JumpStart for Arts

A FREE to attend summer arts program filled with visual art, musical theater, and creative movement for kids 8-15 years of age!

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We are pleased to announce Plano-based Chamberlain Ballet joins the ArtCentre of Plano for this year's JumpStart for Arts summer art program, offering kids an immersive experience in visual art, musical theater, and creative movement.

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Over 4000

Campers since inception

21 Years

of FREE camps

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Almost 100

Camp Showcases

Over 1500

Hours of art instruction

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FREE

For campers to attend

$138

Average cost per camper/wk.

JumpStart for Arts is targeted primarily at under-served youth in Plano and the surrounding community and serves as an important and enriching source of summer programming.

Arts and arts education play a pivotal role in shaping the holistic development of young students.

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The arts help our students succeed in school and beyond. Students involved in the arts are:

  • Low-income students who are highly engaged in the arts are twice as likely to graduate college as their peers with no arts education.

  • Low-income students who are highly engaged in the arts are more likely than their peers with low arts involvement to obtain gainful employment.

  • Low socioeconomic status students with high arts involvement are 37 percent more likely to earn a Bachelors degree vs. 17% of their low arts involvement peers.

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  • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement

  • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair

  • Average almost 100 points better on their SAT scores for students who have taken four years of arts and music classes than students who take only one-half year or less.

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Source: "Arts Education Navigator - Facts and Figures," published by AmericansFortheArts.org.

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Thank you to our sponsors

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Funded in part by the City of Plano

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JumpStart for Arts
Frequently Asked Questions

 

  • May 1, on the artcentreofplano.org website.

  • Visual arts, musical theater and dance (creative movement)

  • Children ages 8-15 can attend JumpStart for Arts

  • There is no charge to attend. JumpStart for Arts is a free, no-cost camp program.

  • In the First Christian church youth building at 15th & Ave G, Plano, TX

  • Children are limited to attending only one camp session

If you have a question that is not answered here,
please call the ArtCentre at (972) 423-7809. We’re happy to help!