Pick Your Week:

Week 1 :  4-6 Oct 2023
Week 2 : 16-18 Oct 2023
Week 3 : 25-27 Oct 2023

This October Holiday, delve into the uncanny, unusual, and strange, as we explore the fanciful world of dreams with Surrealism and travel through the waking world with body movement.

Celebrate autumn as we create whimsical aesthetics by participating in our three-morning art, drama and storytelling camps. For 4-6 yrs, there’s wacky character building in Drama through vocal work and in Art, puppet design. Our 7-10 yrs will devise a story to music in Drama and draw an animated surreal GIF in Art. The 10+ will be inspired by both Dada and Surrealism to create their own unique digital collage.

Imaginary Characters

(Crafts, Illustration)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6 yrs

Fees : $2,100
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri, 4-6 Oct
Mon-Wed, 16-18 Oct
Wed-Fri, 25-27 Oct
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Use some unusual and imaginative methods to create your own puppet characters. Unlock the power of the subconscious through Rorschach tests and automatic drawing to dream up your designs. Then craft a poseable paper puppet in black ink with some splashes of colour.

IN DRAMA…

Join us as we delve into the weird and wonderful. Our young actors will explore the abstract side to drama and embody funny and wacky characters to tell an obscure story. Be amused and enchanted exploring the art of character building and vocal work!

Animated Dreams

(Illustration, Animation)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 10 yrs

Fees : $2,400
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri, 4-6 Oct
Mon-Wed, 16-18 Oct
Wed-Fri, 25-27 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Combine the real and unreal into something… surreal! Draw using pencil and ink, then transfer the artwork to your digital device to add colour and movement. Salvador Dali dreamt of melting clocks and blazing giraffes. Delve into your own dreams to find inspiration for your animated GIF.

(Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet, with Photoshop or Procreate installed. A free trial of Photoshop is available on the Adobe website.)

IN DRAMA…

Present your best acting skills as we work on movement this holiday. Using solely movement work, we will devise and perform a short story to music. Enhance your movement skills and take your acting to the next level!

Reimagined Collage

(Photography, Collage, Digital Art)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,700
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri, 4-6 Oct
Mon-Wed, 16-18 Oct
Wed-Fri, 25-27 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Beloved by Dadaists and Surrealists alike, it’s collage! Choose from magazines, prints, and even photos you’ll take yourself. Then select, cut, and arrange from your assortment of imageries to create a dreamlike landscape inhabited by make-believe figures to tell a thought-provoking story through digital editing. Consider colour, composition, and remix the legendary works of artists like Man Ray and Frida Kahlo.

(Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet, with Photoshop or Procreate installed. A free trial of Photoshop is available on the Adobe website.)

Pick Your Week:

Week 1 :  5 – 7 Oct 2022
Week 2 :  19 – 21 Oct 2022
Week 3 :  26 – 28 Oct 2022

Tune in to all things unknown and mysterious for your October Holidays. Celebrate your spooktacular holiday with fun, eerie aesthetics by participating in our three-morning art, drama and storytelling camps for 4-6 yrs and 7-10 yrs. The older students aged 8+, 10+ and 12+ may acquire editorial writing & creative design skills in Wild Magazine (8 yrs+), learn iphone photography editing & visual narrative in iPhone Photography (12 yrs+), or master gradient and creative, illustrative graphic design in Aesthetic Graphic Illustration (10 yrs+).

 Curse of the Mummy

(Decorated Mixed-Media Plaster Sculpture)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6 yrs

Fees : $2,050
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Create an Egyptian mummy inspired by the lovable Murray from Hotel Transylvania. What shape do you want for your free-standing character? Explore crafting techniques involved with papier mâché as we mimic the mummified wrappings with linen and mod roc. Let’s scare your parents with your very own Mummy!

IN DRAMA…

Show off your dancing and singing skills this October break learning new and exciting choreography to classic spooky songs! Delve into the world of Hotel Transylvania and recreate your own dance floor scene from the animated movie. You will combine singing and dancing for a bold musical theatre performance!

The Monster Experiment!

(Painting & Illustration)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 10 yrs

Fees : $2,350
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Build your own monster in a game of blind selection. Pick from concealed boxes containing word descriptions of monster body parts – from head to tail (and other bits) to create a truly surprising creature of the dark! Participants will create an eerily whimsical illustration-painting of their creature, inspired by the style and vision of Tim Burton.

IN DRAMA…

Present your best acting skills as we put on a short showcase of Halloween stories. Enhance your script reading abilities and performing skills as we delve deep into spooky tales. Explore techniques from The Theatre of the Absurd to truly bring your absurdist scripts to life. Acquire new vocal and movement skills to give a haunting performance.

Aesthetic Graphic Illustration

(Illustration | Painting | Graphic Design)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,550
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Learn about the aesthetics of dramatic, moody, high-contrast vintage book covers through renowned artist, illustrator, and graphic designer Alan Aldridge (amongst others). Use a prompt to spark your imagination. Create a book cover or poster illustration for your sci-fi, horror, or thriller concept using gouache on black card/paper. Learn to apply gradients, use a limited exciting colour palette, consider lettering, and design your layout to produce a visually thrilling artwork.

EDITORIAL WRITING & DESIGN WORKSHOP /

IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY

(For 8 yrs+ & 10 yrs+)

Wild Magazine

(Journalism | Creative Design | Informative & Editorial Writing)

For 8 yrs+

Fees : $1,800
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 11:15 am daily

The yeti, the Loch Ness monster, vampires and other mysterious creatures star in folk tales around the world. Some of them were created to warn people about the dangers of nature, whilst others are scientific misunderstandings! Learn more about these stories, find fun facts online and fine-tune your informative writing. Then, complement your words with engaging visual contents to craft a one-page article for a magazine.

iPhone Photography

(Photography | Digital Editing | Visual Narrative)

For 12 yrs+

Fees : $2,250
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
11:30 am – 1:00 pm daily

Step outside the classroom, armed with your iPhone and a lot of creativity. Explore the landscape surrounding our studio. The terrain reflects the organic and the industrial co-existing. Capture detailed shots. Curate your photos down to a small selection to collate a mini-photography series.

Pick Your Week:

Week 1 : Tue, Wed & Fri 12, 13 & 15 Oct
Week 2 : Wed-Fri 20-22 Oct
Week 3 : Wed-Fri 27-29 Oct

Picture yourself on your week’s vacation away from school…. Where are you? In a tropical jungle or a refreshing forest? Snorkeling a coral reef or even traveling to outer space? Join a workshop and explore your imaginary getaway through drama, visual arts, and digital arts in video content creation and photography.

Welcome to Paradise

(Papercraft)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 7 yrs

Fees : $1,950
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri 12, 13 & 15 Oct
Wed-Fri 20-22 Oct
Wed-Fri 27-29 Oct
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

You’re invited to explore a tropical paradise with a little imagination and a lot of papercraft. Come up with your own artistic interpretation of rainforest flora and fauna through shape, colour, and composition.

IN DRAMA…

You will immerse yourself in the popular story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ through song and movement. Travel through rivers, grasslands, forests, snowstorms by using physicality and vocal expression to journey through your imagination into grasslands, rivers, and forests.

The Little Prince

(Relief & Painting)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 12 yrs

Fees : $2,050
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri 12, 13 & 15 Oct
Wed-Fri 20-22 Oct
Wed-Fri 27-29 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

You’ll get inspired by Saint-Exupéry’s self-illustrated 1943 fable ‘The Little Prince’. From the alien prince himself, to the rose, to the elephant and the stars – portray your take on the tale’s iconic imagery while focusing on composition and mixed-media technique.

IN DRAMA…

Turn a scene from ‘The Little Prince’ into an original performance. Expand your theatrical skills with devising techniques, soundscapes and improvisation.

Striking Coral Study

(Sculpture & Illustration)

VISUAL ART only for 12 yrs +

Fees : $2,300
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri 12, 13 & 15 Oct
Wed-Fri 20-22 Oct
Wed-Fri 27-29 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

The Sunburst, the Open Brain, the Gorgonian… These coral species’ nicknames are as striking as their looks. Take on two different media to create two observation-based expressions of a single species of coral. Use photographic reference to create a painted clay sculpture as well as a stylized, vibrant colour pencil illustration.

CREATIVE WRITING / YOUTUBE VIDEO MAKING /

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (For 8 yrs +)

From contents creation to publishing and from digital photography to YouTube video-making, we will be sharpening our artistic awareness and engagement with modern art-making in the digital realm.

Travel Magazine

(Informative & Editorial Writing, Creative Design)

For 8 – 11 yrs

Fees : $2,300
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri 20-22 Oct
Wed-Fri 27-29 Oct
11:15 am – 12:45 pm daily

Love traveling? Share your passion and knowledge of the wonderful place that changed your life. Create a magazine spread in the style of your favorite magazine. Pen fun facts and informative features and complement your article with engaging visual contents.

YouTube School

(Contents Creation / Writing / Branding / Video)

Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 11, 12, 13 & 15 Oct

For 8 – 11 yrs
Fees : $2,500
10:00am – 11:15am daily

For 12 yrs+
Fees: $2,800
11:30am – 1:00pm daily

So you want to be a Youtuber? Develop your personal brand. Explore the basics of script writing, filming techniques, audio recording, and editing to create your first video. Whether you want to create a travel vlog, Minecraft trick videos, or record song covers, join the workshop to set the right tone for your channel.

Notes: Participants 12 yrs+ will need to bring a smartphone or camera to this course

Digital Photography

For 11 yrs+

Fees : $2,300
Tue, Wed & Fri 12, 13 & 15 Oct
1:30pm – 3:00pm daily

This intensive workshop introduces the fundamentals of photography for beginner-learners of Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras. Obtain an overview of your DSLR’s basic functionality and compositional rules for taking quality photographs. Workshop covers outdoors practical, development and editing, delivering in a body of work which exemplifies the technical and compositional learning of a DSLR camera.

Half Term 2020

Mon-Wed, 19-21 Oct 2020

OR Wed-Fri, 28-30 Oct 2020

A range of “eye-opening-to-nature” October Half-term workshops heading your way. From painting, paper craft, to drama and music, there are oodles of opportunity to explore the theme of nature, floral and insects!

Fluttering Butterflies

(3D Painted Relief)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6.5 yrs

Fees : $1,750
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

Inspired by David Kravoc’s colourfully crafted butterfly sculpture, this workshop introduces simple paper crafting techniques to paint, fold and build a decorative relief sculpture of countless fluttering butterflies creating a vibrant cloud of happiness.

Wildlife Mélange

(Painting, Mixed-media Collage)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 6.5 – 10 yrs

Fees : $1,850
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Compose a painterly mélange of abstract-patterned and organic-shaped wriggly wildlife. Experiment with layering ink, acrylics and decorative papers to grow a whimsical, modern style of nature illustration. Make your insect and crawly motifs pop by adding vibrant patterns to enhance texture.

IN DRAMA….

For 4 – 6.5 yrs & 6.5 – 10 yrs

Introducing CMW’s School of Drama! Come and attend a crash course of drama where each day will be dedicated to in-depth training of a performing arts skill that participants can bring to the stage. Our 3-morning programme will be split into juniors and advanced levels to give the most effective learning experience for all ages. This fantastic fast-paced workshop is guaranteed to boost self-confidence and push the imagination.

Storytelling Crash Course (4 – 6.5 yrs) – Our younger performers will participate in activities that are story driven like Freeze Frames – Character Walk – Cultivating their own ideas, and honing performing elements.

Musical Theatre Crash Course (6.5 – 10 yrs) – For each day of the crash course the performers will engage in a different activity related to different aspects of Musical Theatre. Songs and movement will be designed to give a taste of what a musical theatre rehearsal is like.

Enormous Insects

(Paper Craft, 3D)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $1,950
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Eyes sparkling like thousands of coloured gems. Wings as delicate as lace. Insects are just magnificent! You will learn essential rules about macro and micro proportions by studying the anatomy of insects. Then scaling up your creepy-crawly into paper-craft beauties, complete with a spectacle of meticulous craft skills (cutting & assemblage) enhanced with geometric pattern design and chromatic harmony.

Music & Lyrics by Roy Cheung

PROFILE: Roy Cheung Yuen Lung – BSc Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) graduate with a First Class Honours and 10 musical, engineering and linguistic awards from the University of Surrey, UK. The prestigious Surrey Tonmeister degree is unique, blending rigorous musical study, advanced investigation of audio engineering and mastery of sound-recording operation and practice. Having completed a placement year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Roy has developed audio and video production skills, in addition to a full repertoire of merits covering 7 piano scholarships and competitions, orchestral music reading and the 2017 Dave Fisher Classical Recording Prize for best classical recording portfolio.

Pop Singing

(Vocal / Sound Recording)

For 6 – 8 yrs

Fees : $800 / 2-morning enrolment
9:45 am – 11:15 am daily on Wed & Fri
21 & 23 Oct OR 28 & 30 Oct

Learn rhythmic patterns and simple melody lines and bring home a professional recording of a fun pop song that would get everyone moving!

This Is My Song

(Lyric Composition / Sound Recording)

For 9 – 11 yrs

Fees : $900 / 2-morning enrolment
11:15 am – 12:45 pm daily on Wed & Fri
21 & 23 Oct OR 28 & 30 Oct

Combine creative lyric writing with sound recording in this music theory based digital workshop. Study lyric analysis, parody and composition and take home your very own recording to share with family and friends. Start your musical journey here!

The Music of Sounds

(Sound Art)

For 12 yrs+

Fees : $750 / 1-morning enrolment
10:00 am – 12:30 pm on Sat
24 Oct OR 31 Oct

Explore sound art and foundational principal of audio. Develop critical listening to environmental sounds. Stretch your creative capacity. Learn to manipulate and edit sounds through pyka_loop on iPad; and bring home your first sound track.
Participants is recommended to bring an iPad to the class.