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New last year were Kite Making Workshops ahead of the Parksville Kite Festival in July, and a Creative Photography class, which are back this year.

Traditionally, the MAC has offered a mixed media/visual arts component, as well as a music component, and those are offered through the Mixed Media Exploration for the Young Artist and Guitar and Rhythms programs, she said. “So, with that in mind, we came up with a ton of really great ideas (for this year).” “We want to have a summer school set up, running in our own arts centre,” she said. With programs from dance to theatre to graffiti letters offered in partnership with the Regional District of Nanaimo this year, Bate said she hopes to “firmly establish a creative school of art” at the MAC, and to operate it independent from the RDN in the future. Registration is open for what looks to be one of the most wide-ranging collection of creative summer camps that the MAC has produced, said the centre’s executive director, Jennifer Bate.

2017 Parksville Qualicum Beach Discovery Guide.

Most importantly, we see campers in the MAC program self-defining as a part of the larger camp community, developing pride in their experience. This allows for additional support with ADLs (activities of daily living), navigating social interactions, and flexibility for each individual’s specific needs. Within the MAC villages, there is a ratio of 3:1 (camper:staff) maintained at all times. MAC is run in partnership with Frost Valley YMCA, one of the nation’s largest residential summer camps.įrost Valley YMCA and YAI are leaders in their fields and are able to bring together neurodiverse children and young adults (with and without developmental disabilities), in a way it does not happen anywhere else.Ĭampers in the MAC program are included in the larger camp population, while still maintaining a camaraderie and pride in their villages. MAC (Mainstreaming at Camp) is a recreational summer camp program where the focus is having fun in a supportive and inclusive residential camp setting.