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PLEASE NOTE: Spots filling up fast, especially for ages 9-11.
Six Individual One-Week Sessions for Ages 3-14
2018 Theme: Community Connections
Come spend the summer with us at Camp Newark Museum, a fun, innovative six-week experience where children expand their knowledge through exploration of the Museum’s world class art and science collections. Arouse curiosity by investigating treasures made by man and by nature to gain a new perspective of the world around us. Campers transform materials using their imagination through our hands-on, inquiry driven S.T.E.A.M. curriculum, while also getting an insider’s view of the Museum’s expansive galleries.
In the words of a camp parent, “This camp rocks...[It’s] the magic, the intangibles, that enhance the program beyond measure. Camp Newark Museum is a S.T.E.A.M. program…joining a handful of trailblazing programs adding the Arts to S.T.E.M.(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The children don’t just study stars and dissect cow eyes, they sing, they dance, they study world-renowned and little-known artists, they draw and paint and mold, glass-blowing, maker-spacing, soul-inspiring ART. It’s outrageously wonderful.”
Each week your child will participate in:
• Daily insider’s tours of one or more of the Museum's 80 art and science galleries
• Art-making including drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, jewelry and sculpture
• Science labs such as nanotechnology, natural sciences, renewable energy and astronomy
• Makerspace workshops from low tech to high tech, from sewing to soldering to circuitry
• Performance art, including theater arts, dance and spoken word
• Planetarium shows in the Museum’s Alice & Leonard Dreyfuss Planetarium
• Glass working classes for campers ages 9 and up with GlassRoots
• Jazz concerts in the garden and the Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema
• Outdoor activities in the Museum’s sculpture garden
• Performance Showcase and Art Exhibitions of campers’ work on Fridays for parents
Registration Fees:
Per child, per week (9 am -4 pm)
PRIOR TO JUNE 30:
Including families adding additional weeks
$240 per week for General Public
$220 per week for Museum Members and Newark Residents
LATE REGISTRATION FEES AFTER JULY 1:
Including families adding additional weeks
$260 per week for General Public
$240 per week for Museum Members and Newark Residents
EXTENDED DAY SUPERVISION
Priced separately, per child, per week
Pre-care 8-8:45am: $30 additional
Aftercare 4-4:45pm: $30 additional
To qualify for a discount by becoming a Newark Museum member and to receive information about the benefits of membership, click here.
WEEKLY THEMES
Week 1: Palettes & Palates
July 9 -13
See what’s cooking in our galleries as we explore how artists use food in art. Discover the importance of food in our cultures and communities.
Week 2: Dig This
July 16-20
From mastodon fossils in our Dynamic Earth to an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, unearth what it took to form the communities of yesteryear.
Week 3: Timeless Tales
July 23-27
Tall tales, fables and stories, oh my! Listen to the legends behind the art that have been passed down for generations and then create your own adventure.
Week 4: It's A Look!
July 30- August 3
Take inspiration from royal regalia, Victorian jewelry and the magic of patterns from around the globe. Design a fusion fashion “look” and strut your stuff in our own fashion week.
Week 5: Family Matters!
August 6-10
Meet the Thompson, Ward & Rankin families in the museum’s masterpieces. Create your own portrait as you photograph, sketch and collage your crew’s story.
PLEASE NOTE: This week is filled up for ages 9-11 and now closed.
Week 6: Catch The Beat
August 13-17
Shake your tailfeathers as we dance our way around the world through our galleries. Use what you learn to choreograph a routine for our finale performance.
For more information about the daily schedule and registration process,please click here.
For frequently asked questions about camp, please click here.
Camp Contact
973.596.6637
