SUPERHEROES moves SUMMER CAMP 2026

A summer program all about creativity and exploration for ages 5-12!

 

What: Outdoor adventures and creative exploration with Laurel,  

this camp will also host other experienced teachers from Studio ED: Eroca(self-defense), 

Ethan(music), Rae (fibers and ballet), Noa (circus), Chava (theatre and forest fun)

 

Where: Studio ED (423-5445 av de Gaspé) 

             and the surrounding parks and nature

 

When: July 6-10 &

           August 10-14

           Half-days, from 9am to 1pm (full days possible, if needed let us know)

 

REGISTER (click on the price below):

WEEK ONE: JULY 6-10 (150$) / JULY 6-10 BIPOC PRICE (100$)

WEEK TWO: AUG 10-14 (150$) / AUG 10-14 BIPOC (100$)

 

 

BIO

Laurel Koop (they/them) is a parent to two superheroes. They are a longtime movement teacher and researcher. They are currently the director of Studio ED. Laurel has been teaching kids for over two decades and the heart of their teaching has always focused on pedagogy as a means to facilitate freedom and exploration alongside co-operation, aka liberationist community building. Laurel grew up in camps and as a camp counselor and program director. They then ran a full-scale kids summer camp at the Elora Centre for the Arts for multiple years, they were a dance teacher for the Toronto School board during this time, and then upon moving to Montreal worked as a dance teacher at Royal Vale Academy for many years as well as developing a series of movement workshops called “Resilient Bodies” for teenagers deemed “at risk” by the English Montreal School Board. The next big devotional project was parenting! Then in 2023 Laurel founded multiple programs at Studio ED including the Queer Teacher’s Collective, the Queer Lifting Club (with Nadine Forde and now with Eroca Nicols) as well as the program for kids: SUPERHERO moves. 
Laurel has trained in many movement forms, most significantly in team sports, as well as ballet and contemporary dance. They graduated from Concordia University’s Contemporary Dance program. They have also done long term training and teaching in yoga, the biomechanics of movement, politicized somatics and strength training. Their most influential movement mentors include Eroca Nicols and Kelly Keenan. They have huge gratitude for their collaborators Ethan Douce, Nadine Forde, Chava Field-Green, Rae Fleury and Leanne Dyer.