You can register with a credit card online on our website, over the phone at 720-898-7200, in person at our box office, or by mail.

Registration forms are available in our catalog and online. Please ensure that the email address you provide when you register is one that you check regularly, since Education staff will email required forms to that email address.

Before the first date of your child’s summer camp, Education staff will email a Student Health Requirements and a Participant Information and Medical Authorization (PIMA) form. These forms are required for all campers attending in person camps and will need to be filled out and returned to Education staff before your child begins camp.

Age Range: All Arvada Center summer camps are designed for specific age ranges. Please only register children that are within two months of the listed age range.

Refunds/Transfers: All requests for refunds or transfers must be made 48 hours prior to the first day of the camp and are subject to a $3 service charge. No refunds or transfers will be made after camps begin.

Deposits/Tuition Payments: Most camps require full tuition payment upon registration. A few camps allow a non-refundable deposit to hold a space for a child. Please see individual camp descriptions for payment details, including the due date for final tuition payment.

Yes. This summer we are offering in person full day option packages for campers, which will include a morning camp from 9:00 am-12:00pm, a
supervised lunch hour from 12:00– 1:00 pm, and an afternoon camp from 1:00-4:00pm. All campers enrolled in full day options must be picked up from their afternoon camp by 4:00 pm. Students participating in the full day program must bring their own sack lunch.

Children may only attend camp for a full day if they register for our Full Day Options Packages. 

The Arvada Center follows all local, state and federal health and safety guidelines. The health and safety of staff, instructors, and students is of paramount importance so we employ specific measures to prevent cross contamination and to minimize the risk of exposure.

Parents will receive specific information regarding safety measures and guidelines closer to the start of their child’s camp and will be asked to fill out a Student Health Requirements form for each child attending camp. Examples of these requirements may include mask wearing, physical distancing, etc. We will regularly update the Health & Safety Page of our website at arvadacenter.org. This web page contains current health and safety measures and requirements.

No. All day campers need to bring a non-perishable sack lunch and drink each day. Campers do not have access to a refrigerator or microwave. All campers should bring a water bottle for use throughout the day and a healthy snack for each camp they attend. Water bottles may be filled at our touchless water stations. Water fountains may not be available.

Except in cases of inclement weather, snack breaks will be held outdoors.

Parents are responsible for their child’s safe and timely arrival and departure. The Arvada Center requires all children age 12 and under to be escorted to and from studios and signed in and out of camps each day by a parent or other caregiver. Parents have the option of waiving the sign in and out requirements for their child by signing an authorization form on the first day of camps. Children not picked up within 10 minutes after a camp ends, will be supervised and charged a daily fee of $20 per child.

Be sure to fill out all relevant information on our Participant Information and Medical Care Authorization form and discuss any concerns with the camp instructor. If a child is injured, first aid will be administered, and 911 will be called in an emergency.

Depending on regulations in place when camps meet, we may not be able to hold showcases at the end of our weeklong performing art and music camps. Please check with individual camp instructors if you have any questions.

Throughout the summer, artwork from the Center’s visual art camps will be on display. Artwork is on display one week at a time and new artwork is installed on Friday of each week.

Artwork from the previous week’s camps should be picked up no later than the following Thursday. Artwork not picked up within a week may be kept for a short time as storage space allows. Please call 720-898-7241 to retrieve artwork left for more than one week.

All remaining artwork will become property of the Arvada Center and may be disposed of at the end of the summer. The Arvada Center is not responsible for any misplaced summer camp artwork.

We recommend that students wear comfortable clothes like shorts, t-shirts and sneakers.

Face masks may be required in accordance with local, state and federal health and safety guidelines.

Some camps such as dance camps have a dress code and many visual arts camps recommend wearing old clothes and bringing a paint shirt. Please read individual class descriptions carefully for required dress code information.

Please label any removable clothing (jackets, sweaters, hats, etc.) with your child’s name. During camp, please check studios for lost items. At the end of each week, all lost and found items left in the studios are moved to the box office and any items not claimed by the end of summer are donated to a local charity. The Arvada Center is not responsible for any misplaced items.

Any camper who is sick should stay home. If your child will miss camp due to illness, a phone call to 720-898-7241, is appreciated, but not required.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds for any missed days or make up projects your child may miss.

If your child is unable to attend camp because they have COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19, we will make exceptions to this policy. All campers are expected to be respectful of each other, camp staff, and Arvada Center equipment and facilities. The Arvada Center will not issue refunds for a child dismissed from a program because of unacceptable behavior.

For general questions and to register for camps, please call our box office at 720-898-7200. The box office can also relay messages to camp staff or your child. For more specific information, please call 720-898-7236 or 720-898-7241.