 | For over 69 years Cranbrook has offered the community the opportunity to share in the Booth family's vision to develop and nurture the creative and performing arts. Founded upon the principle that all young people can benefit and enrich their lives from exposure to music, art and theater, the summer music and arts camps at Cranbrook have long been a treasured part of the Schools' programming and community outreach.
The Summer Theatre School, our oldest summer program, presents classic theater skills like character acting, lighting, dance, voice, costuming, set design and other stage crafts. The Theatre School operates from Cranbrook's beautiful Greek Theater grove, an outstanding full sized stone replica of a classic outdoor Greek theater setting nestled in a mature pine forest. Evening outdoor theater productions attract ample crowds from neighboring communities.
The unparalleled legacy of Arts and Crafts exploration on Cranbrook campus is celebrated and expanded in the Summer Art Studio Day Camp. Students learn classic art forms like drawing, composition, painting and sculpture, and also expand their horizons into leading edge media such as collage, computer design, and photographic techniques.
True to Cranbrook's earliest traditions celebrating the joys of scholarship, the Young Authors Day Camp was established to encourage exploration of language crafts in a truly fun environment.
Contact the Special & Summer Programs office for further information at 248.645.3678 or e-mail summer@cranbrook.edu. |
| Summer Jazz Ensemble This widely acclaimed music program offers students an opportunity to study their instruments in small groups with outstanding professional jazz musicians. This program has been highly successful in providing students with opportunities to explore the art of improvisation on their instruments as well as providing exposure to jazz band literature. Summer Jazz Ensemble is open to all students who play "Big Band" instruments: alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, trumpet, trombone, lead and bass guitars, piano/synthesizer and drum set. Nationally recognized jazz artists and educators are available to work with the students in this ensemble. Enrollment in certain sections will be limited to a first-come first-served basis.
Age Requirement
Grades 6 - 10 (2010 - 2011 enrollment)
Program Costs
- Full Session: $600
- Single session: $375
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| Summer Art Studio Cranbrook's nationally recognized intimate relationship with arts and crafts is celebrated in this exciting studio art summer programs. Students are challenged to think with new points of view, and to take artistic risks. Explorations of unique media combinations are encouraged. The beautiful and unique Cranbrook grounds provide ample aesthetic inspiration for prodigious volumes of work. A final student exhibition held on the last days of camp invites parents, grandparents and others to appreciate students' creations.
Junior Division- For Boys and Girls ages 7-12
This exciting hands-on experience allows children to develop a broad combination of artistic talents and explore new media. Small group sizes allow children to expand their creativity in ceramics, photography, jewelry. drawing, painting, sculpture, color theory and design. Summer Art Studio Junior Division provides a fun, diverse and exciting experience for budding artists and creative minds.
Senior Division-For Boys and Girls Ages 13-16
This exciting program is designed for the young artist who is working to cultivate and refine their artistic talents. Sessions consist of dedicated weekly projects designed to develop students' competencies and to fine tune specific skills under the supervision of experienced professional staff in a small classroom environment. Students will explore many areas of Cranbrook campus for artistic inspiration, meet visiting artists, work collaboratively on projects and tour the studios of practicing artists.
Week 1: Clay Tiles / Printmaking
Week 2: Clay Vessels / Figure Drawing
Week 3: Watercolor Painting / Bench Jewelry Making
Week 4: Acrylic Painting / Fibers and Textiles
Week 5: Sculpture / Photography
Week 6: Portrait Drawing / Wire Jewelry Making
Program Costs
- Full Session: $1350
- Single Session: $725
- Weekly Sessions: $325
- Senior Division Materials Fee: $40 per week
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| Theatre School Now celebrating its 69th consecutive season, Cranbrook Theatre School welcomes all eligible applicants. We believe all students can benefit from theatre training. Our mission is to cultivate student confidence and understanding through hands-on experience and exploration in, and an understanding of, theatre arts. Our students participate in core classes in theatre fundamentals including improvisation, character development, storytelling, dance, music, movement, and projection. Senior division students, in addition to core theatre skills, study theatre history, script analysis, acting theory, voice, and make-up. Opportunity for individual/small group instruction is available in key areas. Workshops in lighting, set design, and other aspects of technical theatre are included throughout the summer.
In active use since its opening performance of A Cranbrook Masque in 1916, Cranbrook's authentic outdoor Greek Theatre, recently restored to its original beauty, provides the location for classes, rehearsals and performances. The theatre, set in a mature pine grove not far from Lone Pine Road, has served as the focal point of Cranbrook Theatre School since the school's beginning. St. Dunstan's Playhouse offers a second stage, additional rehearsal space, and administrative headquarters for the school. Other Cranbrook campus areas and alternative classrooms accommodate programs in inclement weather.
Age Requirements
(Grade levels indicate 2010 - 2011 enrollment)
Junior Division, Elementary School: Grades 3 - 5
Junior Division, Middle School: Grades 6 - 8
Senior Division, High School: Grades 9 - Age 19
Program Costs
- Junior Division: $1175
- Senior Division: $1350
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| Young Authors' Camp Aspiring young writers and creative thinkers, boys and girls ages 8 - 14, are led through thoughtful and energizing processes that encourage exploration of language, meter, rhythm, and rhyme. Inspired by the beautiful Cranbrook grounds students create bound and finished books of fiction and poetry accented by their own illustrations and photography. Nature walks, oral story telling, games and swimming at the Cranbrook Natatorium balance this language-rich creative opportunity for fun.
Young Authors Day Camp is not a remedial or English-as-a- Second Language (ESL) program, but is geared toward exploring new language horizons while encouraging fun.
Age Requirements
Ages 8 - 14
Program Costs
- Full Session: $1350
- Single session: $725
- Weekly Sessions: $325
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To register
via fax or U.S. mail, download the Cranbrook Day Camps enrollment form
on this page. Print and fill out all pages of the form and attach check
to page 4 of the enrollment form. Theatre School
for Boys and Girls
Junior Division:
Grades 3-5 and 6-8,
'10-'11 School Year
June 28 (orientation) - July 30, 2010
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Senior Division:
Grades 9-Age 19,
'10-'11 School Year
June 28 (orientation) - August 6, 2010
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Summer Jazz Ensemble
For Boys and Girls
Entering Grades 6-10
in the '10-'11 School Year
First Session:
June 21 - June 25, 2009
10:00 AM - Noon
Second Session:
June 28 - July 2, 2009
10:00 AM - Noon
Summer Art Studio
Junior Division
for Boys and Girls
ages 7-12
and
Senior Division
for Boys and Girls
ages 13-16
First Session:
June 28 - July 16, 2010
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Second Session:
July 19 - August 6, 2010
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Weekly sessions:
Week 1: June 28 - July 2, 2010
Week 2: July 6 - July 9, 2010
Week 3: July 12 - July 16, 2010
Week 4: July 19 - July 23, 2010
Week 5: July 26 - July 30, 2010
Week 6: August 2 - August 6, 2010
Young Authors Day Camp
for Boys and Girls
ages 8-14
First Session:
June 28 - July 16, 2010
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Second Session:
July 19 - August 6, 2010
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Weekly sessions:
Week 1: June 28 - July 2, 2010
Week 2: July 6 - July 9, 2010
Week 3: July 12 - July 16, 2010
Week 4: July 19 - July 23, 2010
Week 5: July 26 - July 30, 2010
Week 6: August 2 - August 6, 2010
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