Seven Directions Creative Learning Center

Seven Directions Creative Learning Center offers summer camps and classes that include art classes, science classes, and a variety of creative projects. Children and teens can take part in activities such as visual art techniques, creative drawing challenges, animal themed crafts, interacting with live exotic animals, acrylic painting, drawing from life, drawing, painting and sculpting from 3D models, and working with pencil, charcoal, watercolor, acrylics, clay, and mixed media materials. The program also offers themed camps such as Prehistoric Animal Art, Outdoor Art at Wilder Ranch, Fairy Art Camp, Teen Dungeons and Dragons Camp, Anime Academy Camp, Digital Character Creation Camp using Procreate for iPad, and Storytellers Kid’s Theater Camp with acting warm-ups, theater games, and creating scenes or a short play with dialogue, singing, and dancing.

• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: Summer 2026 camps run in week-long sessions, with 10 sessions scheduled from early June through early August, and individual camps such as Prehistoric Animal Art, Outdoor Art: Wilder Ranch Camp, Fairy Art Camp, Teen Dungeons and Dragons Camp, Anime Academy Camp, Sketching Our Surroundings: Drawing from Life, and Digital Character Creation Camp meeting for one week at a time; a Fall 2026 semester runs from January 6 to May 16 with a week off April 7–11, and all classes run weekly on a month-to-month payment schedule with ongoing enrollment.
• Price: Prehistoric Animal Art tuition is $440; Outdoor Art: Wilder Ranch Camp tuition is $425; Fairy Art Camp tuition is $440 plus a $30 materials fee; Teen Dungeons and Dragons Camp tuition is $425; Anime Academy Camp tuition is $440; Sketching Our Surroundings: Drawing from Life tuition is $440; Digital Character Creation Camp tuition is $375 plus a $50 materials fee if a rental iPad is needed; multiple camp enrollment discounts are 10% off a second camp, 20% off a third, 25% off a fourth, and 30% off a fifth, and summer camp tuition is non-refundable with credit offered toward future camps or classes if a camper cannot attend as planned.

Seven Directions Creative Learning Center states that every person has a unique vision to share that enhances the richness of the community, and that its wide range of creative learning opportunities help students realize their potential artistically, academically, and socially. The mission explains that the arts are viewed as a crucial part of the human experience and as a way for young learners to explore and express their understanding of the world, with instruction emphasizing the development of self-esteem through meaningful self-expression and valuing social emotional skills as strongly as academics. The program describes art and academics as thoughtfully melded with respect for each student’s creative spirit and celebration of their uniqueness, and notes that its name reflects recognition of seven directions: East, South, West, North, Above, Below, and Within.

The center has over 30 live exotic animals on site, includes Animal Time in nearly all camps, and uses resident animals to inspire creativity in art and science activities. It maintains extensive collections of hundreds of 3D models, including mythical creatures, animals, flowers, and sports figurines, along with a collection of well over 500 art and science books. The studio is equipped with artist-grade materials and tools such as stretched canvases, acrylic paints, mixed media, 3D printers, and iPads, and offers both full day and half day camps, as well as classes and camps for students ages 5 and up. For Digital Character Creation Camp, iPads are either provided for a materials fee or students may bring their own. Seven Directions offers financial assistance and scholarships to families experiencing financial hardship or needing help with tuition, and gift certificates are available for listed classes and camps.

Movie Nights are hosted several times a month on Saturday nights as supervised events where kids watch movies, make art, and interact with resident animals. One student testimonial from an 11-year-old named Natalie states, “I never thought I would actually love snakes!”

Last updated July 7, 2026.