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SUMMER CAMP GUIDE
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Start planning for your kids’ best summer with these great camps that are pulling out all the stops to make that happen. Most are already starting to fill their spots so check them out with your kids before it’s too late.
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Bennett Day Camp
Day Camp
Ages: Under 6-17 Where: 955 W. Grand Ave., Chicago
312-236-6388 • info.bennettday.org/summer-camp
It provides an enriching atmosphere that enables campers to develop self-identity, leadership skills and a lifelong sense of adventure. Campers and counselors participate in field trips, team sports, music, arts, scientific discovery and water play in a collaborative culture.
Camp Ben Frankel
Overnight Camp
Ages: 7-17 Where: 1206 Touch of Nature Road, Makanda
618-235-1614 • campbenfrankel.org
Camp Ben Frankel is an overnight summer camp, located in southern Illinois amidst the Shawnee National Forest, for children and teens in search of a welcoming and inclusive Jewish community. Campers choose from 100+ activities, including aquatics, sports, horseback, arts and STEM.
Camp Chippewa for Boys
Overnight Camp
218-335-8807 • campchippewa.com
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In-camp activities and out-of-camp wilderness adventures help boys build independence, resiliency, life skills, deep personal connections, leadership and an appreciation of the wilderness setting.
Camp Galileo
Day Camp
Ages: Pre-K-10th grade Where: Locations vary
800-854-3684 • galileo-camps.com
At Camp Galileo, pre-K–rising 10th graders engage in hands-on, STEAMbased learning. Supported by staff, kids get inspired to turn their big ideas into reality — and have the fun-filled summer of their lives. Optional extended care offered.
Camp Kamaji for Girls
Overnight Camp
218-556-1805 • kamaji.com
Camp Kamaji is a safe, kid-centric, fun-filled place to unplug, learn new skills like water skiing, horseback riding or sailing, grow independence and make life-long friendships with people from all over the world. Kamaji is owned and operated by a local Lake Bluff family.
Camp Naper at Naper Settlement
Day Camp
630-420-6010 • napersettlement.org/166/Camp-Naper
Expect a summer full of learning and exploration June-August. Utilizing Naper Settlement’s beautiful 13-acre museum campus as their learning laboratory, campers will go on adventures in history, art, science and more.
Camp Nicolet for Girls
Overnight Camp
715-545-2522 • campnicolet.com
Enjoy a summer adventure in Wisconsin’s Northwoods and learn or perfect water skiing, horseback riding, sports, sailing and more, plus exciting trip opportunities and leadership training. Traditional 3- and 6-week sessions offered, plus one-week specialty horseback riding and water skiing/wakeboarding camps.
Circus Summer Camp with CircEsteem
Day Camp
Ages: 6-17 Where: 4730 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago
773-732-4564 • circesteem.org/classes/camp
A fun, safe, supportive environment where children explore the Circus Arts. Camp allows each child to develop self-confidence, self-esteem and an understanding of their potential. Skills taught may include trapeze, acrobatics, clowning, juggling, stilt walking, gym wheel, tight wire, rola bola and mini trampoline.
Day Camp, Specialty Camp
Ages: 4 years-12th grade Where: 36 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago
847-997-3790 • saic.edu/continuing-studies
Get the highest quality educational opportunities in art and design. The goal is to nurture and support life-long learning and the development of creative thought and practice in students of all ages.
Game On! Multi-Sport Camps
Day Camp, Specialty Camp
847-229-9959 • gameonsports4girls.com
GIRLS CAMP: Empowers girls of all abilities through sports. Confidence-building programming designed to shape girls to be strong in body, mind and team. BOYS CAMP: Builds confidence and poise in boys of all abilities through multiple sports daily in a fun, spirited environment.
GrowGirl: A Woodlands Academy Summer Camp
Day Camp
Ages: Campers entering grades 4-6 Where: 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest
847-234-4300 • woodlandsacademy.org/growgirl
GrowGirl is an all-girls summer day camp open to campers entering grades 4-6. Taught by world-class faculty from Woodlands Academy, this camp offers a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary approach to exploration, growth and fun.
Jellystone Park Camp-Resort
Overnight Camp, Specialty Camp
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262-835-2565 • jellystone-caledonia.com In-camp activities and out-of-camp wilderness adventures help boys The Camp-Resort offers 12 activities daily during peak season, most of build independence, resiliency, life skills, deep personal connections, which include Yogi Bear, Cindy Bear and Boo Boo! Visit the largest float leadership and an appreciation of the wilderness setting. ing water park and obstacle course in the U.S. at sister property, Bear Paw Beach & Adventure Island. Camp Galileo
Day Camp
KidzToPros STEM, Arts & Sports Summer Camps Ages: Pre-K-10th grade Day Camp, Virtual Camp Where: Locations vary Ages: 4-14 800-854-3684 • galileo-camps.com Where: Multiple locations throughout Chicago and Cook County At Camp Galileo, pre-K–rising 10th graders engage in hands-on, STEAM877-202-1554 • kidztopros.com based learning. Supported by staff, kids get inspired to turn their big Kids ages 4-14 can now explore a variety of new robotics, art, makerideas into reality — and have the fun-filled summer of their lives. Optional space, programming and sports activities all summer long. Save $50 on extended care offered. your registration with code CHIP-50. Camp Kamaji for Girls Lillstreet Art Center Summer Camps Overnight Camp Day Camp Ages: 7-16 Ages: 3-16Where: 32054 Wolf Lake Road, Cass Lake, Minnesota Where: 4401 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago218-556-1805 • kamaji.com 305-987-8798 • lillstreet.com/department/camps Camp Kamaji is a safe, kid-centric, fun-filled place to unplug, learn new Lillstreet Art Center offers a wide variety of summer camps for children and skills like water skiing, horseback riding or sailing, grow independence teens ages 3-16 in multimedia and specialized art forms, including pottery, and make life-long friendships with people from all over the world. Kamaji movie making, photography, sewing, jewelry, comics, painting and more. is owned and operated by a local Lake Bluff family. Each day campers explore and learn alongside professional artists. Camp Naper at Naper Settlement Merit School of Music Day Camp Day Camp Ages: Grades 1-8 Ages: 6-17Where: 523 S. Webster St., Naperville Where: 38 S. Peoria St., Chicago 630-420-6010 • napersettlement.org/166/Camp-Naper 312-786-9428 • meritmusic.org/summer-camps Expect a summer full of learning and exploration June-August. Utilizing With options for all ages, instruments and experience levels, summer at Naper Settlement’s beautiful 13-acre museum campus as their learning Merit is a great way for kids and teens to stay social and creative. Camplaboratory, campers will go on adventures in history, art, science and more. ers will learn from some of the best music educators while having fun and making friends with young music lovers from across Chicagoland. Camp Nicolet for Girls Beginners welcome. Overnight Camp Ages: 7-17 Snapology of Chicago Summer Camp Where: PO Box 1359, Eagle River, Wisconsin
Day Camp 715-545-2522 • campnicolet.com
Ages: Under 6-17 Enjoy a summer adventure in Wisconsin’s Northwoods and learn or perWhere: Multiple locations fect water skiing, horseback riding, sports, sailing and more, plus exciting 773-570-7627 • snapology.com/location/chicago trip opportunities and leadership training. Traditional 3- and 6-week Campers receive the full STEAM experience using Legos. With dozens of sessions offered, plus one-week specialty horseback riding and water programs to choose from, including Minecraft, Star Wars and Pokemon to STEM/ skiing/wakeboarding camps. STEAM programs, robotics and movie-making, there’s something for everyone.
Stages Chicago Circus Summer Camp with CircEsteem
Day Camp, Specialty Camp Day Camp
Ages: Ages: Under 6-17 6-17 Where: 1535 N. Dayton St., ChicagoWhere: 4730 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago
The week-long musical theater camps, run by professional teaching art-A fun, safe, supportive environment where children explore the Circus ists with stage and classroom experience, use campers’ favorite songs, Arts. Camp allows each child to develop self-confidence, self-esteem stories and characters to help them develop the skills every performer and an understanding of their potential. Skills taught may include traneeds to perform on a Broadway stage. They’ll also learn what goes on peze, acrobatics, clowning, juggling, stilt walking, gym wheel, tight wire, “behind the scenes,” helping to create costume pieces, sets and props. rola bola and mini trampoline.
StoryStudio Youth Creative Writing Summer Camp Continuing Studies at the School of the Art Specialty Camp Institute of Chicago Ages: 9-17 Day Camp, Specialty Camp Where: 4043 N. Ravenswood Ave. #222, ChicagoAges: 4 years-12th grade 773-477-7710 • storystudiochicago.org/youth-creative-writing-sum-Where: 36 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago
Enjoy multiple week-long virtual writing workshops. Young writers learn Get the highest quality educational opportunities in art and design. The elements of writing, build friendships and community with fellow peers goal is to nurture and support life-long learning and the development of across the nation and get feedback on their creative works. Check out creative thought and practice in students of all ages. the sessions, ranging from 5th grade to 12th grade and spanning genres like screenwriting and sci-fi/fantasy. Game On! Multi-Sport Camps Summer Lab Day Camp, Specialty Camp Ages: 4-14 Day Camp Where: (Girls) Chicago, Glencoe, Evanston; (Boys) Glencoe Ages: 3-17 847-229-9959 • gameonsports4girls.com Where: 1362 E. 59th St., Chicago GIRLS CAMP: Empowers girls of all abilities through sports. Confi773-834-7766 • summerlab.org dence-building programming designed to shape girls to be strong in Many opportunities for children to learn, connect and discover — from body, mind and team. BOYS CAMP: Builds confidence and poise in boys sports and theater to urban adventure and academics. The fun programs, of all abilities through multiple sports daily in a fun, spirited environment. which are located on the University of Chicago campus, are designed to inspire curiosity, creativity and confidence. Summer Lab students have GrowGirl: A Woodlands Academy Summer Camp fun, try new things, make lasting memories and build lifelong friendships Day Camp alongside a lifelong love of learning. Ages: Campers entering grades 4-6 WeHaKee Camp for Girls Where: 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest 847-234-4300 • woodlandsacademy.org/growgirl Overnight Camp GrowGirl is an all-girls summer day camp open to campers entering Ages: 6-17 grades 4-6. Taught by world-class faculty from Woodlands Academy, this Where: N8104 Barker Lake Road, Winter, Wisconsin camp offers a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary approach to exploration, wehakeecampforgirls.com growth and fun. WeHaKee is a community with girls from diverse nations, religions, cultures, races and economic backgrounds. Two-, four- and six-week Jellystone Park Camp-Resort sessions for girls and Family and Mother/Daughter Camps are offered. Overnight Camp, Specialty Camp Girls choose their own activities from more than 35 offered. Ages: Families with 4-12-year-old children Where: 8425 HWY 38, Caledonia, Wisconsin
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