Join us for these fun summer camps! Small class sizes. We have indoor and outdoor spaces for use during camps and also a gymnasium for activities. Each week camps have different activities so it is a new experience each time. If you have any questions, please send us an email and we would be happy to assist. admin@mctavishacademy.ca
Session: July 10th-14th
Session: July 17th-21st
Time: 12:30-2:30pm
Ages: 6-14
Session: July 24th-28th
Time: 9am-4pm
Ages: 5+
Please contact: mairead.supple@hotmail.com
July & August Camps Weekly (6-9 years)
This interactive camp will guide children through curated arts and crafts activities, yoga, creative writing/reading, nature walks and more. Each week will include different activities to create & explore.
Session: July 10th – 14th (Mon-Fri)
Time: 9am-12pm
Ages: 8-11
Artists will explore line, shape, colour and form to create cartoons in various styles. Using a variety of mediums (drawing, painting, sculpting) artists can depict narratives in comic strips, characters in anime or manga style
Session: July 17th – 21st (Mon-Fri)
Time: 9am-12pm
Ages: 8-11
Artists will explore hand-building techniques using a variety of air-dry clays to create sculptures or small pottery pieces. Beginner-friendly, but open to artists of any experience level.
Session: July 24th – 28th (Mon-Fri)
Time: 9am-12pm
Ages: 9-12
Artists will explore D&D inspired world and character creation using a variety of mediums to craft their experience. (In Dungeons & Dragons, the players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests)
Aug 8th – 10th (Tues-Thurs)
Time: 9am-12pm
Ages: 8-11
In this 3-part series we will explore the various types and styles of graffiti artwork. We will lightly cover the history, ethics and practicing artists of the graffiti world.
Session: Aug 14th – 18th (Mon-Fri)
Time: 9am-12pm
Ages: 7-10
Artists will create their own robots, dragons, castle and/or tower sculpture. Materials will include found items, recyclables, and more. References will be provided for inspiration, but each artist is able to design, sculpt and paint their own unique piece.
Session: Aug 21st – 25th (Mon-Fri)
Time: 9am-12pm
Ages: 8-11
In this series we will explore a new medium each week! Including acrylics, watercolours, sculpting, drawing, and mixed-media. This camp is ideal for beginners, but open for all experience levels. All materials will be provided.
July 4th – 7th (10-12 years)
As you read this robot factories are building robot drones to deliver robot vacuums to homes around the world. Robotics isn’t just the future, it’s the here and now. In this hands-on camp, students will learn the perfect combination of electrical engineering, 3D fabrication and computer coding
July 10th – 14th (7-9 years)
Using puzzles, games and fun we introduce coding concepts such as sequencing, loops, events, functions, and conditionals. Students then master these skills with hands-on coding challenges featuring our delightful Dash robots.
July 17th – 21st (10-12 years)
Colonizing Mars may have once been the realm of science fiction, but today it feels closer to a reality, and perhaps, an inevitability. That doesn’t mean it will be easy! We have to travel at least 55 million km just to get there.
July 24th – 28th (7-9 years)
Calling all Engineers of the Future: Let’s build the city of the future! A hands-on engineering, designing, and building camp where we explore the different types of engineering required to first make a city work, and then make it climate-positive.
July 31st – Aug 4th (13-16 years)
What’s faster than a cheetah, stronger than a rhinoceros and can jump higher than a kangaroo? Someday – through the wonders of biomimicry engineering – you might be! By looking to nature for inspiration, engineers are revolutionizing healthcare
Aug 14th – 18th (7-9 years)
Artificial intelligence is in the process of revolutionizing every industry: computer science, medicine, engineering, journalism, art and many more. In this course, students will learn the basics of what an AI is, what makes it so powerful, and – importantly
Aug 21st – 25th (10-12 years)
From Taylor Swift to Drake and from Bad Bunny to BTS, all of our favourite musical artists are using exploring the ways technology can expand and improve their signature sounds. Whether you’re an aspiring musician
Date: Aug 28th – Sept 1st
Morning: 9:30am – 12pm
Afternoon: 1 – 3:30pm
Ages: 10-12 years
Colonizing Mars may have once been the realm of science fiction, but today it feels closer to a reality, and perhaps, an inevitability. That doesn’t mean it will be easy! We have to travel at least 55 million km just to get there.
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