Creative Arts Camp
Welcome to Creative Arts Camp: Superhero Edition!
At Riverside, we say that imagination inspires the young to see what is good, true, and beautiful, and a spirit of adventure gives them the courage to go out and find it.
The creators of superheroes need this combination of imagination and adventure to bring to the page and the screen characters with the extraordinary powers they use to see the good and fight for it.
Details
June 8-12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wheaton Academy Fine Arts Center
Boys and Girls, Ages 8-14
Cost: $250 per camper
Workshops Ages 8-9
A Short, but Super, Film
Lights, Camera, Action…Rehearse, act, and film a super scene.
Musical Ensemble
Heroes can sing!!! Belt out some Broadway tunes that will stop villains in their tracks.
Create a Hero
What is the ultimate super hero power? Now is your chance to design the greatest super hero of all time and craft an incredible backstory.
Gadgets and Gears
Junk art meets mad scientist lab in this workshop to create a gadget any super hero wouldn’t want to be without.
Whiz! Bam! Special Effects
What makes the super hero come to life on screen? Learn some special tricks to make their powers awesome.
Choose Your Own
Campers will have the chance to choose which option they prefer for the last workshop of the day.
Lego Worldbuilding
What makes the super hero come to life on screen? Learn some special tricks to make their powers awesome.
Superhero Stage Combat
Learn how to kabam and kapow with the best of them.
Workshops Ages 10-11
A Short, but Super, Film
Lights, Camera, Action…Rehearse, act, and film a super scene.
Musical Ensemble
Heroes can sing!!! Belt out some Broadway tunes that will stop villains in their tracks.
Picture a Superhero Book
Begin writing and illustrating your own children's book.
VoiceOver
Become the voice of your favorite super hero cartoon character.
Animate It!
This popular flip book animation class returns for 2026.
Choose Your Own
Campers will have the chance to choose which option they prefer for the last workshop of the day.
Lego Animation (11+)
Stop motion video is back. Let's give it a superhero flavor.
Lego Worldbuilding
What makes the super hero come to life on screen? Learn some special tricks to make their powers awesome.
Superhero Stage Combat
Learn how to kabam and kapow with the best of them.
Rock Band (11+)
Form a band with your “super” camp friends. Must have some experience playing a musical instrument.
Workshops Ages 12-14
New this year: Everything is choose your own for the 12-14 year olds.
After registration, you will receive a form asking you to select which workshops you would like for each time slot during the day.
(Note: If we don't have a minimum for a particular workshop it will not run)
9:15 to 10:00
OR
Animate It!
Musical Ensemble
This popular flip book animation class returns for 2026.
Heroes can sing!!! Belt out some Broadway tunes that will stop villains in their tracks.
10:00 to 10:45
OR
Picture a Superhero Book
Special Effects for the Stage
Begin writing and illustrating your own children's book.
Awesome effects aren't just for film. Learn how to bring the whiz, bam to the stage.
11:00 to 11:45
Musical Songwriting
OR
Short Scene Acting
Learn the creative process behind writing a song for a musical and put your own skills to the test.
Build skills in character development and range with these one to five-minute-long scenes.
11:45 to 12:30
Short Film Writing
OR
Improv
Don't just act in a short film, but try writing your own first.
Think on your feet. Create a scene on the spot.
1:15 to 2:00
VoiceOver
OR
Master the Monologue
Become the voice of your favorite super hero cartoon character.
Monologues are important for auditions, but they also help actors study character development, increase their range, and identify strengths.
2:00 to 3:00
Choose from one of these five workshops for the last timeslot of the day.
Lego Animation
Stop motion video is back. Let's give it a superhero flavor.
Rock Band
Form a band with your “super” camp friends. Must have some experience playing a musical instrument.
Superhero Stage Combat
Learn how to kabam and kapow with the best of them.
OR
OR
Lego Worldbuilding
OR
Welcome to the Daily Planet
What makes the super hero come to life on screen? Learn some special tricks to make their powers awesome.
Report on the comings and goings of a superhero's world in this newspaper class.