YOUTH CAMPS
Hello NECCA Campers! We are offering School Break Camps! Find more information about all of our camps below.
2022 CIRCUS CAMP COVID POLICIES
At NECCA, we are committed to providing a nurturing, fun and safe environment for our students to experience the circus arts.
Please read our 2022 Camp Policies thoroughly before registering.
- For ages 1.5 and up, proof of vaccination and/or booster, if eligible, is required at check in on the participants first day of camp. There is no need to provide this on subsequent days.
- Students ages 1.5 and up with approved religious and medical exemptions: Proof of a negative covid test taken 24 hours – 15 minutes prior to the start of camp is required at check in on the participants first day of camp. There is no need to provide this on subsequent days.
- Any unvaccinated (approved exemptions only) participant traveling from out of state by plane must test 3-5 days after arriving in Vermont in addition to testing 24 hours – 15 minutes prior to the first day of camp.
- Special Masking is mandatory for staff and students ages 3 and up. If wearing a cloth mask, you must wear a surgical paper mask under a cloth mask, or wear one of these approved masks inside NECCA based on best fit: Surgical, KN95, KF94, N95.
NECCA’s full COVID policies can be viewed here.
Please see our Registration and Payment Policies here.
If you have a medical or religious exemption, you may fill out forms provided on our website and email them to covid@necenterforcircusarts.org at least 72 business hours before planned activity. If you email forms on a Friday, please expect that they will not be reviewed until the following Monday afternoon at the earliest.
More Info
ALL YOUTH CAMPS
FALL & WINTER BREAKS
DECEMBER, & FEBRUARY
YOUTH CAMPS: AGES 3 – 17
DECEMBER 2022 | 12/28 – 12/30
FEBRUARY 2023 | Dates TBD
In our youth camps, your child will receive top-notch instruction in a noncompetitive environment. They’ll get a sense of pride and increased confidence as they learn communication skills, perseverance, and self-determination, as well as how to be a spectacular acrobat, aerialist, juggler, or clown. We honor the traditions of the circus by including activities to develop creative and performance skills, share the history of circus while passing along fun circus traditions.
Students will work in groups by age and ability for the best learning experience. We work with the energy of our youngest students by including separate art activities and quiet time suited to their learning needs.
Price: $55 per day per student. $165 for three days. Sign up for one, two, or more days – each day will include a new and fun experience for each student.
Full-Day Camp Schedule
Camp runs from 8am to 12pm daily.
- 8:00am–8:30am: Drop off at NECCA
- 8:30am–10:00am: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini-tramp, balancing, clowning, and acrobatics
- 10:00am–10:15am: snack
- 10:15am–12:00pm: Rotating activities incl. trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini trap, balancing, clowning & acrobatics
- 12:00pm: Pick up
Spring Break
April Break Camp: AGES 3 – 5 & 5 – 17
SPRING 2023 | 4/17 – 4/21
In our camps, your child will receive top-notch instruction in a noncompetitive environment. They will have the chance to try a broad range of circus skills including juggling, aerials, acrobatics and more. They’ll get a sense of pride and increased confidence as they learn communication skills, perseverance, and self-determination.
Students will work in groups by age and ability for the best learning experience. We work with the energy of our youngest students by including separate art activities and quiet time suited to their learning needs.
Sign up for one, two, or more days. Each day will include a new and fun experience for each student.
Ages 3 – 5 Half Day Camp: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Ages 5 – 17 Full Day Camp: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Schedule for Ages 3 – 5
- 8:30am–9:00am: Drop off at NECCA
- 9:00am–9:45am: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini-tramp, balancing, stilting, clowning, and acrobatics
- 9:45am–10:00am: snack
- 10:00am–11:45am: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini trap, balancing, stilting, clowning & acrobatics
- 11:45am–12:15pm: Lunch
- 12:15pm–12:30pm: Pick up
Schedule for Ages 5 – 17
- 8:30am–9:00am: Drop off at NECCA
- 9:00am–10:00am: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini-tramp, balancing, stilting, clowning, and acrobatics
- 10:00am–10:15am: snack
- 10:15am–12:00pm: Rotating activities incl. trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini trap, balancing, stilting, clowning & acrobatics
- 12:00pm–12:30pm: Lunch
- 12:30pm–1:00pm: Rest
- 1:00pm–3:00pm: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini trap, balancing, stilting, clowning & acrobatics
- 3:00pm–3:30pm: Pick up
Summer Break
Youth Summer Camps: AGES 3 – 17
SUMMER 2023 | Dates TBD
In our camps, your child will receive top-notch instruction in a noncompetitive environment. They’ll get a sense of pride and increased confidence as they learn communication skills, perseverance, and self-determination, as well as how to be a spectacular acrobat, aerialist, juggler, or clown. Campers will also take an active role in choosing the theme and creating the set pieces for the camp performance on the final day, and will also have the opportunity to try their hand at stagecraft by helping with tech and rigging.
Students will work in groups by age and ability for the best learning experience. We work with the energy of our youngest students by including separate art activities and quiet time suited to their learning needs.
For our week-long camps, there will be a recital for family and friends at 2:10 PM on Friday.
As you explore all of our camp offerings, please be sure to review the days, ages, and times of the camp you purchase to make sure your child is signed up for the option that works best for you!
Full-Day Camp: (Ages 5–17) 8:30am–3:30pm
- 8:30am–9:00am: Drop off at NECCA
- 9:00am–12:00pm: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini-tramp, balancing, stilting, clowning, and acrobatics
- 12:00pm–1:00pm: Lunch, juggling, and rest
- 1:00pm–3:00pm: Rotating activities incl. trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini trap, balancing, stilting, clowning & acrobatics
- 3:00pm–3:30 pm: Pick up
Half-Day Camp: (Ages 3–5) 8:30 am–12:30 pm
- 8:30am–9:00am: Drop off at NECCA
- 9:00am–11:30am: Rotating activities including trapeze, fabric, lyra, juggling, mini-tramp, balancing, stilting, clowning, and acrobatics.
- 11:30am–12:30pm: Lunch and art
- 12:30 pm: Pick up
Summer Break
TEEN CAMPS: AGE 11 – 17
SUMMER 2023 | Dates TBD
Circus camp designed specifically for teenagers. Students will work in groups by age to learn exciting circus skills, put together an end-of-camp show, and roll their eyes as our coaches bring in their best dad jokes.
Summer Break
Advanced Performance Camp: AGE 8 – 17
SUMMER 2023 | Dates TBD
For the circus lovers who want to take their skills to the stage. After choosing between creating a solo, duo or trio act, your child will spend the week taking their circus skills even further as well as working with coaches to choose music, develop the theme, and create choreography. After five days of intense work (and just maybe some fun sprinkled in for good measure), they’ll present an end-of-camp performance for family and friends.
This camp is by invitation or application only. Including video in the application is highly recommended unless we already know your child very well through regular NECCA classes. We will get back to you promptly following a review.
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