APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE  January 1, 2010

Performing and Visual Arts, Northwest (PAVAN) will have applications available January 1 for its 2010 summer arts program: Artists in Bloom Day Camp. This fun arts program is for rising 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students and involves art, music, creative movement, sign language and foreign language. This camp is open to all public, private and home-schooled students living in the surrounding counties of Virginia and West Virginia.• Artists in Bloom Day Camp dates are July 26th through July 30th. The camp is Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until noon. All open houses and performances will be held on the final day of camp.

• Camp is Monday through Friday and is offered at eight sites in the participating areas. You will find the sites listed on the second page of the application. Be sure to indicate a first and a second choice. Classes fill quickly on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please send in your application as soon as possible to ensure enrollment. You will receive an e-mail within two weeks of the application submission confirming your child’s enrollment and the location assigned.

• Parents must provide all transportation.

• Instruction is thematic and focused on team teaching and cross disciplinary arts instruction. Students will have classes in music, creative movement, the visual arts and language daily. This one week program will culminate in a “Works- In-Progress Showcase” for parents and community members. Our goal is to foster young artists with emerging talent!

• Parents will be asked to leave after dropping off their children in the mornings. We realize separation anxiety is common, especially on the first day, and while we welcome parents to stay until your child is at ease, we do ask you to leave soon after so the teachers can get to their instruction for the day.

• Instruction is provided by professional artists, certified teachers and even college professors with specializations in youth art instruction.

• Please include your tuition check in the amount of $100 (made payable to PAVAN/LCPS) with the application to reserve your child’s spot. Enrollment will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. If your child is placed on the waiting list you will be notified immediately. Checks will be cashed approximately three weeks after being received.

• Children will need to bring a snack daily. (Please no glass jars or containers.)

• Children enrolled will receive a detailed program handbook and emergency forms (these will also be available to download online) several weeks before the start of the camp. Please read the handbook with your child, and make sure the emergency forms are received by the PAVAN office no later than two weeks before the start of camp. If your child has special needs (food allergies, medication, etc.), please contact the PAVAN office at your earliest convenience so we can prepare a safe and healthy environment for your child.

PLEASE NOTE: If a camp location seems unlikely to reach minimum enrollment, the location will be cancelled 2 WEEKS prior to the start date of the program. Parents will be notified of the cancellation via e-mail and a letter through the mail. An alternate location will be recommended. If the alternate location will not work, you may request a refund. Refunds take 3 to 4 works to submit, process, send out and be received.

REFUND DISCLAIMER

If a camp is cancelled due to low enrollment, the student will be notified and full tuition will be refunded. 

If a student cancels their registration (s) on or before July 7, 2010, refunds will be calculated at 50% of total tuition.  No refunds will be given for cancellations after July 18, 2010.

We look forward to receiving your child’s application and anticipate another fun and exciting year for the Artists in Bloom Day Camp. Please do not hesitate to contact the PAVAN office at 540-665-1294 with any questions or concerns you may have and ask to speak to Shirley Dunsmore.