THE GUIDE
SUMMER ARTS
CAMPS 2O17
JUNE 5–AUGUST 18 | AGES 3–18
LOCATIONS: U. CITY & CREVE COEUR AT WHITFIELD SCHOOL
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University City
COCA
524 Trinity Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63130
314.725.6555
COCA is located in University City
at the intersection of Trinity and
Washington Avenues, one block
south of Delmar Boulevard. If
headed east on Delmar Boulevard,
turn right on Trinity Avenue (which
is the first turn just past the Lion
Gates) and then left on Washington
Avenue. If headed west on Delmar
Boulevard, turn left at Kingsland
(which jogs to the right) and then
right on Washington Avenue.
Creve Coeur
Whitfield School
175 South Mason Road
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
314.725.6555
314.496.7800 (JUN 5–30)
Whitfield School is in Creve
Coeur on South Mason Road,
between Ladue Road and I–64/
Highway 40. The school is on
the west side of the street.
Please note: traveling north on
South Mason Road from I–64/
Highway 40 requires turning right
on Conway Road, then left to
continue on South Mason Road.
WELCOME
Summer is a wonderful time at COCA! Our Arts
Camps for kids and teens—in dance, drama,
poetry, sculpture, songwriting, videography
and much more—are taught in an instructive
and encouraging environment by professional
teaching artists who care about both their craft
and their campers.
This year, we are pleased to announce a longer
camp day—hopefully providing a little more
flexibility for parents, plus even more time for
your campers to learn and experience new
things, build their skills and—most importantly—
have fun! As always, we have a wide variety of
half- and full-day camps, a supervised lunch
period, and Before and After Care, so you can
build a day that works best for your family.
Welcome to COCA
3
Camp Basics
4
Build Your COCA Camp Day
5
COCA U. City Planning Grid
6–8
COCA Whitfield School Planning Grid
9
Ages 3–5
10–12
Ages 4–5
13–16
Ages 6–7
17–26
Ages 8–10
27–38
Ages 11–13
39–44
Ages 12–18
45–47
Ages 14–18
48
Performance Opportunities
51
Teen Summer Intensives
52–53
Registration Form
57–58
Registration Guidelines/Policies
59
PR E S E NT IN G SP O N SOR
We look forward to welcoming you to COCA this
summer, whether it will be your first time with us
or your fiftieth! Visit cocastl.org to register online,
or contact our registration office at 314.561.4898
or [email protected] for assistance.
L E A D SPONSO R
Kelly Pollock
Executive Director
Shawna Flanigan
Director of Arts Education
SUP P O R T ING SP O NSO R
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Applicants who qualify
receive 50 percent off one week of camp. COCA
accepts applications for financial assistance March
1–April 1, 2017.
Applications are available online or in the
Registration Office. Letters notifying applicants of
their status will be emailed on April 17, 2017, and
registration will be available at that time.
ORIENTATION COCA offers evening orientation
for families to tour the camp facility, meet the camp
manager and learn and ask questions about camp
policies and procedures.
Orientation Dates:
COCA in University City
Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 6:00PM
Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 6:00PM
COCA at Whitfield School
Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at 6:00PM
FIRST DAY OF CAMP Parents are asked to
escort their campers into the building on Monday
mornings to meet their child’s camp instructor and
receive camp information.
ATTIRE Campers should wear comfortable
clothing in which they can paint, move and
play, and closed-toe shoes. Special dancewear
requirements, when needed, will be included in the
confirmation letter.
LUNCH/SNACK Full-day campers and campers
staying for back-to-back half-day camps have a
supervised lunch period from 12:15–12:45PM. Fullday campers should bring a lunch, drink and two
snacks. Half-day campers should bring one snack
(soda and juice machines available). There is no
refrigerator or microwave available.
BEFORE & AFTER CARE COCA offers supervised
Before Care (7:30–9:00AM; $40 per week) and
After Care (4:00–6:00PM; $50 per week) at both its
COCA and Whitfield camp locations. Register at
the same time you register for camps.
Some exclusions apply for off-site camps—see
specific camp descriptions for details.
Before and After Care fees are non-refundable after
withdrawal deadlines:
MAY 1 For June Camps and Before/After Care
JUN 1 For July and August Camps and
Before/After Care
DROP OFF & PICK UP ***PLEASE NOTE NEW TIMES***
7:30AM Before Care drop-off begins
8:50–9:00AM Morning/full-day camp drop-off
Morning camp pick-up
12:15PM 12:35–12:45PM Afternoon camp drop-off
4:00PM Afternoon/full-day camp pick-up
6:00PM After Care pick-up ends
Campers, ages 6 and older, may be dropped off
no earlier than 8:50AM for morning and full-day
camps or 12:35PM for afternoon camps. All full-day
and afternoon campers not registered for After
Care must be picked up by 4:00PM or parents will
be charged After Care fees.
PLEASE NOTE: Children waiting in hallways and
lobbies before and after camps are NOT supervised
by staff or faculty. Unattended children will be
placed in Before or After Care and parents will be
charged.
4TH OF JULY COCA is closed July 4 in observance
of the holiday. Camps the week of July 3 are
pro-rated accordingly.
Inevitably, changes occur after publication of this guide. You will be notified of changes for camps in which
your child is registered.
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BUILD YOUR COCA CAMP DAY
COCA provides stimulating arts camps plus
supervised care from 7:30AM to 6:00PM, all
summer long. Find the right combination to solve
your family’s summer puzzle!
BEFORE CARE
& AFTER CARE
AVAILABLE
AM CAMP
Combine with a PM
camp for a full day
camp experience!
Supervised lunch,
with nut-free table
available.
FULL DAY
CAMP
Supervised lunch,
with nut-free table
available.
PM CAMP
Combine with a AM
camp for a full day
camp experience!
Supervised lunch,
with nut-free table
available.
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U. CITY CAMPS
JUNE 5–AUGUST 18
JUNE 5–9
ages
time
code
JUNE 12–16 (CONTINUED)
title
p
3–5
AM
9434
Under the Big Top
12
3–5
AM
9436
Ponyville Adventure
12
4–5
PM
9444
In the Garden
14
4–5
PM
9440
Jurassic Art
14
6–7
AM
9441
Little Dancers
22
6–7
AM
9442
Architect Basics
17
6–7
AM
9445
Chocolate Factory
18
6–7
Full Day
9447
Besties
18
6–7
PM
9438
Wish Upon A Star
26
6–7
PM
9446
Cooking with Color
19
6–7
PM
9433
Circus, Circus
18
8–10
AM
9439
Comix Adventure
29
8–10
AM
9431
Broadway Blockbusters
28
8–10
AM
9432
Fashion Design
31
8–10
PM
9435
DC vs. Marvel
30
8–10
PM
9437
One Minute Movies
36
8–10
PM
9443
Plein Air Drawing Fundamentals 36
8–10
PM
9660
Sweetology: Cake Decorating
38
10–14
Full Day
9659
Glassworks
41
11–13
Full Day
9448
Inventor’s Workshop
42
11–14
Full Day
9449
Youth Musical: The Lion King Jr.**44
INTENSIVE Full Day
9665
Voice Intensive I
INTENSIVE Full Day
9667
Ballet & Contemporary Intensive*52
INTENSIVE Full Day
9668
Acting Intensive INTENSIVE Full Day
9674
Design Intensive: Puppets & Masks*53
JUNE 12–16
53
53
ages
time
code
title
p
11–13
AM
9450
Look-Alike Cooking
42
11–13
AM
9663
Sweetology: Cake Decorating
44
11–13
PM
9462
Rock & Roll Printmaking
43
9666
Voice Intensive II
53
INTENSIVE Full Day
JUNE 19–23
ages
time
code
title
p
3–5
AM
9470
Baubles & Bracelets
10
3–5
AM
9483
Jungle Jammin’
11
4–5
PM
9476
Shake & Sing—St. Louis Style
15
4–5
PM
9484
It’s Showtime
14
6–7
AM
9471
Move It
23
6–7
AM
9477
Draw, Paint, Print
19
6–7
Full Day
9480
Where in the World
26
6–7
PM
9452
Ice Cream Camp
21
6–7
PM
9474
Young Artist Studio
26
8–10
AM
9469
Circus COCA
29
8–10
AM
9473
Blowin’ in the Wind
28
8–10
AM
9475
Taco Tuesday
38
8–10
AM
9661
Sweetology: Cake Decorating
38
8–10
Full Day
9479
Musical Theatre Creators
35
8–10
PM
9472
Fundamentals of Hip-Hop
32
8–10
PM
9481
Act Up
27
8–10
PM
9482Claymation
29
11–13
Full Day
9478
Fashion Challenge
41
JUNE 26–30
ages
time
code
title
p
ages
time
code
title
p
3–5
AM
9453
Oh the Places You’ll Go
11
3–5
AM
9492
Globe Trotters
10
3–5
AM
9466
Ballet Stories
10
4–5
PM
9496
Kidzrock: Rock Tots
14
4–5
PM
9454
Magical Music Makers
14
6–7
AM
9490
Colorful World
19
6–7
AM
9455
The Sorting Hat
25
6–7
AM
9491
Kidzrock: Rock Band
22
6–7
AM
9465
Imagination Illustration
21
6–7
Full Day
9485
Best of Broadway
17
6–7
Full Day
9467
Sing, Dance, Act
24
6–7
PM
9493
Galactic Rebel
20
6–7
PM
9461
Hip-Hop Basics
20
6–7
PM
9498
Shake & Bake
24
6–7
PM
9460
Toon Town
26
8–10
AM
9497
Pies the Limit
36
6–7
PM
9463
Hello Dali
20
8–10
AM
9712
Dierbergs Market Cooking Adventure 31
8–10
AM
9457
Rogue & Rebels
37
8–10
AM
9489
Sketch Comedy
37
8–10
AM
9458
Dance, Dance, Dance
30
8–10
PM
9494
Discover da Vinci
31
8–10
AM
9464
Mask Studio
35
8–10
PM
9495
Rock the House
37
8–10
Full Day
9468
Puppet Performance
37
11–13
Full Day
9486
Movie Revival
43
8–10
PM
9451
Ice Cream Camp
33
11–18
Full Day
9487
Tap Studio
44
8–10
PM
9456
Drawing Manga
31
14–18
PM
9664
Sweetology: Master Decorating 48
8–10
PM
9459
Open Mic
36
INTENSIVE Full Day
9488
Tap Intensive
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*This is a 2-week camp running June 5–16.
48
**This is a 3-week camp running June 5–23.
U. CITY CAMPS
JUNE 5–AUGUST 18
JULY 3–7
(CLOSED JULY 4)
code
title
ages
time
3–5
AM
9503
3–5
AM
4–5
PM
4–5
JULY 17–21
p
ages
time
code
title
p
Different Ducks
10
3–5
AM
9544
Magnificent Magical Monsters
11
9507
Cookie Monster
10
3–5
AM
9551
Once Upon a Kitchen
11
9511
May the Force Be With You
15
4–5
PM
9553
Zip, Chug, Zoom
16
PM
9514
Magnificent Me
15
4–5
PM
9556Vamanos!
16
6–7
AM
9502
Swamp Tales
25
6–7
AM
9545
Broadway Blockbusters
18
6–7
AM
9506
Art Explosion
17
6–7
AM
9548
First Photo
20
6–7
Full Day
9501
Future Filmmaker
20
6–7
AM
9549
Legomation Basics
22
6–7
PM
9512
Draw, Paint, Print
19
6–7
PM
9554
Twisted Princess
26
6–7
PM
9513
Broadway Blockbusters
18
6–7
PM
9557
iPad Movie Basics
21
8–10
AM
9504
Fundamentals of Stage Combat 32
6–7
PM
9558
Jewelry Jazz
21
8–10
AM
9508
Toy Around
38
6–7
PM
9559Flip-O-Rama
20
8–10
PM
9509
iPad Movie Making
34
8–10
AM
9546
iPad Movie Making
34
8–10
PM
9516
Circus COCA
29
8–10
AM
9547
On the “Cat” Walk
35
9–10
Full Day
9499
First Musical: Madagascar (JUL 3–14)32
8–10
AM
9550
Creating Comics
29
9–13
Full Day
9515
Ballet Studio (JUL 3 – 21)28
8–10
Full Day
9541
Be Our Guest
28
11–13
Full Day
9500
Dumbledore’s Army 40
8–10
PM
9555
Impressionist Inspiration
33
12–18
AM
9505
Painting Studio
47
8–10
PM
9560
Digital Photography
31
12–18
PM
9510
Makin’ Bacon
46
8–10
PM
9561
Stop Motion Performing
37
11–13
Full Day
9552
Passport: France
43
11–16
Full Day
9543
Bootcamp: Musical Theatre Dance39
12–18
Full Day
9542
Musical Theatre Auditions
47
JULY 10–14
ages
time
code
title
p
3–5
AM
9536
Opera Tots
11
3–5
AM
9539
Playing Peter Pan
12
4–5
PM
9540
Icky Sticky Fun
13
4–5
PM
9524
Adventure Bay Rescue Patrol
13
6–7
AM
9526
Legomation Basics
6–7
AM
9530
Sew Fabulous
6–7
AM
9532
6–7
Full Day
6–7
JULY 24–28
ages
time
code
title
p
22
3–5
AM
9570
Beach Party
10
24
3–5
AM
9573
Ponyville Adventure
12
Plain Paper, Planes & Planets
23
4–5
PM
9581
Purple Crayon Adventures
15
9519
Lullaby of Broadway
22
4–5
PM
9585
Famous Firsts
13
PM
9528
Superhero Universe
25
6–7
AM
9568
Slug-Sling, Mega Morph
24
6–7
PM
9533
Young Artist Studio
26
6–7
AM
9571
Things That Go Zoom
26
6–7
PM
9537
African Beats
17
6–7
AM
9576
Cartooning: Character Creations 18
8–10
AM
9538
Camp Africa
29
6–7
Full Day
9565
Pop Divas
23
8–10
AM
9535Podcast
36
6–7
PM
9577
First Photo
20
8–10
AM
9523
Rogue & Rebels
37
6–7
PM
9578
Shadow Play
24
8–10
PM
9521
Kitchen Creative
34
6–7
PM
9580
Operation Sing
23
8–10
PM
9529
Theatrical Makeup
38
6–7
PM
9586
Taco Tuesday
25
8–10
PM
9534
Whiteboard Animation
38
8–10
AM
9572
Painting & Drawing Technique
36
9–13
Full Day
9517
Ballet Studio (JUL 10 – 21)28
8–10
AM
9574
Feed the Mind
32
11–13
AM
9520
Decked Out Donuts
40
8–10
AM
9575
Demo Creation
30
11–13
PM
9527
Legomation Movie Trailer
42
8–10
AM
9691
Introduction to Make, Hack, Play 33
11–13
PM
9662
Sweetology: Cake Decorating
44
8–10
Full Day
9563
Hogwarts: The Journey Continues33
11–16
Full Day
9518
Flip & Fly
46
8–10
Full Day
9564
Wrestlemania
38
12–18
AM
9522
Manga for Teens
46
8–10
Full Day
9567
iPad Feature Film
34
12–18
PM
9531
Cosplay Costumes
45
8–10
PM
9579
Land of Ooo
34
14–18
Full Day
9525
Scene Study
48
8–10
PM
9582
Dance, Dance, Dance
30
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U. CITY CAMPS
JUNE 5–AUGUST 18
JULY 24–28 (CONTINUED)
AUGUST 7–11 (CONTINUED)
ages
time
code
title
p
ages
time
code
title
p
8–10
PM
9583
Architect Explorer
27
4–5
PM
9634
Supersonic Superheroes
16
8–10
PM
9713
Dierbergs Market Cooking Adventure 31
6–7
AM
9620
Circus, Circus
18
11–13
AM
9569
Circus Explorer
39
6–7
AM
9623
Draw, Paint, Print
19
11–13
Full Day
9562
Jukebox Musicals
42
6–7
Full Day
9613
Another Openin’, Another Show 17
11–13
PM
9584
Extreme Book Makeover
40
6–7
PM
9629
Hip-Hop Basics
20
11–13
PM
9692
Intermediate Make, Hack, Play
42
6–7
PM
9637
Clones, Aliens & Jedi
19
12–18
Full Day
9566
The Upside Down
47
6–7
PM
9639
Cartooning: Character Creations 18
8–10
AM
9616
DC vs. Marvel
30
8–10
AM
9619
Broadway Blockbusters
28
8–10
AM
9622
Art Attack
27
8–10
AM
9625
iPad Stop Motion Movies
34
JULY 31–AUGUST 4
ages
time
code
title
p
3–5
AM
9601
Ballet Stories
10
8–10
3–5
AM
9627
Demo Creation
30
AM
9606
More Than a Box
11
8–10
4–5
Full Day
9614
Girls Rock
32
PM
9602
Unicorn Adventures
16
8–10
4–5
PM
9631
iPad Music Making
34
PM
9607
Hard Hat Hero
13
8–10
6–7
PM
9632
Painting & Drawing Technique
36
AM
9594Animation
17
8–10
6–7
PM
9635
Health Moves
33
AM
9598
Fashion First
19
8–10
6–7
PM
9636
Act Up
27
AM
9603
Spies & Secret Agents
24
11–13
6–7
AM
9626
Stop Motion Performing 44
AM
9611
Mostly Mosaics
22
11–13
6–7
PM
9633
Plein Air Drawing
43
PM
9600
Star Singers
25
11–13
6–7
PM
9640
About Face: Prosthetics & Latex 39
PM
9604
Hobbits & Heroes
21
12–18
6–7
AM
9695
Creative Problem Solvers PM
9610
Colorful World
19
12–18
8–10
AM
9628Torched
47
AM
9592
Theatrical Makeup
38
12–18
8–10
Full Day
9615
Music Theory Intensive
47
AM
9596
Delightful Diners
30
12–18
8–10
PM
9638
Call the Doctor
45
AM
9599
Musical Moves
35
8–10
AM
9609
Simply Silly Inventions
37
8–10
Full Day
9587
Double Play
31
8–10
PM
9590
Camera Acting
28
8–10
PM
9605
Arts Around the World
27
8–10
PM
9612
Magnificent Mosaic
35
8–10
PM
9694
Introduction to Digital Playground33
11–13
AM
9693
Intermediate Digital Playground 41
11–13
AM
9591
Indie Music Production
41
11–13
AM
9608
Stage Combat
44
11–13
PM
9597
Secret Ingredient
43
12–18
AM
9589
Acting for the Camera
45
12–18
Full Day
9588
Hip-Hop Video
46
12–18
PM
9595
Whiteboard Animation
47
AUGUST 7–11
46
AUGUST 14–18
ages
time
code
title
p
3–5
AM
9655
Swashbucklers & Buccaneers
12
3–5
AM
9657
Perfectly Powerful Princesses
12
4–5
PM
9647
Under the Big Top
16
4–5
PM
9649
Magical Music Makers
14
6–7
AM
9644
iPad Movie Basics
21
6–7
AM
9656
Revolting Roald
23
6–7
AM
9658
Summer Chef
25
6–7
AM
9654Animation
17
6–7
PM
9648
Pop Nation
23
6–7
PM
9650
Young Artist Studio
26
6–7
PM
9651
Legomation Basics
22
8–10
AM
9653
Stop Motion Performing
37
8–10
AM
9652
Artist’s Studio
27
8–10
Full Day
9643
Musical Theatre Masterpieces
35
ages
time
code
title
p
8–10
PM
9645
iPad Movie Making
34
3–5
AM
9621
Bedtime Stories
10
8–10
PM
9646
Chocolate Factory
29
3–5
AM
9624
Wild Things at COCA
12
11–13
Full Day
9641
Fabric Block Printing & Sewing 40
4–5
PM
9630Earthsavers
13
11–13
Full Day
9642
Hip-Hop Theatre
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WHITFIELD CAMPS
JUNE 5–30
JUNE 5–9
JUNE 19–23
ages
time
code
title
p
ages
time
code
title
p
4–5
AM
9387
Baubles & Bracelets
13
4–5
AM
9363
Ponyville Adventure
15
4–5
AM
9388
Jurassic Art
14
4–5
AM
9367
May the Force Be With You
15
4–5
PM
9394
Globe Trotters
13
4–5
PM
9371Vamanos!
16
6–7
AM
9385
The Sorting Hat
25
6–7
AM
9356
Superhero Universe
25
6–7
AM
9386Flip-O-Rama
20
6–7
AM
9362
Sew Fabulous
24
6–7
Full Day
9380
Broadway Blockbusters
18
6–7
PM
9369
Legomation Basics
22
6–7
PM
9392
Monster Matinee
22
6–7
PM
9373
Art Explosion
17
6–7
PM
9393
Clay Critters
18
8–10
AM
9361Claymation
29
8–10
AM
9390
iPad Stop Motion Movies
34
8–10
AM
9364
Theatrical Makeup
38
8–10
Full Day
9382
Fashion Design
31
8–10
AM
9368
Harry Pottery
32
8–10
Full Day
9384
Be Our Guest
28
8–10
Full Day
9360
Musical Theatre Creators
35
8–10
PM
9395
Drawing Manga
31
8–10
PM
9357
DC vs. Marvel
30
11–13
AM
9389
Creating Manga
40
8–10
PM
9370
Fashion Makeover
32
11–13
Full Day
9379
Actor’s Toolbox: Creating Characters39
11–13
Full Day
9365
Fabric Block Printing & Sewing 40
11–13
PM
9391
iPad Illustration
42
11–13
Full Day
9353
Dumbledore’s Army
40
12–18
Full Day
9383
Clay Studio Wheel & Handbuilding45
11–13
PM
9376
Pottery Wheel (June 19–30)
43
12–18
AM
9366
Manga for Teens
46
12–18
Full Day
9359
Computer Animation
45
12–18
PM
9375
About Face: Prosthetics & Latex 45
14–18
Full Day
9358
Painting Studio
48
JUNE 12–16
ages
time
code
title
p
4–5
AM
9420
Adventure Bay Rescue Patrol
13
4–5
PM
9717
Supersonic Superheroes
16
6–7
AM
9418
iPad Movie Basics
21
6–7
AM
9718
Twisted Princess
26
6–7
PM
9426
Galactic Rebel
20
6–7
PM
9422
Pop Nation
23
8–10
AM
9421
Dance, Dance, Dance
30
8–10
AM
9425
Rogue & Rebels
37
8–10
Full Day
9412
Hogwarts: The Journey Continues33
8–10
PM
9413
Pottery Wheel Introduction
37
8–10
PM
9419
iPad Movie Making
34
11–13
Full Day
9414
Artist’s Toolbox: Drawing & Painting39
11–13
Full Day
9416
Jukebox Musicals
12–18
Full Day
9415
Digital Photography & Photoshop46
14–18
Full Day
9417
Scene Study
42
48
JUNE 26–30
ages
time
code
title
p
4–5
AM
9402
Magnificent Magical Monsters
14
4–5
AM
9407
It’s Showtime
14
4–5
PM
9408
Shake & Sing—St. Louis Style
15
6–7
AM
9400
Draw, Paint, Print
19
6–7
AM
9406
Spies & Secret Agents
24
6–7
Full Day
9404
Wish Upon A Star
26
6–7
PM
9401
Jewelry Jazz
21
6–7
PM
9411Shutterbug
24
8–10
AM
9398
One Minute Movies
36
8–10
Full Day
9396
Actor’s Workshop
27
8–10
Full Day
9403
Artist’s Studio
27
8–10
PM
9719
Toy Around
38
11–13
AM
9410
Digital Photography
40
11–13
Full Day
9397
Fashion Challenge
41
11–13
PM
9399
iPad Legomation Production
42
12–18
Full Day
9405
Call the Doctor
45
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AGES 3 TO 5
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
BAUBLES & BRACELETS
COOKIE MONSTER
AGES 3 TO 5 Entrez Vous! If you love
AGES 3 TO 5 Inspired by popular
children’s books like If You Give
a Mouse a Cookie, Maisy Makes
Gingerbread and Fortune Cookie
Fortunes, we will read, create art
projects and bake different kinds
of cookies each day. Lessons will
include simple food preparation
with an emphasis on skills such as
measuring, mixing and decorating.
playing dress up a la Fancy Nancy,
don’t miss this camp that is totally en
vogue! We will practice our French,
transform into butterflies, learn some
ballet steps and end our week with
a tea party! So invite all your fanciest
friends and practice your curtsy
because Baubles & Bracelets is going
to be a week to remember!
BALLET STORIES
AGES 3 TO 5 Explore some of the
world’s best-loved ballets using
movement, art, books and stories.
We’ll learn simple ballet steps to
classic ballet music such as Coppelia,
Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty
and get inspired to make simple
costumes, art projects and props
related to our favorite ballet stories.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9466
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Katie Scarato, Emily Andes
COCA-U. City MORNING
9601
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik, Katie Scarato
COCA-U. City MORNING
9470
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik
BEACH PARTY
AGES 3 TO 5 Explore the marvels of
sea and sand in this camp for beach
enthusiasts. We’ll practice our hula
dance, tie dye t-shirts, string shark
tooth necklaces, build magnificent
castles and read about the beach in
books like At the Beach and Sea and
Sand and Me. Along the way, we’ll
learn some beach inspired music to
share at a party on the final day of
camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9570
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Katie Scarato, Emily Andes
BEDTIME STORIES
AGES 3 TO 5 We’ll celebrate some of
our favorite children’s authors including
Eric Carle and Maurice Sendak—then
ask our young bookworms to suggest
some books of their own. Each day
campers will read a book (or two)
together, then explore the story
through creative drama, movement
and visual art. On the final day of camp
we’ll have a pajama party with treats,
lots of stories and the opportunity to
share our favorite explorations.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9621
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik, Katie Scarato
10 | 2017 Summer Camps Guide
Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA to provide
the information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9507
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$148.00
Evann De Bose, Cynthia Panian,
Gheremi Clay
DIFFERENT DUCKS
AGES 3 TO 5 Take a trip to the
barnyard of the Ugly Duckling. We’ll
read several versions of the story and
explore its positive message through
art, song and drama, singing songs
from Honk! the musical and learning
a country square dance. We’ll also
plant seeds in a container garden we
decorate ourselves and make papermache chicks and ducks to populate
our farm.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9503
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$128.00
Courtney Gibson, Emily Andes
GLOBE-TROTTERS
AGES 3 TO 5 Send your child on a trip
around the world! We’ll “travel” to
a variety of countries in Africa, Asia,
Europe and South America where
we’ll create artwork, drama and
dance inspired by the cultures we
visit. No need to bring a passport—
we’ll create our own!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9492
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Cody Aaron, Evann De Bose, Katie Scarato
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
MORE THAN A BOX
ONCE UPON A KITCHEN
AGES 3 TO 5 Boats, cities, castles,
AGES 3 TO 5 Where would Snow
spaceships—even characters! There
is nothing you can’t make from a
giant cardboard box, a lot of cool
art materials and your imagination.
Students will build large scale
projects then animate them through
storytelling, creative drama and
movement. Discover the huge range
of possibilities in this imaginative
camp.
JUNGLE JAMMIN’
AGES 3 TO 5 Join us on a musical
jungle journey! We will make our own
percussion instruments and create a
drum circle; dance like lions, birds,
gorillas and hippos; read and tell
lively jungle stories and use items we
gather outdoors (even raindrops) for
our creative art projects!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9483
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Katie Scarato
MAGNIFICENT MAGICAL
MONSTERS
AGES 3 TO 5 Move over King Kong!
COCA campers will read about
their favorite storybook monsters
like those in Where the Wild Things
Are and The Gruffalo. Then we will
create our own fantastic monsters,
build fabulous masks and costumes,
inhabit those creatures and bring
them to life with sound and music.
Not for the faint hearted!
AGES 3 TO 5
COCA-U. City MORNING
9606
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Gheremi Clay
OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO
AGES 3 TO 5 Explore the wiggled
roads and weird wildish space of
Dr. Seuss in this camp all about
possibilities! We’ll create and share
impossibly crazy (and silly) obstacle
courses each day with our camp
friends, engage in preposterous
pretend play as we inhabit characters
like the Cat in the Hat and Horton
the Elephant and create vivid visual
art projects that capture the spirit of
Seuss’ colorful world.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9453
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Cody Aaron,
Gheremi Clay
White be without the famous
apple? In this camp we will explore
storybook-based foods from classic
and contemporary favorites like Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs, If You Give
a Pig a Pancake and Hansel and Gretel.
We will prepare (and taste) signature
foods from stories while also exploring
the stories through art, movement and
drama. Please list any food restrictions
or food allergies on the registration form
under special needs or call COCA to
provide the information.
COCA-U. City
MORNING
9551
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Susan Kopp, Cynthia Panian,
Shannon Piwowarczyk
OPERA TOTS
AGES 3 TO 5 Do you have a child
who loves to sing? Perhaps a young
one with a flair for the dramatic? In
this camp, your child will be exposed
to kid-friendly opera masterworks
such as Hansel and Gretel and The
Magic Flute, create visual art related
to each opera and, of course, sing
operatic music.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9536
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Emily Andes
COCA-U. City MORNING
9544
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Gregory Jenkins
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AGES 3 TO 5
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
PONYVILLE ADVENTURE
UNDER THE BIG TOP
AGES 3 TO 5 Explore your favorite
AGES 3 TO 5 Calling all tightrope
walkers, lion tamers, acrobats and
aerialists! You will enjoy tumbling,
balancing, swinging and learning
circus skills like ring juggling and
feather balancing. This circus-themed
camp combines movement with fun
visual arts activities—creating circus
art and masks using paint, sculpture,
clay and collage. On the final day of
camp, we'll share what we’ve learned
in a circus extravaganza for family
and friends.
little ponies such as Twilight
Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie
Pie or create your own pony
identity through visual art projects
and creative drama. We’ll draw,
watercolor and sculpt; then use our
original and familiar characters to
create an exciting adventure focusing
on the magic of friendship.
PERFECTLY POWERFUL
PRINCESSES
AGES 3 TO 5 From Mulan to Merida,
princesses these days are not
delicate flowers. Today’s princesses
are strong and smart. In this camp we
will explore these and other brave
princess stories through drama,
movement and art. Then, we’ll
create our own characters and a 21st
century princess story for family and
friends on the last day of camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9657
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Susan Kopp, Shannon Piwowarczyk
PLAYING PETER PAN
AGES 3 TO 5 Campers who love to
pretend, create and act up a storm
are invited on a trip to Neverland.
We’ll meet pixies and pirates,
lost boys, mermaids and a very
interesting crocodile! We’ll sing,
act and make simple props and
costumes to share on the last day of
camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9539
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Gregory Jenkins, Andrea Henry Tharian
12 | 2017 Summer Camps Guide
COCA-U. City MORNING
9436
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Emily Andes
COCA-U. City MORNING
9573
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Elise Kulik
COCA-U. City MORNING
9434
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elliot Pearsall, Cody Aaron, Gheremi Clay
WILD THINGS AT COCA
AGES 3 TO 5 Ahoy Mateys! Join us
for pirate tales, drama and art. Create
costumes, ships, pirate characters and
props for imaginary play. Add a few
chanteys, pirate treats, an eye patch
and a treasure hunt for a rollicking
good time.
AGES 3 TO 5 Ready for a wildly
creative adventure? Using the classic
Maurice Sendak story as a jumping
off point, we will explore both real
and imaginary creatures and places
through storytelling, visual art and
creative drama. Our imaginations
will be free to roam to distant lands
where we will paint wild things
masks, build a boat and take a
journey. Let the wild rumpus begin!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9655
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Elise Kulik
COCA-U. City MORNING
9624
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Shannon Piwowarczyk
SWASHBUCKLERS &
BUCCANEERS
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
EARTHSAVERS
GLOBE TROTTERS
AGES 4 TO 5 Explore ways to help
AGES 4 TO 5 Send your child on
a trip around the world! We’ll
“travel” to a variety of countries
in Africa, Asia, Europe and South
America where we’ll create artwork,
drama and dance inspired by the
cultures we visit. No need to bring a
passport—we’ll create our own!
our environment and celebrate
the beauty of our world! We'll
read and tell stories, like The Tiny
Seed, Red Sings from Treetops and
Seasons, and go on a nature walk
for inspiration and to find natural
materials to add to our artwork. We'll
learn about recycling and creative
reuse and create instruments from
recycled materials, which we'll learn
to play while we move to the rhythms
of the planet!
ADVENTURE BAY RESCUE
PATROL
AGES 4 TO 5 We'll explore our
favorite "paw" characters or create
our own through visual art and
creative drama. We'll decorate our
own pup packs, create badges,
hats and tools, then use them all
as we work together to protect the
shoreside community of Adventure
Bay.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9524
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Emily Andes
Whitfield MORNING
9420
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Nicole Harcharic, Donna Patton
BAUBLES & BRACELETS
AGES 4 TO 5 Entrez Vous! If you love
playing dress up a la Fancy Nancy,
don’t miss this camp that is totally en
vogue! We will practice our French,
transform into butterflies, learn some
ballet steps and end our week with
a tea party! So invite all your fanciest
friends and practice your curtsy
because Baubles & Bracelets is going
to be a week to remember!
Whitfield MORNING
9387
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Libby Salvia, Shannon Piwowarczyk
AGES 4 TO 5
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9630
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik, Alicia Like
FAMOUS FIRSTS
AGES 4 TO 5 In this special
collaboration with We Stories,
we will celebrate people who
make history by being the first
to achieve something new. Using
books like Firebird, Catching the
Moon and Ada Twist Scientist, we
will learn about heroic individuals
who expand thinking and break
ground. We will explore their
accomplishments (and imagine our
own) through art, movement and
drama.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9585
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Alicia Like
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9394
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Nicole Harcharic, Shannon Piwowarczyk
HARD HAT HERO
AGES 4 TO 5 Let's build! Children
will enjoy building and demolishing
in this construction camp. We'll read
and respond to books like A Year at
a Construction Site and Building a
House, sing “Johnny Pounds with
One Hammer” and chant “Cement
Mixer” and explore many arts
activities such as paper bag houses
and sandpaper rubbings. Along the
way, we will look at and sort tools,
practice measuring and learn about
the shapes in buildings all around us!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9607
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Alicia Like, Gheremi Clay
ICKY STICKY FUN
AGES 4 TO 5 Campers who love
jumping in puddles or squishing
finger paint and dough will love this
messy art camp! We will read stories
that celebrate fun like Beautiful
OOPS, explore explosive movement
to high energy music, work with
papier-mache and paint with our
hands and feet!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9540
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Shannon Piwowarczyk, Gregory Jenkins
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AGES 4 TO 5
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
IN THE GARDEN
JURASSIC ART
MAGICAL MUSIC MAKERS
AGES 4 TO 5 Through art, stories and
AGES 4 TO 5 Calling all preschool
AGES 4 TO 5 Campers will enter the
magical world of music—listening,
singing songs and moving to the
beat. Each day we will listen to a
short classical piece by composers
like Strauss, Tchaikovsky or
Saint Saens. We will play rhythm
instruments like the West African
djembe or shekere and the Mexican
guiro. In the art room, we will craft
our own unique drums, rain sticks
and other instruments using everyday
items. Through song, sound and
movement, we will discover that
music really is all around us. Let the
music begin!
planting, both in COCA's flower beds
and treasures to bring home, we will
explore gardens. We'll also observe
and investigate both real and
imagined gardens through drawing,
watercolor and storytelling. Finally,
we'll create our own imaginative
garden tale to share with family and
friends on the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9444
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Alicia Like
IT'S SHOWTIME
AGES 4 TO 5 Are you a budding
Broadway star? We will take music
and songs from some of Broadway's
most beloved musicals such as Peter
Pan, Annie and The Little Mermaid,
then add dance, movement and our
own visual art creations. On the final
day, our emerging stars will share
what they have learned with family
and friends.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9484
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik, Emily Andes
Whitfield MORNING
9407
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Libby Salvia, Janne Boneau
14 | 2017 Summer Camps Guide
paleontologists! Join us for
brontosaurus building, diplodocus
dancing, stegosaurus sculpture and
ankylosaurus acting. We'll create our
own fossils and dino art and read, tell
and imagine stories of our favorite
dinosaurs. Come explore the Jurassic
period and create some pre-historic
fun—don't forget to bring your
imagination!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9440
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Carrie Fernandez, Gheremi Clay
Whitfield MORNING
9388
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Nicole Harcharic, Maria Ojascastro
KIDZROCK: ROCK TOTS
AGES 4 TO 5 Young rockers will
sing, dance, explore visual art and
play real instruments in this camp
provided in partnership with Dave
Simon's Rock School. We'll touch
on basic musical concepts such as
rhythm, harmony and tempo as
students have the opportunity to
play miniature instruments, learn
back up dance steps and create
invitations and t-shirts for the
concert for family and friends on
the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9496
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Courtney Gibson, Evann De Bose,
Kidzrock Faculty
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9454
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Alicia Like, Carrie Fernandez
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9649
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Alicia Like, Shannon Piwowarczyk
MAGNIFICENT MAGICAL
MONSTERS
AGES 4 TO 5 Move over King Kong!
COCA campers will read about
their favorite storybook monsters
like those in Where the Wild Things
Are and The Gruffalo. Then we will
create our own fantastic monsters,
build fabulous masks and costumes,
inhabit those creatures, and bring
them to life with sound and music.
Not for the faint hearted!
Whitfield MORNING
9402
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Nicole Harcharic, Donna Patton
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
MAGNIFICENT ME
AGES 4 TO 5 In this special
collaboration with We Stories,
we will celebrate each child's
uniqueness through stories such as
Incredible You, I Like Myself! and
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/
Marisol McDonald no cambina, as
well as through movement, drama
and art. Students will also creatively
express themselves and celebrate
their identity using a narrative
photography project.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9514
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$128.00
Alicia Like, Evann De Bose
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH
YOU
AGES 4 TO 5 Young space travelers
will explore the elements of Star
Wars: The Clone Wars, then create
their own characters, aliens, creatures
and stories through art, movement
and drama. Expand your imagination
into a galaxy far, far away!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9511
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$128.00
Libby Salvia, Shannon Piwowarczyk,
Gheremi Clay
Whitfield MORNING
9367
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Tommi Rogers, Maria Ojascastro
AGES 4 TO 5
PONYVILLE ADVENTURE
AGES 4 TO 5 Explore your favorite
little ponies such as Twilight
Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie
Pie or create your own pony
identity through visual art projects
and creative drama. We’ll draw,
watercolor and sculpt—then use our
original and familiar characters to
create an exciting adventure focusing
on the magic of friendship.
Whitfield MORNING
9363
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Nicole Harcharic, Donna Patton
PURPLE CRAYON
ADVENTURES
AGES 4 TO 5 Inspired by the beloved
storybook series by Crockett
Johnson, imaginative campers will
create their own purple crayon
adventure through storytelling and
art. Using crayons in traditional and
non-traditional art, we'll make crayon
rubbings, wax crayon etchings,
watercolor crayon resist and even
melted crayon luminaries. We'll
also create our own characters and
write a collective story of a creative
adventure driven by drawing.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9581
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik, Gheremi Clay
SHAKE & SING—ST. LOUIS
STYLE
AGES 4 TO 5 In this special
collaboration with We Stories,
we will explore the incredible
contributions St. Louis has made
in music and dance. From Scott
Joplin to Josephine Baker, Chuck
Berry to Katherine Dunham, these
inspirational St. Louisians introduced
fresh ideas and style to arts in our
country. We'll gain inspiration by
exploring their contributions then
use it as a jumping off point to
discover our own creative pulse!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9476
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Alicia Like, Gheremi Clay
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9408
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Alicia Like, Tommi Rogers
cocastl.org | 15
AGES 4 TO 5
PLEASE NOTE:
All children must be fully toilet trained to attend camps at COCA.
UNDER THE BIG TOP
VAMANOS!
AGES 4 TO 5 Calling all tightrope
AGES 4 TO 5 Become explorers like
Dora and Boots, and create your own
backyard adventure! We'll decorate
backpacks, create maps, solve mazes
and go on a scavenger hunt. Along
the way we will learn some Spanish
phrases and sing “We Did It” with
family and friends on the final day of
camp.
walkers, lion tamers, acrobats and
aerialists! You will enjoy tumbling,
balancing, swinging and learning
circus skills like ring juggling and
feather balancing. This circus-themed
camp combines movement with fun
visual arts activities—creating circus
art and masks using paint, sculpture,
clay and collage. On the final day of
camp, we'll share what we learned in
a circus extravaganza for family and
friends.
SUPERSONIC
SUPERHEROES
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9647
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elliot Pearsall, Evann De Bose
AGES 4 TO 5 Campers will use the
exciting adventures of Superman,
Batman, Mr. Incredible and SpiderMan to inspire their own super
hero identities. We will create
capes, masks and special superhero
gadgets, move like super heroes that
fly through the air, stick to the ceiling
and walk through walls and imagine
stories about the heroes' everyday
lives. On the final day of camp,
these creative new superheroes will
share their identities with family and
friends.
AGES 4 TO 5 Campers will go on a
sparkly, magical adventure in this
camp for children who dream of
unicorns. We will create unicorn
characters, self-portraits and masks.
Inspired by a range of unicorn books,
we will create our own collective
story to share with family and friends
on the final day of camp.
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9717
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Nancy Stopke , Nicole Harcharic
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9602
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik, Evann De Bose
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9634
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Rudy Zapf, Gheremi Clay
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UNICORN ADVENTURES
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9556
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Evann De Bose, Shannon Piwowarczyk,
Alicia Like
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9371
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Tommi Rogers, Donna Patton
ZIP, CHUG, ZOOM
AGES 4 TO 5 All aboard this camp
designed to constructively channel
the energy and imagination of those
who love cars, trucks, trains and
planes. Using paint, clay, boxes, tape
and more, we'll enjoy making things
that go! Children will explore songs,
movement and drama to get those
wheels spinning!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9553
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Gregory Jenkins, Gheremi Clay
AGES 6 TO 7
ANOTHER OPENIN',
ANOTHER SHOW
ART EXPLOSION
AGES 6 TO 7 Have fun while
will use splatter techniques, water
balloon explosions, spin art and
paint-tinted bubble mix to create
fabulous creative images in the spirit
of artist Jackson Pollock. They will
explore the expressive potential in
high-energy art through a variety of
media.
enhancing your singing, dancing and
acting skills and exploring the world
of musical theatre! Each day you will
spend time on choral singing, dance
and choreography, and creating and
performing scenes from musicals.
The camp will culminate in a musical
revue of shows popular with students
such as Jungle Book, Seussical and
Aladdin.
AFRICAN BEATS
AGES 6 TO 7 Young campers will be
engaged in a high-energy, fun-filled
week in which they learn about
the cultures of West Africa through
traditional West African dance,
djembe drumming, storytelling,
African mask making and other arts
activities. The week will end with a
culmination for parents and friends
on the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9537
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Diadie Bathily
ANIMATION
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will
collaborate in small groups to
write a short scene, create original
hand-drawn cels, photograph the
images and edit them together
with a soundtrack to create a short,
straightforward animation. Each
camper will leave with copies of the
animated shorts created in the camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9613
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Gina Bon-Perez, Kevin Mansco
ARCHITECTURE BASICS
AGES 6 TO 7 If you are curious about
buildings and love to try to figure
things out, working with an architect
on the basics of design might be
just the thing! You will identify the
materials and geometry found in
architecture and discover how big
buildings are really made up of
smaller parts. Then, we will explore
how it all comes together through
drawings and model making.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9442
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Erica Twomey
AGES 6 TO 7 Adventurous artists
COCA-U. City MORNING
9506
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$128.00
Shannon Piwowarczyk
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9373
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Katie Warnick
BEST OF BROADWAY
AGES 6 TO 7 Do you dream of being
on stage in your favorite Broadway
musical? Campers in this camp will
work on songs and dances from
family-friendly Broadway musicals
such as The Lion King and Honk.
Campers will create a storyline that
links the songs selected and work
on their acting skills as they rehearse
the show that they have created. The
week will culminate in a performance
for family and friends on the final day
of camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9485
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Crystal Brown, Emily Andes, Haley Fortune
COCA-U. City MORNING
9594
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Emily Catedral
COCA-U. City MORNING
9654
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Neal Brown
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AGES 6 TO 7
BESTIES
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
AGES 6 TO 7 Create new characters
AGES 6 TO 7 If you've ever dreamt
of being Charlie in the Chocolate
Factory, then this camp is a dream
come true. Campers will learn to
create cake, chocolate mousse,
double chocolate ice creams,
dips and sauces inspired by the
Roald Dahl story while practicing
kitchen safety and reinforcing basic
cooking skills. On Thursday, campers
inspired by familiar favorites like
Squidward and Patrick as you explore
adventures of the best day ever. We
will make and eat crabby patties,
learn a little karate and even pretend
to practice jellyfishing. Along the
way, we will brainstorm and explore
our own ideas for best days and
create a story to share with family
and friends on the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9447
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$155.00
Kristin Rion, Lauren Cram
BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTERS
AGES 6 TO 7 Learn familiar songs
from some of Broadway's biggest
hits! Develop vocal technique and
gain confidence as a performer
while staging songs through simple
movement and the use of props. You
will explore material from shows like
Finding Neverland and Cinderella,
then share what you have learned for
friends and family on the final day.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9513
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$128.00
Crystal Brown, Courtney Gibson
COCA-U. City MORNING
9545
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Crystal Brown, Gheremi Clay
Whitfield FULL DAY
9380
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Janne Boneau, Elise Kulik
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CARTOONING: CHARACTER
CREATIONS
AGES 6 TO 7 Uncover the range of
comic book genres as you design
original cartoon characters and place
them in your own comic strips. Learn
how to strengthen your drawing skills
as you work on facial expressions and
poses. Develop crazy critters and
magnificent monsters, super-villains
and heroes—then pull them together
in stories to create your own strips
and books.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9576
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9639
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
will take a field trip to Sweetology
to learn cupcake decorating tips.
Please list any food restrictions or
food allergies on the registration form
under special needs or call COCA to
provide the information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9445
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
CIRCUS, CIRCUS
AGES 6 TO 7 Athletic campers will
practice basic tumbling, balancing
and clowning skills with a circus
professional. You will learn walk on
a low wire, turn upside down on a
trapeze, try the rolling globe and the
rola bola, practice the fundamentals
of juggling, walk on real stilts and
more! The camp culminates in a
circus extravaganza.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9433
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elliot Pearsall
COCA-U. City MORNING
9620
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elliot Pearsall
AGES 6 TO 7
COLORFUL WORLD
DRAW, PAINT, PRINT
AGES 6 TO 7 Discover the world of
AGES 6 TO 7 Draw, paint and
print using diverse materials and
techniques. Campers will explore
each of these disciplines while
looking to master artists as inspiration
for their work. They will create several
pieces of art in each area—drawing,
painting and printmaking—adding
imagination and creativity to make
their own personal masterpieces.
visual art through an exploration of
color. Campers will use observed and
imaginative palettes as they draw
and paint, create prints and build
sculpture with a focus on dazzling
hues. We'll encounter great artists
throughout history who used color
in surprising and amazing ways while
creating works in all the colors of the
rainbow.
CLAY CRITTERS
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will learn ball,
coil and slab techniques to create
clay critters and whimsical habitats.
Next, campers will make animal
masks with textures provided by
natural and found objects. Bears,
frogs, cats, rhinos, lizards—create all
the creatures you can imagine!
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9393
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Maria Ojascastro
CLONES, ALIENS & JEDI
AGES 6 TO 7 Engage the hyperdrive
and make the creative jump!
Campers will explore the elements
of the Star Wars universe and create
their own characters (be they clones,
aliens or Jedi), to create a collective
story from their own imaginations.
Campers will create backdrops and
props to support their story. May the
force be with you!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9637
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Shannon Piwowarczyk
COCA-U. City MORNING
9490
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9610
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
COOKING WITH COLOR
AGES 6 TO 7 Join us as we explore
the creative potential and "color
wheel" inside any kitchen. Campers
will create kids' favorites such as
vegetable pasta, fresh lemonade and
fruit-based desserts that demonstrate
both the health and artfulness of
being mindful of the colors on your
plate. Please list any food restrictions or
food allergies on the registration form
under special needs or call COCA to
provide the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9446
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
COCA-U. City MORNING
9477
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Andrea Henry Tharian
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9512
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$128.00
Meredith Foster
COCA-U. City MORNING
9623
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Rudy Zapf
Whitfield MORNING
9400
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Stephanie Summerlin
FASHION FIRST
AGES 6 TO 7 Create or embellish
fashion and accessories in this
fashion camp. Students will learn
fabric painting, cutting, tying and
beading techniques and use them
to make and decorate items such as
headbands, t-shirts and bags. Some
basic sewing and no-sew techniques
will be explored.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9598
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Lauren Cram
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AGES 6 TO 7
FIRST PHOTO
FUTURE FILMMAKER
HELLO DALI
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will learn
AGES 6 TO 7 Aspiring filmmakers in
AGES 6 TO 7 From Dali to Warhol,
campers will explore modern art
masters and the painting techniques
they used. They will create
masterpieces of their own—exploring
a different style of painting each day
while making it their own. Campers
will be encouraged to apply paint
like Impressionists, see like Cubists,
create dreams like Surrealists and,
finally, create work that expresses
their own unique perspective. Camp
will end with an exhibition of created
works.
photography basics as they
experiment with photographing
nature, architecture, still life creations
and people. They will learn how to
use composition, light and shadow
and point of view to communicate
ideas. They'll have lots of fun learning
how to photograph family, friends and
the world around them!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9548
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Rici Hoffarth
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9577
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Rici Hoffarth
FLIP-O-RAMA
AGES 6 TO 7 Have you ever
wondered how a cartoon is made?
In this camp we will create our own
hilarious comics, put together a
graphic story and then turn it into a
fun flip book. The flip book provides
the optical illusion of movement
bringing your story and characters
to life.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9559
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
Whitfield MORNING
9386
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Jennifer James
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this camp will cooperatively plan,
direct, stage, shoot and edit a digital
video film using other campers as
performers. Students may choose to
create parodies, commercials or minidocumentaries. We'll screen the films
for family and friends on the final
day of camp, and each camper will
receive a DVD of the films developed
in the camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9501
JUL 3–27 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$250.00
Neal Brown, Kristin Rion
GALACTIC REBEL
AGES 6 TO 7 Climb aboard the
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9463
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
freighter starship Ghost and travel
to the planet Lothal to take on the
Galactic Forces. Along the way, you
decide—are you a Freedom Fighter
or part of the Imperial Force? Explore
classic characters or create your
own as we plan an epic operation to
restore the Jedi Forces! We'll create
backdrops and props to help us tell
our tales and share them with family
and friends on the final day of camp.
AGES 6 TO 7 Aspiring dancers
will learn high-energy group
choreography using hip-hop dance
elements such as breakdancing and
pop locking. They will also explore
the element of freestyle, create a hiphop "crew" name and design a t-shirt
for a final performance for family and
friends.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9493
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Kristin Rion, Andrea Henry Tharian
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9461
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Ebony Bryant
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9426
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Katie Warnick
HIP-HOP BASICS
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9629
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Gheremi Clay
AGES 6 TO 7
HOBBITS & HEROES
IMAGINATION ILLUSTRATION
AGES 6 TO 7 Explore the lighter side
AGES 6 TO 7 Young illustrators will
of the fantasy world in The Lord of
the Rings as you imagine a story filled
with hobbits, dwarves, elves, wizards
and magic. You will create simple
scenery, costume pieces and props
and share your tale of Middle Earth
with family and friends on the final
day of camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9604
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Andrea Henry Tharian
ICE CREAM CAMP
AGES 6 TO 7 What is better on a hot
summer day than your favorite ice
cream treats? How about learning
to make your own? Spend each
day with COCA's culinary instructor
learning how to make some of the
most popular summer treats, from
ice cream sandwiches made with
chocolate cookies and vanilla bean
ice cream, to popsicles and sorbet.
Along the way we will learn about
kitchen safety and practice basic
cooking skills. Please list any food
explore the vastly different illustration
styles in popular children's books by
Maurice Sendak, Eric Carle and Lane
Smith and use them as a jumping off
point to create their own! Campers
will create artwork in watercolor,
ink, tempera, collage and chalk that
complements their favorite stories and
poems.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9465
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
iPAD MOVIE BASICS
AGES 6 TO 7 Aspiring young
filmmakers, explore the world of iPad
movie making as you collaboratively
plan, direct, perform in, shoot and edit
a simple, short digital video using only
the video capacity, tools and apps on
an iPad. iPads are provided by COCA.
Students will leave with access to the
"shorts" developed in the camp.
restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under special needs or
call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9644
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9452
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9557
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
JEWELRY JAZZ
AGES 6 TO 7 Jazz up your summer
and back-to-school looks with jewelry
designed and created by you! You
will create brightly-colored clay
beads to use in necklaces, bracelets,
rings and earrings. You will also learn
to work with jewelry wire, beads and
even incorporate fabrics and found
materials into your creations.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9558
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Rudy Zapf
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9401
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Stephanie Summerlin
Whitfield MORNING
9418
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
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AGES 6 TO 7
LEGOMATION BASICS
LULLABY OF BROADWAY
AGES 6 TO 7 If you love Legos, here's
AGES 6 TO 7 Have fun while
enhancing your singing, dancing and
acting skills. Performers will explore
the world of musical theatre focusing
on vocal technique, choral singing,
dance, character creation and stage
presence. The week will culminate in
a musical revue of songs and scenes
popular with students such as those
from Jungle Book, Seussical and
Aladdin.
your chance to bring them to life.
You will work in groups to develop a
simple story board, stage the building
blocks and learn how to use stop
motion animation techniques as you
shoot footage that will be developed
into a short film. Each camper will
leave with access to all films produced
in the camp.
KIDZROCK: ROCK BAND
AGES 6 TO 7 Sing, dance, explore
visual art and play instruments in
this camp provided in partnership
with Dave Simon's Rock School.
This camp will touch on musical
concepts such as rhythm, harmony,
tempo, bass line and dynamics as
students have the opportunity to
play child-sized instruments (drums,
keyboard and electric guitars). They
will also learn some back up dance
routines and create a band name,
poster and t-shirts for a performance
for family and friends on the final
day of camp. Dave Simon's Rock
School developed Kidzrock as an
opportunity for young children
to learn the basics of music and
experience the thrill of playing in
a real rock band. All instruments
provided by Dave Simon's Rock School.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9491
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Courtney Gibson, Andrea Henry Tharian,
Kidzrock Faculty
COCA-U. City MORNING
9526
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Neal Brown
COCA-U. City MORNING
9549
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Neal Brown
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9651
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Neal Brown
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9369
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
LITTLE DANCERS
AGES 6 TO 7 Explore some of the
world's best-loved ballets using
movement, art and stories. Learn
ballet steps to classic ballet music
such as Coppelia, Swan Lake and
Sleeping Beauty. Get inspired and
create art projects and props related
to favorite story ballets. By the end
of the week, you will be a "Little
Dancer." Students should attend with
ballet shoes. No additional dress code
and no previous experience required.
COCA-U. City
MORNING
9441
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Rici Hoffarth, Carrie Fernandez
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COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9519
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM– 4:00PM
$260.00
Kevin Mansco, Gina Bon-Perez, Jennifer Quinn
MONSTER MATINEE
AGES 6 TO 7 Create a scary or funny
monster movie! Working in small
groups, campers will collaboratively
write, direct, film and act in each
other's films. They will build the
costumes, props and environment to
enhance their tales. Campers will also
create makeup and special effects to
include in their films and leave with
access to all the films created in the
camp.
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9392
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer, Donna Patton
MOSTLY MOSAICS
AGES 6 TO 7 Students will
experiment with a range of organic
and structure patterns using ancient
techniques and cool new materials.
They will piece together images from
blocks of color in a variety of media,
and create beautiful wall hangings as
well as personal items like boxes and
picture frames. Camp will conclude
with an exhibition of created work.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9611
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Rudy Zapf
AGES 6 TO 7
PLAIN PAPER, PLANES
& PLANETS
AGES 6 TO 7 Paper is a medium with
a world of possibilities for kids who
like to cut, fold, build and glue. We'll
make our own folded and bound
books, create beautiful origami, sculpt
using paper mache and even make
our own paper. Campers can choose
to construct airplanes, buildings, cities
or our own universe—the sky's the
limit!
MOVE IT
AGES 6 TO 7 Designed for kids who
like to move but haven't had much
dance experience, this camp will
introduce basic jazz and hip-hop
moves, rhythm and musicality, plus
create fun and lively choreography
to popular music. We'll share our
routines with family and friends on
the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9471
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Ebony Bryant
OPERATION SING
AGES 6 TO 7 Young performers
will have the chance to write, stage
and perform their own musical
performance and discover a
different kind of opera. Campers
will work together on every aspect
of this inclusive camp—creating the
story, script, songs, selecting and
auditioning for parts, designing and
constructing props and costumes and,
finally, performing their own opera.
Operation Sing promises to be a
unique and positive experience for
young actors and singers.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9532
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
POP DIVAS
AGES 6 TO 7 Singers will work on
vocal technique and performance
skills in this pop music camp. You
will learn to sing with expression and
confidence while working on posture,
vocal production and breathing.
Then create fashion accessories to
wear when you perform. Whether
you are a fan of Selena Gomez, Demi
Lavato, Miley Cyrus or Lady Gaga—
your favorite pop diva knows how to
accessorize and so will you! Combine
fashion elements to perform your
songs for family and friends on the
last day of camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9565
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$265.00
Lauren Cram, Tre'von Griffith,
Carrie Fernandez
POP NATION
AGES 6 TO 7 This fun and lively
introduction to dance is perfect
for students interested in sampling
moves and choreography inspired by
current and classic pop music videos.
COCA's dance faculty will get you
moving to age-appropriate favorites
like “Thriller” and “Shake It Up.” No
previous dance experience is necessary.
Bring your own dance shoes or clean,
new sneakers.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9648
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9422
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik
REVOLTING ROALD
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers with
mischievous minds will enjoy creating
characters and stories based on
the work of their favorite storyteller
Roald Dahl. Inspired by books such
as The BFG, James and the Giant
Peach, Matilda and Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, you will create a
comic tale with an unexpected twist
of your own design. You'll make
exaggerated props and costume
pieces to share on the final day of
camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9656
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:45PM
$155.00
Kristin Rion, Andrea Henry Tharian
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9580
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Colin Healy, Shannon Piwowarczyk
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AGES 6 TO 7
SEW FABULOUS
SHAKE & BAKE
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will learn
AGES 6 TO 7 Learn to make healthy
to sew by hand and on a machine
to make items like wall hangings,
pillows, blankets and other
decorative items. They will explore
elements of texture, color and design
as they produce their own fabric
creations to decorate their world.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9530
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Lauren Cram
Whitfield MORNING
9362
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Stephanie Summerlin
SHADOW PLAY
AGES 6 TO 7 Shadow play (also
known as shadow puppetry) is an
ancient form of storytelling that
uses cut-out figures held between a
source of light and a screen to serve
as characters. In this camp, we will
create our own shadow puppets
based on characters and a story that
we create together. We will practice
activating the puppets and use them
to tell our story on the final day of
camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9578
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Maria Ojascastro
versions of some of your favorite
snack foods in COCA's kitchen
classroom. Then, get out on the
dance floor with one of COCA's
dance instructors to learn fitness
routines based in hip-hop and jazz.
Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA to provide
the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9498
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian, Gheremi Clay
SHUTTERBUG
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will
experiment with photography basics
while using a variety of conventional
and unconventional cameras and
techniques. You will learn how to use
composition, light and shadow, as
well as point of view to communicate
their ideas. You'll have lots of fun
photographing family, friends and the
world around them!
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9411
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Katrina Shannon
SING, DANCE, ACT
AGES 6 TO 7 Have fun while
enhancing your singing, dancing and
acting skills. You will explore the world
of musical theatre focusing on vocal
technique, singing, dance, character
creation and stage presence. Camp
will culminate in a musical revue
from popular, family-friendly musicals
including You're a Good Man Charlie
Brown, Mary Poppins and Aladdin.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9467
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Tre'von Griffith, Gina Bon-Perez
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SLUG-SLING, MEGA
MORPH
AGES 6 TO 7 Travel underground
with slug-slinging Eli Shane and
write your own adventure to stop the
nefarious Dr. Blakk using existing or
original characters. Create your own
powerful slug through art and drama.
Practice drawing in the manga style
of this cartoon to create backdrops
and props for your story. We'll put it
all together to share with family and
friends on the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9568
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Shannon Piwowarczyk
SPIES & SECRET AGENTS
AGES 6 TO 7 Pretend that you are
your favorite sleuth as you solve a
COCA mystery. Then, turn the tables
as you create and stage your own
secret agent story. We'll build our
own spy gadgets and create clever
stories of espionage. On the final
day of camp, our spy characters will
explore a fantastical COCA-wide
scavenger hunt with family and
friends.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9603
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Shannon Piwowarczyk
Whitfield MORNING
9406
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Tommi Rogers, Rudy Zapf
AGES 6 TO 7
SUPERHERO UNIVERSE
TACO TUESDAY
AGES 6 TO 7 From DC to Marvel, the
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will learn
to cook homemade flour and corn
tortillas, shredded meats, guacamole,
pico de gallo and more as they
explore the many variations of tacos—
from traditional, walking, street and
even dessert! We will personalize
kitchen aprons, create recipe cards,
learn about kitchen safety and
practice basic skills, like measuring
and following directions. Please list any
world of superheroes waits! Campers
will explore the exciting stories and
powers of superheroes like Batman,
Spider-Man, Wonder Woman,
Flash and Superman to create sets,
costumes and visual art pieces.
We'll use these famous characters as
inspiration to create a superhero (or
supervillain) identity of our own. Then,
we’ll weave our characters together to
bring to life a new superhero universe
to share with family and friends on the
final day of camp.
STAR SINGER
AGES 6 TO 7 Learn songs from some
of your favorite musicals as you
develop vocal technique and gain
confidence in group performance.
Campers will explore material from
shows like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
and The Wizard of Oz and put it
together with some simple show
choir movement to show friends and
family what we have learned on the
final day.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9600
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Carrie Fernandez, Kevin Mansco
SUMMER CHEF
AGES 6 TO 7 Students will learn to
create favorite summertime treats like
ice cream, homemade cookies and
lemonade and picnic food! Students
will personalize kitchen aprons, create
recipe cards, learn about kitchen
safety and practice basic skills like
measuring and following directions.
Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA with the
information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9528
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Andrea Henry Tharian
Whitfield MORNING
9356
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:45PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Josie Talve-Goodman
SWAMP TALES
food restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under special needs or
call COCA with the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9586
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
THE SORTING HAT
AGES 6 TO 7 Where would the
sorting hat send you? Enter the
world of Hogwarts and Harry Potter
and discover whether you belong in
Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or
Slytherin. You will imagine your own
student, professor and fantastical
creature characters to populate an
imaginary wizard school. You will
create wands, masks and backdrops
to perform your tribute to the world
of magic for the final day of camp.
AGES 6 TO 7 Join us in the
mysterious, ghoulish wetlands
and marshes where ogres, swamp
creatures and other icky, drippy
monsters abound. Campers will
create their own scaly-skinned
characters, build masks and costumes
and bring them to life in a final
day performance held in a spooky
environment they build themselves.
Prepare to be scared!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9455
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Staci Meyr, Haley Fortune
COCA-U. City MORNING
9502
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$128.00
Rici Hoffarth, Terry Watkins
Whitfield MORNING
9385
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Donna Patton, Josie Talve-Goodman
COCA-U. City MORNING
9658
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
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AGES 6 TO 7
TWISTED PRINCESS
WISH UPON A STAR
AGES 6 TO 7 What would have
AGES 6 TO 7 Campers will work on
developing skills in both vocal music
and musical theatre jazz dancing as
they learn and rehearse numbers
from classic Disney musicals such
as Pinocchio, 101 Dalmations and
Dumbo. The week will culminate in a
performance for family and friends on
the final day of camp.
happened if Cinderella had just worn
sneakers to the ball or if Snow White
had washed the apple before taking
a bite? Reimagine the possibilities
for beloved princesses as we create
and act in our own happily ever after
tales. We will create characters and
collaboratively write a story, build
props to support their tale and then
share it with family and friends on the
final day of camp.
THINGS THAT GO ZOOM
AGES 6 TO 7 Discover the many
varieties of 3D sculpture and motion
in this camp. Campers will learn
about the artistry and physics of
kinetic sculptures by creating pieces
that float, fly, roll or "go zoom." We'll
start with a variety of media including
cardboard, clay and wire, then power
our creations with motors, wind,
weight and our imaginations.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9571
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Maria Ojascastro
TOON TOWN
AGES 6 TO 7 Do you want to invent
your own characters, build an arsenal
of gags, and earn some jellybeans?
Step away from your computer, grab
your cream pies and your creativity
will guide this camp. You'll jump into
COCA Toon Town with markers, paint,
cardboard boxes, and more. Build a
full-sized cartoon town and even a
safe to drop on your favorite COCA
villain. Then, animate your world for
a real-life cartoon adventure you will
never forget.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9460
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Andrea Henry Tharian, Trish Brown
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Whitfield MORNING
9718
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Shannon Piwowarczyk
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9554
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Susan Kopp, Staci Meyr
WHERE IN THE WORLD
AGES 6 TO 7 Find yourself in a
different country each day and
uncover the cultural clues to
determine where in the world you
are! You will dance, draw, sculpt, sing
and learn some basic language skills
as you travel around our mysterious
globe and explore the arts from
different cultures. Where will you be?
Japan? Iceland? Peru? Just wait and
see!
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9480
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Shannon Piwowarczyk, Terry Watkins
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9438
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Gina Bon-Perez, Crystal Brown
Whitfield FULL DAY
9404
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Susan Kopp, Janne Boneau
YOUNG ARTIST STUDIO
AGES 6 TO 7 Drawing, painting,
printmaking and sculpture are all
included in this camp. Although
the emphasis is on enjoying the
creative process, the basics of art
structure such as line, shape, value,
texture, pattern, space and color will
be explored. Young artists will be
inspired by Michelangelo, Monet,
Van Gogh and more, then paint,
sculpt and draw, adding imagination
and a ton of creativity to make their
own personal masterpieces.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9474
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9533
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9650
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Rudy Zapf
AGES 8 TO 10
ACTOR'S WORKSHOP
ARTIST'S STUDIO
AGES 8 TO 10 Students who love
AGES 8 TO 10 Draw, paint and sculpt
to perform will expand their acting
technique through theatre games,
improvisation, movement and vocal
work. They will explore improvised
and scripted scenes and monologues
and show their work at the end of the
week.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9396
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Eric Conners
ACT UP
AGES 8 TO 10 COCA theatre artists
will guide performers through all
the steps of acting in a theatre
production. Campers will develop
an understanding of the audition
and casting process, gain insight
into read-throughs, learn how to
notate and remember blocking,
use theatre games to better
understand character development
and relationships. Then they will
memorize short scenes, build simple
props, scenery and costumes and
polish their performance for a
culmination for family and friends.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9481
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Trish Brown, Staci Meyr
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9636
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Rici Hoffarth, Jennifer Quinn
ARCHITECT EXPLORER
AGES 8 TO 10 If you have ever
wondered why houses are shaped
the way that they are or how a
building can lean and not fall, this
is the camp for you! Working with
a professional architect, you will
learn about space and design as you
create simple floor plans and three
dimensional models of the perfect
home or building. Gain inspiration
to design outside the box by looking
at some of the most outlandish
buildings from around the world,
then create your own extreme, dream
building.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9583
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Erica Twomey
ART ATTACK
AGES 8 TO 10 Students will take
inspiration from images in pop art for
the creative work in this camp. Using
artists like Warhol and Lichtenstein as
inspiration, we'll design a personal
icon and print it on a t-shirt, create
narrative art using comic strips and
make unique self-portraits using nontraditional materials and techniques.
in this camp designed to expose
campers to a wide range of arts
materials. Although the emphasis
is on enjoying the creative process,
the basics of art instruction such as
line, shape, value, texture, pattern,
space and color will be emphasized
across mediums. Young artists will
be encouraged to experiment,
adding imagination and a ton of
creativity to make their own personal
masterpieces.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9652
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Rudy Zapf
Whitfield FULL DAY
9403
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Mary Nasser, Jennifer James
ARTS AROUND THE WORLD
AGES 8 TO 10 Campers will dance,
draw, sculpt, sing and learn some basic
language skills as they travel around
the world and discover the subtle
differences in our cultures through
the arts. Working with a number of
teaching artists, each day of camp
will explore a different country and
region through various arts disciplines
including dance, visual art and drama.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9605
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Terry Watkins, Shannon Piwowarczyk
COCA-U. City MORNING
9622
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
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AGES 8 TO 10
BE OUR GUEST
BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTERS
AGES 8 TO 10 Do you dream of
AGES 8 TO 10 Learn songs from
some of Broadway's biggest hits!
Co-taught by a vocal music and
dance instructor, the focus will be
helping campers to gain confidence
as a performer as well as work in
musicality, rhythm, articulation and
tone. Campers will explore material
from shows like The Addams Family,
Big and Matilda, then show what they
have learned to family and friends on
the final day of camp.
being on stage in your favorite
Broadway musical? Learn songs,
dances and scenes from Broadway
musicals such as The Wiz, Beauty
and the Beast and Shrek the Musical
as you work on skills in acting,
dance and vocal music. You will
create props and costumes for a
performance for family and friends on
the final day of camp. The camp also
includes two tickets to the COCA
Summer Musical Disney's Beauty and
the Beast on July 23.
BALLET STUDIO
AGES 9 TO 13 Classes will be
divided into two sections based on
each dancer's ability. This full-day
dance studio will include ballet,
modern and character technique
classes as well as focus classes on
elements within the technique:
adagio, allegro, turns and pointe
or pre-pointe. Enrichment classes
on repertoire and variations, ballet
history and vocabulary, music for
dance, costuming and technical
theatre are also included. There will
be a presentation on the last day for
family and friends. For students who
have completed COCA levels Beginner
3 through Intermediate 3/4 or who
have had more than three years of
ballet training.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9515
JUL 3–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$615.00
Norma Gabriel, Kathleen Radke
Whittaker, Carrie Fernandez
This is a three week camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9517
JUL 10–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$490.00
Norma Gabriel, Kathleen Radke
Whittaker, Carrie Fernandez
This is a two week camp.
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COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9541
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Tre'von Griffith, Elise Kulik, Jennifer Quinn
Whitfield FULL DAY
9384
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Gregory Jenkins, Nicolas Valdez
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
AGES 8 TO 10 Create garden art that
will dance in the wind—from spinners
and whirligigs to wind chimes and
wheels. We will twist, sculpt, bead and
paint using a range of media to create
every imaginable style of kinetic art—
from the beautiful and mediative to
the whimsical.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9473
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
COCA-U. City MORNING
9431
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Tre'von Griffith, Gina Bon-Perez
COCA-U. City MORNING
9619
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Tre'von Griffith, Gheremi Clay
CAMERA ACTING
AGES 8 TO 10 This camp is designed
for young performers looking for
practical instruction in acting for the
camera. A working actor will guide
you through practicing on-camera
interviews and monologues and even
help you create a mock commercial.
Throughout the camp, you will
play back your work, gain peer and
instructor feedback and try another
take. All campers leave with access
to videos of their on camera work
created in the camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9590
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Trish Brown
AGES 8 TO 10
CAMP AFRICA
CIRCUS COCA
AGES 8 TO 10 Campers will be
AGES 8 TO 10 Athletic campers will
practice tumbling and trampoline;
work on stilt walking, rola bola and
rolling globe and explore tightrope
walking, juggling and clowning
skills as they learn from circus
professionals. Students will also try
the stationary trapeze, aerial hoop
and silks. A multi-faceted circus
extravaganza will end the week!
engaged in a high-energy, fun-filled
week in which they learn the about
the cultures of West Africa through
traditional West African dance,
djembe drumming, storytelling and
African mask making. The week will
end with a culmination for parents
and friends on the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9538
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Diadie Bathily
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
AGES 8 TO 10 If you've ever dreamt
of being Charlie in the Chocolate
Factory, then this camp is a dream
come true. Campers will learn to
create cake, chocolate mousse,
double chocolate ice creams,
dips and sauces inspired by the
Roald Dahl story while practicing
kitchen safety and reinforcing basic
cooking skills. On Thursday, campers
will take a field trip to Sweetology
to learn cupcake decorating tips.
Please list any food restrictions or
food allergies on the registration form
under special needs or call COCA to
provide the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9646
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
COCA-U. City MORNING
9469
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elliot Pearsall
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9516
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$128.00
Elliot Pearsall
CLAYMATION
AGES 8 TO 10 Write a short scene,
create a corresponding storyboard,
build clay characters and a set to
bring it all to life through the video
art of claymation! There will be a
screening on the final day of camp,
and each camper will leave with
access to the videos created.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9482
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Rici Hoffarth
Whitfield MORNING
9361
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
COMIX ADVENTURE
AGES 8 TO 10 Calling all pranksters
and best friends! If you love
imagination, fun and comic book
drawing, join this camp and create
your own adventure. Whether you
attend a school just like Jerome
Horwitz Elementary School or can just
imagine it, your most mischievous
ideas are welcome! We will create
our own classic or original characters,
practice drawing in a comic book
style, create our own costumes and
props and share our stories with
family and friends on the final day of
camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9439
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Staci Meyr
CREATING COMICS
AGES 8 TO 10 Uncover the range of
comic book genres as you design
original cartoon characters and place
them in your own comic strips. Learn
how to strengthen your drawing skills
as you work on facial expressions and
poses. Develop crazy critters and
magnificent monsters, supervillains
and heroes.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9550
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
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AGES 8 TO 10
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE
AGES 8 TO 10 This is a great
introductory camp for beginning
dancers interested in energetic
movement. Campers will learn dance
steps in jazz and hip-hop, work
on spacing, rhythm and musicality
and then use what they learned in
dynamic choreography. They will even
develop a few steps of their own to
include in their final presented piece.
DC VS. MARVEL
DELIGHTFUL DINERS
AGES 8 TO 10 In an epic battle
AGES 8 TO 10 Create the best
burgers, sides and shakes in this
camp where we celebrate the
classic American diner. We'll cook
traditional diner fare—like breakfast
skillets, lunch sandwiches and
mile high pies—create menus and
place settings to replicate the diner
atmosphere and serve our family
and friends on the final day of camp.
between superheroes, who would
be victorious—a DC or a Marvel
character? Select a DC character like
Superman, Batman, Flash, Wonder
Woman or Green Lantern OR pick
your favorite Marvel character like
Iron Man, Thor, Spider-Man or
the Hulk. We will collaboratively
create our own epic story pitting
superhero against superhero, create
a background, props and costume
pieces to stage our story and share
it with family and friends on the final
day of camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9435
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Eric Conners
No special shoes or dance wear required.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9616
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Rici Hoffarth
COCA-U. City MORNING
9458
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Carrie Fernandez
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9357
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Hope Ashley
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9582
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Ebony Bryant
Whitfield MORNING
9421
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elise Kulik
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Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA to provide
the information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9596
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
DEMO CREATION
AGES 8 TO 10 Work with a
professional songwriter to create your
lyrics and melodies. We'll provide
accompaniment on the piano and
guitar while other campers provide
back-up vocals. Rehearse your song
and record it at Clayton Studios to
contribute to a CD of demo songs
created in the camp. Students will
leave with a CD of the music from the
studio.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9575
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Mark Pagano, Colin Healy
COCA-U. City MORNING
9627
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Brennan Davis, Mark Pagano
AGES 8 TO 10
DIERBERGS MARKET
COOKING ADVENTURES
AGES 8 TO 10 A cooking class
in a grocery store? That’s right!
Cooking great food that you’ll love
to eat starts with smart shopping.
So come on, kiddos—let’s explore
the store! Countless cuts of meat,
fun stuff to bake, super seasonings
and more—you’ll learn it all right
here. Each day, you’ll make your
list, fill up your shopping cart and
cook it into something incredible;
besides, who knows food better
than Dierbergs? This camp will take
place at Dierbergs Culinary Events
Center-Des Peres, 1080 Lindemann
Rd., St Louis, MO 63131. Before and
After Care are not available. Please list
any food restrictions or food allergies
on the registration form under special
needs or call COCA to provide the
information.
Dierbergs Culinary Event CenterDes Peres MORNING
9712
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Dierbergs Culinary Faculty
Dierbergs Culinary Event CenterDes Peres AFTERNOON
9713
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Dierbergs Culinary Faculty
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
DRAWING MANGA
AGES 8 TO 10 In this introduction to
the basics of photography, you will
photograph people, architecture
and nature while learning a variety of
techniques to heighten photo quality.
You will be introduced to photo
composition, light, shadow and point
of view as you explore a variety of
photo assignments and leave camp
with prints of your favorite photos.
AGES 8 TO 10 Come learn the
fundamentals of drawing the popular
Manga style used in Pokémon
and Astro Boy. Learn how to draw
facial expressions and forms while
developing your own characters and
stories. Frame them or put them
together in a story to form a comic
book to take home after camp has
concluded.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9560
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Rici Hoffarth
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9456
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
DISCOVER DA VINCI
AGES 8 TO 10 Leonardo da Vinci
was an artist, scientist, architect
and engineer—but also one of the
most incredible inventors in history.
Through his drawings and sketches,
he invented weapons of war, flying
machines, water systems and tools
that were all ahead of his time.
Using his drawings as inspiration,
become an artist and inventor and
design your own inventions, test your
designs and create the innovations
for the future!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9494
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Erica Twomey
DOUBLE PLAY
AGES 8 TO 10 If you love sports and
musical theatre, you will have fun in
this camp as we focus on singing and
performing baseball-themed songs
from musicals such as “The Baseball
Game” from You're A Good Man,
Charlie Brown and “Six Months Out
Of Every Year” from Damn Yankees.
We'll also design our own team logos
and silk screen them on uniforms to
wear for a culmination on the final
day for family and friends. Play ball!
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9587
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Gina Bon-Perez, Colin Healy, Lauren Cram
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9395
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
FASHION DESIGN
AGES 8 TO 10 Learn about the
fashion design process by design
conceptualization and creating
specific ideas for garments. You will
practice rendering and illustration,
learn basic machine and hand sewing
techniques and build some simple
garments that you design yourself.
The possibilities are endless in this
exciting fashion camp that ends
with a runway presentation of the
creations.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9432
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Lauren Cram
Whitfield FULL DAY
9382
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Michelle Rocco
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AGES 8 TO 10
FASHION MAKEOVER
AGES 8 TO 10 Students will transform
simple white t-shirts, plain boxes and
basic pillows to reflect their personal
style using fabric dyeing, batik and
beadwork. They will add design
elements and create accessories
using some machine sewing,
hand sewing and other decorative
techniques. The camp will end with a
runway show!
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9370
JUN 19-23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Stephanie Summerlin
FEED THE MIND
AGES 8 TO 10 Take one pinch of
curiosity, a teaspoon of chemistry
and a cup of cooking to create the
delicious dishes in this camp. What
are three things that can make breads
rise? How do egg whites become
the meringue on a cream pie or, how
does cream become butter? How can
you replace gluten or eggs without
disrupting the chemistry of what you
are cooking/baking? You'll feed your
mind (and stomach) in this culinary
camp that explores the science of
cooking and what really goes on when
you bake, beat, stir and fold. Please list
any food restrictions or food allergies on
the registration form under special needs
or call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9574
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
FIRST MUSICAL:
MADAGASCAR
AGES 9 TO 10 First Musical is
a wonderful introductory stage
experience for aspiring musical
theatre performers. Based on the
smash DreamWorks animated
motion picture, Madagascar: A
Musical Adventure JR. follows all of
your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends
as they escape from their home in
New York’s Central Park Zoo and
find themselves on an unexpected
journey to the madcap world of
King Julien’s Madagascar. Campers
enrolled in this production-oriented
camp will spend two weeks of the
full-day camp session rehearsing
this scripted musical, then perform
the show for family and friends at
7PM on July 14.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9499
JUL 3–14 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$450.00
Susan Kopp, Tre’von Griffith
This is a two week camp.
FUNDAMENTALS OF HIP-HOP
AGES 8 TO 10 Beginning through
intermediate level dancers will learn
high-energy group choreography
using hip-hop dance elements such
as breakdancing and pop locking.
Also, explore the element of freestyle,
create a hip-hop "crew" name and
design a t-shirt for a final performance
for family and friends.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9472
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Ebony Bryant
FUNDAMENTALS OF STAGE
COMBAT
AGES 8 TO 10 Students will be
introduced to the theatrical art form of
stage combat found in live theatre and
film. With safety first as the rule, they
will learn the basics of stage combat,
from punches and sword fights to safe
falls and rolls, and learn to integrate
them into performances onstage. They
will present a final performance of
scenes for parents and friends on the
last day of camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9504
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$128.00
Erik Kuhn
GIRLS ROCK
AGES 9 TO 10 Campers, be inspired
by your favorite female pop and rock
musicians like Ariana Grande, Victoria
Justice, Demi Lovato and Taylor
Swift, as you select and polish pop
music numbers, create and rehearse
choreography and even design and
sew your own costumes. We will put
it together for a rockin' performance
for family and friends on the final day
of camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9614
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Lauren Cram, Crystal Brown
HARRY POTTERY
AGES 8 TO 10 Goblet of Fire,
cauldron, potions bottle and wands
are just a few of the objects that
can be created in this clay camp
for lovers of all things Hogwartian.
Students will learn coil, slab and
other hand-building techniques to
fashion their magical works of art.
Whitfield MORNING
9368
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Katie Warnick
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AGES 8 TO 10
HEALTH MOVES
ICE CREAM CAMP
AGES 8 TO 10 Create delicious fresh
AGES 8 TO 10 What is better on a
fruit smoothies and adapt favorite
snack recipes into healthier versions
to promote good eating choices.
Then, get out on the dance floor with
one of COCA's dance instructors and
burn fat while building stamina with
fitness routines based in hip-hop and
jazz. Please list any food restrictions or
food allergies on the registration form
under special needs or call COCA to
provide the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9635
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Cynthia Panian, Ebony Bryant
HOGWARTS: THE JOURNEY
CONTINUES
AGES 9 TO 10 Invent new tales of
the Forbidden Forest, Diagon Alley
and the magnificent enchanted
castle of Hogwarts complete with
original characters, old favorites
and magical creatures of all types.
Campers will collaboratively develop
and rehearse a short script, then
craft props, backdrops and costume
pieces to embellish the story. Don't
miss the final, fantastic performance
at the end of the week—the magic of
Hogwarts never fails!
COCA-U. City full day
9563
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Staci Meyr
Whitfield full day
9412
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Janis Valdés, Josie Talve-Goodman
hot summer day than your favorite
ice cream treats? How about learning
to make your own? Spend each
day with COCA's culinary instructor
learning how to make some of the
most popular summer treats, from
ice cream sandwiches made with
chocolate cookies and vanilla bean
ice cream, to popsicles and sorbet.
Along the way we will learn about
kitchen safety and practice basic
cooking skills. Please list any food
restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under special needs or
call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9451
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
IMPRESSIONIST INSPIRATION
AGES 8 TO 10 In the 19th century
artists like Monet, Degas, Cezanne
and Seurat began experimenting with
painting styles to more accurately
depict light and movement in art.
From plein air painting to brushstroke
techniques, their work has inspired
artists for generations. Each day
in this camp, you will learn about
famous painters, paintings and
painting techniques; then create your
own artwork inspired by the lives
and techniques of the masters. You'll
have lots of fun exploring a variety of
subject matters and paintings styles
while learning new ways to see art
and the world around you.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9555
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
INTRO TO DIGITAL
PLAYGROUND
AGES 8 TO 10 Students will learn
basic coding with Scratch, video
game design, website design
(online project portfolio), 3D model
design with Tinkercad, building
in Minecraft, Augmented Reality
apps, Stop Motion Animation,
3D Modeling with Tinkercad, 3D
Printing, Google & Samsung VR
headsets and more. Programs will
be responsive to each student, so
older students will likely be given
more complex challenges.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9694
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
The Disruption Department Faculty
INTRO TO MAKE, HACK,
PLAY
AGES 8 TO 10 Students will
Make, Hack, and Play their way
through a series of hands-on
STEAM challenges designed to
spark imagination and develop
creative confidence. Challenges
will incorporate both low-tech and
high-tech materials and technology,
ranging from marshmallows and
recycled materials to programmable
robots, Makey Makeys, 3D printers,
and both Google & Samsung
VR headsets. Programs will be
responsive to each student, so
older students will likely be given
more complex challenges.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9691
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
The Disruption Department Faculty
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AGES 8 TO 10
iPAD MOVIE MAKING
iPAD MUSIC MAKING
AGES 8 TO 10 Collaboratively plan,
AGES 8 TO 10 You will learn how
write, storyboard, direct, shoot, edit
and perform in a short digital video
using tools and apps on an iPad.
Aspiring filmmakers will explore the
world of movie making and leave
with access to the created films. iPads
are provided by COCA.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9509
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$148.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
to create rhythms and melodies in
a variety of styles—from rock and
pop to jazz, classical and hip-hop.
Explore a combination of software
instruments, pre-programmed loops,
and even your own voice to produce
your own song! You will also have
the opportunity to use iPads as live
instruments, as you participate in
jam sessions with other campers.
Through this musical journey, you will
explore the fundamentals of musical
composition, improvisation and how
to have fun using technology to make
music! All campers' songs will be put
on a CD, which you can take home at
the end of the camp. Work with iPads
COCA-U. City MORNING
9546
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
provided by COCA. Please bring your
own set of earbud headphones.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9645
AUG 14–18 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9631
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Mark Pagano
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9419
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
iPAD STOP MOTION MOVIES
iPAD FEATURE FILM
AGES 8 TO 10 Collaboratively plan,
write, storyboard, direct, shoot, edit
and perform in a digital video using
tools and apps on an iPad. Aspiring
filmmakers will explore the world
of movie making and leave with
access to the created films. iPads are
provided by COCA.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9567
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Aaron Holdmeyer, Jennifer Quinn
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AGES 8 TO 10 Explore the
intersection of stop motion animation
and iPad-based movie making in this
camp. Students will collaboratively
plan, write, storyboard, direct, shoot
and edit a short digital stop motion
animation video using tools and apps
on an iPad. Aspiring filmmakers will
explore the world of movie making
and leave with a DVD of the films
developed in the camp. iPads are
provided by COCA.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9625
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
Whitfield MORNING
9390
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
KITCHEN CREATIVE
AGES 8 TO 10 Let your imagination
soar as you explore the creative
potential in the kitchen this summer!
We'll explore some of your favorite
flavors and invent some new ones
as we make au gratin potatoes with
a hint of lavender and sage butter
ice cream. We'll play with our food
as we make fantastical garnishes
and decorative plates for our dishes.
Along the way, we will learn about
kitchen safety and practice basic
kitchen skills. Please list any food
restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under "special needs"
or call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9521
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$180.00
Cynthia Panian
LAND OF OOO
AGES 8 TO 10 Go on an imaginary
adventure to the Land of Ooo
with Finn the Human and Jake the
Dog. Explore classic characters like
Princess Bubblegum and The Ice
King or create original characters
inspired by the story. We'll weave our
characters and ideas together, build
props and backdrops and create a
final show to share with family and
friends on the last day of camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9579
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley, Eric Conners
AGES 8 TO 10
MUSICAL MOVES
AGES 8 TO 10 Beginner level dancers
will learn basic musical theatre
tap and musical theatre jazz steps
found in musicals such as Annie and
Seussical. They'll work on timing and
choreography using fun props and
perform their routines for family and
friends on the final day of camp. No
previous experience required.
MAGNIFICENT MOSAICS
AGES 8 TO 10 Use glass, stone,
tile and more to make a mosaic
masterpiece. Students will learn the
art and craft of this 4,000-year-old art
form as they experiment with a range
of organic and structure patterns
using ancient techniques and cool
new materials. They will create
beautiful wall hangings and stepping
stones for the garden as well as
personal items like boxes and picture
frames. Camp will conclude with an
exhibition of created work.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9612
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45PM–4:00PM
$155.00
Rudy Zapf
MASK STUDIO
AGES 8 TO 10 Campers will explore
and create several different styles
of masks inspired by a variety of
cultures. From collage-oriented
helmet style masks to latex molded
and plaster cast masks, you will
discover the artistry of creating these
one-of-a-kind creations. You will also
spend time on the art of performing
in the mask, activating your largerthan-life creations.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9599
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Carrie Fernandez
MUSICAL THEATRE
CREATORS
AGES 8 TO 10 Design, create,
rehearse and perform a show in just
10 days? Yes! We can do it! What
tools do you need when creating a
show from the ground up? The most
important tool is you! Bring your
talents in dance, music and drama,
and COCA teaching artists will guide
you as you select songs from musicals
and contemporary music, write scenes
and put together your show. Join
other artists to create an amazing
performance piece to share on the
final day of camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9479
JUN 19–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$490.00
Diane Davenport, Lee Nolting
MUSICAL THEATRE
MASTERPIECES
AGES 8 TO 10 Explore classic musical
theatre while working on your
singing, dancing and acting skills.
This camp will use songs from classic
musicals like South Pacific, Oliver,
Bye Bye Birdie and Hello Dolly to
strengthen your fundamental skills.
The camp will culminate in a musical
revue for family and friends.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9643
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Gina Bon-Perez, Crystal Brown, Susan Kopp
ON THE "CAT" WALK
AGES 8 TO 10 Heard of Lil BUB?
Or Grumpy Cat? The purrrfect
camp for cat lovers, you will create
a simple cat printed skirt, top and
cat headband using different hand
sewing techniques. You will also be
introduced to a sewing machine and
use it to properly complete your
projects. At the end of camp, model
your cat creations on the runway!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9547
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Lauren Cram
Whitfield FULL DAY
9360
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Susan Kopp, Janne Boneau
COCA-U. City MORNING
9464
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
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AGES 8 TO 10
PAINTING & DRAWING
TECHNIQUE
AGES 8 TO 10 Students will explore
technical drawing skills and the
world of color with a professional
artist. Projects will include portraits,
landscapes, still-lifes. Students study
composition, point of view and learn
to use color expressively. At the end of
camp, family and friends will be invited
to a culminating exhibition.
ONE MINUTE MOVIES
AGES 8 TO 10 Love the super short
films made popular by YouTube?
Participants in this camp will
cooperatively plan, direct, stage,
shoot and edit a very short digital
video film using other campers as
performers. You may choose to
create parodies, commercials or
mini-documentaries. Each camper will
receive a DVD of the films developed
in the camp.
COCA-U. City afternoon
9437
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Rici Hoffarth
Whitfield morning
9398
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
OPEN MIC
AGES 8 TO 10 Select a contemporary
song that is right for you and blend
with your fellow campers voices in
ensembles numbers. Practice vocal
technique and vocal expression as
well as use of a microphone. Singers
will perform for family and friends on
the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City afternoon
9459
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Crystal Brown
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COCA-U. City morning
9572
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
COCA-U. City afternoon
9632
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
PLEIN AIR DRAWING
FUNDAMENTALS
AGES 8 TO 10 Working outside
COCA when weather permits
or out the window if it does not,
campers will learn the basics of
environmental sketching. You
will work in pencil, pen, ink and
brush as well as water color to
develop your on-site drawing skills.
The camp will take a field trip to
Earthdance Farms to draw and
sketch.
COCA-U. City afternoon
9443
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
PIES THE LIMIT
PODCAST
AGES 8 TO 10 Become a pie expert
AGES 8 TO 10 Working in small
teams, campers will decide whether
to create a fictional narrative style
or a talk show style podcast. While
working on speaking skills, such
as articulation, diction and breath
control, as well as imagination and
collaboration, you will script your
ideas, tape, and edit a podcast—
adding sound effects and music as
needed. All campers will receive a
link to the closed channel podcasts
on the final day of camp.
in this baking camp. Experiment with
methods to create the flakiest pastry
crusts, then dream up the ultimate
filling. Cook savory pies from meats
and cheeses or the most delicious
quiches. Fill your sweet pies with
fruit or chocolate and top them, if
you dare, with mile high meringue.
Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA to provide
the information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9497
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
COCA-U. City MORNING
9535
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Kristin Rion
AGES 8 TO 10
POTTERY WHEEL
INTRODUCTION
ROGUE & REBELS:
STAR WARS NEW CHAPTER
AGES 8 TO 10 Go ahead, throw it—
AGES 8 TO 10 Work with COCA
on a pottery wheel, of course! This
introductory program teaches the
basics of wheel throwing, allowing
young artists to become comfortable
with the technique and produce one
or more finished pieces. You will
learn fundamentals of the potter's
art including centering, throwing,
finishing, trimming and glazing.
Whitfield afternoon
9413
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Michele Reichlin
PUPPET PERFORMANCE
theatre teaching artists to explore the
elements of the Star Wars universe
and imagine a new chapter of the
story. Using the popular characters,
conflicts and themes as a jumping
off point, we will create our own
Jedi, aliens, rogues and rebels
and imagine new adventures for
them to undertake. We will create
backgrounds, props and costume
pieces to help us tell our stories and
share them with family and friends on
the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9457
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Andrea Henry Tharian, Trish Brown,
Erik Kuhn
SKETCH COMEDY
AGES 8 TO 10 Through improvisation
and theatre games, campers will
develop original, hilarious characters
and situations. You will explore a
variety of conventions and formats
used to write and create popular
comedy club material. On the last
day, we will perform our own sketch
comedy cabaret style for friends and
family.
COCA-U. City
MORNING
9489
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Kristin Rion
STOP MOTION PERFORMING
COCA-U. City MORNING
9523
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Shannon Piwowarczyk
AGES 8 TO 10 Learn to use real
people in place of stop motion
armatures to create magical illusions.
Animations will include stop-motion
dances with impossible leaps, magic
tricks that defy sleight of hand,
comedic silent shorts and hovering
animations. Campers will leave with
a DVD of the work created in the
camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9468
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Maria Ojascastro, Kristin Rion
Whitfield MORNING
9425
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Eric Conners, Katie Warnick
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9561
JUL 17–21 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Emily Catedral
ROCK THE HOUSE
SIMPLY SILLY INVENTIONS
COCA-U. City MORNING
9653
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Emily Catedral
AGES 8 TO 10 The visual and
performing arts merge in puppetry. In
this camp we will explore and create
a range of puppets—from simple
hand and rod puppets to large
body puppets used in festivals and
parades. We will activate our puppets
in a performance showcase for family
and friends on the final day of camp.
AGES 8 TO 10 Singers will work on
vocal technique and song delivery
in this camp for fans of classic rock.
Bring expression, confidence, body
posture and vocal power to your
group singing or solo performance as
you sing rock music. On the final day
of camp we will perform our songs for
family and friends.
COCA-U. City afternoon
9495
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Tre'von Griffith, Carrie Fernandez
AGES 8 TO 10 Turn hilarious ideas
into extraordinary contraptions!
Become like the artist/inventor
Rube Goldberg and go where your
imagination takes you. Learn about
this cartoonist and the wacky inspired
machines he created in his cartoons.
Draw and create inventions using
simple machines. We'll provide the
wheels, gears, ramps, marbles, blocks
and other castaway toys. Question
like a scientist, create like an artist!
COCA-U. City MORNING
9609
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Maria Ojascastro
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AGES 8 TO 10
TACO TUESDAY
WRESTLEMANIA
AGES 8 TO 10 Campers will learn
AGES 8 TO 10 Working with COCA
theatre and costuming artists, create
your own outlandish wrestling
character inspired by the WWE. We'll
design a pro-style wrestling mask
and costume and activate it with safe
stage combat in a demonstration for
family and friends on the final day of
camp.
to cook homemade flour and corn
tortillas, shredded meats, guacamole,
pico de gallo and more as they
explore the many variations of
tacos—from traditional, walking,
street and even dessert! We will
personalize kitchen aprons, create
recipe cards, learn about kitchen
safety and practice basic skills, like
measuring and following directions.
Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA with the
information.
SWEETOLOGY: CAKE
DECORATING
AGES 8 TO 10 Work at a
professional bakery to learn basic
cake decorating techniques and
tools, and work with a variety of
edible mediums to create fun,
whimsical sweet treats. We'll make
fondant cake decorations using
basic geometric shapes, cookie
cutters and free sculpting, learn
the basics of frosting and piping
with buttercream and design and
decorate a cake from start to finish.
Each day includes a delicious
edible take home project. This
COCA-U. City MORNING
9475
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
THEATRICAL MAKEUP
AGES 8 TO 10 Learn stage makeup
camp takes place at Sweetology 9214
Clayton Road, Ladue, MO 63124.
Before and After Care not available.
techniques artists use to transform
actors into different types of characters
on film, television, stage and in
haunted houses. We'll "age" into
impossibly old people, create monster
and zombie characters, give ourselves
animal characteristics and disturb
others with our faux injuries. Campers
will receive a photo record of their
transformations.
Sweetology AFTERNOON
9660
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Sweetology Faculty
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9529
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
COCA Faculty
Sweetology MORNING
9661
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Sweetology Faculty
COCA-U. City MORNING
9592
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
COCA Faculty
Whitfield MORNING
9364
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Kristy Kuster
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COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9564
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Gregory Jenkins, Lauren Cram
TOY AROUND
AGES 8 TO 10 What happens to toys
that are a little past their prime? Start
with imagination, add paint, glue,
wheels, gears, beads and more. We'll
create new gadgets, 3D works of art
or even reinvent toys/games. Time to
re-purpose playthings in amazingly
creative ways, because no toy gets
left behind!
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9719
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Rudy Zapf
COCA-U. City MORNING
9508
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$128.00
Rudy Zapf
WHITEBOARD ANIMATION
AGES 8 TO 10 Learn to create stop
motion animation utilizing a popular
whiteboard technique seen in many
TV and internet commercials. Learn
how to use different stop motion
tricks with the whiteboard to tell an
effective story or convey an idea in
a unique way. Participants will leave
with a DVD of the final animations.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9534
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Emily Catedral
AGES 11 TO 13
ABOUT FACE:
PROSTHETICS & LATEX
ARTIST’S TOOLBOX:
DRAWING & PAINTING
AGES 11 TO 13 Learn the stage
AGES 11 TO 13 Deepen your
makeup techniques used to transform
actors into different types of
characters on film, television, stage
and in haunted houses using latex
and prosthetic pieces to augment
and change face shapes. You and
your fellow campers will "age"
into impossibly old people, create
monster and zombie characters, give
yourselves animal characteristics
and disturb others with faux injuries.
Campers will receive a photo record
of their transformations.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9640
AUG 7–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Kristy Kuster
ACTOR’S TOOLBOX:
CREATING CHARACTER
AGES 11 TO 13 Work with COCA
theatre faculty to expand your
technique. You will focus on
developing physical and vocal
expressiveness as the basis for strong
characterizations, learning to break
down scripts and build confidence for
the audition process. You will also work
to develop characters with specific
physical and vocal traits in both
improvised and scripted scenes.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9379
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Chauncy Thomas
experience in drawing and painting
skills. Explore unique approaches
designed to develop images and
ideas for your drawings and paintings
and learn key formal skills such as
composition, scale, value, color mixing
and color theory while working with
a multitude of media like watercolor,
acrylic and charcoal.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9414
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Rudy Zapf
BALLET STUDIO
AGES 9 TO 13 Classes will be
divided into two sections, based on
each dancer's ability. This full-day
dance studio will include ballet,
modern and character technique
classes as well as focus classes on
elements within the technique:
adagio, allegro, turns, and pointe
or pre-pointe. Enrichment classes
also included on repertoire and
variations, ballet history and
vocabulary, music for dance,
costuming and technical theatre.
There will be a presentation on the
last day for family and friends. For
students who have completed COCA
levels Beginner 3 through Intermediate
3/4 or who have had more than three
years of ballet training.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9515
JUL 3–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$615.00
Norma Gabriel, Kathleen Radke
Whittaker, Carrie Fernandez
This is a three week camp.
BOOTCAMP: MUSICAL
THEATRE DANCE
AGES 11 TO 16 COCA alumni Chris
Page-Sanders, choreographer
for the past 12 COCA Summer
Musicals, will introduce a range
of contemporary musical dance
styles. This full-day dance studio
will combine instruction in
technique and choreography and
will culminate a sharing of what
is learned. For students who have
completed COCA levels Beginner/
Intermediate through Intermediate 3/4,
or who have at least 2 years of musical
theatre dance experience.
COCA-U. City
FULL DAY
9543
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Chris Page-Sanders
CIRCUS EXPLORER
AGES 11 TO 13 Athletic campers will
practice skills such as tumbling and
mini-trampoline, try stilt walking,
rola bola and rolling globe, work
on balancing on the low wire and
ground work on juggling, spinning
plates, diablo, flower sticks and more.
They will take a risk as they explore
aerial work on stationary trapeze,
silks and aerial hoop. This camp will
conclude with a performance for
family and friends.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9569
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Elliot Pearsall
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9517
JUL 10–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$490.00
Norma Gabriel, Kathleen Radke
Whittaker, Carrie Fernandez
This is a two week camp.
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AGES 11 TO 13
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
AGES 11 TO 13 Use digital
photography to capture, enhance,
and produce beautiful images.
Students will photograph a range
of subjects as they determine the
types of photography that interest
them. They will learn to enhance and
alter their images using computer
software. Students can bring their own
digital cameras, or use COCA's, and will
receive printed copies of their work.
CREATING MANGA
AGES 11 TO 13 This camp is
designed for students who want
to learn to draw in the popular
Japanese Manga style. Learn how to
draw facial expressions, hands, hair
and clothing folds and to develop
your own characters and stories.
Japanese Manga is utilized in a broad
range of genres: action-adventure,
romance, sports, comedy, science
fiction or mystery. How will you use it
to create your own work?
Whitfield MORNING
9389
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
DECKED OUT DONUTS
AGES 11 TO 13 Create, fill, glaze,
frost and decorate a wide range of
deep fried and baked donuts as well
as churros and funnel cakes. As a
special treat we will sample donuts
from some of St. Louis’ best-known
donut shops! Along the way, students
will learn about kitchen safety and
practice basic kitchen skills. Please list
any food restrictions or food allergies
on the registration form under special
needs or call COCA to provide the
information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9520
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
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Whitfield MORNING
9410
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Katrina Shannon
DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY
AGES 11 TO 13 Enter the magical
world of Hogwarts and join the
D.A.! This camp explores Defense
Against the Dark Arts as you work
with a theatre artist to devise plot
and characters. Then learn stage
combat techniques to perfect your
Expelliarmus and Stupefy spells
and create exciting wizarding duels.
Enemies of Hogwarts, beware!
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9500
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$240.00
Maria Ojascastro, Erik Kuhn, Eric Conners
Whitfield FULL DAY
9353
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Janis Valdés, Erik Kuhn,
Josie Talve-Goodman
EXTREME BOOK
MAKEOVER
AGES 11 TO 13 Book and craft lovers
will enjoy this form of mixed media
artwork. Change a favorite book
from its original form into a different
form, altering both its appearance
and meaning. Cut, tear, glue, fold,
paint, add texts and drawings, rebind
and create pop-ups. Add pockets
and niches to hold notes or threedimensional objects. Use pages from
a book in new ways, leaves on a tree,
sculptural forms—the only limit is your
imagination!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9584
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Meredith Foster
FABRIC BLOCK PRINTING &
SEWING
AGES 11 TO 13 Master the basics of
block printing on paper and fabric.
Learn carving techniques for rubber
and wooden blocks and linoleum
plates, how to print using dye pastes
and inks, design fundamentals and
how to create repeat and multicolor prints. You will also learn the
fundamentals of both machine and
hand-sewing as you use your block
printed fabric to create garments and
other unique items.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9641
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Rici Hoffarth
Whitfield FULL DAY
9365
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Michelle Rocco, Maria Ojascastro
AGES 11 TO 13
GLASSWORKS
AGES 10 TO 14 Campers will
FASHION CHALLENGE
AGES 11 TO 13 Aspiring fashion
designers will be given a different
fashion challenge to complete each
day and will help decide who solved
it most successfully. They will practice
rendering and illustration, machine
and hand sewing and embellishment
techniques to complete the
garments and accessories they
design. Creativity will be the key. The
possibilities are endless! The camp
will end with a runway presentation
of the creations. Participants should
experience all three of the glass
working processes offered at Third
Degree Glass. Days will be split
between working with molten glass
in the hot glass studio, cutting,
fusing and slumping glass in the
kiln working studio and making
glass beads in the flameworking
studio. Students new to working
with glass and those with previous
experience are encouraged to
attend. The program will be
individualized to meet the needs
of students. Bring a bag lunch and
water bottle and wear closed toe
shoes and long pants. This camp
will take place at Third Degree Glass
Factory, 5200 Delmar Blvd., St Louis,
MO 63108. Before and After Care are
not available.
Third Degree Glass Factory
FULL DAY
9659
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$420.00
Third Degree Glass Faculty
have a basic understanding of machine
and hand sewing prior to camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9478
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Lauren Cram
Whitfield FULL DAY
9397
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Michelle Rocco
HIP-HOP THEATRE
AGES 11 TO 13 Hip-hop theatre
presents contemporary stories using
elements of hip-hop culture—dance,
graffiti, rapping, spoken word and
beatboxing. It has become popular
in recent years through musicals like
In the Heights and Hamilton, but it
takes many different forms. In this
camp we will explore hip-hop from a
variety of perspectives and create our
own hip-hop theatre piece to share
with family and friends on the final
day of camp.
INDIE MUSIC PRODUCTION
AGES 11 TO 13 Define your style by
creating your own song! Work with
a professional songwriter to create
lyrics and melodies. We'll provide
piano and guitar accompaniment
while other campers provide back-up
vocals and, if possible, instrumental
tracks. Rehearse your song and
record it at Clayton Studios to create
a CD of songs. On the final day of
camp we will hold a CD release party.
Please indicate if you play an instrument
under special needs on your registration
form or call COCA to provide the
information.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9591
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$165.00
Kevin Mansco, Mark Pagano
INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL
PLAYGROUND
AGES 11 TO 13 Students will
Make, Hack and Play their way
through a series of hands-on
STEAM challenges designed to
spark imagination and develop
creative confidence. Challenges
will incorporate both lowtech and high-tech materials
and technology, ranging from
marshmallows and recycled
materials to programmable robots,
Makey Makeys, 3D printers, and
both Google & Samsung VR
headsets.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9693
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
The Disruption Department Faculty
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9642
AUG 14–18 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Colin Healy, Gheremi Clay
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AGES 11 TO 13
INTERMEDIATE MAKE,
HACK, PLAY
AGES 11 TO 13 Students will
Make, Hack and Play their way
through a series of hands-on
STEAM challenges designed to
spark imagination and develop
creative confidence. Challenges
will incorporate both low-tech and
high-tech materials and technology,
ranging from marshmallows
and recycled materials to
programmable robots, Makey
Makeys, 3D printers, and both
Google & Samsung VR headsets.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9692
JUL 24–28 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
The Disruption Department Faculty
INVENTOR’S WORKSHOP
AGES 11 TO 13 Creativity, art
and technology collide in this
collaborative camp for young
innovators. Tinker with the innerworkings of everyday gadgets
and use them to engineer new
creations and solve challenges.
Instructors from the Challenger
Learning Center St. Louis will
provide engineering expertise
while instructors from COCA bring
design thinking to the arts-led
process of creating innoventions.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9448
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Challenger Faculty, Meredith Foster
iPAD ILLUSTRATION
AGES 11 TO 13 Explore the world
of digital media arts using your
imagination and arts-based apps.
We'll work in drawing and illustration,
take and manipulate photographs
and put our artwork together in a
presentation that we can project in
the classroom for our culminating
event. iPads are provided by COCA.
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9391
JUN 5–9 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Jennifer James
iPAD LEGOMATION
PRODUCTION
AGES 11 TO 13 Legomation fans will
create characters and action, draft
story boards, stage the building
blocks and utilize stop motion
animation techniques on iPads to
build short films out of Legos. Each
camper will leave with a DVD of films
developed in the camp.
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9399
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Aaron Holdmeyer
JUKEBOX MUSICALS
AGES 11 TO 13 A jukebox musical
combines the beat and energy of
pop music and the narrative style of
musical theatre to create a show like
Mamma Mia or Jersey Boys—which
are hugely popular because they are
full of familiar songs! In this camp,
you will explore songs that have been
or could be featured in a jukebox
musical and put them together with
choreography and an original script
to share with family and friends on
the final day of camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9562
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Gina Bon-Perez, Crystal Brown, Haley Fortune
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Whitfield FULL DAY
9416
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Susan Kopp, Kevin Mansco
LEGOMATION MOVIE
TRAILER
AGES 11 TO 13 Lights, camera,
Legomation! You will select a wellknown film and then collaboratively
write, storyboard, animate and edit
your own animated movie trailer
using only Legos. You will complete
the trailers using visual effects, voice
overs and music. Each camper will
receive access to the films created in
the camp.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9527
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Neal Brown
LOOK-ALIKE COOKING
AGES 11 TO 13 Create simple and
complex illusionary dishes to trick
the eye while satisfying your hunger.
From easy replacements, such as
spaghetti squash and cauliflower
rice, to more complicated tricks like
savory turkey meatloaf cupcakes and
sweet chicken pot pies, this camp
will prepare you to fool your family
and friends with fun food you make
yourself. Please list any food restrictions
or food allergies on the registration
form under special needs or call COCA
to provide the information.
COCA-U. City
MORNING
9450
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
AGES 11 TO 13
PLEIN AIR DRAWING
AGES 11 TO 13 Working outside
COCA when weather permits or out
the window if it does not, campers
will learn the basics of environmental
sketching. You will work in pencil,
pen, ink and brush as well as water
color to develop your on-site
drawing skills. The camp will take
a field trip to Earthdance Farms to
draw and sketch.
MOVIE REVIVAL
AGES 11 TO 13 Creative campers
will enjoy the opportunity to take
something old and make it new
again. Working in small groups,
you will select a dated film or TV
show from a list of options like
The Breakfast Club, WarGames or
Small Wonder, then create your
own contemporary version. You will
film scenes for a short pilot for your
reimagined show, and receive a DVD
of the films created in the camp.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9486
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Neal Brown, Trish Brown
PASSPORT: FRANCE
AGES 11 TO 13 Join us in the COCA
kitchen for a taste-tour of France
that will entice adventurous taste
buds. You will be treated to cuisine
from all over this exciting country,
from crepes to quiche. After a
morning of cooking, you will spend
the afternoon learning about French
art, creating French-inspired visual
art projects and even have a French
language lesson or two. Please list any
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9633
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Emily Catedral
ROCK & ROLL PRINTMAKING
AGES 11 TO 13 Learn the art of
making multiples, often applied to
poster, flyer, zine and t-shirt making
and make your own unique rock
& roll works of art. Explore several
printmaking techniques including
stencils, relief cuts and intaglio.
Create and print your own t-shirt
designs with silkscreen and stencils
as well as design and make your own
flyers and posters.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9462
JUN 12–16 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Rici Hoffrath
SECRET INGREDIENT
AGES 11 TO 13 Each day, a secret
POTTERY WHEEL
AGES 11 TO 13 Go ahead, throw it—
on a pottery wheel, of course! This
introductory program teaches the
basics of wheel throwing, allowing
young artists to become comfortable
with the technique and produce
one or more finished pieces. COCA
artists will teach fundamentals of
the potter's art including centering,
throwing, finishing, trimming and
glazing. Campers will also learn
about ball, coil and slab handbuilding techniques with a variety of
clay.
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9376
JUN 19–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$280.00
Michele Reichlin
ingredient will be revealed to you
and your fellow budding chefs. Then,
as part of a small team, you will be
challenged to utilize that ingredient
in creative ways, combined only with
products found in the COCA pantry.
No experience is necessary for this
culinary experience where quick
thinking and creativity are key. Let
the battle begin! Please list any food
restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under special needs or
call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9597
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Cynthia Panian
This is a 2 week camp.
food restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under special needs or
call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9552
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Meredith Foster, Cynthia Panian
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AGES 11 TO 13
STAGE COMBAT
TAP STUDIO
AGES 11 TO 13 You will practice the
AGES 11 TO 18 Spend the
week learning technique and
choreography in both musical
theatre tap and rhythm tap. Work
on tap performance skills, tap
history, as well as rhythm and
technique. This studio course will
culminate on the last day with
a performance highlighting the
choreography you've learned
showcasing the variety of tap
styles. For Intermediate 2 and
theatrical art form of stage combat
found in action sequences in both
live theatre and film. With safety first
as the rule, you will learn the basics
of stage combat, from punches and
sword fights to safe falls and rolls,
and learn to integrate them to scenes
for performances on stage. We will
present a final performance of scenes
that highlight these new skills for
family and friends on the last day of
camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9608
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Erik Kuhn
STOP MOTION PERFORMING
AGES 11 TO 13 Learn to use real
people in place of stop motion
armatures to create magical illusions.
Animations will include stop-motion
dances with impossible leaps, magic
tricks that defy sleight of hand,
comedic silent shorts and hovering
animations. Campers will leave with
a DVD of the work created in the
camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9626
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Emily Catedral
Intermediate 3 tap students.
SWEETOLOGY CAKE
DECORATING
AGES 11 TO 13 Work at a
professional bakery to learn basic
cake decorating techniques and
tools, and work with a variety of
edible mediums to create fun,
whimsical sweet treats. We'll make
fondant cake decorations using
basic geometric shapes, cookie
cutters and free sculpting, learn
the basics of frosting and piping
with buttercream, and design and
decorate a cake from start to finish.
Each day includes a delicious edible
take home project. This camp takes
place at Sweetology 9214 Clayton
Road, Ladue, MO 63124. Before and
After Care not available. Please list any
food restrictions or food allergies on
the registration form under special
needs or call COCA to provide the
information.
Sweetology MORNING
9663
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$185.00
Sweetology Faculty
Sweetology AFTERNOON
9662
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Sweetology Faculty
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COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9487
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Kelly Ging
YOUTH MUSICAL:
THE LION KING JR.
AGES 11 TO 14 Kids and teens ages
11–14 are invited to audition for
COCA's Youth Musical Disney's The
Lion King JR. The African savannah
comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and
an unforgettable cast of characters
as they journey from Pride Rock
to the jungle...and back again, in
this inspiring, coming-of-age tale.
Campers cast in this production
will spend three weeks (during the
COCA camp day) rehearsing, then
perform the show complete with
set, lights and costumes on June 23
and 24. Auditions are May 5 and 6.
Financial assistance is available to those
who qualify.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9449
JUN 5–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$570.00
Duane Foster, Diadie Bathily,
Charlie Mueller
AGES 12 TO 18
BOOTCAMP: MUSICAL
THEATRE DANCE
AGES 11 TO 16 COCA alumni Chris
Page-Sanders, choreographer
for the past 12 COCA Summer
Musicals, will introduce a range
of contemporary musical dance
styles. This full-day dance studio
will combine instruction in
technique and choreography and
will culminate a sharing of what
is learned. For students who have
ABOUT FACE:
PROSTHETICS & LATEX
AGES 12 TO 18 Each day, students
will learn and work with stage
makeup techniques artists use to
transform actors into different types
of characters on film, television, stage
and in haunted houses using latex
and prosthetic pieces to augment and
change their face shapes. We'll "age"
into impossibly old people, create
monster and zombie characters, give
ourselves animal characteristics, and
disturb others with our faux injuries.
Students will receive a photo record of
their transformations.
Whitfield AFTERNOON
9375
JUN 19–23 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Kristy Kuster
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA
AGES 12 TO 18 This program is
designed for actors of all skill levels
who want on-camera experience.
Learn skills needed to professionally
audition and perform for the camera.
You will learn basic terminology
and technique, as well as gain
practical experience by performing
commercials and simple scenes under
the guidance of a professional actorinstructor. All campers will leave with
access to the camera work studied in
the camp.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9589
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–12:15M
$165.00
Trish Brown
completed COCA levels Beginner/
Intermediate through Intermediate 3/4,
or who have at least 2 years of musical
theatre dance experience.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9543
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Chris Page-Sanders
CALL THE DOCTOR
AGES 12 TO 18 Step into the TARDIS
and travel with a Time Lord. Fans of
The Doctor will collaborate to create
a new episode, racing to save the
universe and perhaps time itself.
Create upcycled sonic screwdrivers,
Cybermen or Ood masks,
design your own Doctor-specific
accessories—a bow tie, a fez or your
own creation—and even write in
Gallifreyan. On the final day the new
adventure will be unveiled for family
and friends. Don't let the Daleks win;
call The Doctor!
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9638
AUG 7–11 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Kristin Rion, Andrea Henry Tharian
Whitfield FULL DAY
9405
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Janis Valdés, Katie Warnick
CLAY STUDIO: WHEEL &
HANDBUILDING
AGES 12 TO 18 Explore all the
elements of the potter's art. Learn
the basics of wheel throwing,
including centering, throwing,
finishing and trimming. Use slab and
coil techniques to create hand built
pieces. Take inspiration from pottery
of ancient cultures and create a
fantastic sculpture based on human,
animal or imaginary forms. Works are
exhibited at week's end.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9383
JUN 5–9 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Katie Warnick
COMPUTER ANIMATION
AGES 12 TO 18 Working with Adobe
Creative Cloud apps like After Effects
and Photoshop, you will create short
computer-animated films. Along
the way you will learn how to make
photographs talk, turn still pictures
into cinemagraphs, and add special
effects to live action video.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9359
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Neal Brown
COSPLAY COSTUMES
AGES 12 TO 18 Cosplay is the creation
of costumes and accessories to
reflect a manga or anime character
in fully realized form. In this camp,
participants will design their character
then learn basic machine and hand
sewing techniques to build one of the
costumes designed. Camp concludes
with an exhibition of created work.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9531
JUL 10–14 | 12:45–4:00PM
$165.00
Lauren Cram, Hope Ashley
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AGES 12 TO 18
CREATIVE PROBLEM
SOLVERS
AGES 12 TO 18 Students will be
given both hands-on and digital
challenges for the first half of the
camp to learn how to use Scratch,
3D modeling with Tinkercad,
3D Printers, Makey Makeys, VR
headsets, and much more, as well
as the design thinking approach to
problem solving, often used when
tackling what is known as a “Big
Hairy Problem.” Each student will
spend the last half of the camp
identifying a problem, challenge,
or obstacle, utilizing the processes
and tools in the makerspace to
prototype a solution, and leave on
Friday with whatever it is they built
to solve the “Big Hairy Problem”
that they identified.
COCA-U. City MORNING
9695
AUG 7–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
The Disruption Department Faculty
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY &
PHOTOSHOP
AGES 12 TO 18 Work with
photography and media
professionals to learn a combination
of advanced digital photo editing
skills using Adobe Photoshop. You
will capture images in portraiture,
landscape, abstract and in motion
photography. In Photoshop, learn to
adjust lighting, contrast, exposure,
cropping, image colorizing,
retouching and more. Participants
will leave with selected prints of their
favorite images.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9415
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Katrina Shannon
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FLIP AND FLY
MAKIN' BACON
AGES 12 TO 18 Dive head first into
AGES 12 TO 18 Bacon lovers will
learn classic as well as unique recipes
that feature their favorite food - from
Homemade Bacon Mac & Cheese to
Bacon Waffles, and Bacon-Wrapped
Jalapenos to Chocolate Covered
Bacon. Then, as part of a small team,
budding chefs will be challenged
to utilize and highlight bacon in
the most creative way in a cooking
competition to be judged by family
and friends on the final day of camp.
this intensive opportunity to create
your own circus. Designed for
students with experience in circus
skills, this camp will help you take
your work to the next level. Increase
technical skills in stationary trapeze,
trampoline, silks, low wire, juggling,
unicycle, acrobatics, magic and
clowning. Achieve the perfect balance
of grace, athleticism and comedy as
you collaboratively build a production
that highlights your special talents.
For students who have completed Circus
Explorer, have previously taken Flip and
Fly, or who have participated in Physical
Theatre and Circus Art.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9518
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Elliot Pearsall
HIP-HOP VIDEO
AGES 12 TO 18 Beginning through
intermediate level dancers will learn
high-energy group choreography
using hip-hop dance elements, such as
breakdancing and pop locking. You will
also explore the element of freestyle
and put together a dance using both
choreography and freestyle and create
your own shirts and hats to wear
while you dance. Then, working with
a video artist, learn the fundamentals
of capturing your dancing on film,
including camera angles, shots and
editing. Each camper will leave a copy
of the videos created.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9588
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Ebony Bryant, Neal Brown
Please list any food restrictions or food
allergies on the registration form under
special needs or call COCA to provide
the information.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9510
JUL 3–7 | 12:45–4:00PM
$155.00
Cynthia Panian
MANGA FOR TEENS
AGES 12 TO 18 Designed for
students who want to learn to
draw the popular Manga style
Japanese animation, Anime. Learn
this technique of drawing facial
expressions, hands, hair, clothing
folds and objects. Then, use your
new skills to develop your own
characters and stories. Japanese
Manga is utilized in a broad range of
genres: action-adventure, romance,
sports, comedy, science fiction or
mystery. How will you use it to create
work that reflects your point of view
and personal style?
COCA-U. City MORNING
9522
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
Whitfield MORNING
9366
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$155.00
Hope Ashley
AGES 12 TO 18
PAINTING STUDIO
TORCHED
AGES 12 TO 18 Students will learn the
AGES 12 TO 18 What better way to
walk the line between culinary and
performance art than to master the
art of live fire cooking with a culinary
torch? You will experiment with
creating "torched" desserts, like
creme brulee, baked Alaska, toasted
marshmallow topped cupcakes, as
well as savory torched items, like
tomatoes and peppers. You will also
learn and practice kitchen safety with
this culinary tool. Please list any food
fundamental formal skills in painting
while experimenting with a wide
range of materials and artistic genres.
The studio will focus on portraiture
and still lifes as well as projects
that cultivate individual intuition
and imagination. Students will look
at master works by contemporary
artists that use painting as a main
component of their practice to glean
inspiration.
MUSICAL THEATRE AUDITIONS
AGES 12 TO 18 Designed for triple
threat actors who want to refine their
skills and improve their audition
technique. You will focus on the
performance of songs, learn how
to manage a musical theatre dance
call by learning technique and
vocabulary, as well as select and
rehearse audition monologues. Led
by a professional actor, a vocal coach
and a dancer, you will be challenged
to reach their individual potential.
The intensive will end with a mock
audition.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9542
JUL 17–21 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Colin Healy, Gina Bon-Perez
MUSIC THEORY INTENSIVE
AGES 12 TO 18 Music Theory
Intensive is an accelerated
approach to music theory as it
pertains to what a vocalist might
encounter in choral or theatrical
settings. It blends elements of
sight singing with standard theory
curriculum and is perfect for
anyone looking to prepare for
college, improve sight reading or
simply take their theory knowledge
beyond the fundamental level.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9615
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Colin Healy
COCA-U. City MORNING
9505
JUL 3–7 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$128.00
Meredith Foster
TAP STUDIO
AGES 11 TO 18 Students will spend
the week learning technique and
choreography in both musical
theatre tap and rhythm tap. They
will work on tap performance skills,
tap history, as well as rhythm and
technique. This studio course will
culminate on the last day with
a performance highlighting the
choreography they’ve learned
showcasing the variety of tap styles.
For Intermediate 2- Intermediate 3 tap
students.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9487
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Kelly Ging
restrictions or food allergies on the
registration form under special needs or
call COCA to provide the information.
COCA-U. City
MORNING
9628
AUG 7–11 | 9:00AM–12:15PM
$175.00
Cynthia Panian
WHITEBOARD ANIMATION
AGES 12 TO 18 Learn to create stop
motion animation utilizing a popular
whiteboard technique seen in many
TV and internet commercials. Learn
how to use different stop motion
"tricks" with the whiteboard to tell an
effective story or convey an idea in
a unique way. Participants will leave
with a DVD of the final animations.
COCA-U. City AFTERNOON
9595
JUL 31–AUG 4 | 12:45–4:00PM
$175.00
Emily Catedral
THE UPSIDE DOWN
AGES 12 TO 18 Imagine yourself
in Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s
where you will explore many strange
characters and things. We'll create
our own story of demogorgons and
disappearances—then storyboard
and film it. Using stop motion effects,
theatrical make-up, sound effects,
scoring and other video strategies
we will create and edit a short video.
Each camper will receive a copy of
the final video.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9566
JUL 24–28 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$280.00
Neal Brown, Terry Watkins
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AGES 14 TO 18
PAINTING STUDIO
TAP INTENSIVE
AGES 14 TO 18 Learn the
fundamental formal skills in painting
while experimenting with a wide
range of materials and artistic genres.
The studio will focus on portraiture
and still lifes as well as projects that
cultivate individual intuition and
imagination. You will look at master
works by contemporary artists that use
painting as a main component of their
practice to glean inspiration.
Whitfield FULL DAY
9358
JUN 19–23 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Mary Nasser
AGES 14 TO 18 Spend the
week learning technique and
choreography in both musical
theatre tap and rhythm tap
in this energetic and funfilled intensive. Work on tap
performance skills, tap history,
as well as rhythm and technique.
This intensive will culminate on
the last day with a performance
highlighting the choreography
you’ve learned and showcasing
a variety of tap styles and music.
SWEETOLOGY:
MASTER DECORATING
AGES 14 TO 18 Take a deep
SCENE STUDY
AGES 14 TO 18 Focus on developing
your acting technique, including voice
and speech, movement, character
development and textual analysis.
You will work on two- to three-person
scene studies from both classic and
contemporary plays and contrasting
pieces to better prepare you for future
roles.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9525
JUL 10–14 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Trish Brown
Whitfield FULL DAY
9417
JUN 12–16 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Jennifer Quinn
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dive into sweets and treats at
Sweetology where we’ll focus our
energy on what happens after
the cake is out of the oven! You
will learn cake decorating skills
and techniques to be applied
to a variety of edible canvases,
make tasty treats to take home
daily, and compete in an exciting
cake decorating challenge to
culminate this deliciously, fun
week. This camp takes place at
Sweetology 9214 Clayton Road,
Ladue, MO 63124. Before and After
Care not available. Please list any
food restrictions or food allergies on
the registration form under special
needs or call COCA to provide the
information.
Sweetology AFTERNOON
9664
JUN 26–30 | 12:45–4:00PM
$185.00
Sweetology Faculty
For tap students in Intermediate 4
or above.
COCA-U. City FULL DAY
9488
JUN 26–30 | 9:00AM–4:00PM
$260.00
Kelly Ging
The Annual Fund
The COCA Annual Fund ensures that our
organization can continue to provide high-caliber
classes, unrivaled faculty and meaningful arts
experiences to the people of St. Louis. Gifts to the
Annual Fund support our programming, help us
keep tuition low, allow us to provide scholarships
and keep us open seven days a week, twelve hours
each day for most of the year.
Your generous donation will enable us to continue
our work.
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SUPPORT COCA
Your gift supports the COCA programs that are changing lives, creating a strong and
robust community and playing a large role in developing the leaders of today and
tomorrow.
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For information about the COCA Annual Fund, please contact Kathleen Dean, Development Associate
at 314.561.4882 or [email protected].
Annually, COCA provides nearly $1 million in scholarship and arts education programming at no cost to more than 4,000 students
in low income schools and communities around St. louis. Because of generous donors like you, COCA can continue serving the
community. Thank you for supporting COCA!
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JUNE 5–16, 2017
9:00AM–4:00PM | Ages 14 to 18
Washington University
Mallinckrodt Center
Work with COCA’s professional teaching artists in
Washington University’s state-of-the-art facilities!
Meet and collaborate with other talented teens
while you build and refine your skills.
COCA STUDENTS REGISTER AT COCASTL.ORG/REGISTER
BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY INTENSIVE
JUNE 5–16, 2017 | $610 | 9667
This dance intensive will focus on the traditional ballet curriculum, including technique classes, pointe and men’s
classes, as well as contemporary modern dance. Additional classes will diversify the training, with a concentration on
choreography and repertoire. This program is designed for students who have had extensive training with a minimum of
two years of pointe work. Dancers will be placed into a track (High-Intermediate or Advanced) after a placement class on
the first day.
INSTRUCTORS Lorraine Graves, Former Principal Dancer with The Dance Theatre of Harlem; Lamar Baylor, currently
on Broadway with The Lion King; and Tommie Waheed Evans, Dancer Professor at The University of the Arts and
former Philadanco Principal Dancer
HOW TO APPLY Dance students not currently studying at COCA should arrange a placement/audition class or email a
link to a video demonstrating their current level of technique, including adagio, pirouettes, grand allegro and pointe work,
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GuideDouthit-Boyd, Co-Artistic Director of Dance, at [email protected]. Dance students
14–18 currently studying at COCA should have completed Ballet Intermediate 3 prior to the dates of the intensive.
ACTING INTENSIVE: BUILDING BLOCKS OF A PROFESSION
JUNE 5–9, 2017 | $330 | 9668
Developed for students interested in exploring various aspects of the profession with technical instruction, observation
and networking opportunities, students will experience the elements of a professional career. In addition to
professional actors Shanara Gabrielle and Pete Winfrey, students will meet and learn from a variety of St. Louis theatre
professionals and visit on-camera and voiceover studios, a theatre rehearsal and an agent’s office. Instruction will
focus not only on increasing technical skills in acting, voice/speech and theatrical movement but also on headshot
considerations, resume building, audition strategies suited to various settings, working with an agent, managing oncamera and voiceover assignments and better understanding the day-to-day life of a working actor. Participants should
come with a fully prepared monologue and will leave with a clearer sense of where their interests and talents fit into
the field.
INSTRUCTORS Pete Winfrey, Professional Actor and COCA Adjunct Faculty, and Shanara Gabrielle, Professional Actor
HOW TO APPLY Theatre students not currently studying at COCA should arrange a placement/audition class
through Shawna Flanigan, Director of Arts Education, at [email protected] by May 15, 2017.
DESIGN INTENSIVE: PUPPETS & MASKS | JUNE 5–16, 2017 | $610 | 9674
Puppets and mask design and creation are a place where the visual and performing arts truly converge. This
inclusive intensive is presented in collaboration with Living Arts Studio/VSA Arts of Missouri as a fully accessible
experience for students living with or without disabilities. Young artists will explore a range of puppet, mask and
headpiece styles—from simple rod puppets to large scale body puppets that require multiple operators. Meeting
with the creative team for the COCA production of Disney’s The Lion King JR., students will design their own
creative solutions to production concepts. The final masks, headpieces and puppets will be featured in the COCA
production June 23–24 before being returned to their artist-creators.
INSTRUCTOR Gina Alvarez, Executive Director, Living Arts Studio
HOW TO APPLY Art & design students not currently studying at COCA should submit a portfolio through Shawna
Flanigan, Director of Arts Education, at [email protected] by May 15, 2017.
VOICE INTENSIVE I | JUNE 5–9, 2017 | $330 | 9665
Developed for vocalists preparing for high school, college theatre admission or professional auditions, students
will focus on technical skills such as sight reading, diction, breathing and tone production. Utilizing songs that
represent a variety of musical theatre styles, they will also learn lyric analysis, vocal expression and acting the song.
Instruction will be split between group numbers and individual instruction. Students will leave the intensive with
two to three contrasting songs prepared for their vocal portfolio.
INSTRUCTORS Michael Beatty, NYC Based Performer and Teacher, and Philip A. Woodmore, Allegro Artistic
Director and COCA Voice Coordinator
HOW TO APPLY Voice students not currently studying at COCA should arrange a placement/audition class
through Shawna Flanigan, Director of Arts Education at [email protected] by May 15, 2017.
VOICE INTENSIVE II | JUNE 12–16, 2017 | $330 | 9666
Designed for vocalists who have completed the COCA Voice Intensive and are interested in more advanced
strategies for preparing for high school, college theatre admission or professional auditions, students will focus
on technical skills such as sight reading, diction, breathing and tone production. Utilizing songs that represent a
variety of musical theatre styles, they will also learn lyric analysis, vocal expression and acting the song. Instruction
will be split between group numbers and individual instruction. Students will leave the intensive with two to three
contrasting songs prepared for their vocal portfolio.
INSTRUCTORS Michael Beatty, NYC Based Performer and Teacher, and Philip A. Woodmore, Allegro Artistic
Director and COCA Voice Coordinator
HOW TO APPLY Voice students not currently studying at COCA should arrange a placement/audition class
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through Shawna Flanigan, Director of Arts Education at [email protected] by May 15, 2017.
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AUDITIONS
COCA SUMMER MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND
THE BEAST
Book by Linda Woolverton | Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Howard Ashman
©Disney
Directed by Jim Butz
Music Direction by Phil Woodmore
Choreography by Christopher Page-Sanders
A classic story of a young woman and a prince trapped under an
enchantress’ spell, which only needs the power of love to break. This
production features the film’s Academy Award-winning score with music
by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, with additional song with
music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.
Students should prepare a monologue and 32 bars of a song. They should bring
a resume and head shot. Those cast will be asked to pay a $295 participation fee;
financial assistance is available.
Rehearsals begin May 23, 2017. Performances are July 21–23, 2017 at COCA.
AUDITIONS: AGES 14 TO 18
FRI, MAR 10 | 4:00–6:00PM | 8692/8693
SAT, MAR 11 | 12:00–2:00PM | 8694/8695
CALLBACKS
SAT, MAR 11 | 3:00–5:00PM
COCA YOUTH MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF
DISNEY’S THE LION KING JR.
Music and Lyrics by Elton John & Time Rice
Additional Music and Lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer
Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi
Based on the Broadway Production Directed by Julie Taymor
Directed by Duane Foster
Music Direction by Charlie Mueller
Choreography by Diadie Bathily
Kids and teens ages 11–14 are invited to audition for COCA’s Youth
Musical Disney’s The Lion King JR. The African savannah comes to
life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as
they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle...and back again, in this
inspiring, coming-of-age tale.
AUDITIONS: AGES 11 TO 14
FRI, MAY 5 | 4:00–6:00PM | 9377/9328
SAT, MAY 6 | 12:00–3:00PM | 9378/9429/9430
Students should prepare 32 bars of a song and bring sheet music, a resume and
a head shot/photo. Participation is competitive and by audition only. Students
cast are asked to pay a participation fee of $570. Financial assistance is
available to those who qualify.
Campers cast in this production will spend three weeks (during the COCA
camp day) rehearsing, then perform the show complete with set, lights and
costumes on June 23 and 24.
Visit cocastl.org/register for more information and to schedule an audition time.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Disney’s The Lion King JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
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REGISTRATION FORM
COCA SUMMER ARTS CAMPS 2017
P L E A S E P R I N T . S U B M I T A S E PA R AT E R E G I S T R AT I O N F O R M F O R E A C H C A M P E R . C O M P L E T E B O T H S I D E S .
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Standard text messaging rates apply. COCA will not share your cellular information with any third parties,
and will only text you when absolutely necessary.
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PICK UP PERMISSION
I permit the following people (other than parents/guardians) to pick up my child. Maximum of two.
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SUPERVISED BEFORE AND AFTER CARE
JUN 5–9
JUN 12–16 JUN 19–23
JUN 26–30
JUL 3–7
JUL 10–14
JUL 17–21
JUL 24–28
JUL 31–AUG 4
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PAYMENT INFORMATION
Payment plan option for early registrants ($10 service charge). Requires 20% down payment, registration fee and $10
processing fee due upon registration. Your credit card will automatically be billed in equal payments according to
the schedule below. All registrations after April 30 must be paid in full at time of registration. All payment plan
registrations must be paid in full by June 1.
DATES OF AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL
JANUARY
March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1
MARCH
April 1, May 1, June 1
FEBRUARY
March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1
APRIL
May 1, June 1
Only checks are accepted as payment for mailed registration forms. To pay by credit card, please register
online or in person in COCA’s Registration Office. To pay by cash, please register in person in COCA’s
Registration Office.
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GUIDELINES & POLICIES
REGISTRATION OFFICE
314.561.4898 | [email protected]
REGISTRATION OFFICE HOURS:
Winter/Spring
MON–FRI | 9:00AM–6:00PM
Summer
MON–FRI | 7:30AM–6:00PM
*The Registration Office will be open 9:00AM–3:00PM on the
following Saturdays only:
JAN 14 | JAN 21 | JAN 28 | FEB 4 | JUN 3 | JUN 10 | JUN 17 | JUN 24
HOW TO REGISTER
JAN 14 *Annual Fund donor ($250 and above) registration begins
JAN 28 Open registration begins
Early registration is encouraged; many camps will fill up quickly.
ONLINE: Register through COCA’s secure server at cocastl.org.
If you have taken classes at COCA before, you already have an
account. Click the “Classes, Camps & Auditions” button to browse
and register for camps.
BY MAIL*: Send your registration form and payment (CHECK ONLY)
to:
COCA, Attn: Registration | 524 Trinity Avenue | St. Louis, MO 63130
*Credit card registrations are not accepted by mail.
IN PERSON: Visit the Registration Office during office hours listed
above.
Faxed and phone registrations are not accepted.
BUILDING CLOSED: JAN 16 | APR 16 | MAY 29 | JUL 4
BUILDING CLOSURES: If severe weather, a power outage or
unforeseen circumstances necessitate the closing of any COCA
summer program, COCA is not responsible for providing a makeup
session, credit or refund. COCA posts information about closings on
local media outlets as well as at www.cocastl.org and 314.725.6555.
CONFIRMATION: COCA will email confirmation of your registration.
If you have not received confirmation within two weeks, please
contact the Registration Office at 314.561.4898.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/SPECIAL NEEDS: If your child has
food allergies or special needs, please list them on the Registration
Form or contact the Registration Office.
MEDICATIONS: Medical authorization is required from a physician
for campers who require medication during the camp day. Medical
forms are available during online registration and will be provided
with your confirmation email.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financial assistance is available for COCA Summer Arts
Camps. Applicants who qualify will receive 50% off
one week of camp. COCA will accept applications for
financial assistance March 1–April 1, 2017.
Applications available online or in the Registration
Office. Letters notifying applicants of their status will
be emailed on April 15, 2017, and registration will be
available at that time.
PAYMENT PLANS FOR EARLY REGISTRANTS: Requires 20%
down payment, registration fee and $10 processing fee due upon
registration. Your credit card will automatically be billed in equal
payments according to the schedule below. All registrations after
April 30 must be paid in full at time of registration. All payment plan
registrations must be paid in full by June 1.
Dates of Automatic Withdrawal:
MAR 1, APR 1, MAY 1, JUN 1
JAN/FEB
MAR
APR 1, MAY 1, JUN 1
APR
MAY 1, JUN 1
RETURNED PAYMENT POLICY: It is COCA’s policy to charge a $25
processing fee for any returned payments (checks or credit cards).
Those whose payments are returned may lose the privilege to pay
via check, credit card and payment plan.
WITHDRAWALS/REFUNDS: Tuition and before/after care fees will
be refunded, less a $25 processing fee per camp, if you submit a
withdrawal form by these deadlines:
MAY 1 JUN 1 For June camps and Before/After Care
For July and August camps and Before/After Care
COCA offers no refund or credit for missed camp days due to illness,
schedule conflicts or any other reasons. Registration fees are nonrefundable.
MEDICAL WITHDRAWALS: COCA offers no refund or credit
after the withdrawal deadline except for documented medical
conditions. You must submit a withdrawal form and documentation
on physician’s letterhead. Medical withdrawals must be submitted
before the last day of your child’s camp. Tuition will be refunded less
the $25 processing fee per camp.
TRANSFERS: COCA offers the opportunity for students to transfer to
another camp if space is available. Transfer forms are available in the
front lobby and the Registration Office. Transfers must be submitted
before the start of your child’s camp.
CANCELLATION: In the event that enrollment does not reach
the required number for a particular camp, or circumstances arise
beyond COCA’s control, COCA reserves the right to cancel. You will
be notified, and we will be happy to work with you to find a suitable
replacement. If no replacement can be settled upon, COCA will
refund your money in full, less your non-refundable registration fee.
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