Summer Camps at Marylhurst University
Marylhurst University offers summer camp opportunities designed to immerse young people in the arts. All day camps are situated on the beautiful Marylhurst campus located 10 minutes south of Portland on Highway 43. [Directions and Campus Map]
Creative Arts Day Camp – Summer Camps at Marylhurst
For Kids with or without Special Needs, ages 5 – 17
Week One: Aug. 6 – 9, 2018
Week Two: Aug. 13 – 16, 2018
Sign up for one week or two.
The Creative Arts Day Camp for children with or without special needs is a half-day program where children are immersed in creative arts in a therapeutic setting. Activities reinforce the ideal of achieving one’s maximum potential in a friendly and adaptive environment that fosters success through music, art, drama and movement/dance. Camp counselors are Marylhurst music therapy and art therapy students, supervised by practicing professional therapists. Registration fee includes all activities and camp t-shirt.
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Portland Summer Ensembles
July 16 – 21, 2018
We’re pleased to welcome Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s summer experience back to our Marylhurst campus. Portland Summer Ensembles chamber music workshop for strings, piano, woodwinds and French horn, gives students the opportunity to play, study and perform chamber music with other committed musicians at an advanced level. Faculty includes outstanding musicians from the Oregon Symphony.
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Science Olympiad Challenge
July 30 – Aug. 3, 2018
This Saturday Academy summer camp offers team-based science and engineering for grades 6 – 8. Work in teams to think, collaborate and design like scientists and engineers. Prepare for the Science Olympiad, a state and national science competition. Learn how to build a team and explore Science Olympiad themes such as forensics and bioprocess lab, elastic launched glider, robo-cross and mission possible.
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Jazz Madness Workshop
Aug. 20 – 23, 2018
Have you ever wished Marylhurst offered a “summer camp for adults”? Well, our new Jazz Madness Workshop might be just the thing you’re looking for. Open to vocalists, pianists, bass players and drummers — age 18 and up. You’ll learn music from the Great American songbook, blues or bossa nova. Culminating with a gig, of course!
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Show:tell Workshop
For teen writers and artists
In 2016, our immensely popular summer workshop for teen writers and artists moved to a new site; the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Portland. Your favorite Marylhurst faculty continue to be involved. More info at IPRC.org.