

Master Classes

Upper Campers also participate in Master Classes taught by guest industry experts specializing in specific and unique areas of the arts such as: Song-Writing, Latin & Ballroom Dance, Shakespearian Stage Combat and Life-Drawing.