Seasonal: Camp Guide

Abrakadoodle Art Education, (401) 392-4ART. Ages 3-6 and 6-12 develop new skills while using a variety of tools and materials. Camps include Impress Me, Stampede, Media Mania, Paint Me A Story, Doodle Drawing, Do Your Chores, Feeling Pretty Fancy, Icky-Slimy-Gooey, Art Through the Ages and more. Locations thoughout Rhode Island include Providence, Barrington, Cumberland and Smithfield. Half-day camps, June 26-Sept.1, are 9 am-noon or 1-4 pm. Prices start at $150 per week. Call Lucy at (401) 392-4278 or e-mail LSilva@abrakadoodle.com.

All Children's Theatre Ensemble, 255 Main St., Pawtucket. Summer theater academies for ages 4-14 at Vartan Gregorian School, Providence. Three levels offered in ACTSA for ages 8-14: Beginning, Advanced and Total Theatre Experience. Beginning students learn performance skills, theater games and stage makeup. July 5-14 ($405); July 17-28 and July 31-Aug. 11 ($495). Advanced students choose musical theater or classical instruction. July 17-28 ($525). The Total Theatre Experience combines advanced acting skills with design and production. July 31-Aug. 11 ($550). All camps conclude with a performance. ACTSA Jr.: Ages 4-5 and 6-7. Full- and half-day camps consist of two-week sessions July 10-Aug. 4 ($150-165 half day, $275-300 full day). Students create characters, costumes, sets and props. Each session has a theme. Students perform on final day. Call 728-1222, visit www.ACTinRI.org, or attend the Open House April 1 from 10 am-noon at Vartan Gregorian School.

Art Camp, Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio & Gallery, 33 Kent St., Meadow Plaza, Barrington. Call 247-1397 or visit www.weirdgirlcreations.com. Camp for all ages and abilities June 19-Aug. 24, Mon.-Thu., 10 am to noon. Students complete 8 projects, including hand building with clay, using the potter's wheel, painting on bisque, watercolors and pastels. $135 per week.

Art Company Summer Camps, 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston. 785-4278. July 17-21, Animals and Art; July 24-28, Recycled Crafts; July 31-Aug. 4, Meet the Artist; Aug. 7-11, Summer Arts; Aug. 14-18, Nature Crafts; Aug. 21-25, Goblins and Fairies. Full Day Art Camp, ages 6-11 years, 9:30 am-3:30 pm. $175 per week. Half Day Junior Camp, ages 5-8 years. Weeks and themes same as above. 9 am-noon, $100 per week.

Arts & Crafts for Young People, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Ages 5-9 explore many different mediums. Start with creatures made of socks, felt and other textiles, then move on to empty eggs, Q-tips and found materials to create critters and pets. June 26-30, 9 am-noon. $140.

Bethel Camp for the Arts, Bethel, Maine. Overnight camp offering 2- to 4-week sessions June 25-July 22 for ages 8-15 on Gould Academy's campus. (561) 865-4330; www.maineartscamp.com; e-mail info@maineartscamp.com. Focuses on visual and performing arts, enrichment and individual and lifetime sports. Among the activities are theater, dance, music, pottery, jewelry making, animal care, photography, Web design, robotics, golf, martial arts, rock climbing, yoga. $2,250-$4,200.

Black Box Theatre Summer Camp at the Artists Exchange, 50 Rolfe Sq., Cranston; call 490-9475. Intensive 2-week camp in which ages 8-15 learn all aspects of producing a play (audition, building a character, rehearsal, staging) and then produce it. July 17-28, July 31-Aug. 11, Aug. 14-25. 9 am-3:15 pm. $350 per session.

Buds and Blossoms Summer Camp at Blithewold, 101 Ferry Rd., Bristol. 253-2707, ext. 16. www.blithewold.org. Weekly sessions July 10-Aug. 18, 9 am-1:30 pm. Children entering grades 1-4 do projects involving plant growth and life cycles, trees, plant-insect interactions, environmental awareness and more, as well as games, art projects and physical activities. $127 members; $137 nonmembers; 5 percent multi-week discount. Extended care available at additional cost.

Camp at the Courthouse, Courthouse Center for the Arts, Route 138, West Kingston. 782-1018. For ages 5-13. July 10-Aug. 18, morning and afternoon sessions. Activities include art workshops in theater production, bead making for jewelry, sculpture, watercolor and creative dance, among others. $70 per week members, $85 nonmembers.

Camp Broadway, a performing arts camp at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence, for ages 10-17. Aug. 14-18, 8:30 am-5 pm. A week of singing, dancing, master classes and special guests, culminating in a finale on the PPAC stage. Classes taught by professionals from the Broadway community with experience directing, choreographing and teaching. Tuition $650, includes lunch. See www.ppacri.org or call PPAC at 421-2997.

Camp Clayground, 5600 Post Rd., East Greenwich. 884-4888; www.claygroundstudio.com. Creative arts camp for ages 5 and up offers mixed media including pottery wheels, clay, painting, beading and more. Nine one-week sessions, June 19-Aug. 25. Mon.-Fri. 9 am-1 pm. $180 per week. Limit: 15 students per session. Discount for multiple sessions and siblings.

Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio, 1945 Warwick Ave., Warwick, 737-6565. www.carolyndutradancestudio.com. Dance Camp 1, July 17-21, for ages 2 1/2-10, focuses on creative movement, ballet, tap and introduction to other dance forms. Students engage in dance history, nutrition and art activities. June Bugs for ages 2 1/2-4 1/2 is $65 per week, 9:30-10:30 am; Ladybugs for ages 5-7 is $150 per week, 9 am-12:30 pm; Butterflies for ages 8-10 is $150 per week, 9 am-12:30 pm. Dance Camp 2, July 24-28, for students with a minimum of three years of dance training. An intensive dance program featuring master classes in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, dance history and more. Guest teachers. Fee for juniors, ages 10-12, is $250 per week (9 am-3 pm); seniors, ages 13 and older, is $250 per week (9:30 am-3:30 pm).

Ceramics -- Beyond the Potter's Wheel, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Campers learn clay skills by creating with hands and on potter's wheel; they explore surface texture with processes from slip-trailing to sgraffito. No experience necessary. Age 14 and up. Four classes: Tuesday and Thursday, July 11-20, 9-11 am or 5-7 pm, $110.

Circus Camp with the Providence Circus School, Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence. 861-8800. July 17-21. For those entering grades 1-5. Clown games, theater exercises, juggling, acrobatic skills, group games, trapeze and instructional swimming, arts and a field trip. $250; $200 for JCC members. Contact Claudia Fiks or e-mail cfiks@jccri.org or visit www.jccri.org.

CLAYmazing, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Ages 8-14 explore the diverse uses of polymer clay. $140. July 17-21, 9 am-noon.

Dance and Gymnastics Camp, Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence. 861-8800. Contact Claudia Fiks at cfiks@jccri.org or visit the Web site www.jccri.org. $275; $250 JCC members. June 26-30, July 10-14 or Aug. 7-11. Ballet, tap and hip-hop dance are combined with gymnastics to challenge all levels of participants. Campers create costumes, scenery and props for end-of-the-week performance. Swim instruction offered daily.

Design and Printmaking, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Drawing and design are paired to create prints. Ages 9-14 produce greeting cards and works of art using relief prints, mono-prints, linoleum prints and collages. $140. July 24-28, 9 am to noon.

Digital Media Camps, Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence. 861-8800. Digital Movie Making Camp, grades 1-3, July 24-28, $250; $235 JCC members. Create artistic elements including characters, costumes and set and handle technical details. Digital Multimedia and Me, grades 4-7, Aug. 21-25, $250; $235 JCC members. Create, edit and present multimedia projects using digital camera and computer software. Contact Claudia Fiks, e-mail cfiks@jccri.org or visit www.jccri.org.

Digital Photography, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives St., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Campers learn functions of camera, plus basics of Adobe Photoshop to manage and enhance photos. Ages 14 and up. Four classes: Tuesday and Thursday, July 11-20, either 9-11 am or 5 to 7 pm. $110.

Digital Video Summer Camps for high school students held at Bryant Unviersity, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield,. Contact Tom Dooley at (401) 232-6924 or tdooley@bryant.edu. Four camps, each $395: Studio Production Camp, July 10-14, create a television show in a professional broadcast studio environment. Extreme Skateboarding Camp, July 17-21, film professional skateboarders and achieve the look that makes a viedo a must-see for farns. On-Air Camp, July 24-28, teaches how to perform for the camera, as a news anchor, talk show host, or commercial spokesperson. Avid Editing Camp, July 31-Aug. 4, learn video editing on the Avid editing system, the industry standard.

Drawing, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Ages 9-13 learn drawing techniques such as figure drawing, outdoor sketching and free drawing, using pencils, charcoal, pen and ink. $140. July 24-28, 12:30-3:30 pm.

Fantasy Works Youth Theatre. Summer performing arts programs at locations throughout Rhode Island. Call 294-2215. Six musical theater programs, all culminating in a weekend of performances open to the public. Go to www.fantasyworks.org to see listings in your area.

Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education Summer Camps, 825 Hope St., Providence. Theatre Arts Camp is a two-week program for ages 7-10, Mon., Wed. and Fri. 9 am-4:30 pm, Aug. 7-18. Children explore dance, music and theater arts creating choreography, sets, props and costumes, then perform for families. Includes a new visual arts component in collaboration with Abrakadoodle. $10 registration fee, $285 tuition, $35 materials fees. Registration deadline July 10. SummerDance Intensive, a 2-, 3-, or 4-week program for serious ballet students age 12 through pre-professional. July 3-28, 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Ballet technique, pointe, variations, jazz, modern, character, choreography, nutrition, stage makeup and pilates mat classes. $50 registration fee; $625 for two weeks, $850 for 3 weeks, $1,000 for 4 weeks. Room and board available at RISD campus. Acceptance into SummerDance Intensive by video audition (fee $25); deadline March 24. Open Summer Classes. June 26-Aug. 18. Call 353-1129; Web site wwwfestivalballet.com.

Furniture Painting, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Ages 7-10 sand, prime and paint. $185 includes piece of furniture. June 19-23, 9 am-noon.

Fusionworks Dance Academy, Lower River Road, Lincoln, and 333 Main St., East Greenwich. 334-3091. Magical Journey: The Magic Wand ages 3-6, 9:30-11 am, July 10-14 (Lincoln) or July 17-21 (East Greenwich): campers learn creative movement, paint costumes and sets and put on an informal performance, $150. Teen Dance Camp, ages 12-18, Tues. and Thu. 4:30-8:30 pm, July 10-Aug. 3 (Lincoln only): intensive study of modern, ballet and improvisation; an original modern dance will be created in collaboration and performed. For serious contemporary dance lover; minimum low intermediate level required. $320. Register by June 24. Visit online at www.fusionworksdance.org or e-mail fusionwk@cox.net. Call 946-0607.

Guitar Camp, St. Andrew's School, 63 Federal Rd., Barrington. 246-1230, ext 3036. Ages 11-15. July 24-28. $225. Have fun and learn more than just popular songs on the radio. Contact Harold Sands by phone or e-mail hsands@standrews-ri.org or visit www.standrews-ri.org.

JUMP!! Dance and Theatre Camp for boys and girls ages 6-18 on the East Side of Providence, run by the youth dance company that encourages turning ideas into dance. Students study ballet and jazz and work on choreographic projects. June 19-23 and June 26-30, 8:30 am-3 pm. $240 for one week, $400 for two. E-mail heyknorton@cox.net or visit www.jumpdancecompany.org.

Kid Filmmakers Club offers two camps for ages 9-17: Animation Vacation is a workshop devoted to the art of animation, at Kickemuit Middle School, 525 Child St., Warren, July 10-14, 9 am-4 pm. $295, $270 for returnees and club members. Workshop includes DVD copy of film projects, club membership and a fun wrap party. At Summer Shoot, staffed by industry professionals, working movie production units featuring a full-day curriculum for beginning and returning filmmakers; at Salve Regina University, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport. July 31-Aug. 4, 9 am-4 pm. $345, $320 for returnees and club members. Includes DVD copy of film projects, club membership, awards ceremony and Beach Party. Call 294-2297, write to Eleyne Austen Sharp, Executive Director, Kid Filmmakers, P.O. Box 12, Newport, RI 02840-0001, or visit www.kidfilmmakers.com.

KidsEye is a five-day filmmaking camp for ages 10-16 presented by the Rhode Island International Film Festival at the University of Rhode Island. July 10-14, 9 am-3 pm. Participants attend workshops on screenwriting, storyboarding, acting, directing and production design and then produce a short film. $325 includes a copy of films, T-shirt and passes to RIIFF main events. Call 861-4445; write to KidsEye Filmmaking Camp, P.O. Box 162, Newport, RI 02840-0001; e-mail kidseye@filmfestival.org. Keith Brown and Christina Mealey, program directors. Web site: www.RIFilmFest.org.

KidzArt Summer Camp, drawing and art projects for ages 6-12, in Warwick and South Kingstown. July 10-Aug. 25, 10 am-1 pm. $125 per week, sibling discount. Call Julie at 921-3285, e-mail rikidzart@cox.net, or visit www.kidzart.com.

Introductory Knitting, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Basic knitting techniques; needles and yarn supplied. Ages 6-10. $140. July 10-14, 9 am-noon.

Lime Rock Design Studio Art Academy, 85 Industrial Circle, Lincoln. Call 636-2374 or 724-8878. For ages 6 to teenagers, 9 a.m. to noon, Mon.-Wed. Art sessions with different themes each week. $125 per session. June 19-21, It's a 3-D World!; June 26-28, Form as Function; July 10-12, To Paint or Print? June 17-19, Playing with Paper; June 24-26, A Drawing Toolbox; July 31-Aug. 2, Let's Sit On It.

Lincoln School Acting Camp, 301 Butler Ave., Providence. 331-9696, ext. 3159. Ages 7-11. June 12-23. 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Extended hours available. $250. Application at www.lincolnschool.org. Click on Summer Camps.

Lincoln School Spanish and French Camp, 301 Butler Ave., Providence. 331-9696, ext. 3159. Grades 2-6. June 19-23. 9 am-3 pm. $250 per week. Extended hours available. Application at www.lincolnschool.org. Click on Summer Camps.

Lincoln School Playwriting and Production Camp, 301 Butler Ave., Providence. 331-9696, ext. 3159. Grades 7-9, July 10-21. 9 am-noon. $250 per week. Application at www.lincolnschool.org. Click on Summer Camps.

Masterpiece Art Camp, St. Andrew's School, 63 Federal Rd., Barrington. Ages 6-12, July 10-28. $175 half day, $225 full day. Explore art through sculpture, pottery, drawing and more. Contact Harold Sands at 246-1230, ext. 3036 or e-mail hsands@standrews-ri.org or visit www.standrews-ri.org.

A Mixed Media of Art Exploration, The Pennfield School, Little Slocum Farm, 110 Sandy Point Ave., Portsmouth. 849-4646. One, two or three weeks for kindergarten-8th grade. June 12-16, Art from the Middle Ages; June 19-23, Sky Art; June 26-30, Extreme Art. $200 per week. 9 am-1 pm. Extended camp available 1-3 pm, $15 per day. Contact Linda Cabral at algonq49@aol.com.

Mount St. Charles Academy Fine Arts Summer Camp, Mount Saint Charles Academy, 800 Logee St., Woonsocket. Two-week, coed program with Intermediate Camp for students presently in grades 4-6 and Secondary Camp for those in grades 7-9. Programs develop skills in music, art, dance and drama through more than 80 classes in related arts; students participate in six courses each day, instructed by faculty and guests. July 17-28, 8 am to 4 pm. $280 tuition includes all materials. Call 769-0310, ext. 105 or visit www.mscfinearts.com.

The Music Institute at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence. Band, chorus, string orchestra and chamber music camp for students entering 9th grade through current high school seniors. Band and chorus, July 9-15; string orchestra with The Foundling Orchestra in residence, July 16-22. Application must include tape recording. Resident cost, $495; commuter cost, $295. Call Rob Franzblau, Rhode Island College, at 456-9514. www.ric.edu/miric or e-mail rfranzblau@ric.edu.

The Music School of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Summer Music Camps. Chamber Music Camp, June 26-30, 10 am-2:30 pm at St. Luke's Church, East Greenwich, for string, woodwind, brass and piano students with good music-reading ability. $275. Acceptance by audition; $15 per student; $25 family. Deadline for application April 1. Junior Providence Singers at The Music School Camps, July 10-14 (high school students), 10 am-4 pm, and July 17-21 (grades 4-8), 10 am-3 pm, at St. John's Episcopal Church, Barrington, $275 per week. Jazz, Rock & Blues Camps, July 24-28 and July 31-Aug. 4, 10 am-3 pm, at Nathan Bishop Middle School, Providence, for middle school and high school students, all instruments. Students may attend one or both weeks, $275 each week. Same camp offered Aug. 7-11 at St. Luke's Church, East Greenwich. Deadline for application for both locations June 30. Call 272-9877, ext. 24. Web site: www.ri-philharmonic.org.

Newport Art Museum, Coleman Center for Creative Studies, 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport. 848-2787, www.newportartmuseum.com. Offering many camps at the museum as well as a few in Tiverton and Little Compton. Summer Youth Workshops and Art Camps at the museum: Variety of 3- and 5-day camps for ages 4-14, grouped by age, June 19-Aug. 25; some all-day, some just morning or afternoon. Themes such as Farm Animals, Sea Creatures, Photography, Creatures with Stripes and Polka Dots, The Art of Sports, Imaginary Contraptions, Drawing, All Things Egyptian, Studio Fine Art, Puppet Fun, Monsterful Art, Fun with Paint, Save the Animals, Circus Art and more. $45-$210; member discount; some require material fees. Camps at Four Corners Center for the Arts and Education, 3852 Main Rd., Tiverton. For ages 6-9, Mon-Fri 9 am-noon. Various theme weeks July 10-Aug. 11. $115 members; $130 nonmembers. Teen Programs: For ages 11-14, Digital Artists, July 10-14, 2-4 pm, and Fine Art Sketching & Watercolor Painting, July 24-28, 1-3 pm; $25 either program.

Outdoor Photography, The Wheeler School, 216 Hope St., Providence. 528-2111. Coed for students entering grades 6-8. July 17-21, $280. Teaches the art and science of 35mm photography using The Wheeler School Farm's diverse landscape as an outdoor classroom. www.wheelerschool.org.

Painting, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Ages 9-13 use tempera and watercolors and are introduced to mixing and creating colors and to a variety of painting techniques. Outdoor and studio time. July 17-21, 9 am-noon. $140.

Plein Air Landscape Painting, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Artists capture late-day sun in open-air painting experience. Learn the fundamentals of painting with oils. Age 14 and up. Six classes: Tues. and Thurs. June 13-29, 6-8 pm. $175.

Providence Ballet Summer Dance Program, Aim High Academy, 3355 South County Trail, East Greenwich. 886-7827, 861-4842, e-mail provballet@aol.com. Creative Arts, ages 3-5, 9:30 am-noon, $135; Ballet I/II, ages 6-9, 10 am-2 pm, $240; Ballet III, ages 9-10, one year previous training, 10 am-2 pm, $240; Ballet IV, ages 10-13, two years previous training, 10 am-3 pm, $300. Ballet V, ages 14 and up, three years previous training and one year of pointe, 10 am-3 pm, $300. Dates to be determined. Registration deadline June 1.

Providence College Summer Jazz Camp for students entering grades 9-12 and graduating seniors. July 17-21. Students play in big bands and combos and take classes in jazz improvisation, jazz theory, jazz history and the technique of their instruments. Commuter tuition (includes lunch) is $250; overnight option tentatively $525. Brochure and forms online at www.providence.edu/music or contact Dr. Christopher Kelton at ckelton@providence.edu. Registration deadline May 15.

Providence College Summer Vocal Institute, for the high school singer. July 23-29. Specialized vocal classes in Contemporary A Cappella, Music Theatre, Jazz Choir, Opera Scenes, Piano and more. Commuter tuition (includes lunch) $350; resident tuition $525. Brochure and forms online at www.providence.edu/music or contact Dr. Michele Holt at mholt@providence.edu or 865-2209. Registration deadline June 1.

Raku Ceramics, The Wheeler Summer Programs, 216 Hope St., Providence. 528-2111. Coed for students entering grades 7-8. July 24-28. $280. Campers learn hand-building skills, pinch techniques and methods of decoration in clay. Visit www.wheelerschool.org.

Renaissance Camp, Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club. 245-7902; www.rifac.com. RIFAC Main Academy, 16 Cutler St., Warren. (See listing under Fencing among Sports Camps below.)

Rhode Island Ballet Arts Academy, 847-5301. Dance camps in North Kingstown July 24-28 and in Tiverton July 17-21. For ages 6-16. Classes in ballet, jazz, character, pas de deux partnering, mime, makeup, dance history and choreography are included in the half-day program. $150 per week.

Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College Program, Two College St., Providence; 454-6200. For highly motivated students ages 16-18 who have finished their sophomore year and want to develop their visual arts skills. Students experience studio classes in a college setting, explore one of 19 artistic disciplines, and expand their college admissions portfolios. Six-week program June 24-August 5. Tuition: $3,495; activities fee: $75; room and board for residential students: $1,875. Commuters welcome. Call 454-6200 or visit Web site www.risd.edu/precollege.cfm.

The Rhode Island Writing Project holds an annual Young Writers' Summer Institute for grades K-12 to participate in a writing community. At Rhode Island College, July 10-21, weekdays, 9 am-noon. Project teacher consultants teach each session. $175; registration forms (accepted until June 1) are online at www.ric.edu/riwp. Call 456-8668.

RITES, 334 East Ave., Pawtucket. Authors and Illustrators Camp, learn how the professionals do it with an experienced writing teacher and an artist. Ages 7-10, July 10-21, 9 am-3 pm. $1,000. Reader's Theater and Costume Making Camp, campers read and write scripts to act out, and create costumes for the character they portray. A play is presented at end of week. Ages 6-10, July 24-28, 9 am-3 pm. $500. Reading and Writing Skills. Ages 9-10, July 10-28, 9 am-noon, $1,050. Stay for Math Games: Brush up on math skills by playing games and building your own math game. Ages 9-10, 1-3 pm. $700. Registration deadline May 30. Choose an academic morning of reading, journalism, writing workshop, math or algebra to combine with afternoon theater, computer, sports leadership, guitar or art. Ages 11-15. July 31-Aug. 18. Half day $1,050, full day $1,445. Registration deadline June 26. Morning and afternoon extended day available. R.I. Tutorial & Educational Services/Bradford L. Dunn Institute on the campus of St. Andrew's School, 63 Federal Rd., Barrington. Call 723-4459 or www.ritutorial.com.

SMARTS Summer Institute, SMARTS Collaborative, Attleboro; www.smartscollab.org. Study creative writing, dance, drama, film/video, music, vocal and visual arts at three levels. Elementary Program is for grades 1-3, July 3-21. Junior Program is for grades 4-7, July 3-28. Senior Program is for grades 7-12, July 10-Aug. 4. The theme is Action/Reaction. All program levels provide discipline-based skill and technique development, critical thinking and problem solving, aesthetics, and performing experiences. All ability levels; offers challenges that empower students to make connections and build self-awareness and self-esteem. Prices vary, but range from $500-$775 for the 3- to 4-week camps. Scholarships available. Call the SMARTS office Mon.-Fri. 9 am-2 pm at (508) 222-8484 or e-mail smarts@naiimail.net.

South County Players Children's Theatre Summer Camp at Peace Dale Elementary School, Peace Dale. Info at 783-6110; www.southkingstown.com/scpct. Acting Camp, creative dramatics (playwriting, improvisation), voice, dance, makeup, mime. Ages 8-13, June 26-July 9; ages 5-7, July 24-Aug. 4; $400. Guerilla Touring Performance Camp, ages 8-13, July 10-21, $300. Film Camp, ages 10-14, Aug. 7-18, $450.

State Ballet of Rhode Island, Brae Crest School of Ballet, 52 Sherman Ave., Lincoln. 334-2560, 334-0412 (fax). www.StateBallet.com. Summer Ballet Camp for ages 6-11 with at least one year of ballet training, July 10-21. Character dancing, stage makeup, choreography, injury prevention, French class, nutrition, art class, pilates, dance history, film class, voice and theater class. 9 am-2:30 pm. $195 1 week, $350 2 weeks. Five-Week Summer Ballet Program for ages 9 and older, as well as adults, with at least two years of ballet training. July 10-Aug. 11. Master classes, yoga and meditation, ballroom; technique and pointe classes taught on intermediate and advanced levels. 10:30 am-9:30 pm, from $180-$350. $25 non-refundable registration deposit due May 1.

Summer Film Camp, Peace Dale Elementary School, Peace Dale. (401) 783-7202. www.southkingstown.com. Learn to audition for a film, write a script, perform. Aug. 7-18, 9 am-2 pm. Ages 10-14. $400 for two weeks.

To Days Art Studio, 5 Division St., East Greenwich. 398-0571. www.todaysartstudio.com. Artistic Day Camp, June 5-30 and July 31-Sept. 1 for ages 5-12. Minimum of 6 and maximum of 30 hours can be scheduled flexibly from 9 am-6 pm, Mon-Fri at $10 per hour. Children explore artistic medium of their choice, including drawing, painting, 3D sculpture, ceramics, wood, metals, textiles, find crafts and more. Multiple mediums can be explored.

Summer Academy in Architecture, intensive 4-week program for students who have completed their junior year of high school to explore architecture as an education and as a career, and receive guidance in portfolio preparation for college applications. Areas of study include drawing, architectural design studio, introduction to architecture and computer applications. Visits to architects' offices and field trips to great architecture in the Northeast. Taught by faculty of the Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, led by Julia Bernert, director. Supervised dormitory life, with activities in evenings and on weekends. July 9-Aug. 5. Call 254-3605 for more information. Go to www.saahp.rwu.edu for prices and application.

Summer Arts Camp for Kids, Linden Place, 500 Hope St., P.O. Box 328, Bristol. 253-0390. www.lindenplace.org, info@lindenplace.org. Arts-focused camp for ages 6-14 with daily workshops in drama, music, art and creative movement. Two sessions: July 10-14 and July 24-28. 9 am-2:45 pm. $135 ($110 for siblings); Linden Place members $100 ($95 siblings).

Summer Stage Camp, a comprehensive performing arts camp for ages 8-16 at the Mercymount Country Day School in Cumberland. Two sessions: July 10-21 and July 24-Aug. 4. Mon.-Fri., 9 am-3 pm. $400 per session. Offers training in acting, singing, dancing and improvisational skills under the direction of the Looking Glass Theatre professional staff. Culminates in a public performance. Call Pat McDougal at 331-9080. Camp forms at www.lookingglasstouringtheatre.org.

Summerarts Program, Barrington Community School, P.O. Box 256, Barrington. 245-0432. Courses and trips for children held at the Barrington Middle School, generally for a series of three one-week classes, July 24, July 31 and Aug. 7. Course offerings include jewelry making, pottery, art, gardening, building gizmos, Web design, photography, cooking, cartooning and castle design. Prices vary from $85 per week. Day trips include visits to the Bronx Zoo. E-mail barrcomm@bcs.necoxmail.com or visit www.barrcommschool.com.

SummerArt Program, Rhode Island College, Providence. Mixed media, sculpture, ceramics and drawing for ages 5-16. July 10-20, Mon.-Thurs., 9 am-noon. Classes offered are mixed media for ages 5-11, sculpture for ages 8-11, clayworks for ages 10-13 and drawing for ages 12-16. Cost for all classes, including tuition and supply fees, is $210. Call 456-8054 or visit www.ric.edu/hbs or e-mail cmulcahey@ric.edu.

Summer Transportation Institute, University of Rhode Island Transportation Center, 75 Lower College Rd., Carlotti Administration Building, Kingston. July 10-21 or Aug. 4-18. Campers participate in a wide variety of activities such as bridge building, field trips to T.F. Green Airport and the Museum of Science, classroom exercises and safety lessons. Instructors include transportation industry professionals. All campers receive full scholarships, including tuition, meals and transportation. Up to 20 students entering grades 7-9 in the fall will be accepted into each session, based on application and essay, school grades, family support and interview. Visit www.uritc.uri.edu or contact Tory Perrotta at 874-7075 or Toryp@mail.uri.edu. Application deadline is May 31.

Summer Writing Camp, Father John V. Doyle School, 343 South Main St., Coventry. Call Kathy Hollenbeck at 826-8536, or e-mail kmhollen1@cox.net. Two one-week sessions, 9 am-noon. $100; $85 for those who register by April 15. Session 1: July 17-21, for students entering grades 4-6, includes book making, fiction writing and hands-on activities and games to build skills in descriptive and effective expression. Session 2: July 24-28, for students entering grades 7-9, focuses on strengthening skills in writing and editing such as techniques in persuasion, writing fiction and nonfiction, use of transitions, and organization. Registration deadline June 15.

Theater Arts Camp, Little Compton Community Center, 34 The Commons, Little Compton. 635-2400. Ages 9-16. Weekdays July 24-Aug. 4, 11 am-2 pm. Intense, creative week that includes all aspects of theater-scene work, games, exercises and a guest artist. Call Gloria at 624-7333. Price to be announced.

Theatre at St. Michael's, on the campus of St. Michael's Country Day School, 180 Rhode Island Ave., Newport. 849-5970, ext. 411. www.stmichaelscountryday.org. Ages 9-18. Full-day programs with performances for each session. Young actors, directors, writers and designers create performances of original material or Shakespeare's plays. Sessions include: Audition workshop, June 21-23 ($180); Teen Shakespeare Intensive Romeo & Juliet, June 26-July 7 ($620); Write Your Own Musical, July 3-21 ($820); Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, July 24-Aug. 4 ($620); Video Production, July 31-Aug. 11 ($620). Campers use outdoor pool.

TSETSE Artistic Beginnings Summer Camp, at the TSETSE Gallery, 101 Orange St., Providence. 453-3337. Camp for ages 11-15 runs through the summer, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Mon.-Fri., with different activities each week. $365 per week, multiple weeks discount. Materials included. Among the activities are fish and shell printing at an oceanfront cottage, glass and china painting, puppet making, paper making from natural resources found on a nature walk, funky painted phones. Scholarship applications can be downloaded at www.tsetsegallery.org.

Woodworking -- Adirondack Chairs, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Introduces ages 9-15 to the basics of carpentry. Each student completes a chair to take home. $185 includes materials. June 19-23, June 26-30, July 17-21, 12:30-3:30 pm.

Young Actors Summer Studio, Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Rd., East Greenwich. 884-9070, www.rockyhill.org. Ages 9-14 explore acting techniques, movement and make-up design and work as an ensemble on a production. $170. July 10-14, 12:30-3:30 pm.

University of Rhode Island World Voices, World Visions Folk Music and Dance Camp. July 16-21, 9 am-4 pm on the URI Feinstein Providence Campus. Evening activities in various venues. Learn how to play traditional musical instruments such as the fiddle, guitar and banjo, and how to perform traditional dances from around the world. In a family-oriented setting, work with master musicians, dancers and storytellers from New England and beyond. $200 for children, $400 for adults includes 11 meals as well as admission to the World Voices, World Visions Grand Concert. Early bird rates available. Visit www.uri.edu/mcc for application or call 277-5160 or 874-2851.