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Specialty Camps Mystery Academy: Circus Arts
Mystery Academy: Magical Arts & Crafts
Ages 8-11: Children learn how to do puppetry, magic, balloon sculpture, face painting, object balancing, juggling, skit comedy, and much more! They learn and play carnival themed games, and put on a performance for parents at the end of the session, demonstrating a variety of Vaudevillian skills. All supplies included in the cost.
Ages 6-11: This course is designed for children who are interested in constructing their own props, tricks and magic apparatus necessary to perform magic. Make your own trick cards, learn how to make a magic box or paint and create your own magic wand! Mixed media is used in order to foster engineering skills as well as artistic creativity to create magic props and learn how to use them. This course appeals to a wide age range of students. Previous experience in magic is not required.
Instructor: Christopher McCauley Bowers Rock Creek Valley Elementary School 347162 6/24-6/28 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Instructor: Christopher McCauley Bowers Germantown Community Center 347164 8/19-8/23 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Mystery Academy: Circus Fun Ages 5-7: Have fun and experience a carnival atmosphere. Campers learn to speak though a puppet, play a carnival game, juggle handkerchiefs, paint your face to look like a tiger, or even learn a magic trick! All these things happen at Junior Carnival. So bring your happy face and get ready to have fun! All supplies included in the cost.
Mystery Academy: Magic Performance Camp Ages 8-12: This program focuses primarily on perfecting the Performance Art of Magic. Students train in a variety of forms of magic, sleight of hand, mentalism, apparatus, coin, card, wand and handkerchief magic, learning the basics of what it means to be a magician. A variety of magical games, craft projects and activities accompany serious magic instruction. A performance follows at the end of the week, where students perform an effect they have mastered in a close-up setting for invited guests. Instructor: Christopher McCauley Bowers
Mystery Academy: Magical Fun
Ashburton Elementary School
Ages 5-7: This program is a less intensive magic camp for younger children who are just becoming wizards! They learn magic tricks as well as puppetry and magic-themed craft projects. This course aims at develop art appreciation skills, overcome stage fright, and builds kinesthetic skills with magic props. Campers will develop their imagination and confidence while learning magical effects.
Stonegate Elementary School
347165 7/8-7/12 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235 347166 7/22-7/26 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Germantown Community Center 347167 8/12-8/16 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Mid County Community Center 347168 8/12-8/16 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Instructor: Christopher McCauley Bowers Ashburton Elementary School 347169 7/8-7/12 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Stonegate Elementary School 347170 7/22-7/26 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Germantown Community Center 347171 8/12-8/16 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
Instructor: Christopher McCauley Bowers
Mid County Community Center
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
347172 8/12-8/16 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
347163 6/24-6/28 9:00 am-3:30 pm $235
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