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CAMP<br />

PART TWO | 2020 GUIDE<br />

ADVERTISING SECTION<br />

22ndCenturyMedia.com<br />

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2 | March 5, 2020 | 22nd century media camp guide part two<br />

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Join the fun at Good<br />

Times Summer Day Camp<br />

Our 40th summer is<br />

around the corner.<br />

Good Times Summer<br />

Day Camp offers flexible<br />

programs running<br />

from June 18 until Aug.<br />

10. Camp options include<br />

daily, weekly, or the entire<br />

summer.<br />

You can pick the exact<br />

schedule you need and<br />

we’ll supply the good<br />

times.<br />

Good Times Day Camp<br />

offers many convenient<br />

drop off locations including<br />

Glenview, Northbrook<br />

and Deerfield. Keep your<br />

camper safe and happy.<br />

Flexible schedules with<br />

extended hours. Enjoy the<br />

best field trips, coolest<br />

pools and the most exciting<br />

events.<br />

Check out the 2020 Calendar<br />

at GoodTimesCamp.<br />

com.<br />

The jammed packed<br />

schedule includes:<br />

Sixteen amazing field trips<br />

•Enchanted Castle<br />

•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 />

Center<br />

•Wheeling Aquatic Center<br />

Eight themed costume<br />

and cookout days with kid<br />

friendly food provided by<br />

Portillo’s, Olive Garden<br />

and Buffalo Wild Wings.<br />

Special events include teddy<br />

stuffers, s’mores and a<br />

professional jugglers.<br />

Sports? We have all<br />

sorts of sports.<br />

It’s your camper’s choice,<br />

all geared for Fun. Basketball,<br />

Baseball, Football,<br />

Soccer, Volleyball, Badminton,<br />

Tetherball, Dodgeball,<br />

Floor Hockey, Ping Pong,<br />

Air Hockey, Foosball, and<br />

Dome Hockey.<br />

For more information,<br />

or to view all options for<br />

camps, visit GoodTimes-<br />

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 />

In today’s day and age, it’s<br />

tough being a parent. Can you<br />

imagine how much harder it is to<br />

be your kid?<br />

There are so many unknowns<br />

and we are trying to do our best<br />

to prepare our children for the<br />

future. In just five years, more<br />

than one-third of the skills we<br />

believe are essential for today’s<br />

workforce will have changed.<br />

The future workplace is going<br />

to demand new ways of thinking<br />

and the ability to learn, unlearn,<br />

and relearn new skills. So how<br />

do we help our kids stay ahead<br />

of the curve? How do we nurture<br />

their gifts and encourage<br />

them to pursue their interests, in<br />

a healthy, joyful, and meaningful<br />

way? And most importantly how<br />

do we do this without creating<br />

anxiety or burning them out?<br />

At Digital Adventures, we believe<br />

that it is critical for educators<br />

to partner with parents and<br />

develop programs that draw from<br />

our children’s interests, curiosities,<br />

thirst of knowledge. And<br />

what is everyone drawn to nowadays?<br />

Technology. But aren’t<br />

screens bad? This might just be<br />

my opinion, but as a mother of a<br />

6-year-old who loves to play Roblox,<br />

don’t most of us this that<br />

it is our job to say no to screen<br />

time? Guess what? We’ve been<br />

misinformed. The American<br />

Academy of Pediatrics revised<br />

their guidelines around chil-<br />

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North Shore Racquet Club 2860 Old Willow Rd.,Northbrook<br />

New Trier High School/ Northfield 7 Happ Road, Northfield<br />

847.295.4900<br />

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Looking for Chinese Language Immersion Program? Look no further<br />

Creating Chinese<br />

language<br />

immersion<br />

environment<br />

Chicago North Shore<br />

Chinese Center was founded<br />

in 2017. We are located<br />

in Wilmette. From our<br />

Chinese immersion summer<br />

camp to our Chinese<br />

immersion after-school<br />

program, we have just the<br />

language immersion program<br />

to fit your needs. Our<br />

past summer camp programs<br />

are really a big success.<br />

Parents came to us by<br />

word of mouth.<br />

The center aims to create<br />

lifelong language learners<br />

through encouraging the<br />

development of exceptional<br />

Chinese language<br />

skills early in life. To this<br />

end, the center offers a rigorous<br />

10- week language<br />

immersion experience for<br />

students between ages of<br />

3.5 and 16 years old.<br />

Speaking in Chinese<br />

while engaging in meaningful<br />

cultural exploration<br />

projects, students<br />

make unrivaled strides in<br />

language acquisition in<br />

only 10 weeks. Through<br />

the learning experience,<br />

students become linguistically<br />

proficient and culturally<br />

versed, gaining the<br />

language skills and global<br />

awareness to succeed in<br />

school and beyond. We<br />

will group children based<br />

on their language level and<br />

give them different assignments.<br />

The key difference between<br />

our organization<br />

and others is that we advocate<br />

the full language<br />

immersion concept. Our<br />

teachers are experienced<br />

and authentic Chinese<br />

native speakers. We create<br />

an authentic Chinese<br />

speaking classroom. We<br />

also request our students<br />

to communicate with our<br />

teachers and between them<br />

in Chinese. Our immersion<br />

program focuses on<br />

improving learners’ writing<br />

skills, reading skills,<br />

conversation skills and<br />

listening skills of Chinese,<br />

expanding their Chinese<br />

vocabularies, and providing<br />

them in-depth exposure<br />

of Chinese culture.<br />

Our Chinese language<br />

immersion camp is a<br />

place for both fun and<br />

knowledge where we advocate<br />

learning through<br />

play and by doing. We<br />

have five themes: Exploring<br />

Nature, Rising Stars,<br />

Time to Shine, Chinese<br />

Brush Painting and Little<br />

Chef. Each theme runs<br />

two weeks. In the past<br />

two years’ summer camp,<br />

students learned and improved<br />

their Chinese<br />

through singing, dancing,<br />

performing, writing, reading,<br />

cooking and brush<br />

painting. Students choose<br />

their favorite weeks to<br />

sign up. One-week sign up<br />

is permitted.<br />

Our immersion summer<br />

camp possesses the<br />

following characteristics:<br />

• Camps run June 15 -<br />

Aug. 21, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00<br />

p.m.<br />

• Extension camp: Aug.<br />

24 and Aug. 25<br />

• Before and aftercare<br />

available<br />

• No minimum week<br />

sign-up requirement,<br />

can sign up for one day<br />

or one week<br />

• Lunch is included in the<br />

summer camp tuition<br />

($325 per week)<br />

• A $25 discount per week<br />

is available for a sign-up<br />

before Mar. 15<br />

• Your cost with us is tax<br />

deductible<br />

• A 1:6 teacher-to-child<br />

ratio or less, with the<br />

most experienced Chinese<br />

teachers imaginable<br />

• We accept children between<br />

3.5 and 16 years<br />

old<br />

• Students will be grouped<br />

based on their proficiency<br />

levels and given different<br />

assignments<br />

For more information,<br />

contact us at info@chicagochinesecenter.com,<br />

or<br />

visit us at https://www.chicagochinesecenter.com.<br />

Submitted by Chicago North<br />

Shore Chinese Center, 3220<br />

Big Tree Lane, Wilmette,<br />

(847) 380-0018<br />

ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM!<br />

digital<br />

From Page 2<br />

dren and media a few years back, and in<br />

a nutshell, the latest research shows that<br />

spending media time together with kids is<br />

good for them. That includes gaming, robotics,<br />

and believe it or not, watching TV<br />

(I still struggle to wrap my head around<br />

TV being good for my kid).<br />

In January, I joined the brilliant team<br />

at Digital Adventures because they’ve<br />

managed to create an incredible coding,<br />

robotics, and game design program that<br />

accomplishes this and more. And as a parent<br />

that doesn’t know enough about how<br />

to support my child’s interest in Roblox,<br />

robotics, coding, and gaming, I’m grateful<br />

to have them as a partner. Our educators<br />

have figured out how to harness the<br />

power of emerging technology to help<br />

parents and kids of all ages to have fun<br />

while developing the social-emotional<br />

intelligence, a problem-solving skill set,<br />

and an entrepreneurial mindset to live a<br />

healthy, happy, and successful life.<br />

So what are you waiting for? I hope to<br />

see you in class soon.<br />

To learn more about Digital Adventures,<br />

visit our website, follow us on<br />

Facebook, or sign up for a free trial class.<br />

Submitted by Digital Adventures, 406 Linden<br />

Ave., Wilmette, (844) 543-2633<br />

Camp Nicolet for Girls<br />

www.campnicolet.com<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 />

is offering $200 off 2020<br />

Summer Camps until<br />

3/31/20. To reserve your<br />

child’s spot, visit codeverse.com/camps/<br />

and use<br />

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 />

For kids ages 4 i /2–i4<br />

• Field Trips • Special Events<br />

• Swimming • Sports & Activities<br />

The most fun,<br />

non-stop schedule around!<br />

Convenient<br />

locations<br />

Glenview, Deerfield,<br />

and Northbrook<br />

Sports<br />

Field Trips<br />

Swimming<br />

Friends<br />

www.GoodTimesCamp.com • 847.729.4884<br />

Check out good times’<br />

Awesome Flexibility Plans.<br />

I can sign up my camper<br />

for any days I want!


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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 />

NOW ENROLLING


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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 />

Northridge<br />

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Summer 2020 Offerings Include:<br />

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• Battles of the Civil War<br />

• Robotics<br />

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-SEBASTIAN, 7TH GRADE<br />

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Join us<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 />

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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 />

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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 />

unique mix of tech and<br />

social impact in a stylish,<br />

empowering setting.<br />

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 />

dream careers with an<br />

intensive, pre-collegiate<br />

game industry experience.<br />

AcademyNEXT: In this<br />

machine learning and AI<br />

bootcamp, our most experienced<br />

students solve<br />

real-world challenges and<br />

network with top recruiters.<br />

Online Private Lessons:<br />

Kids and teens can prep<br />

for a summer course, continue<br />

learning afterwards,<br />

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 />

iDTech.com for more<br />

information, or call our<br />

Camp Specialists at 1-<br />

888-709-8324 for a personalized<br />

course recommendation.<br />

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 />

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