Fine Finish to Fine Arts Camp

Does two weeks at a Fine Arts camp make you an artist? Teachers who oversaw Windsor’s Fine Arts camp would say yes.

“You get to work on something that seems intricate like a ukulele or drums but you take it piece by piece and you learn to do it. What seemed impossible is now possible,” said Brendan Curtin.

“They can identify with that instrument now. They can say, ‘I’m a ukulele player.’ They can say, ‘I’m a musician,’” said Joel Carle.

Windsor Central School District’s 2017 Fine Arts camp featured two weeks of band, chorus, music tech, drums, ukulele, improv, drawing, painting, sculpting and Claymation.

“It’s tough to teach depth in two weeks but you can spark passion in kids that they carry around not just during the school year but for four years and throughout life,” said Carle.

The final day of camp featured performances from all of the artistic disciplines featured during camp. There were group performances such as band, ukulele and drums. There were also solo acts on saxophone, flute and baritone.

Campers also saw a showcase of Claymation videos, some of which were scored by members of the music tech group. A choral performance of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ ended the camp.

“It was a lot of fun. It was great to make connections with teachers and other students,” said incoming 8th grader Kayla Dean.

“It was fun. It was fun to see other people who are interested in the same things I am – arts, fine arts,” said incoming 7th grader Annalina Kalandra.