Improv is an art form where the performers make up the theatre, on the spot. Through the use of improvisational games and valuable improv techniques, this class encourages campers to become more spontaneous, creative, playful, and imaginative, all while developing valuable performance and interpersonal skills.

This acting intensive will offer valuable training that focuses on improving key performance aspects such as emotion, voice, body movement, speech, creativity, imagination, characterization, and audition technique. This camp helps to develop a more well-rounded actor, preparing them for a variety of future performance opportunities.

Work your way through musical theatre in this specialized intermediate level class! Students will be challenged in acting, dance, and voice technique to better prepare them for performing in musical theatre productions. This camp will feature musical excerpts from "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Heathers".

Work your way through musical theatre in this specialized intermediate level class! Students will be challenged in acting, dance, and voice technique to better prepare them for performing in musical theatre productions. This camp will feature musical excerpts from "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Heathers".

Join GIRLS IN THE KNOW and *St. Louis Academy of Dance at AR Workshop for a crafty Summer ARt Camp!

A great outdoor summer camp for kids 5-12 years old!

Explore the patterns of numbers and the fund of solving interesting and meaningful arithmetic problems. Let us take the frustration out of math. Games and activities will reinforce math skills while having fun.

Think like NASA innovators during this program inspired by the NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Challenge. How might space suit cooling tubes be used to solve a problem on Earth? How might robotic arms help make our world a better place? With the spark of an idea, a design notebook & physical and digital tools, teams will modify NASA technology into Spinoff designs.

Create the next popular animated Minecraft video on YouTube! Practice the same skills professionals at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios use. Discover the process of keyframing and tweening, how to use it to bring your own animated stories to life, and how to publish your content on YouTube. Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Break the sound barrier on a supersonic jet, deliver cargo by train, and explore a swamp in your airboat. Build and create different modes of transportation out of more than 20,000 pieces of LEGO®, all while learning about the engineering concepts that make vehicles and vessels work.

Customize your own Minecraft world and mod the classic game in this one-of-a-kind camp.  Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mods.  Students will create a wide variety of new elements, gameplay mechanics, and world generating mods to change the way you play Minecraft.  Projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students must have the Java version of Minecraft to take this camp.  Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible.  Returing students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

Do you love to bake cupcakes and watch cupcake wars on the Food Network? In this amazing camp, you can let your imagination and creativity run wild as you discover how to use icing, flavorings, candy clay, gumpaste, decorations and candies and turn them into creations of art! Each day you will be given a theme. On the final day, we will have our very own cupcake wars. Teams will create a business name and a logo. Are you up for the challenge? Aprons will be provided. 

Do you have some favorite Disney heros and villians? Now is your chance to perfect your acting, singing, and dancing skills to fully embody these characters and perform for an audience at the end of the week!

Sing and dance to the music of Broadway's exciting show - Beetlejuice. Work on some of your favorite songs from the show for a performance at the end of the week! It's showtime, folks!

Join us in making a variety of pizzas!  Explore pizza dough types, recipes and techniques.  Also explore topping options from basic cheese to wild and wacky toppings.  We will top off the week with a dessert pizza.