Robinson Film Center, Sci-Port have unique offerings

Robinson Film Center

Shreveport-Bossier City has been referred to as the Hollywood South, and over the past 10 years, the movie industry has brought many jobs and opportunities to the area. An opportunity for children to celebrate the world of cinema is available this summer through the Robinson Film Center, located at 617 Texas St. The program will showcase the commitment to its mission to promote the highest standards in film and media education, and the young actors/directors will get a firsthand experience on a set.

Students who have completed third through 12th grade can learn to write, direct, perform and film during one of the four upcoming summer sessions:

Music Video Camp, Comedy Camp, Scary Movie Camp and Murder Mystery Camp.

For $175 per camp session ($140 for RFC members), children can learn the ins and outs of the movie industry.

Meghan Hochstetler, education director at the Robinson Film Center, said, “At our camps, we make a movie from start to finish in a week. On Fridays, friends and families get to come to our movie premiere.

“The campers do everything from costumes, sets, acting, directing, camera and sound. They get the full experience of what it’s like to be on a film set.”

To take part in these summer camps at the Robinson Film Center, contact Hochstetler at 459-4111 or [email protected].

Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center

Sci-Port: Louisiana Science Center is gearing up for their summer day camps offered to preschoolers through 12th grade. The themes for the camps vary week to week and are designed to ensure a fun, safe and educational experience for children this summer. Led by certified teachers, the day camps are held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and include all materials and supplies needed for each session; breakfast, snacks and lunch; and a Summer Science Blast T-shirt and Science Blast water bottle for $165 per week. There are camps for forensics, technology, nature, chemistry, physics, biology, robotics and veterinary studies, just to name a few.

Sci-Port actively engages people of all ages in the worlds of science, space science, technology and math through school and public workshops, teacher development workshops, camp-ins, birthday party programs, after-hours events, guest program presenters and summer camps. Children can learn and still have fun over their summer break.

If your child already has an activity scheduled during the day, they can choose to explore the center after hours for $45 plus optional $5.50 for dinner. Each overnight camp-in includes an IMAX Dome Film, Space Dome Planetarium Show, Free Exploration in Sci-Port’s 92,000 square feet, staff-led activities during the night, snack and breakfast.

Current camp-in themes are “Yo- Ho, Yo-Ho A Pirates NIGHT for Me,” “Create and Invent,” “Star Search” and “Lost in Space.”

To learn more about events Sci-Port has to offer, contact 424-3466, or call 1-877-SCI-PORT (1-877-724-7678).

–Brittney Trahan