F.A.Q.
The Summer Arts Conservatory is an advanced training program for students interested in exploring the curriculum utilized at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. As such, we accept students ages 9 to 15. Students not in the aforementioned age bracket (both younger or older) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For up-to-date availability at the camp, please fill out our registration form for your desired session!
Did you check your spam folder? Our emails often land there so make sure you check your spam folder as well as your inbox! Also, we maintain a minimal staff during the non-summer months (to keep the cost of tuition down) and it may take us a few days to get back to you!
Registration is now open, there is no audition required. Simply click on the link entitled "ENROLL" located in the menu at the top of this page and fill out our registration form. Payment is required at the time of registration. Once you've successfully registered and paid, you'll receive a confirmation email and that's it! One week before your selected session begins, you'll received a "first-day details" email with all of the information you'll need to start camp! Make sure to check your spam folder as our emails sometimes land there!
Absolutely! Get a head-start on your LACHSA experience this summer and familiarize yourself with the curriculum and faculty.
Yes! Even if you've chosen to attend a different school in the fall, you still can be a part of the LACHSA community and develop your skills at the Summer Arts Conservatory.
No. The Summer Arts Conservatory is owned and administered by the Theatrical Education Group. We are not a LACOE program, we are not involved in any way with the audition process at LACHSA, and we cannot guarantee admission to LACHSA. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for students to explore the curriculum utilized at the Los Angeles High School for the Arts alongside LACHSA teachers and alumni.
The Summer Arts Conservatory students are divided by age. They will rotate through all 5 departments in the morning and will then participate in their chosen department's intensives in the afternoon.
Need to pick up your child before 3:00 pm? No problem! Simply text us at (818) 957-1619 informing us as to when you'll be picking up your child that day. You will need to let us know the name of your camper and what time you will be picking them up in your text message. When you arrive for your early pick up, please come sign your camper out at the camp office. We are not able to bring them out to the parking lot. Early pick-ups must be communicated on the day of by texting us. We are not able to accept early pick up requests via you leaving a voicemail. We CANNOT accommodate early pick-ups between 3:00 pm and 3:45 pm.
Yes, we do offer discounts! Discount codes can be found on our promotional materials (posters, flyers, postcards, etc.) By entering a valid discount code, the total tuition cost will be reduced by $75.00. Discount codes cannot be combined with the Early Bird tuition rate, cannot be applied to previously submitted applications and may only be used once per student. We also offer a special referral refund - please email us for more details. Unfortunately, at this time we do not offer scholarships.
Students who enroll in either the Visual Arts Department or the Cinematic Arts Department for their afternoon intensives will be charged a small fee for materials. Both the Visual Arts students and the Cinematic Arts students are charged an additional $100.00. This fee covers the cost of expendables, supplies, materials and equipment particular to those classes.
The Theatrical Education Group cannot facilitate payment plans paid by check. However, if you have a PayPal account, you can choose “PayPal Credit” as your payment method. When selecting your payment option during the registration process, select "PayPal" and log in to your PayPal account. You can then choose the "PayPal Credit" option. This financing plan (offered through PayPal only) consists of no payments, no interest for 6 months!
Unfortunately no. We hire our staff per 3 week session (as opposed to per day). Hence, even if your child only attends some days of the session, we still have to hire our teachers for the full week.
The Summer Arts Conservatory will be open in the summer of 2024. To ensure that students, staff and families will be as safe as possible, we have restructured our camp and implemented a number of safety measures.
Please read the following carefully for our cancellation policy. You must notify us in writing via email if you desire to cancel your enrollment. We are not able to accept refund or cancellation requests over the phone or via voicemail. Please allow up to two weeks to process your cancellation and issue you confirmation of your refund and/or credit on file. Should you have to cancel, our company has created an online learning platform called TEG Online Academy with over 50 video lessons and over 40 downloadable activities for virtual arts enrichment.
Written refund requests received before March 1st will be refunded in their entirety except for $150. This is a non-refundable deposit used to cover the costs of registration and set up of camp.
Written refund requests received before April 1st will be refunded in their entirety, minus 50% of tuition paid.
Written refund requests received before May 1st will be refunded in their entirety, minus 75% of tuition paid.
No refunds will be granted after May 1st. If you elect to cancel your registration, we can offer you a full credit for your tuition for a future session (providing we have space - please contact us for availability).
If camp is cancelled because of a natural disaster (including but not limited to earthquakes, fires, pandemics), we will offer you a full credit for another session - there are no refunds. With regards to COVID-19, we will be following the guidance of local health officials and the CDC. We understand that there has been disagreement in the past between different state and federal government agencies regarding school closures and stay at home orders - as such, any decision to close will be based on the best available science to ensure that we are keeping our campers and their families as well as our staff safe and healthy. Please know that we do not want to close camp - it is our fervent desire to stay open. However, the health and safety of everyone must come first, and so we will close the camp if instructed to do so by local health officials.
Students are broken up into smaler group based on the art department they selected during registration. They will be placed in groups by age. NO switching of departments is permitted under any circumstances once camp has begun.
Yes! All campers will perform in a final show for their specific department at the end of camp. Each camper will have a limited numbers of tickets for their family to be able to attend. Further details and information on the time of the final performance will be released during your camper's session.
The Summer Arts Conservatory is structured as a full-day, 3-week program and we hope your child can attend camp every day. If you have to miss a day, we completely understand and that's not a problem at all. If you have a longer schedule conflict that would cause you to miss more than a few days, please email us so we can work something out.
We would love to have your child attend both of our sessions! We recomend picking two different departments to be able to explore new areas. Should your child choose to attend multiple sessions, we would differentiate the lessons to allow them to explore different artistic modalities!
During both the breaks and lunch, we have a number of games which we will play with the kids. We also have age appropriate movies we can play at lunch and pick-up as well.
At the Summer Arts Conservatory, we welcome all levels of experience! Our instructors are trained to adjust the curriculum to meet the individual needs of the students. Beginning students with no prior experience will be made to feel right at home while advanced students will be given differentiated instruction to ensure their needs are being met!
Students enrolled in the Visual Arts Department or the Cinematic Arts Department will need to pay a $100 materials fee for expendable supplies - all other materials for the remaining departments are provided by the Summer Arts Conservatory!
T-shirts ordered at the time of registration will be handed out at the beginning of camp. Additional t-shirts can be ordered through the session and will be distributed as soon as payment is received.
You'll need to pack a lunch AND a water bottle for your child every day - we don't provide meals for the students. Make sure that you pack extra snacks with their lunch (as there are two snack breaks during the day). Please make sure you send your child with a large water bottle with their name clearly written on it.
No. Theatrical Education Group does not share any student and/or parent registration information with any other parties. Theatrical Education Group does not store or have access to any payment information (including but not limited to credit card information). All payments and refunds are handled directly through PayPal and we do not have access to your credit card information. Theatrical Education Group does not share email addresses with any outside parties, and emails from Theatrical Education Group are confined solely to communications regarding the Summer Arts Conservatory.