Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate children under 6 years of age.) Instructor: Crystal Smith                         Assistant: Gian Carlos Espinoza Stop-motion photography is a fun way for children to learn about a specific style of animation. Many of the students' favorite movies are made using stop-motion. In this camp, the participants will learn the art of clay molding, wire figures, set design, and how to compose 24 Frames per…

Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate children under 6 years of age.) Children will learn about specific geological epochs and the associated dinosaur's species that dominated at the time. Each day will feature a different time period (Triassic, Jurassic, etc) and include crafts and activities highlighting the day's lesson. As children become familiar with the full range of extinct species, they will make fossil replicas in the classroom. The…

Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate children under 6 years of age.) In the age of digital media, children use all manner of devices to create short films for their own entertainment. Join Ms. Crystal for a week of engaging activities designed to channel the genius behind the camera. In this camp, the children will develop a script, cast roles, design costumes and direct a movie. The students will…

Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate children under 6 years of age.) Students will create unique works of art using various mediums and take a field trip to explore the Custom House art exhibitions. Students will also tour the Lighthouse in preparation to participate in the annual Key Lime Pie Drop. Key West's most creative minds attempt to outsmart gravity by finding a way to drop a Key Lime…

Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate campers under 6-years old) Join us for a week of pirate-themed activities. The children will make pirate pouches to collect treasure on a nature walk, make personalized pirate flags, learn authentic pirate knots and lashings, participate in a treasure hunt with puzzles and riddles and compete in a day-long water battle for ‘the booty’. About instructor Rick Wheelus AKA Deadeye Rick is…

Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate children under 6 years of age.) 3......2.......1...... BLAST OFF into the unknown! Campers will have fun using black light painting techniques to learn about the solar system. They will design UFO's and apply their knowledge of the planets and constellations to determine how best to travel through space and time. Instructor: Crystal Smith Assistant: Kevin Lisinski Camp Details In addition to registering online,…

Ages 6-12 (Please note that due to the intensive nature of our camps, we are unable to accommodate children under 6 years of age.) Don your derby, bonnet or top hat and relive the wrecking era in Key West. In 1825, Congress passed the Federal Wrecking Act and opened the floodgates for an industry that catapulted Key West to fame and fortune. Between 1828 and the 1850s, Key West was considered the richest city in the country, per capita. A winning…

This camp is for students that are interested in making art in the storytelling style of Mario Sanchez. Students will be inspired after a field trip to the Custom House to view his artwork. Mario Sanchez was a Cuban-American folk artist from the Key West cigar-making neighborhood known as "Gato's Village". Self-taught, Sanchez began working artistically in 1930 on media like paper bags and cedar wood boards. Students will tour the Custom House exhibition, paying particular attention to the work…