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The Morris County Arts Workshop Announces Summer Camp Registration is Now Open Online
Campers can enjoy the all new Star Wars camp as well as S.T.E.A.M.-Arts and Sciences, Theater, Minecraft, Harry Potter, Music, and more!
The Morris County Arts Workshop (MCAW) announces registration for its popular Summer Camps is now available online at www.mcartsworkshop.com. The non-profit organization, which brings after school art, music, language, science, technology and cultural programs to youth and adults in the Chesters, Mendhams and surrounding areas, offers traditional summer fun as well as new programs designed to enrich and encourage campers to nurture skills in the arts and sciences with such offerings as S.T.E.A.M – Arts and Sciences Camps, Theater, Minecraft, Robotics, Harry Potter and the all new Star Wars.
The fun filled seven weeks run from June 27, 2016 to August 5, 2016 in Mendham and June 27, 2016 to August 19, 2016 in Chester with special before and after daycare services available upon request. Camps are hosted in Mendham in Brookside and include days at Brookside Beach, as well as camps in Chester at The Hive at the Chester Springs (ShopRite) Shopping Mall on Route 206. Parents enrolling more than one camper will receive a special three percent off discount.
“We are so excited to once again be able to provide campers with a variety of themes and activities for summer fun,” explains MCAW Director and Founder Jane Shatz. “For those who love to explore the arts and sciences, we are offering four weeks of S.T.E.A.M. camps that integrate science, technology, engineering, art and math through amazing projects and experiments. In the afternoons, campers will be able to participate in Chess, Minecraft, Legos, a large group mosaic artwork, and more. This year we are also running a special Star Wars camp.”
Other offerings include Kid Fit and games, non-competitive sports, theater, fencing, and Harry PotterI and II for children ages five and up.
In addition to providing outstanding music and art programs, MCAW also offers monthly entertainment, guest art displays and classes at The Hive. Shatz explains, “We offer so many wonderful ways on a monthly basis to enjoy the arts including Open Mic Night, Youth Talent Night, and the popular Paint and Wine classes for adults. We also offer special programs, pottery classes and host private parties on an individual basis.”
Shatz points out that some of the upcoming happenings at The Hive include:
• MCAW Scholarship Fundraiser Event on Sunday, May 15th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Drop In Art and Minecraft for children every Saturday afternoon from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• The Hive Gallery’s opening for its newest show – Reflections – on May 21, 2016 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
For additional information, complete class schedules, availability and to register, please visit www.mcartsworkshop.com. To stay connected and hear about the latest news, join the MCAW conversation on Facebook at Morris County Arts Workshop (MCAW.)
MCAW is continually seeking help to support these events as well as its many workshops, seminars and programs including the popular annual Haunted Halloween Workshop, Guest Art Displays and Lecture Series, Writing Workshops, Art in Public Spaces Initiative, and its home at The Hive in Chester. To make a donation, please visit www.mcartsworkshop.com. For additional information, please contact Director Jane Shatz at (908)531-8433.
About the Morris County Arts Workshop
Founded in 2003 by Jane Shatz, a Juilliard School of Music dance alumna and Chester resident, the Morris County Arts Workshop (MCAW) is a non-profit group created to nurture and promote the love for the arts in children of all ages. The program is community based and offers a wide variety of classes from musical instrument lessons to voice to painting to yoga to language and martial arts. Classes are currently held in Chester and Mendham public schools as well as The Hive in the Chester Springs Shopping Center on Route 206 in Chester, NJ. There are two sessions per year which culminate with a special Showcase performance and art display in the fall and spring. In addition, MCAW runs five weeks of summer camp for pre-kindergarten to age 15. For additional information and class schedules, please visit www.mcartsworkshop.com.
