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22 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 4, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Living Healthy This FREE public education seminar is presented by Halton Healthcare Services In partnership with The Lung Association Supported through a restricted educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline Theatre summer camp offers place for kids to grow: director By Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Treatment of Asthma: How to Gain Good Control by Dr. Laurence Chau, Respirologist Halton Healthcare Services Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:30 pm Displays/refreshments 7:00 pm Presentation Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Auditorium 327 Reynolds Street (Reduced parking fee) To reserve a seat please call 905-338-4379 GEORGETOWN MILTON OAKVILLE HOSPITALS www.haltonhealthcare.com Parents looking to keep their kids busy during the lazy days of summer can check out the camps run by West End Studio Theatre. The local theatre school has been offering summer camps for the past eight years and is once again bringing the popular program back for 2008. Although these are true theatre camps focusing on the various of aspects of working on and behind the stage, they are popular among children with all interests, according to Yo Mustafa, artistic director of West End Studio Theatre. "They aren't just for students who are just interested in theatre," he said. "It is actually a great way for other students to try something new. It is also great for self-confidence and getting kids out of their shell." The theatre school is offering two different camps. The first is for children aged four to six and is a week-long, half-day camp that runs Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. There are four sessions that run in July. The cost is $125 per week. "This camp is completely about imagination and storytelling," said Mustafa. "The whole theme is `Let's play'. We ON WITH THE SHOW: Cane Humerick, front, and Curtis Preksta work on a mime exercise during last year's summer camp at West End Studio Theatre. also work on their confidence level in front of their peers." The other camp is for students aged seven to 16. The fullday camp runs for two weeks from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are four sessions that run in July and August. The cost is $395 or $425, depending on the session. Students will participate in various workshops and activities that will result in creating and staging an original play. "These kids literally get to be the playwright, director and actor," Mustafa said. "We give them a topic at the beginning of the session and they go from there. One year the topic was See Camp page 23