DASAC
Deerfield Academy Summer Arts Camp
DASAC is an alternative education community focusing on experimental and traditional arts in a day camp setting, for campers ages 11 through 16. DASAC creates space and agency for campers to be their most authentic selves.
DASAC is designed to welcome children from the communities that surround Deerfield. Because of this design, we seek camper families that are rooted in the nearby communities.
From the Welcome to the World Focus, Session 1, 2023. Campers made short, instructional videos to welcome newborns into the world with some advice they think they should receive early on.
Registration
Online registration will begin in early 2024, with campers admitted on a rolling basis; families will be able to register their campers until all slots are filled.
2024 tuition and session dates will be available soon!
All camp info, including registration links, will be posted to our website. Please share this link with other families that are interested in DASAC this summer.
Philosophy
DASAC’s philosophy is grounded in the release of imagination in the aesthetic realm. We believe and trust in adolescent creative energy. DASAC’s goal is to give support and boundaries to create a community where exploration and experimentation are encouraged, yet balanced by awareness of the disciplines of each craft.
The freedom of choice is balanced by skill development woven into the structure of each day. This gives each camper an experience that includes breadth of opportunities with depth of disciplined instruction to serve creative expression and social awareness.
Mission and Objectives
The mission and objectives of Deerfield Academy Summer Arts Camp reflect the needs and expectations of our campers and their families as well as the vision and ideals of the staff.
MISSION: DASAC strives to create a safe, supportive community for adolescents to explore the arts in a fun and exceptionally creative environment.
These Objectives for Campers Aim to Carry Out This Mission:
- To participate in the arts as a means of self expression.
- To develop and refine technical skills to serve this expression.
- To build a sense of positive affiliation with a community of fellow artists/learners.
- To develop a sense of responsibility for the goals of one’s artistic expression.
- To develop social awareness of and responsibility for the role of the arts in society.