~ SUMMER SCHOOL 2012 Registrations will be OPEN early in the new year, Festival Concerts & Events tickets to be posted close to that time..
*****INFORATION BELOW IS ARCHIVED CELTFEST 2011 FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY*****
CeltFest Summer School 2011 runs Sunday, July 17 to Friday, July 22 with classes ending at lunch on Friday.
Day classes are typically 1-1.5 hours long and run from 8:30am to 4pm with lunch from 12:15pm - 1:30pm. The schedule is based on five classes/day: 3 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Sometimes, a sixth block can follow (for example: special Piping & Drumming Band Practices, rehearsals for performance, and see Trad Band note below) . Evening classes are 1.5 to 2 hours long and offered between 4:15 and 7:15pm, Monday to Wednesday.
***ANNOUNCING CELTFEST TRAD BAND: This year, CeltFest is delighted to present a comprehensive music school featuring many disciplines, which, though, taught separately, come together during CeltFest week to form a special ensemble---TRAD BAND. This is open to all full-time students registered in Celtic Music School instrumental subjects, and will take place in Block 6 (4:00-5:00) following the day program.
Note: it is common to have extra blocks of time after the standard "day" blocks (ie. after 4:00) dedicated to Pipe Band practices, dancing choreography, choir or language, etc. These are often scheduled by instructors once they meet their students.
Full-time study
Students choose one major subject, or alternatively, one major subject and up to two minor electives. A typical day offers approximately 5 1/2 hours of instruction from 8:30am to 4pm. Full-time students who enroll in evening classes as well are entitled to two complimentary hours of their major subject and may also participate in Ceilidh dance or Celtic Song, compliments of CeltFest.
Part-time study
Part-time study is available in some subjects and with permission of instructors. Priority for class scheduling and student placement is given to full-time students. Please contact us if you are interested in part-time study.
Typical School Schedule
The final school schedule is established once registration closes and final attendance numbers are known. This will be sent to you in your information package prior to summer school commencing. With ten highly successful CeltFest summer schools behind us, we can tell you that a typical summer school looks like this:
*PRE-EVENT Saturday, July 16 Grand Opening Celebration is at Maffeo-Sutton Park on the downtown Nanaimo waterfront at 4:30 Saturday, July 16th. Admission is free of charge.
Sunday, July 17
12:00 noon-5pm Check-in, pick-up student packages and pre-ordered t-shirts and concert tickets at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
4:00 pm BE A BARD Celtic Poetry Workshop
5:15pm Dinner in the cafeteria (by pre-order)
6:30pm Welcome assembly & orientation
7:30pm Meet your Instructors, Social & Jam Session: VIU Cafeteria
Monday, July 18
8:30am-4pm Day Classes
4-5pm-Trad Band, special Pipe Band & other rehearsals
4:30-6pm Evening Workshops
7:30pm Ice Breaker Social & Jam Session TBA
Tuesday, July 19
8:30am-4pm Day Classes
4:30-6pm Evening Workshops
4-5pm-Trad Band, special Pipe Band & other rehearsals
7:30pm ***Wacky Jig & Hornpipe Contest~ A Family Pub Night***followed by
9pm-- The Outside Track & Friends with ----Ceilidh with (called) Ceilidh Dancing
Wednesday, July 20
8:30am-4pm Day Classes
*4pm- School Photo--all students, staff and volunteers!
4-5pm-Trad Band, special Pipe Band & other rehearsals
4:30-6pm Evening Workshops
7:30pm The Celtic Women II Concert at VIU Theatre
9pm Ceilidh
Thursday, July 21
8:30am-4pm Day Classes
1:30-4pm Gaelic Songs & Gregorian Chants Workshop
4:30-6pm Some Evening Workshops
7:30pm Sunset & Stars Gala Finale Concert at Port Theatre
9pm Ceilidh
Friday, July 22
8:30-11am Day Classes
11am Check out of Campus Accommodation + Assembly in Cafeteria--Parents, Spouses & Family Members Welcome! We will be making some special presentations
11:30am-1:15pm Lunch, Assembly, Certificate Presentation and Goodbyes!
OTHER THINGS GOING ON DURING CELTIC HERITAGE WEEK:
Download PDF CeltFest Events at-a-Glance
QUICK LINKS:
PIPING & DRUMMING | DANCE CAMPS | CELTIC MUSIC SCHOOL
CONCERTS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
"CeltFest is the highlight of my family's summer" -A.S., Washington state, USA
"What can I say but that one week was not long enough?"- M.S., adult CeltFest student, Austria
