Welcome to Camp CBY, Waterdown’s most popular performing arts camp for ages 4-13!
Since 2021, we have welcomed hundreds of young people to our camp for creative performing arts experiences.
Camp CBY is first and foremost a safe space for all. We welcome young people from all walks of life, across spectrums of various learning differentiations, abilities and identities. We strive to help them flourish as both an individual and a team player, delivering arts education that builds their self-confidence, communication skills and inter-personal development.
We take this pedagogical corner stone and deliver it through our award-winning experiential learning; our founding principle is “learning by doing”. We believe that the student learns most successfully when they are fully engaged and immersed in their discipline, so a CBY camper can look forward to always being on their feet, learning both the mental and physical requirements of their art, and making important friendships and connections along the way.
Camp CBY is first and foremost a safe space for all. We welcome young people from all walks of life, across spectrums of various learning differentiations, abilities and identities. We strive to help them flourish as both an individual and a team player, delivering arts education that builds their self-confidence, communication skills and inter-personal development.
We take this pedagogical corner stone and deliver it through our award-winning experiential learning; our founding principle is “learning by doing”. We believe that the student learns most successfully when they are fully engaged and immersed in their discipline, so a CBY camper can look forward to always being on their feet, learning both the mental and physical requirements of their art, and making important friendships and connections along the way.
Monday January 12th at 10am
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Sing, dance, and act your heart out with songs and scenes from hit Broadway, Disney and Hollywood musicals! Our camp days are chock full of creative and engaging activities including performing arts, crafting, and team building challenges! Perfect for beginners and experienced kids alike, campers will make friends, build confidence, and experience a week of pure imagination! Group will be divided by age when possible.
Join Stitch on a mission through the magical world of music! Campers will try out a variety of instruments (including Stitch’s favourite instrument- the ukulele!), sing, and dance in this groovy camp!
No camp on Wednesday, July 1st
Journey into Hogwarts where campers will make their very own Wizard-themed story with the magic of film! Through creative activities including script development, acting, rehearsing, and filming, campers will create magic they can be truly proud of! Mischief Managed!
In a two-week musical theatre intensive, actors will create and perform a Descendants-and-Wicked inspired mashup musical! A perfect opportunity for budding musical theatre performers to hone their craft and create musical theatre magic! This camp is an extension of our acclaimed Showstoppers program, open to all who want to learn and grow through the art of musical theatre! Try something new or develop your skills, this program is welcome to all levels.
Ash Ketchum and Hiccup work together to train Dragons AND Pokemon in this exciting instrumental camp! Campers will experience a week of instrumental exploration with the Pokemon, as well as percussion soundscape building perfect for Training a Dragon! This camp will be unique enough from our “Gotta Play ‘Em All” Pokemon camp that both weeks will provide their own learning opportunities. It is perfectly suitable for a camper to attend both sessions!
Evolve through a week of instrumental exploration, helped along by Pokemon pals! Campers will learn the basics of piano, ukulele, drums, and more in this Pokemon-themed music camp! Join the quest, become a legend!
In a two-week intensive, budding filmmakers and actors create their very own short film! This highly-rated camp is the perfect place to ignite and stoke those creative fires on-camera and behind the scenes! Next stop: Hollywood!
No camp on Monday, August 3rd
Ready for a summer that’s Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Well, Hakuna Matata! Be Our Guest as campers Go the Distance exploring the Bare Necessities of singing, dancing and acting! Explore a Whole New World of musical theatre creativity. This fun-filled, magical musical theatre camp is always so popular we just can’t Let it Go!
From the Moon Theatre to Zootopia, campers will sing, dance and act their way through a fun-filled week featuring their favourite “Zootopia” and “Sing!” characters! Build confidence, perform iconic songs, and step into a world where anyone can be a star!
Mine the beats, Craft the rhythms! In this camp, pickaxes turn to drum sticks as we build a Minecraft-inspired rhythmic world! Campers will explore the world of percussion, drumming and digital music just like they explore Minecraft worlds: layer by layer, beat by beat.
Campers transform into HUNTR/X and sing, dance, and slay in this K-Pop Demon Hunters inspired camp! This high-energy camp is a perfect place for our campers to show each other How It’s Done. By the end of camp, they will all be Your Idol.
Step into the 80s where the music is louder than a Demogorgon roar! At our Stranger Things-inspired rock band camp, campers will learn rock instruments, jam together, and prove that 80s music is timeless! All levels of learners are welcome and will be meaningfully challenged on their instruments in a supportive setting.
Sing, dance, act, and defy gravity! Whether your camper is an Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero or Wizard, they will find their spotlight in this musical theatre camp! This week, campers will explore Wicked and other beloved musicals in a week full of creativity and Broadway-bound fun!
In this camp, students will create their own covers of pop and K-Pop songs using instruments, vocals, and digital music, and learn performance techniques to help them shine! Whether your camper is a K-Pop Demon Hunter, an aspiring Tate McRae, or a creative force like the Weeknd, this camp is a perfect opportunity to explore their pop ambitions!
Blocks meet Broadway! In this musical theatre camp, campers will build their own Minecraft musical brick-by-brick! By creating characters, learning their favourite songs, and learning Minecraft-inspired choreography, your budding builders will be engaged from the first block to the final curtain.
Calling all heroes-in-training! Wrap up your summer with our Marvel-ous musical theatre camp! Campers will sing, dance, act, and play percussion instruments as they bring their favourite heroes to life. Suit up, step into the spotlight, and let your superpowers soar!
Standard camp fees are $300 per week + HST. Two week camps are $600 per week + HST. All fees include a non refundable credit card processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30. There is a one-time $25 + HST registration fee due on submission of registration form.
Before and after care are available for all camps. Before care runs 8am-9am and after care runs 4pm-5pm. This service costs $10 per session, per day. You will be able to book this service when you fill out the camp registration form. You can also add this service closer to the start of camp if preferred.
If any camp session at Camp CBY fails to meet its minimum registration number by April 1st 2026, we reserve the right to cancel that camp session.
Camp CBY is made up of numerous sessions, all with a different theme tailored to specific interests or age groups. While Camp CBY is a performing arts camp overall, we explore the many different facets of that. That includes everything from our Broadway sessions, where campers learn popular numbers from famous musicals, to our Disney themed sessions, where students immerse themselves in songs and dances from the Magical Kingdom. We also run instrumental camp sessions, where campers can learn musical instruments, and a film making session, where campers write and produce their own short film!
Every camp session has a theme that the campers will instantly recognize and feel excited about! Even where the themes are similar, the content is varied so that returning campers can have unique experiences all summer.
Camp fees are collected in full at the time of registration. The final step of the registration form features a secure payment checkout.
If you need to cancel your registration, then our refund policy is as such:
In the scenario where you need to cancel your Camp CBY registration, you can give your spot to another child if you wish. This is something that you arrange privately with the other family. We do not facilitate this transfer.
However, we do need to know asap if you transfer your camp spot to another person. Please contact us with the details of the transfer once it is confirmed. We will require the parent who is receiving the camp spot to complete a registration form so our camp records are up to date.
No, campers are required to bring a packed lunch each day, as well as a water bottle. Lunchtimes are spent outdoors. School rules apply to camper lunches (i.e., nut free).
Yes, Camp CBY has both before and after care options.
Our before care operates 8am-9am Mon-Fri and our after care operates 4pm-5pm Mon-Fri (core camp hours are 9am-4pm).
This service costs an additional $10 + HST per time slot, per student. You can book this service during registration.
If, at the time of registration, you do not know if you require this service, you can add it at a later date.
Page one of the Camp CBY registration form is for parent/guardian information. You are required to provide your information as the lead parent, the information of a second parent / guardian AND an additional person who is authorized for picking up your child also. That gives us three authorized adults that can pick up your child at the end of camp (yourself included).
If you are unable to pick up your child on time, please delegate this responsibility to one of the other names listed on your registration. If their name is on your registration form, our staff will allow your child to leave with them.
If an adult tries to pick up your child who isn’t listed on your registration form, we will deny pick up until we get authorization from you. If you provide this authorization prior to the end of camp, we will allow pick up.
In short, if a situation arises where none of your listed authorized adults can pick up your child, just let us know and we’ll accommodate whatever plan you put in place.
All early drop offs, as well as late pickups beyond 10 minutes, will incur the $10 before or after care fee so we can properly compensate our staff.
