​​"achieving excellence through the arts"

What's Happening Now?

Summer 2019

​Updated on July 27th
Registration for Summer 2020 Sessions Now Open!!
Session 1:  July 8 - 24
Session 2:  July 27 - August 12
Covid-19 Update from our Director
During these new and unusually challenging times we here at Camp CenterStage are adapting every day as we continue to keep our eyes on the approaching summer months. We are grateful to have you as part of our Camp CenterStage family. Our staff continues to evaluate our plans for this summer while keeping everyone's health and well-being at the top of our concerns. We are continuously exploring our options in an effort to be open for a fun-filled summer of 2020. Some recent decisions are:
  • extending the CIT application deadline to May 15th
  • awarding CIT positions the week of May 18th
  • extending scholarship application deadline to May 22nd
  • awarding scholarships by May 30th
  • allowing campers to change sessions with no fee
  • continue to monitor information from the Maine CDC, National CDC, and the American Camp Association
  • implement additional health and safety training for our staff
  • invite our staff to participate in workshops provided by the American Camp Association
  • update our camp families on a weekly basis, starting with this e-mail
Our staff agrees that camp teaches us resilience, determination, kindness, gratitude and teamwork. We need these qualities right now and we all need summer camp programs .

With deep gratitude,
​Alexis and Steven

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"A lifetime of fun in one camp experience"

A traditional camp experience teaching positive life and leadership skills
A sleep-away performing arts-based camp for ages 7-18
Leadership team together for 20 years
Scholarship program available
Registered Nurse on staff full-time
Leadership Programs for ages 16-18
Many dietary options available
Staff to camper ratio of about 1:3
Learning valuable life skills through various arts and traditional camp experiences
Community Enrichment program
Guest artists and teachers
Masterclasses & daily workshops selected
​     by campers
Camper talent shows
Movie nights
Full-camp theme dances
Swimming & hiking opportunities

CCS at Maple Lane 2020

Camp CenterStage Recently Announced NEW Session Dates!
These 17 day sessions meet Governor Mills' guidelines for hosting residential camps
Session 1
Our traditional CCS
​Experience
​July 8 - July 24​
Our Final Showcase will be Broadcast and Recorded Live on July 23rd
Session 2
Our traditional CCS
​Experience
​July 27 - August 12
Our Final Showcase will be Broadcast and Recorded Live on August 11th​
Imagine the perfect summer day . . .
...creating cabin skits, roasting marshmallows around the campfire, swimming under the summer sun, writing new songs, star gazing, and making new friends.
Experience these perfect summer days at Camp CenterStage!
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CCS 2020!
About CCS
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Who & Why we are
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About CCS

~ CCS is a sleep-away performing arts-based camp for ages 7-17.
~ We're located in Livermore, Maine (1 hour north of Portland) and on the west shore of Maui.
~ Our Leadership Program is available for ages 16-18.
~ We feature a Community Enrichment program at our Maine campus.
~ Our campers come from all of the country, with many coming from New England and New York.
~ We have needs-based scholarships available.
~ Our leadership team has been running overnight camps for about 20 years.
~ Camp Centerstage (CCS) has been operating for about 10 years.
~ We have a Registered Nurse on site at all times.
~ Our ratio of staff to campers is about 1:3.​
Camp Life
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Camp Life

Camp CenterStage provides campers and staff an opportunity to explore what they love (various forms of the arts) all while participating in character-building experiences! A day at CCS is equal to 3 days anywhere else. Campers attend daily studios of their choice and rotate through singing, dancing and workshops sessions which allow them to explore a variety of arts based as well as traditional camping experiences. 

Campers share in community living by sharing a cabin with other campers, a CIT (counselor in training) and counselor. Our days are filled with opportunities to learn life-long skills, hone crafts, explore new experiences and support each other! Building community is what we do best here at CCS. Our campers extend the skills gained at camp well beyond their Maple Lane experience.
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Campers are encouraged to set daily and camp-long goals and meet with their mentors on a daily basis to set out steps to accomplish these goals. Every day campers have the opportunity to swim, sing, dance, make friends, hike, act, play games and make new friends.

Visit our Parents Page for much more information
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Parents

"​Every young person deserves the opportunity to discover and explore all their talents and let their inner star shine!"

~ Why CCS?
~ Camp-related articles
~ Dining & Wellness at CCS
~ Visting camp
~ Packing List for campers
~ Newsletter archives
~ About our facilities
~ FAQs/Parent Handbook

Happy Campers

"Thank you again for another incredible summer. So much joy, energy and creativity on the part of the staff and kids. I said to my son over ice cream yesterday that the amount of fun packed into 12 days is unbelievable - he wholly agreed, and he said it was an even better summer than last year!"
"A few days from the close of CCS for 2014, it seems appropriate to send you all our thanks (again). The CCS family wrapped another flawless session. Every year it seems to just keep improving. It is remarkable what you do with the the group in less than 2 weeks." 
"Today was the first day back at school and I see that confidence from CCS carried over into her daily school experience. That's why I send her there; it's why you guys do what you do.
​And you do it SO WELL." 
"My word for this CCS community would be 'Compassion'. So much love and care was put into this camp and there was not a single day that was never filled with joy, smiles, laughter and most importantly the warm hugs we all know and enjoy. We had compassion towards each other but also towards the nature around us."