Seven Directions Institute of Art & Science
303 Potrero St., Suite 7A
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
PH: (831) 713-9392
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Ages: 6-10
Instructor: Haylee Trowbridge
Pokémon Art Camp is a fun-filled week of art activities! Each camper will create a Pokeball Terrarium with their own Pokémon friend inside!
Campers will be given drawing challenges that inspire them to create their own unique Pokémon -themed artwork. By the end of the week the campers
will have created their own Pokémon Gym, decided what type of trainer they will become and “captured'' different Pokémon in their Pokedex! At the
end of each day of camp, students will get to meet a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 6 - 10
Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 6 - 10
Camp Tuition: $220
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 10-16
Instructor: Kyle Vasquez
Learn all the basics of stage makeup that every theater kid should have in their tool kit in this fun and interactive camp! Each day we will explore a different theme with a lesson on important information and techniques, followed by a full step by step makeup application. Students will also learn to create professional face charts for each look and begin building a collection that they can access in the future to recreate looks. We will also cover general stage makeup theory, how to care for your skin to prevent problems, and even practice how to physicalize a performance to match the makeup. Each day ends with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio! Impress friends, drama teachers, and directors with your stage makeup know-how and add completion of this class to your theater resume!
*Please note that this camp requires students to bring their own makeup supplies. There is the option to use our sanitized studio makeup for a $15 materials fee, but students will still need their own foundation, concealer and mascara for hygiene and to correctly match their skin tone. A full materials list will be sent to students upon registration.
10:00am to 3:00pm
Age Group: 10 - 16
Camp Tuition: $420
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 5-9
Instructor: Kyle Vasquez
Learn exciting facts and true stories about some of Earth's most incredible creatures and make art of them! Our professional artist instructor will choose amazing animals from all over the world to share with the students and support them in creating art in a variety of mediums based on those creatures. Each camp starts with a creative drawing challenge and ends with Animal Time, where we hold and interact with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220
Full Day Camp
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Full Day Camp Tuition: $440
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 10-13
Instructor: Izzy Vasquez
Go on a different adventure each day in this Tabletop Role-Playing Game camp! Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are fun and structured build-your-own adventure experiences, where players are playing as characters they create in an imaginative & interactive world facilitated by a Game Master. Adventure Game Camp offers a variety of easy to learn TTRPGs set in different worlds with different themes. A great way for kids who have never played TTRPGs before to try them out, or for experienced players to explore fun new ways to play! Learn teamwork, creative problem solving and improvisation, all while making friends and having tons of fun creating epic adventures together! Games will include those listed below and one more chosen by the Game Master to suit the interests of the group after meeting them.
Camp size is 7-8 kids maximum so space is very limited!
10:00am to 4:00pm
Age Group: 10 - 13
Camp Tuition: $450
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Recommended Ages: 13-18
Instructor: Haylee Trowbridge
Take your Anime art to the next level with this camp for those who want to become a master mangaka! Using Copic Ciao alcohol based markers and Micron Fineliners, campers will learn how to shade and blend colors to create vibrant anime characters! In this Advanced camp, we will learn about dynamic posing, dramatic eyes and highlighted hair! Level up your Anime art skills, and socialize with other campers who love the same shows, comics and characters. Each camp day will begin with an imaginative drawing challenge, and end with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Recommended Ages: 13 - 18
Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Recommended Ages: 13 - 18
Camp Tuition: $220
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 7-10
Instructor: Nicole Lockwood
This engaging, hands-on camp integrates science, art and performance art, while campers learn about the world's tropical rainforests. Exclusively offered in Santa Cruz for the first time this year, this class is a great way to prevent summer learning loss while still having tons of fun! Campers will make live rainforest plant terrariums, create rainforest crafts, conduct a decomposer experiment, perform a rainforest themed readers-theater. Every class ends with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 7 - 10
Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 7 - 10
Camp Tuition: $220
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 12-17
Instructor: Kyle Vasquez
Join us for a week of Musical Theater fun and learning, great for theater kids, those who want a career in theater someday or just anyone who loves learning about Broadway! Campers will learn about key themes, styles and shows in the evolution of musical theater from the early 20th Century until now, and how it reflects American culture. Each day we will learn about a different phase of Broadway history, watch clips from that period's most iconic shows and view a full length musical from that era. Days will end with fun musical theater trivia games and a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 12 - 17
Camp Tuition: $440
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FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 8-13
Instructor: Haylee Trowbridge
Meet us at Wilder Ranch for a week of art and games outside! We will complete an acrylic painting of the beautiful views around us and do drawing challenges every day! Hang out in the sun with other campers, play games and learn about Santa Cruz wildlife and nature!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 8 - 13
Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 8 - 13
Camp Tuition: $220
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 7-10
Instructor: Haylee Trowbridge
Let's learn to draw Anime art in this unique camp for beginners! Learn how to create cute critters, cool characters and elaborate expressions on your characters! Together, we will explore the basics of anime anatomy, amazing huge eyes, and fun hairstyles. Each camp day will begin with an imaginative drawing challenge, and end with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 7 - 10
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 7 - 10
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 13-18
Instructor: Izzy Vasquez
Go on a different adventure each day in this tabletop role-playing game camp! Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are fun and structured build-your-own adventure experiences, where players are playing as characters they create in an imaginative & interactive world facilitated by a Game Master. Adventure Game Camp offers a variety of easy to learn TTRPGs set in different worlds with different themes. A great way for kids who have never played TTRPGs before to try them out, or for experienced players to explore fun new ways to play! Learn teamwork, creative problem solving and improvisation, all while making friends and having tons of fun creating epic adventures together! Games will include the list below, as well as two more chosen by the GM to best suit the interests of the group after meeting them.
*Camp size is 7-8 kids maximum so space is very limited!
10:00am to 4:00pm
Age Group: 13 - 18
Camp Tuition: $450
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 13-18
Instructor: Moss Giomi & Margaret Hawkins
Join us for 4 days of art and fun with other LGBTQ identified teens! This camp is for teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or otherwise to meet a community of other teenagers just like them! We will be painting, making t-shirts, buttons, and friendship bracelets together in a safe and welcoming space, led by art instructor and former Seven Directions Owner Moss and Mentor Teacher Margaret from our Friday LGBTQIA+ Teen Hangouts. Instructors will lead discussions and art challenges and the group will also be walking to Mission Park to play games outside.
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 13 - 18
Half Day Camp Tuition: $200
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 13 - 18
Half Day Camp Tuition: $200
Full Day Camp
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 13 - 18
Full Day Camp Tuition: $400
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 8-13
Instructor: Haylee Trowbridge
Meet us at Natural Bridges for a week of art and games outside! We will complete an acrylic painting of the beautiful views around us and do drawing challenges every day! Hangout in the sun with other campers, play games and learn about Santa Cruz wildlife and nature!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 8 - 13
Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 8 - 13
Camp Tuition: $220
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
A week of playful fun, imagination & art for kids who love fairies! Students will get to create their own fairy world through a variety of crafts, games and art projects as well as exploring the art and imagination of fairy artists such as Cicely Mary Barker, world renowned creator of the flower fairy books. Each day we'll do a different fairy themed project that students get to take home with them! Each class will start with a creative drawing challenge, and end with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220 + $15 Materials Fee
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220 + $15 Materials Fee
Full Day Camp
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Full Day Camp Tuition: $440 + $15 Materials Fee
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 9-15
Instructor: Kyle Vasquez
Explore the art and lives of some of history's greatest artists and make art inspired by their work in this week long art camp! Each day will focus on a different artist, with students learning about the artist's life and influences, getting to know their art and creating a daily art piece inspired by that artist and their work. This camp is a fun way to expand creative limits, explore new styles and express personal artistic style in different and interesting ways all while developing a fundamental understanding of art history. Each day ends with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 9 - 15
Camp Tuition: $440
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 7-12
Instructor: Margaret Hawkins
A fun and playful version of our popular homeschool class Science Explorers, full of art, games, interactive science and engineering! Each day we will dive into a new interactive experiment together; Grow your own crystals, explode volcanoes, explore owl pellets and much more! We will start off the day with a fun and creative drawing challenge and a creative problem solving engineering challenge. At the end of the camp day, students will get to meet and interact with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220
Full Day Camp
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 5 - 9
Full Day Camp Tuition: $440
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 11-16
Game Master: TBD
Go on adventures, fight monsters, discover treasure and explore a mystical world in Dungeons & Dragons Camp! Learn to play D&D, the most well-known tabletop role playing game, under the guidance of a professional Game Master and have a fantastical 5 day adventure! Whether you are an experienced TTRPG player, or only know what you've seen on Stranger Things, everyone is welcome! Role playing games offer unique opportunities to explore within a safe environment and are a fantastic way to build friendships and self confidence. Students learn teamwork, storytelling, and improvisation, as well as building math skills, creativity and memory all while having fun going on an epic adventure. Camp will incorporate D&D themed art activities as well as game play, and each day will end with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
*Camp size is 7-8 kids maximum so space is very limited.
10:00am to 4:00pm
Age Group: 11 - 16
Half Day Camp Tuition: $450
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
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NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 10-13
Instructor: Haylee Trowbridge
Explore the exciting realm of Anime Art in this class for Beginning to Intermediate anime artists! Using Copic Ciao alcohol based markers and Micron Fineliners, campers will learn how to shade and blend colors to create vibrant anime characters, and learn about dynamic posing, dramatic eyes and highlighted hair! Level up your Anime art skills, and socialize with other campers who love the same shows, comics and characters. Each camp day will begin with an imaginative drawing challenge, and end with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 10 - 13
Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 10 - 13
Camp Tuition: $220
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
Form>>.
NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 8-11
Game Master: Izzy Vasquez
Go on a different adventure each day in this tabletop role-playing game camp! Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are fun and structured build-your-own adventure experiences, where players are playing as characters they create in an imaginative & interactive world facilitated by a Game Master. Adventure Game Camp offers a variety of easy to learn TTRPGs set in different worlds with different themes. A great way for kids who have never played TTRPGs before to try them out, or for experienced players to explore fun new ways to play! Learn teamwork, creative problem solving and improvisation, all while making friends and having tons of fun creating epic adventures together! Games will include the list below, as well as one more chosen by the GM to best suit the interests of the group after meeting them.
*Camp size is 7-8 kids maximum so space is very limited!
10:00am to 4:00pm
Age Group: 8 - 11
Camp Tuition: $450
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
Form>>.
NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com
Ages: 6-10
Instructor: Kyle Vasquez
Join us for an eco-friendly week of fun and learning for the end of summer in this new camp! Create arts and crafts using recycled materials, explore science experiments about sustainability and play games to understand concepts like climate change. Each day of camp will start with a creative drawing challenge, include time for free play, and will end with a meet and greet with a live animal from our studio!
Morning Camp
10:00am to 12:30pm
Age Group: 6 - 10
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220
Afternoon Camp
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Age Group: 6 - 10
Half Day Camp Tuition: $220
Full Day Camp
10:00am to 3:30pm
Age Group: 6 - 10
Full Day Camp Tuition: $440
To reserve your spot in this class,
FIRST fill out our Registration
Form>>.
NEXT submit payment for your first 4 weeks by making your payment online with the "add to cart" button below, or make payment arrangements by cash or check by emailing us at SevenDirectionsInfo@gmail.com