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About
Cole Arts Camp

Cole Arts Camp is a safe space for students to freely express and explore their ideas, imaginations and emotions through a range of art mediums. Student rotate between activities from hip hop creative dance, percussive drumming, puppeteering, story telling, visual arts and more.  

Andre's dance classes are full of exciting songs familiar and new giving them a wide palette of percussive and melodic music to dance to. Group games and choreography are collaborative with time to explore their individual inclinations and creative ideas. Andre leads students in dance and drum circles were they are able to be part of the group and confidently express individually.

Doug has been perfecting the art of storytelling to children for over 25 years. He has a wide variety of stories in his repertoire, and can tailor an assembly for a particular group of kids. Doug's stories include comedy, folk and fairy tales, and myths and legends from around the world. Comic stories from his childhood and his son Andre's are particular favorites of children, as are his original fantasy stories and fairy tales.

He has an especially rich collection of tales from ancient India, China and Norse mythology that tie in nicely with many schools' social studies curriculum. Doug is a highly accomplished harmonica player, and often integrates some music into his assemblies

Since the beginning of my teaching career, I saw the power of stories to engage, transform, educate and delight. Rarely a day went by in my classroom when I wasn't spinning some kind of tale. If I forgot, or got too busy, the kids would plead with me "How about a story Mr C.-pleeease!"

All students work up to a final performance on the last day performed for families and friends. 

Our Staff

Camp Director - Doug Cole

Doug has been writing and directing children's plays for over twenty years. He is a former elementary school teacher at St. Paul's School in Oakland and Black Pine Circle in Berkeley. Doug holds a CA Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential , an MA in Elementary Ed. and a second MA in School Administration. Doug was an adjunct faculty member at the School of Education at JFK University from 1992-1996, and has been selected to Who's Who of American Teachers five times.

Doug currently teaches drama at eight schools in Oakland, Moraga and Orinda.

Doug is the author of close to 20 plays for young people, and is a professional storyteller and an accomplished musician.


Camp Co-Director - Andre Cole

André teaches his very popular after school enrichment dance classes at numerous schools around the Bay Area. An Oakland native, Andre has been dancing, drumming and performing since a very young age, and loves to spread knowledge and creative energy to the next generation. He was a dance student at The Oakland School for the Arts where he trained with well-known teacher and choreographer Reginald Savage and spent a decade in New York City, graduating with a B.A. from the New School in dance and psychology and training with the Alvin Ailey School. André then went on to perform professionally in a number of on and off-Broadway shows and original works.

 
André has taught youth ages 5 and up for over a decade and continues to train adults in hip hop, creative dance and fitness. For more of Andre's work, visit AndreCole.com

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Reviews
5.0 (16)
(Cole Creative Arts Summer Camp)
July 24, 2023 - Ginny Kang
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This is my daughter's first time in the 5day Cole Arts camp. She had a lot of fun! I enjoyed watching her talking about and showing the new dance move that she learned each day. She made friends and had so much fun dancing on the final day show. I totally recommended it and will bring her back again!.
(Cole Creative Arts Summer Camp)
June 18, 2022 - Adams Family
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The kids loved this warm, inclusive camp, and I loved the talent show they did at the end! Would absolutely attend again.
(Cole Creative Arts Summer Camp)
June 23, 2022 - Galeana George
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Such a great camp! Andre is full of energy and excitement, it’s contagious! My 7 year old loved Doug’s storytelling, and the talent show at the end, was magic! Will absolutely be returning to this fun filled camp!
FAQ's
Is Cole Arts Camp worth it?
Parents recommend Cole Arts Camp and the average rating is 5 out of 5. Overall, the reviews indicate that Cole Arts Camp provides engaging and enjoyable experiences for children.
What ages can go to Cole Arts Camp?
Cole Arts Camp has camps and classes for children ages 4 to 14. Age-appropriate activities are designed to engage and inspire children at different developmental stages.
Questions & Answers
The activities I saw today are very interesting but the same day and time. What should I do? (Storytelling and Comedy) -
asked on Dec 19, 2020
Dec 21, 2020 - Doug Cole
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Each day will have different stories and activities. You can sign up for as many days as you like. You can try for one day and see if your child enjoys it! -