Physician’s Creative Arts Camp Also Teaches As a doctor with a busy practice, it is not easy to take time off. But for Shahana Rogosin, M.D., a psychiatrist at the Fremont Center, there is no way she will miss her summer camp. Dr. Rogosin is the program director of Creative Arts, Music and Performance (C-A-M-P) ― a 12-day summer camp in Maine that her parents, Roy and Eileen Rogosin, founded when she was 18 years old. “My mother was one of the original Mouseketeers, and both of my parents had a long career in the entertainment industry,” Dr. Rogosin explains.“C-A-M-P started as an offshoot of the theater they ran.” At C-A-M-P, children ages 8 to 17 learn skills
such as dance, creative writing, basic
filmmaking, singing and acting from a faculty
made up of a diverse group of artists, including
current and former professional dancers,
actors, writers and directors. However, what “My time at C-A-M-P is definitely not a
vacation,” says Dr. Rogosin, who does
everything from setting the program and hiring
the staff to running the camp infirmary. “What I
get out of it is seeing the tremendous amount of
development the children go through in a very
short amount of time. In just 12 days, the
children form long-lasting friendships, learn life
skills they didn’t have before and improve their The creative arts tend to draw a slightly higher-than- There is one staff member for every two and a half campers, and Dr. Rogosin trains the staff PAMF Connection September 2008 personally to ensure any issues that come up, like bullying, are dealt with promptly and effectively. The camp also offers scholarships to ensure no interested child is turned away because of lack of money. “Parents will call us months after the camp has Click here to download a pdf of this article. Check back soon for more great news!
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