FOR YOUR SAFETY

We are proud to be a safe and healthy place for students to learn and grow.

We are following CDC, State of Florida and Health Department guidelines and our own regularly scheduled disinfection practices of all spaces including all high-touch surfaces such as doors, sinks, tables, chairs, etc.

Hand sanitizer is available at all building entrances and in each class.

Lastly, we ask that parents and guardians keep sick children at home and follow the advice of your health care professionals with regard to your entire family’s health. For everyone’s protection, we will call you and require you to pick up your child if your child displays symptoms of covid, flu or respiratory virus.

WELCOME TO CFABS!

The Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs provides resources and mentoring for developing minds to further their interests in the visual and performing arts. We are the Center for kids with a creative passion—the ones who color outside the lines—who crush sidewalk chalk and make their own paint—who build cardboard cities—the kids who are drawn to music and dance—and can’t wait to act it all out on stage. We are here to help unleash their creativity and watch their love for the arts grow!

DISCOUNTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

‘Arts for All’ is a very important concept for the Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs. We strive to ensure that all area children have access to our many programs. We make classes more affordable through discounts and scholarships. These financial aid programs take many factors into consideration—they are awarded on a sliding scale based on adjusted gross income; number of dependents in the family; whether you rent or own your home; single parent status; how many children in your family intend to take classes; and how many classes your child takes. We encourage you to complete the Scholarship Application Form located at the back of this catalog. Over 85% of our students receive discounts/scholarships.

INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS

ARTS CENTER

10150 Bonita Beach Road

VISUAL ARTS CENTER

26100 Old 41 Road

For more information 239.495.8989 artcenterbonita.org

Please Note:

The majority of CFABS Summer Camps take place at the Performing Arts Center on Bonita Beach Road. There are a few exceptions, which are clearly marked throughout this catalog.

We welcome volunteers (ages 15+) to assist with youth classes. Volunteering takes a serious commitment, but your help is essential. We will credit volunteer work with community service hours and, upon request, write recommendation letters for volunteers. Also, after completing 30-hours of service, CFABS offers a free teen or adult multi-week class. Volunteer service hours expire after one year. Simply fill out the Volunteer Intern Form or Adult Volunteer Form on our website and email to YouthEd@artsbonita.org, or call 239-495-8989 and we will help you find a task that will fit your busy schedule.

—Thank you for choosing to help share the arts!

Check in, Pick up/Drop Off & Attendance

Check in: Each day, parents/guardians will check their child in and out through the Iowa Street entrance. See campus map above. Your fingerprint scan will admit you and your child to the CFABS campus.

Drop off procedure: First day of class, parents/guardians are shown where their child’s classroom is located. Children may be dropped off at their classrooms for the rest of the session.

Pick up procedure: Pick up is promptly at the end of the course, at your child’s assigned classroom space. Please be on time, we do not have the extra personnel to care for your child when he/she is not in class.

For your child’s safety: If regular parent or guardian cannot pick up your child, please provide advanced signed written permission for the release of your child to another adult’s custody. Also, please provide signed written permission for the release of your child if she/he is to be allowed to walk or bike home from the Centers.

Attendance policy: If your child is going to be absent, please call the front desk to notify us 239-495-8989.

Emergency communication: If you need to contact your child during class, please call 239-495-8989.

CFABS Summer Camp Prices & Schedule

Camp Price: $169 Member/$219 Non-Member

Price is per camp session, which is one, 3-hour camp x 5 days

Before Care $5/day ............................. 8-8:45am

Morning Camps ................................... 9am-12pm

Lunchtime-Care $5/day...................... 12-1pm (no food provided)

Afternoon Camps ................................ 1-4pm

After-Care $7/day* .............................. 4-5:30pm

*Parents/guardians that continually arrive after the final scheduled pick up time of 5:30pm may incur additional fees.

End of Summer Art Show & Interactive Art Project

All campers are invited to participate in our “End of Summer Art Show” Friday, August 4, 4-5pm. Artwork will be selected throughout the 9 weeks of Summer Camp and exhibited in our Gallery-in-the-Round. Campers and their family can pick up their work after the exhibit or during the next week.

Throughout the summer, campers of all ages will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive art project. Special guest educators Leigh Greco and Gloria Topczynski, who have 65 years of combined experience teaching art in public schools, will install mural panels on the walls of our Galleryin-the-Round. Each mural will have a subject and theme for campers to explore. Campers will add their artwork to complete the interactive murals.

Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy

Membership—

An annual Family Membership to the Centers is $115. Please consider joining CFABS by filling out the Membership Form in the back of this catalog. You can save throughout the year, and the discounts apply to your entire family. Plus, there’s an extra special offer, just for new members... see page 32 for details.

If you are going to cancel or transfer your child out of a course, please let us know at least a week prior to the start date. All transfers and refund requests will incur a $10 fee. There is a 25 percent fee for cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the start of the course. If you request a refund after the course begins, you will only receive a 50 percent refund of the remaining days in the course. No refunds or transfers will be allowed after the final day of the course.