About Art Farm Summer Camp 2010
Enrollment Deadlines, Forms, Dates, and All the Rest
New Camp Hours and Added Sessions
Starting this summer, Carlsbad Art Farm will run two camp sessions daily. Morning camp hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Afternoon camp hours are from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All camp session are still one week.
Our Blog
We highly recommend subscribing to the Art Farm blog at www.CarlsbadArtFarm.blogspot.com. This is the best and most efficient way to keep you posted about current events at Art Farm. As summer approaches, we use our blog to keep parents posted about camp activities and other useful, up-to-the-minute information.
Registration
Registration for the 2010 Summer Camp season is now open. Please note that:
• Registration forms are available for download below.
• Early registration is encouraged as we enroll on a first come, first serve basis.
• Reservations are secured by a $100 non-refundable deposit per child enrolled at the time of registration. All forms must be completed for registration to be valid (see “required forms” below).
• Tuition balances must be postmarked by Tuesday, June 1. Balances not postmarked by this date may result in cancellation of your reservation without further notice to make room for wait-listed students.
Fees and Discounts
• Weekly rate: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Session (4-hours): $310 for first child. Rate is $280 for each additional sibling enrolled concurrently.
• Weekly rate: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. session (3-hours): $280 per child. There is no discount for additional siblings for this option.
• Partial Scholarships: Art Farm has limited space available for partial scholarships in the event that a session has open space. We do not offer full scholarships. Please email the director one week prior to the start of any weekly session to see about availability.
Art Farm Summer Camps: Basic Information
• Camps are open to students entering Grades 2-8 in the fall of 2010. Sorry, no exceptions.
• Camps run continuously throughout the summer. Sessions beginning Monday, June 14. For the full schedule, see below.
• Sessions run twice daily Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Fees: See above.
• Registration: Please carefully read the “Registration” section above. All required forms are available for download at the end of this document. All forms must be complete and your non-refundable per-child deposit received before your reservation is complete.
Registration is by mail only. We will notify you by email immediately upon receipt of your registration materials.
• Questions? Contact Perrin Weston Coman at director@carlsbadartfarm.com.
Who We Are and What We Do
Established in 2006 by Perrin Weston Coman and Chase Coman, Carlsbad Art Farm is located on 10-acres of private coastal property minutes away from Palomar Airport and the Village of Carlsbad in north San Diego County. The property is a wooded riparian habitat featuring many native trees, plants, and indigenous animal life. We are not exaggerating when we say the location is unique.
Art Farm camps and classes are taught by trained artists in small, age appropriate groups in our outdoor studio classrooms. At this time we offer Saturday morning classes and week-long summer camps, however as more and more parents discover Art Farm we are fielding requests for weekday after-school classes. For questions regarding available classes or other information email director@CarlsbadArtFarm.com.
Our Methods
Art Farm’s approach to studio art education for the young artist is to teach the foundational elements and principals of art as a formal discipline – a series of steps that must be understood and practiced over time if the student is to develop any sophistication as an artist. Our summer camps are a great introduction to our methods.
Art Farm summer camps touch on these core principals but are necessarily less formal and comprehensive. We know that summer is a time to be a little less academic. We keep the instruction dynamic and fun. Students work with artist instructors in charcoals, paint, and other media at easels in a woodland setting. We use live farm animals as models, including our miniature mule, Picasso, our rescue goat, Kandinsky, alpacas, dogs, and free-range chickens.
We are always adopting more animal models (this summer we hope to bring in a miniature cow!). We also bring in costumed human models (princesses, pirates, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, etc.). Our goal is to teach students how to take what they see – whatever it is – and put it down on a surface. After one week your young student will walk away with new skills and confidence.
Campers also have plenty of time to interact with the animals and generally horse around. Generally, parents have a hard time getting their kids to leave at the end of the day. Many students attend more than one session per summer.
Who Are Perrin and Chase Coman?
Art Farm is also the Coman family home. The family bought the land in the early 1960s at a time when much of Carlsbad was still undeveloped. The Comans have largely preserved it in its natural state. Perrin received her studio art education at the Academy of Art College in the late 1970s. Chase holds a degree in molecular biology from the University of Washington and worked for a number of years as a wildlife biologist. They live on the property with their 11-year-old daughter, Emerson, and their many animals.
In early 2000, Perrin and Chase began discussing how they might share their woodland home with local children, whom they know from experience take to this property like the proverbial ducks to water. The idea of combining animals, art, and nature grew out of these early discussions and Art Farm was born. Perrin taught art for several years at local public and private schools while she thought about how to implement a program. In 2007, Art Farm started modestly with 18 students and two one-week sessions. The idea was to start slow and see what the response was like. The response was huge. More than 200 students enrolled for a nine-week camp season the following summer. Many sessions had waiting lists. This year, to accommodate more students without enlarging class size (the student-instructor ratio is 12-1 or less), Art Farm decided to offer two summer camp sessions daily.
Clearly, our unique blend of animals, expert and child-friendly instruction and room to run are winners with kids.
Camp Life
At Art Farm, campers work in small groups organized by age and led by artists who guide them in authentic drawing, painting, printing, and other art techniques. Our instructors are supported by aides and, together, they ensure that each student has their full attention every day. Our staff is engaging and kid friendly. We allow plenty of well-supervised time between classes to explore the grounds, interact with the animals, hunt for chicken eggs, and to generally become acquainted with the pleasures of a rural setting.
Is Your Child Ready for Art Farm?
Students must be entering Grade 2 through 8 in fall 2010 to attend Art Farm summer camps. While the classes are suitable to any student in this range, students younger than this are not ready conceptually and developmentally for our program. For these younger students, there are many other excellent offerings in the Carlsbad area.
Students that are qualified by grade level should also have age-appropriate maturity and social skills. Individual classes are 40 to 45-minutes. Students in this age-range generally do well at staying absorbed in the instruction for the duration of these classes. Students are expected to come to camp knowing how to be respectful towards their instructors, fellow students, and our animals.
2010 Session Dates
Session 1: June 14-18
Session 2: June 21-25
Session 3: June 28-July 2
Session 4: July 5-9
Session 5: July 12-16
Session 6: July 19-23
Session 7: July 26-30
Session 8: August 2-6
Session 9: August 9-13
Camp Registration and Deadlines
Registration applications are processed in the order they are received. You are not considered registered until all required registration forms are completed and mailed along with the $100 per child non-refundable deposit. We will notify you immediately by email when your registration materials are received. All registration is by mail only.
Please don’t contact us to see whether a certain session is full. Our registration form allows you to choose alternate dates according to order of preference. If none of these dates is available we will immediately notify you and refund your deposit.
Tuition Balance: You may pay tuition in full when you register. If not, the tuition balance must be sent and postmarked no later than Tuesday, June 1, 2010. If you miss this deadline we reserve the right to cancel your reservation without notice to make room for wait-listed students.
What if Our Summer Plans Change? We understand that plans can change in the busy life of a family. If something comes up and you need to switch your child to an alternate camp session just contact us. Chances are good that we can find a time that works into your schedule.
So Lets Get Your Camper Registered! There are four required forms available for download below. These are the: Registration Form, Camp Contract Form, Health Form, and Hold Harmless/Medical Consent Form.
Please, please write legibly. If we can’t read your email or street address or phone number then we cannot contact you.
Make all checks payable to: Carlsbad Art Farm LLC
Mail all checks and forms to:
Carlsbad Art Farm LLC
5855 Sunny Creek Road
Carlsbad CA 92010
Downloads
Registration Form for Morning/Afternoon Sessions (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
Registration Form for Afternoon Sessions (2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Download other Required Forms. (Forms required of all campers.)
Carlsbad Art Farm Summer Camp 2010 Contract
Carlsbad Art Farm Summer Camp 2010 Health Form
Carlsbad Art Farm Summer Camp 2010 Hold Harmless and Medical Consent Form
Contact Information
For more information, contact Perrin Weston Coman at: director@carlsbadartfarm.com
And again, we encourage you to subscribe to our blog at www.CarlsbadArtFarm.blogspot.com. Our blog is a great tool for
communicating what’s happening at Art Farm in real time.
