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Our 2019 Summer Camp Guide is available online. Check out our large variety of fun summer camps at rfparks.com.

Resident registration for Summer Camps begins February 25.

Non-resident registration for Summer Camps begins March 25.

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With over 40 different summer camps, we have something for everyone!

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Mathnasium La Grange

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CAMP LISTINGS Academia, Institute of Language and Culture

our always popular World Cup mini tournament. It is ideal for the beginner or the experienced travel soccer player.

We also have a program for kids aged 4 to 6, which is a great introduction to soccer. Register for one or multiple weeks NOW!

Explore cultures from around the world! From Crete to Madagascar, Mongolia to Azerbaijan, get ready to travel far and wide! Each week is a new adventure!

Take a daily Spanish lesson, enjoy the sandpit, splash pad, park fun, and playtime with new friends.

Weekly field trips for ages 5+ to restaurants, museums, bowling, pottery studio, forest preserve and more. Ages 3-5 head to Wonder Works Children’s Museum every week.

Ages 3.5-10 – full-day, 7:30am-6:30pm.

Half-day week/day passes and custom scheduling available.

Flexible payment options! River Forest bus transfer!

Starting at $375/week! Check out our Tween to Teen Summer Hangout option!

Email us at info@chicagoacademia. com or text/call: 708-401-0888.

Dominican University

308 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 708-401-0888 www.chicagoacademia.com

Camp Galileo

SUMMER CAMPS KIDS LOVE IN RIVER FOREST www.galileo-camps.com 800-854-3684 At Camp Galileo, pre-K – entering 5th graders find the perfect mix of summer camp fun and hands-on learning. Each week of our four-week program is organized around a different inspiring theme and full of projects carefully designed for every age group.

Supported by the boundless energy and experience of the best staff around, campers rotate through science, art and outdoors.

Camp Galileo comes to First Presbyterian Church of River Forest July 15 to August 23. Optional extended care and healthy lunch. Financial Assistance available. Learn more at www.galileo-camps.com or 800-8543684.

Chicago Edge

SOCCER SUMMER CAMPS Register at: pdop.org/edgesoccer or rfparks.com/register Our Chicago Edge Soccer Club summer camp program with the PDOP and RFPD is BACK for our 8th year!! Professional soccer coaches from the staff at Chicago Edge SC will teach new skills in a fun and dynamic environment with each day focusing on a specific topic and finishing with

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Frank Lloyd Wright Trust The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust invites the artistically curious to sign up for Building Story Through Design, a weeklong summer camp for grades 3-5 and 6-8 in June and July. Participants will design, build and innovate in Wright’s own drafting room.

The Trust is also offering 5 Sites + 5 Works, a day camp for high school students interested in creating and exhibiting original work. Young artists will visit 5 historic Wright sites in the Chicago area and create work onsite in 5 hours in response to their experience of Wright’s design.

Register now at flwright.org.

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Summer Gifted and Talented Program Fostering the love of learning, the Summer Gifted and Talented Program at Dominican University provides meaningful academic and social enrichment to its entire community of exceptional learners, and is intended for motivated students entering grades 2-8 in the fall. Summer Gifted at Dominican is a powerful experience for academically gifted and talented students, exposing them to like-minded peers and lifelong friendships, challenging learning experiences, and an opportunity to blossom as confident lifelong learners and leaders in a tightly knit, safe and supportive environment. For so many of us, Summer Gifted at Dominican is the highlight of the year!

Contact Program Director Janie Wu at jwu@dom.edu or gifted@dom.edu.

Dominican University, 7900 Division St., River Forest, IL 60305

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JULY 15 - AUGUST 23 Hosted By First Presbyterian Church of River Forest 7551 Quick Ave, River Forest

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CAMP LISTINGS River Forest Park District

401 Thatcher Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 708-366-6660 rfparks.com

In addition to our popular half-day morning camps (Tot Camp, Kidz Camp, and Ultimate Sports Camp), we offer a large variety of afternoon specialty camps ranging from sports and fitness to STEAM, cooking, and art. For the older kids, we offer Thrill Zone, a fieldtrip based camp for kids ages 10-14.

With over 40 camps to choose from, we have something for everyone!

To view our 2019 Summer Camp Guide, go to rfparks.com Resident registration for Summer Camps begins February 25.

Non-resident registration for Summer Camps begins March 25.

Holy Trinity High School

Tiger Tank Camp

Tear into summer at Holy Trinity High School’s Tiger Tank — a fun, handson summer camp for rising 6th–8th grade students. Brainstorm ideas and move your concept through the stages of business development, including design, finance, sale and marketing.

Build a personal Raspberry Pi computer (which you can keep!) and design your own app. Plus, take a field trip to a successful start-up! On our last day, campers will showcase their business plans for friends and family. See whose idea is king of the jungle! Cost is $135 ($50 deposit due at registration).

Visit holytrinity-hs.org/tigertank to save your seat!

Mathnasium of Oak Park/ River Forest

1101 Chicago Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302 708-613-4007 oakparkriverforest@mathnasium. com mathnasium.com/ oakparkriverforest

Mathnasium of La Grange 1 S. Waiola Ave. La Grange, IL 60525 708-582-6593 lagrange@mathnasium.com mathnasium.com/lagrange SUMMER FUN WITH A PURPOSE! Use the Summer to let Mathnasium

help your child Catch up, Keep Up, and Get Ahead! Mathnasium is the nation’s leading math only learning center, specializing in teaching kids math in a way that makes sense to them in a fun and engaging environment. Mathnasium can prevent the summer learning slide and prepare your student for the rigors of his or her new math curriculum in the fall. Working with students in Pre K-12th grade, Mathnasium can make a student’s summer both enjoyable and productive. Whether your child is signifi cantly behind or leaps ahead, Mathnasium develops a program to challenge and excite their math muscles.

Mathnasium has learning centers in both Oak Park and La Grange! For more information and to schedule a trial session, call Mathnasium and see what a difference it can make.

Oak Park Art League

Learn more and Register at: OakparkArtLeague.com/708-3869853 Art gallery and studio experience combined, young artists will find inspiration through artistically enriching activities in OPAL’s historic Carriage House Gallery, designed to cultivate ideas for projects which

are then guided by professional teaching artists in the studio. Fun and educational, OPAL’s summer programming has been a favorite for many families in the Oak Park area.

Park District of Oak Park

Hedges Administrative Center 218 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 708-725-2000

Come and enjoy your summer with the Park District of Oak Park! Our camps are accredited by the American Camp Association and accommodate kids 2-14. We offer a variety of camps including half-day, full-day, early and extended care. Go skating, swim in the pool, learn new circus tricks, play with science, play ball, learn tennis, get crafty and much more! For more information please visit www.pdop.org/ camps

The Viola Project violaproject.org 773-349-2685

Join The Viola Project in Austin Gardens for three different week-long Shakespeare summer camps full of acting, ice cream and fun! Campers

World Explorers Summer Camp! Explore cultures from around the world. From Crete to Madagascar, Mongolia to Azerbaijan, get ready to travel far and wide!

Take a daily Spanish lesson, enjoy the sandpit, splash pad, park fun, and playtime with new friends.

Weekly field trips for ages 5+ to restaurants, museums, bowling, pottery studio, forest preserve and more. Ages 3-5 head to Wonder Works Children’s Museum every week, and local parks.

Ages 3.5-10 – full-day, 7:30am-6:30pm. Half-day week/day passes available.

Flexible scheduling! Flexible payment options!

River Forest bus transfer!Starting at $375/week! Check out our Tween to Teen Summer Hangout option!

Visit us at www.chicagoacademia.com • Email: info@chicagoacademia.com • Text or Call: (708) 401-0888

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will do scene work, play theatre games and work with professional Chicago actors. They’ll also get an inside look at Oak Park Festival Theatre’s summer season and perform at the end of week on a professional set! Choose from Queen Camp, Villain Camp, and/ or Much Ado About Nothing Camp. All programs focus on getting campers to speak up and speak out on what’s important to them, whether it’s running for president or writing a sonnet.

West Loop Soccer Club

Skinner Park (1331 W Adams St) info@westloopsoccerclub.com 773.312.5054

The WLSC Soccer Camps are a great place for any soccer enthusiast who is looking to improve their skills, work hard, make new friends and have fun!

Our mission is to provide athletes with the tools to improve and to enjoy soccer for life! We offer coed programs for children of all ability levels in a safe, fun and family oriented environment. We focus our training on foot-skills and ball control, SAQ (speed, agility and quickness), small sided games and finishing.

TRADITIONAL DAY CAMPS HALF-DAY & FULL-DAY EARLY & EXTENDED CARE GENERAL SPORTS CAMPS TENNIS CHESS GOLF FIGURE SKATING SOCCER SCIENCE & NATURE FOOTBALL OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SKATEBOARDING ARTS CIRCUS BASKETBALL SWIMMING BASEBALL GYMNASTICS TEEN SCENE COUNSELOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM LEGO PRESCHOOL CAMPS HOCKEY LACROSSE VOLLEYBALL COOKING AND MORE! REGISTER AT PDOP.ORG/CAMPS

SPARK IMAGINATION

Design Summer Camps in Wright’s Studio

BUILDING STORY THROUGH DESIGN

HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN STUDIO: 5 Sites + 5 Works

Foster creative expression through architecture, design, and photography.

Create and exhibit original work in response to Wright’s designs.

June 24 to June 28 (Grades 6–8)

Tuesdays, June 25 to July 23

July 8 to July 12 (Grades 3–5)

Wednesdays, June 26 to July 24

Students must have completed the first grade level listed above.

Applicants must be at least 15 years old.

Program recommended for ages 16–19.

Info + Registration: FLWRIGHT.ORG/CAMPS

KIDS SUMMER REGISTER CAMPS NOW! For Children Ages 5 - 13 Starting June One-week Camps, 9:00am - 12:00pm Daily.

OAKPARKARTLEAGUE.COM OAKPARKARTLEAGUE@GMAIL.COM

708-386-9853

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Summer Gifted and Talented Program

Summer Gifted and Talented Program

Dominican University’s Summer Gifted and Talented Program challenges and inspires highly motivated academically gifted and talented students entering grades 2-8 in the Fall with academic enrichment in Math, Science, Writing/Humanities, and Dominican University’s Summer Gifted and Talented Program Fine/Performing Arts. challenges and inspires highly motivated academically gifted talentedinformation, students entering grades 2-8courses in the Fall with Forand program Summer 2019 and application academic enrichment in Math, Science, Writing/Humanities, and form, visit: dom.edu/summergifted Fine/Performing Arts.

Questions? Contact Program Director Janie Wu at For program Summer 2019 courses and jwu@dom.edu orinformation, gifted@dom.edu. application form, visit: dom.edu/summergifted Serving the gifted and talented community for over 30 years.

Questions? Contact Program Director Janie Wu at jwu@dom.edu or gifted@dom.edu.

School of Education Division Street, River Forest, Illinois 60305 Serving7900 theW.gifted and talented community for over 30 years.

School of Education 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, Illinois 60305

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Email: circulation@oakpark.com

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The Viola Project Using the works of William Shakespeare, The Viola Project unites and empowers girls from diverse backgrounds to stand up, advocate for themselves, and demand inclusion.

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SUMMER 2019, OAK PARK CAMPS

Queen Camp July 8-12

All camps run from 9 am - 3 pm Mon.-Fri.

REGISTER TODAY! For more information and registration, please visit violaproject.org or call 773-349-2685

Villain Camp July 29-August 2

The Viola Project welcomes all youth ages 10-16 who culturally identify as girls and women. Our students are welcomed regardless of their race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation of ability.

Much Ado About Nothing August 5-9

This program is partially supported by grants from the Chicago Foundation for Women, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds

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