You can register with a credit card online at arvadacenter.org, 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.

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. The Arvada Center is offering several full day, multi-week Awesome Art Packs. Please see pages 3-4 of the summer camp catalog for more information. Families that would like to build their own full day options for their campers may use the chart on pages 14-15 of the summer camp catalog to see which morning and afternoon camps are scheduled each week. For families choosing their own full day options, a Lunch Bunch session must be purchased to ensure that campers receive supervised care from 12:00-1:00 pm.

We also offer After Camp, supervised care after camps from 4:00-5:00 pm. Parents should register children ages 5-14 for each weeklong Lunch Bunch and/or After Camp session at the same time they register for summer camps. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required for each Lunch Bunch and After Camp session.

No drop-ins or single day registrations allowed, but families needing coverage for less than a full week are encouraged to sign up for the whole week.

No. Campers registered for Lunch Bunch must bring their own 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.

The Participant Information and Medical Authorization (PIMA) form must be filled out for every student attending summer camp. Those forms are available for download on the summer camp webpage at https://arvadacenter.org/education/summer-camps  and hard copies are available at our Box Office and in the studio at drop off on the first day of camp.  Please Note: Any 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. For students needing additional accommodations, the Arvada Center will provide classroom support for up to two weeks of camp (half days). If a child is injured, first aid will be administered, and 911 will be called in an emergency.

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. 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 camp 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.