Bethel Camp for the Arts – Bethel, Maine

Bethel Camp for the Arts – Bethel, Maine

Kids want to explore their different artistic abilities in the companionship of other kids.  At the Bethel Camp for the Arts they have that opportunity under the guidance of trained personnel that will help them explore their talents in satisfying ways.  The camp is geared toward bright and creative children and offering no team sports.  The kids create their own schedules, with choices from many different activities.

This is a 2 or 4 week experience for the kids who range in age from 8 – 15.  The program is elective and has a variety of creative activities, technology and enrichment as well as those sports that are totally individual.  The kids choose 10 activities for each session (5 classes every other day.)  This provides them not only with the time to enhance their own skills but to try new activities too.

Some options in the visual arts area are:
Pottery
Painting/Drawing
Stained Glass
Jewelry
Sculpture
Printmaking
Fabric Arts
Maskmaking

While in Theater they can participate in:
Acting 1
Acting 2 (Scenes & Monologues)
Playwriting
Improvisation
Chorus
Theater Tech

The area of dance offers them:
Hip Hop
Modern
Tap
Ballet
Choreography
Contact Improv

In technology they have the option for:
Robotics
Web Design
Digital Photography
Photojournalism
Videography
Rocketry
Ham Radio

The area of special interests may include:
Cooking
Animal Care
Chess
Science
Bridge Building
Creative Writing
Guitar

The individual sports they may participate in are:
Archery
Tennis
Kayaking/Canoeing
Mountain Biking
Martial Arts
Yoga
Fitness
Ultimate Frisbee

There are 2 Trip Days per session. They may include spending the day relaxing at a beach at Sebago Lake; a visit to Big Adventure Center to enjoy water slides, laser tag, miniature golf, and bowling; an excursion to Whale’s Tail Waterpark and Attitash Mountain.

The camp enrollment is limited to approximately 140 campers per session so the kids aren’t lost in a huge group of kids. There is a ratio of 3 to 1 campers per staff so they kids get great personal attention.

Campers live in comfortable dormitories. Dorm rooms vary per building, with a combination of singles, doubles, triples and suites.  Boys and girls are in separate buildings, each with their own lounge areas. Each dorm room has closets, dressers and desks. Bathrooms are shared by several rooms. 

Meals are served buffet style, with several entrée selections accompanied by a salad bar at lunch and dinner, and a sandwich station available at most lunches.

FYI: Campers can bring inexpensive portable music players with headsets such as a Walkman, IPod Shuffle (not a regular IPod) or MP3. These are only to be used in the dormitory at bed time or during rest period. We do not allow devices such as Ipods, Gameboys, etc. We also do not allow cell phones. If a camper is traveling alone and needs to bring a cell phone to call home from the airport, we will collect the cell phone upon arrival and return it to the camper at the end of camp.

Location: campus of Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine.  Bethel Camp for the Arts is held at Gould Academy, which is a boarding school in Bethel, Maine.

Dates:  
Session 1: Sunday, June 28, 2009 – Saturday, July 11, 2009
Session 2:  Sunday, July 12, 2009 – Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sessions 1& 2: Sunday, June 28, 2009 – Saturday, July 25, 2009

Rates:  
Session 1 or Session 2 (2 weeks)
 $2650, all inclusive
Sessions 1 & 2 (4 weeks) $4900, all inclusive
   

These fees are all inclusive, for all daily activities, trips, lodging and food. Included is airport pick up and drop off (at the Portland, ME Jetport) on the first and last days of each session (only for campers flying to camp).

Contact them for any other year for current prices and information.

Bethel Camp for the Arts
P.O. Box 812076
Boca Raton, FL 33481
Phone: 561-865-4330
Fax: 561-865-0855
E-mail: info@maineartscamp.com

Summer Contact Info (while camp is in session):
P.O. Box 858
Bethel, Maine 04217
Phone: 207-824-7976 

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