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CAMP<br />
PART TWO | 2020 GUIDE<br />
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Join the fun at Good<br />
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Our 40th summer is<br />
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Good Times Summer<br />
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•Odyssey Fun World<br />
•Great America, Dave &<br />
Buster’s<br />
•Hollywood Park<br />
•Action Territory<br />
•Sky High<br />
•Safari Land<br />
•Santa’s Village<br />
•Lake County Fair<br />
Twenty-four<br />
swimming trips<br />
•Flick Pool<br />
•Roosevelt Pool<br />
•Bare Foot Bay<br />
•Rainbow Falls<br />
•Vernon Hills Aquatic<br />
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•Wheeling Aquatic Center<br />
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Camp.com.<br />
Submitted by Good Times<br />
Summer Day Camp, 300<br />
Waukegan Road, Glenview,<br />
(847) 729-4884.<br />
Digital Adventures educates campers through technology<br />
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Parents came to us by<br />
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• Camps run June 15 -<br />
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• No minimum week<br />
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• Your cost with us is tax<br />
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• A 1:6 teacher-to-child<br />
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• We accept children between<br />
3.5 and 16 years<br />
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• Students will be grouped<br />
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Big Tree Lane, Wilmette,<br />
(847) 380-0018<br />
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Learn to code this summer at Codeverse Summer Camps<br />
From creating video<br />
games and 3D models, to<br />
building and navigating<br />
robots around a futuristic<br />
lab, Codeverse summer<br />
camp located in Wilmette<br />
is an out-of-this-world<br />
experience for kids ages<br />
6-13.<br />
This summer, launch<br />
your kids into a universe<br />
of fun and learning at<br />
Codeverse’s week-long<br />
day camps.<br />
Spend a week exploring<br />
their interactive studio,<br />
creating multi-level video<br />
games, building real robots,<br />
designing 3D printed<br />
projects, learning to code<br />
and more. The Codeverse<br />
summer camp program is<br />
designed for first through<br />
eighth graders and is<br />
packed with hands-on<br />
STEM activities and challenges<br />
for beginner and<br />
pro coders alike.<br />
An interactive camp<br />
experience<br />
The Codeverse studio is<br />
a futuristic, digital wonderland.<br />
Every aspect —<br />
from the furniture to the<br />
hardware — is designed<br />
to encourage play, inspire<br />
creativity, pique curiosity<br />
and promote collaboration.<br />
Each day of camp is assigned<br />
a theme (game development,<br />
robotics, 3D<br />
printing, circuitry, etc.)<br />
and is comprised of exciting<br />
and educational adventures,<br />
including:<br />
• Program concert-hall<br />
lights and speakers, robot<br />
arms, and TVs using<br />
real code. Bring the studio<br />
to life.<br />
• Build your own robot<br />
and compete in highspeed<br />
robot races on obstacle<br />
courses designed<br />
by campers.<br />
• Create jaw-dropping<br />
3D printed designs with<br />
CraftBot.<br />
• Design multi-level<br />
video games. Play and<br />
share with friends and<br />
family.<br />
Throughout the week,<br />
campers embark on explorations<br />
(field trips) to nearby<br />
businesses. Past explorations<br />
include the Apple<br />
store, Children’s Museum<br />
and Whole Foods.<br />
To cap it off, campers<br />
show off their coding<br />
creations to family and<br />
friends during Demo Day,<br />
a celebration that is held<br />
every Friday afternoon<br />
during camp.<br />
Award-winning curriculum<br />
At Codeverse, campers<br />
build games and apps, as<br />
well as program dozens<br />
of gadgets featured within<br />
the Codeverse studio, using<br />
KidScript. KidScript<br />
is a real programming<br />
language that draws inspiration<br />
from (and acts as a<br />
gateway to) other languages,<br />
including JavaScript,<br />
Ruby, Python, C++, and<br />
Visual Basic. It includes<br />
all the key concepts of<br />
programming and enables<br />
untethered creativity for<br />
each kid that attends camp.<br />
Summer Camp Schedule<br />
Weekly summer camps<br />
run Monday through Friday<br />
from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />
(with late pick-up available).<br />
Lunches, beverages,<br />
and afternoon snacks are<br />
included in the camp, with<br />
flexibility in dietary restrictions.<br />
The camp is located<br />
at 517 Green Bay Road,<br />
Wilmette. Call or Text for<br />
more information at (844)<br />
644-2633.<br />
Early Bird Pricing<br />
Right now, Codeverse<br />
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Summer Camps until<br />
3/31/20. To reserve your<br />
child’s spot, visit codeverse.com/camps/<br />
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code EARLYBIRD-200.<br />
Submitted by Codeverse, 517<br />
Green Bay Road, Wilmette,<br />
(844) 644-2633.<br />
A sensational<br />
Summer Awaits!<br />
June i5th to August 7th<br />
Summer Day Camp<br />
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• Field Trips • Special Events<br />
• Swimming • Sports & Activities<br />
The most fun,<br />
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Convenient<br />
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Glenview, Deerfield,<br />
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Glenview Park District offers variety of camp experiences<br />
Make new friendships,<br />
lifetime memories, find<br />
a new sport or take in all<br />
the wonders of nature this<br />
summer at Glenview Park<br />
District camps. Journey<br />
through our camp brochure<br />
which offers something for<br />
every child age 3-17 with<br />
the perfect combination of<br />
fun, friendship, adventure<br />
and safety.<br />
Even children as young<br />
as two will benefit from<br />
socializing prior to preschool<br />
in a setting with<br />
mom or dad in You Are<br />
My Sunshine (YAMS) day<br />
camp. Slightly older kids<br />
will enjoy scavenger hunts<br />
and other games on special<br />
theme days like Olympics<br />
Day, Water Day, Carnival<br />
Day and more. Our eight<br />
week camps offer the best<br />
that summer offers like<br />
swimming, sports, arts<br />
and crafts, theatre, dance,<br />
Minecraft, claymation,<br />
outdoor games and farming.<br />
Glenview Park District<br />
staff provide an environment<br />
that encourages kids<br />
to step out of their comfort<br />
zone and build selfesteem.<br />
After the eightweek<br />
session ends on July<br />
31, the fun keeps going for<br />
one more week with Summer<br />
Extension Camp. Seven<br />
to 12-year-olds had this<br />
option last year, but this<br />
year, we are opening it up<br />
to younger residents. It’s<br />
now available for children<br />
ages 5-12 with optional<br />
before and after care.<br />
Another new camp this<br />
year is Camp Glenview at<br />
Crowley Park for ages 11-<br />
14. It includes several field<br />
trips each week throughout<br />
the summer. Although the<br />
duration of camp is eight<br />
weeks, participants can<br />
sign up week to week. So,<br />
you pick the weeks you<br />
want to attend.<br />
We are entering our<br />
third year of Summer<br />
Enrichment Programs in<br />
partnership with Glenview<br />
School District 34. These<br />
talented teachers are excited<br />
as ever to offer classes<br />
at Attea Middle School<br />
including Math Madness,<br />
Hooked on Crochet, Tabletop<br />
Board Gaming, Safety<br />
City, Chess Clinic and<br />
Higher Level Basketball<br />
Skills.<br />
Speaking of sports,<br />
check out these camps: Junior<br />
Titan Boys Lacrosse<br />
Clinic, Extra Innings Summer<br />
Baseball, Football<br />
Clinic, Mindset Girls Volleyball,<br />
Higher Level Basketball<br />
Skills & Training,<br />
Superstar Tumbling, Starlight<br />
Cheer, Premier Poms<br />
Dance, Summer Swing<br />
Golf, Tennis and Competitive<br />
Tennis Training, Junior<br />
Paddle and Sports for<br />
a Lifetime.<br />
The Glenview Park<br />
District offers flexibility.<br />
Sign up for full or half day<br />
camps ranging from two to<br />
five days a week. We also<br />
have an “in-between” option<br />
for parents who say,<br />
“My child isn’t quite ready<br />
for full day, but could handle<br />
more than a half-day<br />
camp.” The Young Adventurers<br />
Camp for 5-6 year<br />
olds runs from 9 a.m.-2<br />
p.m. They experience field<br />
trips once a week and will<br />
not visit the outdoor pools.<br />
We want to remind parents<br />
that early bird registration<br />
is the best way to<br />
go. Not only are the fees<br />
reduced, but families can<br />
also register with a deposit<br />
and pay in a series of installments.<br />
Those who register<br />
after March 15 must<br />
pay the regular fee and pay<br />
in full at time of registration.<br />
So, put down the technology<br />
and experience<br />
summer camp at the Glenview<br />
Park District. Sign up<br />
today and save.<br />
Submitted by the Glenview<br />
Park District, 2400 Chestnut<br />
Ave., Glenview, (847) 724-<br />
5670.<br />
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Banner Day Camp offers campers unique opportunities<br />
Banner Day Camp is<br />
proud to offer the North<br />
Shore’s premier day camp<br />
experience and is so excited<br />
to celebrate its 56th<br />
summer in 2020. When<br />
camp was opened in 1964,<br />
Banner’s desire was to<br />
build a community centered<br />
on compassion, kindness<br />
and joy. This remains<br />
our desire. Over the years<br />
Banner has become home<br />
to so many campers; a<br />
place where they are nurtured,<br />
accepted and a part<br />
of an amazing camp community.<br />
The growth our campers<br />
make socially and emotionally<br />
is life changing.<br />
There is nothing more important<br />
during their formative<br />
years of life than to<br />
give them a place where<br />
they develop deep and<br />
genuine self-confidence<br />
by learning and mastering<br />
new skills, become<br />
increasingly independent,<br />
increase resiliency, practice<br />
empathy and grow in<br />
social skills like friendship,<br />
sportsmanship and<br />
teamwork – all while having<br />
fun.<br />
The facilities and activities<br />
at Banner are second<br />
to none. The wide variety<br />
of activities at camp provide<br />
unique opportunities<br />
for campers to experience<br />
new things. From adventure<br />
activities like the high<br />
ropes course, bungee trampoline<br />
and bumper boats<br />
to swimming in our pool<br />
complex or at our lake,<br />
Banner has it all.<br />
Our team is dedicated to<br />
creating a fun, growthful<br />
summer and an experience<br />
that will be cherished for a<br />
lifetime. Our Leadership<br />
Team – made up of teachers,<br />
school administrators<br />
and camp professionals<br />
– provide unsurpassed<br />
supervision while developing<br />
partnership with<br />
the parents and providing<br />
the very best care of the<br />
campers. Banner’s amazing<br />
camp staff undergo extensive<br />
training allowing<br />
them to lead groups and<br />
specialty areas with enthusiasm<br />
and skill.<br />
We encourage you to<br />
visit camp and see for<br />
yourself. Banner’s office<br />
is open weekdays all year<br />
long. Call us at (847) 295-<br />
4900 to schedule a personal<br />
tour to see the facility<br />
and meet our team.<br />
Submitted by Banner Day<br />
Camp, 1225 Riverwoods<br />
Road, Lake Forest, (847)<br />
295-4900<br />
Chinese Full-immersion Summer Camp<br />
•Camps run 6/15-8/21, 9:00-3:00<br />
•Before and after care available<br />
•No minimum week sign up requirement<br />
•We accept children between 3.5 and 16 years old<br />
•Lunch is included in the summer camp tuition<br />
(325-dollar per week)<br />
•A 25-dollar discount per week for a signup<br />
before March 15<br />
•A 1:6 teacher-to-child ratio or less<br />
3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette, IL 60091<br />
847-380-0018<br />
info@chicagochinesecenter.com<br />
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Missouri Military Academy offers boys ability to compete and thrive<br />
Since 1889, thousands<br />
of parents have looked to<br />
Missouri Military Academy<br />
(MMA) to give their<br />
boys the structure, responsibility<br />
and love they<br />
need to grow, compete and<br />
thrive — and ultimately<br />
become young men who<br />
are in full command of<br />
their lives.<br />
Students come from<br />
across the United States<br />
and around the world to attend<br />
MMA.<br />
Focused on the education<br />
of boys in grades 7<br />
through 12 and post-grad<br />
year, the<br />
Academy is a collegepreparatory<br />
boarding<br />
school with a military<br />
tradition. MMA’s comprehensive<br />
360° Education<br />
empowers boys and young<br />
men to unlock their full<br />
potential. Through MMA,<br />
families give their boys<br />
gifts of courage, strength,<br />
heart and pride — an edge<br />
to triumph in college and<br />
in life. “We have known<br />
what potential he has and<br />
he is now seeing for himself,”<br />
say MMA parents<br />
Bob and Jennifer Wever.<br />
“MMA has been the best<br />
decision we have ever<br />
made for our son.”<br />
MMA understands and<br />
embraces how boys learn<br />
and what inspires and<br />
challenges them. Through<br />
MMA’s tight-knit environment,<br />
supported by peers,<br />
teachers, and mentors,<br />
boys learn personal accountability,<br />
perseverance,<br />
and self-discipline.<br />
“MMA has given my son<br />
the ability to think about<br />
his choices and to take<br />
responsibility for them.<br />
He has learned that he is<br />
in charge of his freedom,<br />
privileges, and future,”<br />
says MMA mom Dr. Victoria<br />
Thompson. “He said<br />
to me, ‘I know I don’t tell<br />
you enough, but I am very<br />
grateful for the opportunity<br />
you have given me to be<br />
able to go to MMA.’”<br />
Known for their sense<br />
of character and strong<br />
leadership traits, MMA<br />
graduates consistently<br />
achieve 100 percent college<br />
acceptance and earn<br />
an impressive number of<br />
scholarships. Recent graduates<br />
have been accepted<br />
to Loyola Marymount<br />
University, Case Western<br />
Reserve,<br />
Savannah College of Art<br />
and Design, the Citadel,<br />
the U.S. Merchant Marine<br />
Academy, University of<br />
Washington, and more.<br />
MMA’s unique Triumph<br />
Program gives students<br />
an early start on college.<br />
Qualifying students can<br />
finish high school with one<br />
year of college -- or even<br />
earn their associate degree.<br />
Supported by MMA’s<br />
structured environment,<br />
students take classes with<br />
William Woods University<br />
faculty on MMA’s campus.<br />
Parents and students<br />
benefit from a map to college<br />
graduation, starting as<br />
early as middle school, to<br />
help understand their college<br />
investment and academic<br />
plan.<br />
Located in central Missouri,<br />
approximately six<br />
hours from Chicago, Missouri<br />
Military Academy’s<br />
248-acre campus provides<br />
a safe, supportive, and scenic<br />
setting for learning and<br />
growth. Visit missourimilitaryacademy.org<br />
for more<br />
information.<br />
Submitted by the Missouri<br />
Military Academy, 204 N<br />
Grand St., Mexico, MO,<br />
(573) 581-1776<br />
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How to Extend<br />
Your Living Area to<br />
Outdoor Spaces<br />
REGISTER<br />
TODAY!<br />
StatePoint Media<br />
When warmer weather arrives, it’s all<br />
about spending time in your home’s outdoor<br />
spaces. Here are a few new ideas for<br />
transforming your porch, deck or yard<br />
into an oasis of relaxation.<br />
Spruce Up<br />
Before getting down to brass tacks, it’s<br />
time to give your outdoor spaces a onceover<br />
and note what basic maintenance and<br />
cleaning are needed; be sure to sweep up<br />
porches and decks of debris, dust off and<br />
move outdoor furniture out of storage and<br />
prune trees and plants that need it. This<br />
may be a good time to refinish or re-stain<br />
an older deck in need of some tender loving<br />
care. Want to add a splash of color to<br />
the space? Give some time-worn wooden<br />
furniture a new paint job in a bold hue.<br />
Power Up<br />
To match the true comfort of indoor<br />
life to your home’s outdoor spaces, you’ll<br />
need a safe, code-compliant and unobtrusive<br />
way to power fans, lighting, entertainment,<br />
electric appliances and more.<br />
To add an outlet to raised outdoor<br />
floors, porches and decks, consider installing<br />
a Deck Outlet Cover from Hubbell<br />
TayMac. Accommodating two power<br />
cords, it lets you put the power where you<br />
want it -- in a safe place where people are<br />
less likely to trip over cords.<br />
Weatherproof, UV resistant and durable<br />
even in harsh environments, it also<br />
features a low-profile design that meets<br />
ADA standards, and an attractive slipresistant<br />
texture available in gray, white<br />
and bronze.<br />
Furnish<br />
Given the broad scope of weatherproof<br />
furnishings, cushions, pillows and even<br />
rugs available on the market today, there<br />
is absolutely no reason that your outdoor<br />
spaces can’t offer the same level of comfort<br />
and beauty as any den or living room,<br />
especially now that you’ve supplied your<br />
outdoor space with electrical power and<br />
the flexibility to install such amenities as<br />
an entertainment center, ceiling fans and<br />
even chandeliers.<br />
Just be sure everything you install is<br />
weatherproofed and protected against the<br />
elements, and that you select only outdoor-grade<br />
products. However, you can<br />
extend the life of certain items by taking<br />
extra precautions during extreme weather<br />
and the off-season.<br />
By giving your home’s outdoor spaces<br />
the same attention to detail as the indoors,<br />
you can extend your living spaces and<br />
even create new “rooms” in which to<br />
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Soccer organization provides fun, competitive environment for youth<br />
American Youth Soccer<br />
Organization (AYSO)<br />
425 was founded when<br />
the recreational soccer<br />
leagues from Glencoe, Kenilworth,<br />
Northfield and<br />
Winnetka combined their<br />
youth soccer programs and<br />
joined AYSO.<br />
Today, more than 1,200<br />
children between the ages<br />
of 4-14 participate in the<br />
program. AYSO 425 is one<br />
of the strongest AYSO regions<br />
in the country.<br />
AYSO is celebrating its<br />
53rd year as the largest<br />
youth soccer organization<br />
in the USA. AYSO was established<br />
in the Los Angeles<br />
area in 1964 with nine<br />
teams. It was the dream of<br />
a group of devoted soccer<br />
enthusiasts who started the<br />
organization in a garage.<br />
Today, AYSO has 50,000<br />
teams and more than<br />
500,000 players nationwide.<br />
Its goal is to provide<br />
world-class youth soccer<br />
programs that enrich children’s<br />
lives.<br />
AYSO is supported by<br />
125,000 volunteers. Parents<br />
donate their time as<br />
coaches, referees, team<br />
parents, administrators and<br />
sponsors. Along with being<br />
a volunteer-run organization,<br />
AYSO is a partnership<br />
of the area parks<br />
departments, schools and<br />
the community.<br />
As a youth sports organization,<br />
AYSO recognizes<br />
the importance of providing<br />
a safe and healthy<br />
atmosphere for children.<br />
Over the years, AYSO has<br />
created many valuable<br />
pro-grams and concepts.<br />
Most notably, AYSO revolutionized<br />
youth sports<br />
with its Everyone Plays<br />
and Balanced Teams philosophies.<br />
In AYSO, each child<br />
who registers is guaranteed<br />
to play at least half of<br />
every game. AYSO recognizes<br />
that games are more<br />
fun when the teams are<br />
evenly matched, so teams<br />
are balanced teams based<br />
on each player’s skill level<br />
and the overall ability of<br />
the team.<br />
AYSO 425 teams up<br />
with international and<br />
American professional<br />
soccer trainers to provide<br />
top notch soccer instruction<br />
for AYSO’s players<br />
and expand the programs<br />
that AYSO 425<br />
offers. Throughout the<br />
year AYSO 425 provides<br />
professional trainers with<br />
fall and spring training<br />
programs for all ages, team<br />
coaching, coaches clinics<br />
and after-school clinics.<br />
AYSO’s camps for 2020<br />
will run between July 13-<br />
18 and Aug. 17-21.<br />
If you are interested<br />
in learning more about<br />
AYSO 425 and registering<br />
your child for soccer, visit<br />
www.playsoccer.org.<br />
Submitted by AYSO 425, P.O.<br />
Box 565, Winnetka, (800)<br />
872-2976<br />
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What is “Social Fit” and why is it so important at camp?<br />
When campers arrive for<br />
their first day of camp, the<br />
first piece of information<br />
they usually receive is the<br />
name of the cabin group to<br />
which they have been assigned.<br />
But how are these<br />
cabin groupings arranged?<br />
At many summer camps,<br />
they are organized by arranging<br />
campers into<br />
groups based on age and<br />
gender. This method of<br />
grouping, where birthdays<br />
represent the key piece of<br />
information, is very similar<br />
to class organization procedures<br />
at schools. If one of<br />
the main goals in sending<br />
a child to camp is to make<br />
friends, then organizing<br />
cabins in this way does not<br />
make sense.<br />
There are so many variables<br />
that contribute to<br />
friendship-making, and<br />
age tends to be fairly low<br />
on the list. Much more important<br />
are factors such as<br />
interests, abilities, social<br />
skills, and introversion<br />
versus extroversion. Some<br />
13-year-olds are very active,<br />
competitive, and<br />
athletic, while others are<br />
more shy, cautious, or cerebral.<br />
If we want to maximize<br />
a camper’s chances<br />
of making genuine friendships<br />
at camp, we need to<br />
give him a lot of opportunities<br />
to spend time with<br />
like-minded peers, which<br />
means putting them in the<br />
same cabin.<br />
At Camp Kodiak, we<br />
call this “social fit.” We<br />
build our cabins according<br />
to which campers we<br />
think would get along,<br />
have common interests,<br />
have similar needs, and are<br />
closely related in age.<br />
We know that youngsters<br />
with learning disabilities,<br />
ADHD, and ASD<br />
have higher incidences of<br />
experiencing social difficulties<br />
than their typically-developing<br />
peers. Anecdotally,<br />
we hear stories<br />
from parents about difficulties<br />
their children have<br />
had in the past. Many of<br />
them have been bullied or<br />
excluded, made to feel peripheral<br />
or unwelcome in<br />
existing cliques. Since our<br />
campers are at greater risk<br />
of isolation and friendlessness,<br />
trying an overnight<br />
camp (or another camp<br />
after a previous negative<br />
experience) feels scary, so<br />
it is paramount that we set<br />
them up for social success.<br />
Not all of our campers<br />
have social skills difficulties;<br />
some are kids or<br />
adolescents just navigating<br />
the regular social ups<br />
and downs that come with<br />
growing up. These campers,<br />
too, benefit from social<br />
fit because they need<br />
peers who challenge them<br />
and are good candidates<br />
for true, reciprocal friendships.<br />
Creating cabin<br />
groupings that offer our<br />
campers the best social fit<br />
provides all of our campers<br />
with many opportunities<br />
each day to practise and<br />
refine their social skills.<br />
With the guidance and assistance<br />
of Camp Kodiak’s<br />
trained, professional staff,<br />
our campers (and their<br />
parents) notice significant<br />
growth in their level of<br />
confidence in social environments<br />
and their ability<br />
to relate to others.<br />
How do we determine<br />
the best social fit and<br />
groupings for cabins? Find<br />
out more at www.campkodiak.com.<br />
Submitted by Camp Kodiak,<br />
4069 Pheasant Run, Mississauga,<br />
Ontario, Canada, L5L<br />
2C2, (877) 569-7595.
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Wide range of programs help<br />
children learn technology at iD Tech<br />
iD Tech is the world<br />
leader in summer STEM<br />
education, with 450,000<br />
alumni and over 20 years<br />
of experience. Programs<br />
for ages 7-19 are held at<br />
150 prestigious campuses<br />
in the United States, Europe,<br />
and Asia, including<br />
Northwestern University,<br />
Loyola-University Chicago,<br />
Lake Forest College,<br />
New York Univeristy,<br />
California Institute of<br />
Technology and Imperial<br />
College London.<br />
Summer tuition includes:<br />
• An elite campus experience<br />
• We’re trusted and hosted<br />
by 150 of the world’s<br />
top universities.<br />
• Tech rockstar instructors<br />
• We recruit all-adult tech<br />
experts (never Counselors-in-Training).<br />
• iD Small Class Guarantee<br />
• Kids and teens experience<br />
personalized learning<br />
with 10 students<br />
max per instructor.<br />
• Gamified learning for<br />
long-term success<br />
• Students can achieve<br />
L10 status to stand out<br />
to colleges and future<br />
employers.<br />
• In-demand curriculum<br />
+ skill certification<br />
• The hottest STEM<br />
courses.<br />
• 12 online iD Master<br />
Classes ($300 value)<br />
• Exclusive industry insights<br />
from tech icons<br />
all year long.<br />
With our exclusive<br />
lineup of courses in coding,<br />
game dev, robotics,<br />
and creative arts, students<br />
hone an impressive skill<br />
set, flex their creativity,<br />
and experiment with the<br />
newest and best tech tools.<br />
Course paths include:<br />
• Coding<br />
Code a game or app,<br />
experiment with AI, explore<br />
data science, and<br />
discover the secrets of<br />
cyber security.<br />
• Game Dev<br />
Create worlds, mod<br />
favorite titles, design<br />
3-D levels, and learn the<br />
cycle of game production.<br />
• Robotics<br />
Bring robots to life<br />
with code, work with<br />
sensors and microcontrollers,<br />
and delve into<br />
autonomous driving.<br />
• Creative<br />
Produce and stream<br />
videos, edit photos, create<br />
digital music, design<br />
3D models, and kickstart<br />
a portfolio.<br />
While most programs<br />
are weeklong (with optional<br />
overnight stays at<br />
many locations), teens can<br />
enroll in two-week, precollegiate<br />
Academies for<br />
an extra immersive experience.<br />
Programs include:<br />
iD Tech Camps: Our<br />
flagship camp offers<br />
courses for every interest<br />
in a well-balanced, fun environment.<br />
Alexa Café: Our allgirls<br />
program features a<br />
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social impact in a stylish,<br />
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iD Coding and AI Academy:<br />
Teens get immersed<br />
in a startup environment<br />
in this intensive, pre-collegiate<br />
dev shop experience.<br />
iD Game Dev Academy:<br />
Teens kick-start<br />
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network with top recruiters.<br />
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Kids and teens can prep<br />
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or dive into a new topic<br />
anytime.<br />
Join us and see firsthand<br />
why over 450,000<br />
camp alumni are raving<br />
about our programs. Visit<br />
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Submitted by iDTech, 910 E<br />
Hamilton Ave., Campbell,<br />
CA, (888) 709-8324<br />
Phones down.<br />
Tools out.<br />
The summer<br />
camp that unlocks<br />
creativity and sparks<br />
wonder is here<br />
When we first began running<br />
summer camps at<br />
BitSpace, Chicagoland’s premier<br />
youth-only makerspaces<br />
located in<br />
Wilmette and Lincoln<br />
Square five years ago, our<br />
goal was to inspire kids to be<br />
producers, not just consumers<br />
of technology. As parents<br />
started coming back to us and<br />
relaying stories of children<br />
who were forgoing screen<br />
time to continue building<br />
rocket ships, robots, and forts<br />
in their living rooms, and<br />
we watched kids not want to<br />
leave our camps at the end of<br />
the day, we knew we were on<br />
to something.<br />
Then came the local area<br />
schools who noted the depth<br />
and breadth of technologies<br />
in our makerspaces - and the<br />
expertise of our world-class<br />
guides - and wanted to bring<br />
students in for field trips.<br />
As the maker ed movement<br />
began to take root in Chicago-area<br />
schools, teachers<br />
asked us to help train them on<br />
the tools and apply the maker<br />
mindset to help them achieve<br />
classroom goals. 6,000 students<br />
and 100+ schools later,<br />
we remain obsessed with<br />
unlocking creativity and<br />
sparking wonder and awe in<br />
students. We do that by providing<br />
immersive experiences<br />
directly to young people in<br />
the Chicago area based on the<br />
absolute best practices that<br />
we’ve honed over time in the<br />
form of summer camps, dayoff<br />
camps, and enrichment<br />
programs.<br />
And, we support teachers<br />
in their quest to revolutionize<br />
education and integrate<br />
maker ed into their school<br />
days by facilitating field trips,<br />
providing professional development,<br />
offering enrichment<br />
programs at schools, and<br />
helping schools to design and<br />
build their own makerspaces.<br />
Having seen the heights<br />
that children go to when they<br />
are given the opportunity (and<br />
just enough support) to lead<br />
the way with no agenda at<br />
the table aside from creation<br />
for the joy of it, this year we<br />
have decided to double down<br />
on what we know works and<br />
level up the camp experience.<br />
Our week-long immersion<br />
experiences into designthinking,<br />
collaboration, and<br />
making spark curiosity in our<br />
campers and help them flex<br />
their creative muscles like<br />
never before. This year, our<br />
campers are supported by an<br />
unprecedented camper- toguide<br />
ratio of 5:1. In small<br />
groups, they go through the<br />
process of dreaming up ideas,<br />
moving through the kind of<br />
planning stages that architects,<br />
engineers and designers<br />
go through and then they engage<br />
in authentic design experiences<br />
using virtual reality,<br />
3D printing, laser cutting,<br />
and so much more.<br />
By the end of the week our<br />
campers have turned their vision<br />
into a tangible product.<br />
And without even realizing<br />
it, they will have developed<br />
critical thinking and timemanagement<br />
skills, have<br />
learned a ton of new technology,<br />
and explored inquirybased<br />
design thinking on a<br />
level that will set them up for<br />
a future they’ll be ready for.<br />
Submitted by Bit Space, 1131<br />
Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette, (224)<br />
408-8133
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Are Your Kids Using Mobile Devices Safely and Responsibly?<br />
Statepoint Media<br />
Does your child have a<br />
digital device? They are in<br />
good company. Fifty-three<br />
percent of children own a<br />
smartphone by age 11, and<br />
84 percent of teenagers<br />
have their own phones, according<br />
to Common Sense<br />
Media.<br />
While there are many<br />
great benefits to being<br />
digitally connected at a<br />
young age, there are certain<br />
issues families should<br />
address. Consider these<br />
suggestions for safer, more<br />
responsible mobile device<br />
use:<br />
1) Discuss privilege and<br />
trust. Have a casual, openended<br />
chat about the privilege<br />
and responsibilities<br />
of device ownership. Ask<br />
questions about whether<br />
their friends own devices,<br />
and what they’re most excited<br />
to use it for.<br />
2) Set clear agreements.<br />
Setting clear rules about<br />
device usage is essential.<br />
Depending on your child’s<br />
age, you may agree that<br />
the device only to be used<br />
for certain purposes (for<br />
example: contacting you,<br />
FaceTiming relatives, doing<br />
homework). Even with<br />
older kids and teens, it’s<br />
important to discuss appropriate<br />
online behavior,<br />
healthy digital habits and<br />
“screen etiquette.” Consider<br />
putting together a<br />
“contract” to be displayed<br />
somewhere visible.<br />
3) Buy a protective case<br />
and warranty. Devices are<br />
easy to lose or break -- especially<br />
by kids. Consider<br />
buying a durable case and<br />
screen protector as additional<br />
presents, and definitely<br />
purchase a warranty<br />
through your carrier or a<br />
third party. Finally, make<br />
sure you have a location<br />
monitoring app installed<br />
on your child’s device,<br />
which offers peace of<br />
mind, saves headaches coordinating<br />
pickups and can<br />
help you locate lost devices<br />
in a pinch.<br />
4) Download a parental<br />
guidance app. Download a<br />
parental guidance app onto<br />
your own device, such as<br />
OurPact, which allows<br />
you to install a simple profile<br />
on your child’s device.<br />
Then, you can remotely set<br />
up automated schedules<br />
for when internet and apps<br />
are unavailable, or block<br />
access manually to the device<br />
for a specified period<br />
of time. With such features<br />
as URL whitelisting and<br />
blacklisting, daily screen<br />
time allowances and iMessage/SMS<br />
blocking, you<br />
can be engaged with how<br />
your child uses their device,<br />
letting you enjoy the<br />
peace of mind knowing<br />
they aren’t playing Angry<br />
Birds or Fruit Ninja past<br />
bedtime when they should<br />
be snoozing. Available<br />
at the iOS App Store and<br />
Google Play Store, parents<br />
can also sign up for an<br />
account at www.ourpact.<br />
com.<br />
5) Screen applications<br />
for quality. Make sure<br />
all apps installed on your<br />
child’s device pass your<br />
approval. It’s good practice<br />
to have the App Store<br />
blocked using a tool like<br />
OurPact. This way, when<br />
your child wants to install<br />
a new app, you can research<br />
it together.<br />
6) Practice what you<br />
preach! Kids are more<br />
likely to respond to actions<br />
over words, so make<br />
sure that you’re setting a<br />
good example. Don’t send<br />
emails at the dinner table.<br />
Never text and drive. Make<br />
eye contact when you talk.<br />
Last but not least: always<br />
put relationships -- especially<br />
with your children<br />
– before devices.<br />
For peace of mind, be<br />
sure your child is using<br />
their digital device safely<br />
and responsibly.<br />
Hang with us<br />
this summer!<br />
MMA<br />
MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY<br />
Located in Mexico, Missouri<br />
888-564-6662<br />
missourimilitaryacademy.org/summer<br />
Summer campsfor ages8-18.<br />
Build confidence, learn to leadand have fun.<br />
Paintball, rappelling and more!<br />
Confidence, leadership and academic camps for boys.<br />
Newin2020!Sports camp (boys)<br />
andband/choir camp(co-ed).<br />
“Everett can’t stop talking about<br />
howmuchheloved MMA! Thank you<br />
for whatyou do and helping my son<br />
develop into aleader and adisciplined<br />
young man. I’m sure it won’tbethe<br />
lastyou see of us!”—Jennifer L.
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Young foodies turn up the heat with Taste Buds<br />
Kitchen summer cooking camps for ages 4 to teen<br />
What’s better than watching<br />
your favorite cooking shows<br />
this summer? Being part of the<br />
action in a fully-equipped, custom-designed<br />
kids’ kitchen with<br />
all the right tools at your fingertips.<br />
Be the next Giada or Guy<br />
with hands-on summer cooking<br />
camps at Taste Buds Kitchen in<br />
Bannockburn.<br />
Budding chefs age four to teen<br />
whip up batches of fun and new<br />
recipes each day. Each week is a<br />
new culinary adventure that explores<br />
a new theme and unique<br />
menu, creating two to three recipes<br />
each day - both savory and<br />
sweet.<br />
Themes include Plant to Plate,<br />
Around the World, Baking 101,<br />
Cooking Science,<br />
Culinary Passport, Tasty Tales,<br />
Baking Championship, Chocolate<br />
Lovers, Cooking Show Favorites,<br />
Plant to Plate, and more.<br />
Thursday is Bake Sale Day<br />
where young chefs make their<br />
own cookie concoctions to present<br />
for sale to the public to raise<br />
money for our charity partner,<br />
Cookies for Kids Cancer. Last<br />
summer, TBK campers earned<br />
$2,100 to support the cause and<br />
learned how they can make a difference<br />
in the lives of others.<br />
Younger chefs, age 4-8, focus<br />
on the basics along with<br />
kitchen games during a half-day<br />
experience offered in the morning<br />
from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.<br />
Afternoon campers age 9-13<br />
tackle advanced techniques and<br />
culinary challenges from 1:00<br />
p.m.-4:00 p.m. And ages 10 or<br />
older can apply to be a Counselor-in-Training<br />
for a full day<br />
experience from 9:00 a.m.-4:00<br />
p.m. Limited CIT positions are<br />
available each week so applying<br />
early is strongly recommended.<br />
Registration is now open.<br />
Space is filling quickly so signup<br />
today at tastebudskitchen.<br />
com/bannockburn.<br />
In addition to summer, Taste<br />
Buds Kitchen offers cooking<br />
camps on every major school<br />
holiday. “At Taste Buds Kitchen,<br />
we bring people together to create<br />
memories around cooking<br />
together – regardless of age or<br />
skill level,” said Kitchen owner<br />
Amanda Marijanovic. “Whether<br />
it’s a unique date night experience,<br />
girls’ night out, family dinner<br />
workshop, mommy and me<br />
class or a weekly cooking class<br />
in our kitchen or at a partner<br />
school, we engage and delight<br />
budding chefs age 2-99 with<br />
experiences that are creative,<br />
unique and hands-on – with everything<br />
made from scratch.”<br />
By day, Taste Buds Kitchen<br />
also hosts birthday parties, parent/child<br />
workshops, afterschool<br />
semester classes, field<br />
trips, scout troops, and more.<br />
By night, public adult workshops<br />
and private events are<br />
BYOB and ideal for team building<br />
and corporate groups, bachelorette<br />
and bridal/baby showers,<br />
and any occasion worth<br />
celebrating. Private lessons and<br />
gift cards are also available.<br />
Visit tastebudskitchen.com/<br />
bannockburn or call 847-230-<br />
0330 to register today.<br />
Submitted by Taste Buds Kitchen,<br />
2521 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn,<br />
(847) 230-0330<br />
Irina Makkai Classical Ballet and Dance School offers professional training<br />
The Irina Makkai Classical<br />
Ballet and Dance School, home<br />
of the Ballet Makkai Nutcracker<br />
and Ballet Makkai Youth Company,<br />
presents our 2020 Summer<br />
Dance Intensive. The Irina<br />
Makkai Classical Ballet and<br />
Dance School originally brought<br />
the Russian-based Vaganova<br />
Ballet Method to the North<br />
Shore and have been safely and<br />
successfully training our students<br />
in Vaganova for over 35<br />
years. Over the past 35 years our<br />
students have attended Harvard,<br />
Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Northwestern,<br />
Dartmouth, Barnard,<br />
Vanderbilt, and Washington University<br />
— to name but a few. Our<br />
students have danced with the<br />
Joffrey Trainee Program, Harid<br />
Conservatory, University of Cincinnati<br />
Conservatory of Music,<br />
Texas Ballet Theater, Madison<br />
Ballet, Civic Ballet, Vanderbilt<br />
Dance Theater, Dance Alive<br />
National Ballet, and Ballet Nacional<br />
Peru among others. Moreover,<br />
the talent of the students<br />
grew every year, and accordingly<br />
we keep up with the demands<br />
of their talent. Dancing with us<br />
this summer is perfect way to see<br />
what it’s like to dance at Ballet<br />
Makkai.<br />
Our Ballet Makkai Summer<br />
Intensive is designed to bring<br />
out the best in every dancer.<br />
This summer you can train with<br />
our professional award-winning<br />
staff along with guest teachers<br />
from the Joffrey Ballet, Elements<br />
Contemporary Ballet,<br />
River North Dance Company,<br />
Hubbard Street and more. Our<br />
Summer Intensive will inspire<br />
and challenge all dancers to improve<br />
their technique in a fun<br />
and positive environment. Daily<br />
classes include Ballet, Pointe,<br />
Partnering, Variations, Modern,<br />
Jazz, Acting, Body Conditioning<br />
and Student Choreography.<br />
Classes will be held in our spacious<br />
12,000 square foot facility<br />
complete with four studios,<br />
lunch room, waiting area and<br />
multiple dressing rooms. Open<br />
to dancers ages 7 and up. Dancers<br />
can take all four and a half<br />
weeks or one week at a time.<br />
Can’t make it to our camps, you<br />
can check out our Summer Afternoon<br />
classes. Come see what<br />
it’s like to dance at the North<br />
Shore’s Premiere Dance School<br />
and Recipient of the Mayors<br />
Award for the Arts. Camps run<br />
June 8-July 10 and July 27-July<br />
31, 2020. For more information<br />
go to www.balletmakkai.com or<br />
call (847) 433-1449.<br />
Submitted by The Irina Makkai<br />
Classical Ballet and Dance School,<br />
2126 1st St., Highland Park, (847)<br />
433-1449.
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Camp Birchwood’s Countdown to Confidence<br />
Camp values that<br />
make a difference<br />
No. 10. Girls make their own<br />
decisions<br />
Camp engages girls in their own<br />
decision-making process. Yes,<br />
without mom or dad there, it’s up<br />
to them to make their schedule and<br />
live out their every day. Sometimes<br />
they make mistakes. But<br />
those gentle set-backs show them<br />
they can persevere and face more<br />
challenges in their future.<br />
No. 9. Girls do cool stuff<br />
Studies indicate that girls tend<br />
to base their self-worth on their<br />
relationships rather than “hard<br />
skills” or actual accomplishments.<br />
At Birchwood, girls get<br />
off the roller coaster of “what<br />
others think” and start doing.<br />
What they gain is a kind of<br />
“know how” no one can ever<br />
take away.<br />
No. 8. Girls gain those indispensable<br />
“soft skills”<br />
Unlike hard skills that are<br />
based on the ability to perform<br />
a task, soft skills relate to how<br />
well you conduct yourself within<br />
a group. At Birchwood, girls develop<br />
crucial soft skills living in<br />
a cabin of 10-12 their peers. In<br />
doing so, they learn to share, use<br />
good manners, listen well, speak<br />
with respect, tolerate differences,<br />
and come together as a team<br />
to accomplish goals.<br />
No. 7. An all-female setting is<br />
all-special<br />
Our all-female setting minimizes<br />
distractions and invites<br />
girls to communicate openly and<br />
authentically. There’s no competition<br />
about appearance, or<br />
status, or popularity. Girls can<br />
let go of “who they think they<br />
should be to impress others”<br />
and focus instead - on who they<br />
truly are - unique, valuable, and<br />
worthwhile individuals capable<br />
of greatness.<br />
No. 6. At Birchwood, girls<br />
stop, look, listen, and reflect<br />
At Birchwood, our counselors<br />
incorporate intentional learning<br />
moments into every day. Girls<br />
are asked to reflect on their efforts<br />
(big or small) so they can<br />
appreciate their own progress<br />
(rather than compare it to others).<br />
Crystallizing their growth<br />
turns the simplest moment into<br />
an epic confidence booster.<br />
No. 5. Social media takes a<br />
back seat to soulful socializing<br />
At Birchwood, all the gadgets<br />
are put away. Girls focus on what<br />
is happening in the moment.<br />
Life is not measured by selfies.<br />
It is measured by shared laughs,<br />
outdoor adventures, meaningful<br />
conversations, challenges<br />
overcome, and real connections<br />
made with friends in real time.<br />
No. 4. Time in the outdoors<br />
is the best time of all<br />
At Birchwood, girls depart the<br />
blitz and chaos of modern life<br />
and enter a space where they can<br />
breathe fresh air, dive into cool<br />
waters, and sit with the earth.<br />
A calm simplicity weaves itself<br />
into their everyday experience.<br />
Stresses dissipate. Their world<br />
becomes smaller. More manageable.<br />
Better. Happier. Healthier.<br />
No. 3. Real role models who<br />
make a real difference<br />
Sometimes it takes someone<br />
who isn’t your adoring parent to<br />
motivate and inspire you as you<br />
grow up.<br />
At Birchwood, girls are surrounded<br />
by female role models<br />
worthy of emulation. These college-age<br />
ladies empower girls to<br />
celebrate their individuality, take<br />
on brand new challenges, express<br />
their opinions with respect, and<br />
appreciate uniqueness in others.<br />
No. 2. Friends really are<br />
friends forever<br />
As girls share their most joyful,<br />
honest self with one another,<br />
a binding connection is made.<br />
At Birchwood girls learn what<br />
it feels like to live kindly and<br />
respectfully with one another.<br />
From start to finish, they are encouraged<br />
to care for their own<br />
self, and for others. The kindred<br />
connection that is built within<br />
this setting lasts a lifetime.<br />
No. 1. Resilience and<br />
strength is learned<br />
Whether sailing, camping,<br />
shooting an arrow, or making<br />
art, every day at Birchwood girls<br />
are active, soulful participants<br />
in their own lives. The live big.<br />
They learn hands-on. And they<br />
stand taller and prouder – and<br />
stronger - when they go home<br />
because of it.<br />
Submitted by Camp Birchwood,<br />
6983 N. Steamboat Lake Drive NW,<br />
Laporte, MN, (800) 451-5270<br />
THE #1 TECH CAMP<br />
FOR AGES 7-19<br />
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This isn’t just a camp. It’s an experience<br />
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