Summer Camps

REGISTRATION OPENS Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 12PM! 

Join us for our Summer Camps at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC, where children explore music through digital media. Through hands-on projects, campers will have the chance to compose their own music and create exciting multimedia content.  With a focus on creativity, imagination, and teamwork, our camps provide a fun space for children to learn and express themselves.

Our camps are designed for children who are curious about music and digital media. They are best suited to campers who have some familiarity with a computer or tablet.  However, no prior experience with music, digital composition, stop-motion animation, or coding is required!

We are offering 2 different camps over the course of 4 weeks this summer.

Cue the Music: Film Music & Stop-Motion Animation – (Ages 6-9)
Press Start: Video Game Music & Game Development – (Ages 8-12)

For any questions, please contact us at chancentre.community@ubc.ca or 604-822-2283

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Cue the Music: Film Music & Stop-Motion Animation – Ages 6-9

Dates:

July 14 – 18, 2025 (9AM-4PM)
July 28 – August 1, 2025 (9AM-4PM)

Price:

Early Bird: $475 (until March 16)
Regular: $525

Ages:

6 – 9 years old

Lights, camera, action! Have you ever wanted to create and score your own stop-motion movies in the style of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Wallace & Gromit, and Flushed Away? In this camp, campers will learn the fundamentals of music, craft DIY musical instruments, and work in teams to explore digital music composition for film and TV using Garageband. In the afternoon, campers will learn how to produce, film, and edit their own stop-motion animations using Stop Motion Studio. On the final day, campers can invite their friends and family to a film screening of their animations, complete with their very own music! Are you ready to take a seat in the director’s chair?

Note to parents/guardians: No prior experience in music, Garageband, or animation is required.

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Press Start: Video Game Music & Game Development – Ages 8-12

Dates:

July 7 – 11, 2025 (9AM-4PM)
July 21 – 25, 2025 (9AM-4PM)

Price:

Early Bird: $475 (until March 16)
Regular: $525

Ages:

8 – 12 years old

Initializing… Loading… Ready player one! Dive into the wonderful world of video games with Press Start: Video Game Music & Game Development! In this camp, campers will learn the fundamentals of music, craft their own musical instruments, and work in teams to explore digital video game music composition using Garageband. In the afternoon, our music studio will become a game studio as campers explore the ins and outs of video game design, learn coding, and create awesome programs using Scratch. At the end of the week, campers will showcase a playable video game featuring their own music to their friends and family! Are you ready to press start?

Note to parents/guardians: No prior experience in music, Garageband, or coding is required.

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