Teen Arts Retreat
- Summer 2025 -
The two-week Teen Arts Retreat at the Wildcat Academy of the Creative Arts (WACA), Wildcat’s nonprofit initiative, is a unique opportunity for creative-minded students, aged 14-18, who choose a major and a minor from six creative disciplines:
Stagecraft
Filmmaking
and
Videography
Creative Writing
Acting Performance
Vocal Performance
Costume
Design
Each subject is taught by accomplished professionals in that field.
Beyond the classroom, students engage in outdoor activities like hiking, badminton, croquet, soccer, cycling, and kayaking, adding balance and inspiration to their experience.
​A special highlight of the retreat is hands-on training in weekend immersive theater productions, where students apply what they are learning in their daily classes and workshops.
The Teen Arts Retreat offers a vibrant mix of learning, adventure, and community—perfect for aspiring young artists.
July Session
SESSION ONE – TWO WEEKS
SUN, JULY 6 – SUN, JULY 20
August Session
SESSION TWO – ONE WEEK
SUN, AUG 10 – SUN, AUG 17
Overnight Camp
Includes two weeks of overnight lodging, classes, workshops and all meals.Students stay with a roommate in the Carriage House. ​​​​​​​​​​​​
Day Camp
Includes two weeks of classes, workshops and all meals​​​​
Enrollment is limited. $100 discount if booked before May 19, 2025. Scholarships and payment plans available.
Curriculum to Include:
Daily classes and workshops in students’ majors and minors
Small-scale art projects in Carriage House workshop
Large-scale art projects in Creature Cottage
Costume Design in the costume room
Bonfire smores and ghost stories
TV and Film Study classes in Cinema
Acting and Vocal Performance on stage in auditorium
Improv classes will have an improv showcase in the Glen speakeasy
Creative writing classes in Pharaoh's Lounge. Each student will write a Moth-style story, and present it in The Glen speakeasy in Week Two.
In Weekend Immersive productions, students will work in their chosen major on the production (stagecraft, acting performance, vocal performance, creature design, videography and creative writing).
Meals in the diner and in the Butterball picnic area.
If you are considering the Wildcat Teen Arts Retreat but would like to first visit in person, we will be offering three open houses this Spring!
Spring Open Houses
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
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11 am - 6 pm
Saturday, April 19
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11 am - 6 pm
Saturday, May 17
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11 am - 6 pm
Schedule an appointment or just stop by! We’d love to meet you and show you around!