Type: Adventure Camp, Art & Nature, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Beach, Camps for Girls, Creative, Day Camp, Design, Fashion, Featured Sleep Away Camp, Film, Music, Musical Theater, Nature, Performing Arts, Photography, Skateboarding, Sleep Away, Tech, Teen, Theater, Traditional, Visual Arts, Voice

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WELCOME TO AMPLIFY! WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE
Experience the best in sleep away and day camps with Amplify—an award-winning and American Camp Association Accredited music and arts program! Nestled in the breathtaking Topa Topa Mountains of Ojai, CA, just 1.5 hours from the vibrant city of Los Angeles, Amplify beckons campers from across the U.S. and around the world.

Our affordable 2-week sessions, extendable up to 6 weeks, offer a transformative journey for campers to delve into their passions. Choose from a range of creative focuses, guided by top-notch instructors in music, photography, musical theater, music production, skateboarding, and more.

At Amplify, all staff undergo a rigorous hiring process that includes background checks, live scans, both individual and group interviews, reference checks, a 10-day on-site training, and over 15 hours of pre-camp online training. They hold certifications in Mental Health First Aid, CPR/First Aid, among others, and are primarily K-12 teachers or students from esteemed institutions like Berklee School of Music and UCLA.

The adventure doesn’t stop there. Campers customize their experience with daily elective activities alongside their immersive majors and minors. They can explore options like screen printing, DJing, swimming, beach days, surfing, karaoke, dance parties under the stars, and much more. Amplify ensures an unforgettable summer, fostering creativity, a deep sense of belonging and friendship in a secure, supportive, and age-appropriate environment. Join us for a summer like no other!

For Ages 9-17

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Type: Acting, Art & Nature, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Creative Writing, Dance, Day Camp, Design, Fashion, Featured Sleep Away Camp, Film, Music, Musical Theater, Nature, Outdoors, Performing Arts, Sleep Away, STEAM, Teen, Theater, Visual Arts

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Discover the magic of an Idyllwild Arts summer, where teens can explore their creativity, build confidence, and forge lifelong friendships with other student artists in a beautiful, supportive, and welcoming sleepaway camp environment. Our immersive intensives and workshops for ages 13-17 are taught by renowned teaching artists, providing hands-on guidance for students of all abilities to hone their artistic technique while emphasizing educational values, personal values, and achievement.

The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program offers workshops for all ages and abilities on our picturesque campus set amongst the pines in the stunning San Jacinto mountains of Southern California, with residential “sleepaway” options for ages 10+. The tradition of gathering an impassioned community of artists during the summer months in Idyllwild, CA dates back over seven decades and has served generations of musicians, painters, writers and performers in a variety of disciplines including dance and theatre.

We offer programs in all arts disciplines including:

Classical Music | Jazz Music | Songwriting | Dramatic Arts | Visual Arts | Creative Writing | Dance | Fashion Design | Film & Digital Media

Cost and Session Information:

Kids & Teens Programs

Tuition, Room & Board (ages 10-17)
Two Week Session: $4700 +fees

Day Student Tuition (ages 9-17)
One Week Session: $1090 +fees
Two Week Session: $2180 +fees

Multi-Arts (ages 5-7) and Artist Discovery (ages 8-10)

$750 per One-Week Session +fees

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Type: Adventure Camp, Art & Nature, Beach, Featured Sleep Away Camp, Nature, Outdoors, Science, Sleep Away, Travel, Water Sports

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Join our team of naturalists and ecologists for a five days adventure at Channel Islands National Park. Explore the national park from a whole new perspective. Snorkel through expansive kelp forests, swim with sea lions, kayak and swim through some of the world’s largest sea caves, surf sand dunes, fish, see dolphins, whales & other marine life, learn about the ecology of the islands and enjoy three gourmet meals a day. Visit Santa Cruz, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara, and Anacapa Islands!

Experiential learning at its finest!

Taking place on a custom-built expedition vessel, this micro version of a semester at sea is the perfect ratio of adventure to learning, resulting in a respect and adoration for the marine environment that lasts a lifetime. Campers return with knowledge about island ecology, marine biology, geography, astronomy, resource conservation, and seamanship, all gained from their time aboard.

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