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CAMP<br />

PART TWO | 2020 GUIDE<br />

ADVERTISING SECTION<br />

22ndCenturyMedia.com<br />

The Winnetka Current | The Wilmette Beacon | The Glencoe Anchor


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Wide range of programs help<br />

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experiment with AI, explore<br />

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Create worlds, mod favorite<br />

titles, design 3-D<br />

levels, and learn the cycle<br />

of game production.<br />

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sensors and microcontrollers,<br />

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What is “Social Fit” and why<br />

is it so important at camp?<br />

When campers arrive for their first<br />

day of camp, the first piece of information<br />

they usually receive is the name of<br />

the cabin group to which they have been<br />

assigned. But how are these cabin groupings<br />

arranged?<br />

At many summer camps, they are organized<br />

by arranging campers into groups<br />

based on age and gender. This method of<br />

grouping, where birthdays represent the<br />

key piece of information, is very similar to<br />

class organization procedures at schools. If<br />

one of the main goals in sending a child to<br />

camp is to make friends, then organizing<br />

cabins in this way does not make sense.<br />

There are so many variables that contribute<br />

to friendship-making, and age<br />

tends to be fairly low on the list. Much<br />

more important are factors such as interests,<br />

abilities, social skills, and introversion<br />

versus extroversion. Some 13-yearolds<br />

are very active, competitive, and<br />

athletic, while others are more shy, cautious,<br />

or cerebral. If we want to maximize<br />

a camper’s chances of making genuine<br />

friendships at camp, we need to give him<br />

a lot of opportunities to spend time with<br />

like-minded peers, which means putting<br />

them in the same cabin.<br />

At Camp Kodiak, we call this “social<br />

fit.” We build our cabins according to<br />

which campers we think would get along,<br />

have common interests, have similar<br />

needs, and are closely related in age.<br />

We know that youngsters with learning<br />

disabilities, ADHD, and ASD have higher<br />

incidences of experiencing social difficulties<br />

than their typically-developing peers.<br />

Anecdotally, we hear stories from parents<br />

about difficulties their children have had<br />

in the past. Many of them have been bullied<br />

or excluded, made to feel peripheral<br />

or unwelcome in existing cliques. Since<br />

our campers are at greater risk of isolation<br />

and friendlessness, trying an overnight<br />

camp (or another camp after a previous<br />

negative experience) feels scary, so it is<br />

paramount that we set them up for social<br />

success.<br />

Not all of our campers have social skills<br />

difficulties; some are kids or adolescents<br />

just navigating the regular social ups and<br />

downs that come with growing up. These<br />

campers, too, benefit from social fit because<br />

they need peers who challenge them<br />

and are good candidates for true, reciprocal<br />

friendships. Creating cabin groupings<br />

that offer our campers the best social fit<br />

provides all of our campers with many<br />

opportunities each day to practise and refine<br />

their social skills. With the guidance<br />

and assistance of Camp Kodiak’s trained,<br />

professional staff, our campers (and their<br />

parents) notice significant growth in their<br />

level of confidence in social environments<br />

and their ability to relate to others.<br />

How do we determine the best social fit<br />

and groupings for cabins? Find out more<br />

at www.campkodiak.com.<br />

Submitted by Camp Kodiak, 4069 Pheasant<br />

Run, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5L<br />

2C2, (877) 569-7595.


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Harand Camp of the Theatre Arts combines performing arts with the fun of camp life<br />

One, three, and<br />

six-week overnight<br />

camp options for<br />

ages 7-18<br />

The renowned Harand<br />

Camp of the Theatre Arts,<br />

located on the campus of<br />

Carthage College in Kenosha,<br />

presents its 66th summer<br />

of theater, fun and<br />

friendship in 2020. To<br />

register, or for more information,<br />

contact (847) 864-<br />

1500, harandcamp@gmail.<br />

com or visit www.harandcamp.com.<br />

Established in 1955, Harand<br />

Camp was one of the<br />

first residential camps to<br />

combine musical theater<br />

with the fun of traditional<br />

camp life. Located on the<br />

beautiful campus of Carthage<br />

College in Kenosha,<br />

Harand offers performing<br />

arts training for campers<br />

ages 7 to 18, plus sports,<br />

activities, and camp fun in<br />

a supportive, family environment.<br />

Sessions run one,<br />

three, or six weeks and<br />

culminate with large-scale<br />

performances in a 400-seat,<br />

state-of-the-art theater.<br />

In preparation for shows,<br />

campers take daily classes<br />

in singing, dancing, and acting<br />

with occasional evening<br />

rehearsals. Harand Camp<br />

adheres to a non-competitive<br />

philosophy where “no<br />

man is an island” and everyone<br />

is a star. It is the goal<br />

for everyone to develop performance<br />

skills while also<br />

building self-confidence.<br />

Harand is a second home to<br />

thousands of alums worldwide<br />

who have built lifelong<br />

friendships and cherished<br />

memories.<br />

During the first threeweek<br />

session (June 21 –<br />

July 12) campers perform<br />

in a major musical revue<br />

featuring the entire camp.<br />

Each group stars in two sections<br />

of non-stop singing<br />

and dancing wearing amazing<br />

costumes. During the<br />

second three-week session<br />

(July 13 – August 2) each<br />

age group prepares a fulllength<br />

musical with every<br />

camper performing a lead<br />

role and in the ensemble –<br />

ensuring everyone has the<br />

chance to shine.<br />

Campers may also attend<br />

for six weeks (June<br />

21 – August 2) or a unique<br />

one-week session (June<br />

21 – 27) exclusive to new<br />

campers, ages 7-12. This<br />

option is perfect for children<br />

who have never been away<br />

from home. Space in the<br />

one-week program is very<br />

limited.<br />

In addition to the theatre<br />

program, campers take<br />

three electives per day. Options<br />

include a variety of<br />

sports, fitness, fine arts and<br />

activity classes as well as<br />

additional performing arts<br />

and production electives.<br />

Every evening features an<br />

exciting schedule of cabin<br />

nights, events, all-camp<br />

games, concerts and trips<br />

bowling, skating, or to a local<br />

entertainment park.<br />

Campers also enjoy the<br />

comfort of modern facilities,<br />

residing in dorms overlooking<br />

Lake Michigan.<br />

Delicious meals are served<br />

in a renovated dining hall<br />

with an extensive menu by<br />

Sodexo. Accommodations<br />

can be made for special dietary<br />

needs. Other amenities<br />

include:<br />

An Olympic-size pool,<br />

a dance and fitness center,<br />

on-campus security, a nurse,<br />

low camper/staff ratio, and<br />

ACA Accreditation (Program<br />

Excellence Award).<br />

Harand Camp strives to<br />

make the camp experience<br />

affordable for all families<br />

and offers a variety of discounts,<br />

payment plans and<br />

scholarships. Need-based<br />

scholarships are awarded<br />

through the Harand Camp<br />

Scholarship Fund, a 501c3<br />

organization.<br />

For more information<br />

contact (847) 864-1500,<br />

harandcamp@gmail.com<br />

or visit www.harandcamp.<br />

com. Follow “Harand-<br />

Camp” on Facebook,<br />

Twitter, Instagram and<br />

YouTube.<br />

Submitted by Harand Camp<br />

of the Theater Arts, 1569<br />

Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL,<br />

60201, (847) 864-1500<br />

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ENROLL NOW FOR<br />

SUMMER 2020<br />

JUNE 17 - AUGUST 9<br />

ARTS • AQUATICS • SPORTS<br />

ADVENTURE • AGES 3-12<br />

Soccer organization provides fun,<br />

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 />

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Feel the performer’s spirit at Music Theater Works<br />

On five Mondays this<br />

summer, a group of young<br />

people will gather, and<br />

they will share a single<br />

thought: “Five days to<br />

showtime.”<br />

At the Music Theater<br />

Works Summer Workshops,<br />

performers ages 8<br />

to 13 gather for a week of<br />

rehearsals, singing, dancing<br />

and acting in preparation<br />

for a musical performance<br />

on Saturday for<br />

their friends and family.<br />

Each week is a separate<br />

session, and this year the<br />

shows include The Wizard<br />

of Oz (July 6-11), Seussical<br />

(July 13-18), Legally<br />

Blonde (July 20-25), Guys<br />

and Dolls (July 27- Aug. 1)<br />

and Cinderella (Aug. 3-8).<br />

Putting together a show<br />

in five days makes for an<br />

exciting week, as all are<br />

assigned parts, learn their<br />

songs and practice their<br />

dances until everything is<br />

ready for the big show. It’s<br />

a lot of work, but that has<br />

never seemed to bother the<br />

workshop participants —<br />

they’re having too much<br />

fun.<br />

For many kids, the<br />

workshops give them their<br />

first taste of performing<br />

in musical theater. Many<br />

have gone in as absolute<br />

beginners and emerged as<br />

enthusiastic performers,<br />

eager for their next challenge.<br />

After last year’s workshops,<br />

one mother wrote<br />

to us that her daughter<br />

“was completely taken by<br />

her experiences in camp<br />

last summer. It unlocked a<br />

beautiful part of her and it<br />

has allowed her to blossom<br />

like nothing else she’s ever<br />

experienced. Truly lifechanging.”<br />

Workshop manager<br />

Anya Plotkin is a big fan<br />

of the workshops’ “tagteam”<br />

casting style, in<br />

which everyone is guaranteed<br />

a part.<br />

“Of course, we all want<br />

to be the star of the show.<br />

In our program, each and<br />

every student has an equal<br />

solo. All our kids get their<br />

chance to shine, regardless<br />

of prior experience,”<br />

Plotkin said. “When we do<br />

‘Annie,’ we may have seven<br />

Annies and four Daddy<br />

Warbucks and six Miss<br />

Hannigans. The kids learn<br />

that being part of a team is<br />

a vital element to a great<br />

performance.”<br />

But Plotkin is convinced<br />

the most important part of<br />

the program is how it fosters<br />

self-confidence in the<br />

young performers.<br />

“The rehearsal room is a<br />

safe place for all our kids<br />

to explore who they are,<br />

without fear of censure or<br />

discouragement,” Plotkin<br />

said. “As they grow as<br />

performers, they also grow<br />

as people. They step into<br />

someone else’s shoes, they<br />

make new best friends,<br />

they learn things they never<br />

thought possible before,<br />

we open them up to new<br />

experiences and new ways<br />

of thinking.”<br />

“We help our students<br />

every day, through a love<br />

of music, dance, acting,<br />

and each other,” Plotkin<br />

added.<br />

For more information,<br />

call Music Theater Works<br />

at (847) 920-5360. Workshop<br />

classes are held at<br />

516 4th St. in Wilmette.<br />

Each workshop is Monday<br />

through Friday from<br />

9 a.m. to 3:30 pm, with<br />

a final dress rehearsal on<br />

Saturday at 2 p.m. and a<br />

public performance at 4<br />

p.m. Registration can be<br />

made online at MusicTheaterWorks.com.<br />

Submitted by Music Theater<br />

Works, 516 Fourth St., Wilmette,<br />

(847) 920-5360.<br />

All ages, all abilities.<br />

www.studionorthacademy.com • 847-251-7627


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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 />

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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SNAP’s maintaining structure in a free environment<br />

Studio North Academy of<br />

the Performing Arts is a community<br />

like no other. With<br />

both musicians and dancers<br />

communing and supporting<br />

each other, the studio is a<br />

thriving center for the arts.<br />

Thousands of students have<br />

passed through the doors of<br />

SNAP. Owner Pamela Sue<br />

Fox makes it a priority to<br />

know each child and family,<br />

establishing a lasting relationship<br />

for years to come. The<br />

studio, established in 2011,<br />

evolved from Ms. Fox after<br />

teaching dance and voice in<br />

Wilmette for over 11 years.<br />

Currently in her 20th year of<br />

instructing in the community,<br />

SNAP pupils have gone on to<br />

study the arts in exceptional<br />

programs, such as Eastman<br />

School of Music, Berkelee<br />

College of Music, Cornish<br />

College of the Arts, and Ohio<br />

State University, Joffrey Ballet<br />

SI, Interlochen, and North<br />

Carolina School for The Arts,<br />

to name a few.<br />

The dance and voice programs<br />

at SNAP are carefully<br />

graded, presenting a strong<br />

progression of building blocks<br />

for success and an absence<br />

of injury. From the tiniest<br />

dancers at age 2, to the most<br />

advanced teenaged students,<br />

dancers study with careful<br />

instruction and age-appropriate<br />

progressions, music and<br />

costuming. SNAP offers an<br />

Academy Track for more serious<br />

students, in which ballet<br />

is required, to help build<br />

technique, strength and stamina.<br />

There is a recreational<br />

track for students who wish<br />

to dance for fun, yet the levels<br />

consist of the same careful<br />

and focused instruction. Adult<br />

classes are plentiful and recreational<br />

in nature, but have<br />

dedicated students who have<br />

studied for years together.<br />

Performance opportunities<br />

are abound at SNAP. Recreational<br />

students can opt to<br />

participate in the annual Nutcracker<br />

production and the<br />

opening number of the recitals.<br />

Students can also choose<br />

to audition for the three dance<br />

companies – the Snappies<br />

mini dance company, the Apprentice<br />

dance company, and<br />

the competitive SNAP Company,<br />

which perform all over<br />

the region, including at festivals,<br />

retirement homes, dance<br />

competitions, theme parks,<br />

and more! Summer programs<br />

end with an in-studio performance<br />

each week.<br />

SNAP faculty is handpicked<br />

for their teaching ability.<br />

Each of SNAP’s instructors<br />

forms a bond with their<br />

students, encouraging them to<br />

be their best and work to their<br />

fullest potential. The staff is<br />

dedicated to teaching to the<br />

presented syllabus and regular<br />

evaluations are presented<br />

to Academy students to help<br />

them grow and improve.<br />

The long-term benefits of<br />

a serious arts education are<br />

incomparable. Students who<br />

study the Performing arts create<br />

habits of perseverance,<br />

dedication, problem-solving,<br />

teamwork, regular practice,<br />

patience and so much more.<br />

Call to learn what SNAP can<br />

offer your family, your child<br />

and their future.<br />

Submitted by SNAP - Studio<br />

North Academy of the Performing<br />

Arts, LLC, 414 Linden Ave.,<br />

Wilmette, (847) 251-7627<br />

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created many valuable pro-grams and concepts.<br />

Most notably, AYSO revolutionized<br />

youth sports with its Everyone Plays and<br />

Balanced Teams philosophies.<br />

In AYSO, each child who registers is<br />

guaranteed to play at least half of every<br />

game. AYSO recognizes that games<br />

are more fun when the teams are evenly<br />

matched, so teams are balanced teams<br />

based on each player’s skill level and the<br />

overall ability of the team.<br />

AYSO 425 teams up with international<br />

and American professional soccer trainers<br />

to provide top notch soccer instruction for<br />

AYSO’s players and expand the pro-grams<br />

that AYSO 425 offers. Throughout the year<br />

AYSO 425 provides professional trainers<br />

with fall and spring training programs for<br />

all ages, team coaching, coaches clinics and<br />

after-school clinics.<br />

AYSO’s camps for 2020 will run between<br />

July 13-18 and Aug. 17-21.<br />

If you are interested in learning more<br />

about AYSO 425 and registering your child<br />

for soccer, visit www.playsoccer.org.<br />

Submitted by AYSO 425, P.O. Box 565, Winnetka,<br />

(800) 872-2976<br />

Summer<br />

2020<br />

JOIN IN THE FUN OF CREATIVITY!<br />

8 weekly sessions - $205/week<br />

from June 22 – August 14<br />

Morning Art Discovery Camp<br />

9:00-11:30am ages 5-7<br />

Afternoon Adventure Camp<br />

1:00-3:30pm ages 8-11<br />

Register for one, two or all 8 weeks. New projects each week—no repeats!<br />

Sign up online at Northshoreartleague.org<br />

For children<br />

ages 5-11<br />

For more information: northshoreartleague.org or call 847-446-2870


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DOES YOUR KID LOVE TO BUILD, INVENT, OR TINKER?<br />

ULTIMATE<br />

ADVENTURE<br />

SUMMER CAMP<br />

CODING. ROBOTICS.<br />

GAME DESIGN<br />

MINECRAFT. 3D PRINTING. LEGOEV3<br />

The Ultimate Adventure technology day camp is beloved<br />

by our community and is perfect for all ages and skill levels.<br />

In one week, your child will apply their learning to construct<br />

robots using Lego EV3, model and print structures in 3D,<br />

build mobile applications and websites, create virtual reality<br />

worlds, design video games, hack Minecraft and make<br />

movies.<br />

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KARZEN CAMPS<br />

June 8th -August 14th 2020<br />

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PROGRAM AGE TIME LOCATION SIGN-UP<br />

Tennis Camp 5-7 9:00-10:00am North Shore RC Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

Tennis Camp 8-13 9am-12:00pm and/or New Trier/Northfield (am) Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

1:00-3:30pm<br />

North Shore RC(pm)<br />

Tournament Tennis Camp 11-15 9:00am-12:00pm North Shore RC Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

High School Tennis Drills 13-18 1:00-3:30pm New Trier/Northfield Package/Per time M-F<br />

High Performance Tennis Drills By Ability 7:00-9:00pm North Shore RC Per Time T/Th<br />

Basketball Camp 5-7 10:15-11:15am North Shore RC Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

Basketball Camp 8-13 9:00am-12pm and/or North Shore RC Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

1:00-3:30pm<br />

Tennis/Basketball Combo 5-7 9:00-11:15am North Shore RC Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

Tennis/Basketball Combo 8-13 9:00-3:30pm North Trier/Norhtfield Weekly Sign up M-F<br />

North Shore RC<br />

CONTACT US TODAY: 847-729-0450 or NorthshoreRC.com<br />

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

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

REGISTER NOW!<br />

SUMMER<br />

DANCE<br />

CAMPS<br />

North Shore School of Dance<br />

505 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park<br />

Visit www.northshoredance.com for<br />

more information & registration!


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North Shore Art League offers Art Camps<br />

Each summer, scores<br />

of children flock to the<br />

North Shore Art League’s<br />

art camps. The camp team<br />

includes experienced art<br />

teachers who are excited<br />

for the chance to provide<br />

more in-depth projects and<br />

lessons to the campers.<br />

For eight weeks, the<br />

League becomes a destination<br />

for students to delve<br />

into their creativity. The<br />

League is a 96-year<br />

old community of artists,<br />

working and learning together.<br />

We pride ourselves<br />

on our professional staff,<br />

imaginative instruction<br />

and personal learning<br />

experiences. The <strong>NS</strong>AL<br />

provides a nurturing environment<br />

for the campers.<br />

Our art curriculum<br />

bridges many disciplines.<br />

Research shows that participation<br />

in the arts at a<br />

young age helps children<br />

in all areas of learning.<br />

We make the summer<br />

easy for you. The camp<br />

will run for eight weeks,<br />

with campers able to register<br />

for one week, two<br />

weeks or all weeks, depending<br />

upon their schedule.<br />

Morning camp is designed<br />

for the 5- 8 year<br />

olds… with projects including<br />

painting, drawing,<br />

clay, mixed media, miniature<br />

worlds, watercolor<br />

and more… no two weeks<br />

are the same, projects will<br />

not repeat! Children 9-11<br />

years old are welcomed<br />

to the afternoon camp<br />

sessions where more advanced<br />

materials and projects<br />

will be explored.<br />

Arts activities are<br />

unique– they bring people<br />

together. Their benefits<br />

help the participant<br />

not only learn new skills,<br />

but also practice many<br />

STEAM-based aspects<br />

such as problem solving,<br />

coordination and social interaction.<br />

The North Shore Art<br />

League is located on the<br />

second floor of the Winnetka<br />

Community House<br />

at 620 Lincoln Avenue<br />

in Winnetka. This year’s<br />

camps begin on Monday,<br />

June 22nd and will run<br />

through the week of August<br />

10th. For more information<br />

or to register<br />

for the camp, please visitwww.northshoreartleague.<br />

org.<br />

Submitted by North Shore Art<br />

League, 620 Lincoln Ave.,<br />

Winnetka, (847) 466-2870<br />

id tech<br />

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models, and kick-start a<br />

portfolio.<br />

While most programs are<br />

weeklong (with optional<br />

overnight stays at many locations),<br />

teens can enroll in<br />

two-week, pre-collegiate<br />

Academies for an extra immersive<br />

experience.<br />

Programs include:<br />

iD Tech Camps: Our flagship<br />

camp offers courses<br />

for every interest in a wellbalanced,<br />

fun environment.<br />

Alexa Café: Our all-girls<br />

program features a unique<br />

mix of tech and social impact<br />

in a stylish, empowering<br />

setting.<br />

iD Coding and AI Academy:<br />

Teens get immersed in<br />

a startup environment in this<br />

intensive, pre-collegiate dev<br />

shop experience.<br />

iD Game Dev Academy:<br />

Teens kick-start dream careers<br />

with an intensive, precollegiate<br />

game industry<br />

experience.<br />

AcademyNEXT: In this<br />

machine learning and AI<br />

bootcamp, our most experienced<br />

students solve realworld<br />

challenges and network<br />

with top recruiters.<br />

Online Private Lessons:<br />

Kids and teens can prep for<br />

a summer course, continue<br />

learning afterwards, or dive<br />

into a new topic anytime.<br />

Join us and see firsthand<br />

why over 450,000 camp<br />

alumni are raving about our<br />

programs. Visit iDTech.<br />

com for more information,<br />

or call our Camp Specialists<br />

at 1- 888-709-8324 for<br />

a personalized course recommendation.<br />

Submitted by iDTech, 910 E<br />

Hamilton Ave., Campbell, CA,<br />

(888) 709-8324


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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 />

June 8-July 10 and July 27-July 31 Ages 7 and up


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Phones down. Tools out.<br />

The summer camp that<br />

unlocks creativity and<br />

sparks wonder is here<br />

When we first began running<br />

summer camps at BitSpace, Chicagoland’s<br />

premier youth-only<br />

makerspaces located in<br />

Wilmette and Lincoln Square<br />

five years ago, our goal was to<br />

inspire kids to be producers, not<br />

just consumers of technology.<br />

As parents started coming back<br />

to us and relaying stories of children<br />

who were forgoing screen<br />

time to continue building rocket<br />

ships, robots, and forts in their<br />

living rooms, and we watched<br />

kids not want to leave our camps<br />

at the end of the day, we knew<br />

we were on to something.<br />

Then came the local area<br />

schools who noted the depth and<br />

breadth of technologies in our<br />

makerspaces - and the expertise<br />

of our world-class guides - and<br />

wanted to bring students in for<br />

field trips.<br />

As the maker ed movement<br />

began to take root in Chicagoarea<br />

schools, teachers asked us<br />

to help train them on the tools<br />

and apply the maker mindset<br />

to help them achieve classroom<br />

goals. 6,000 students and 100+<br />

schools later, we remain obsessed<br />

with unlocking creativity<br />

and sparking wonder and awe<br />

in students. We do that by providing<br />

immersive experiences<br />

directly to young people in the<br />

Chicago area based on the absolute<br />

best practices that we’ve<br />

honed over time in the form of<br />

summer camps, day-off camps,<br />

and enrichment programs.<br />

And, we support teachers<br />

in their quest to revolutionize<br />

education and integrate maker<br />

ed into their school days by facilitating<br />

field trips, providing<br />

professional development, offering<br />

enrichment programs at<br />

schools, and helping schools to<br />

design and build their own makerspaces.<br />

Having seen the heights that<br />

children go to when they are<br />

given the opportunity (and just<br />

enough support) to lead the way<br />

with no agenda at the table aside<br />

from creation for the joy of it,<br />

this year we have decided to<br />

double down on what we know<br />

works and level up the camp experience.<br />

Our week-long immersion experiences<br />

into design-thinking,<br />

collaboration, and making spark<br />

curiosity in our campers and help<br />

them flex their creative muscles<br />

like never before. This year, our<br />

campers are supported by an unprecedented<br />

camper- to-guide<br />

ratio of 5:1. In small groups, they<br />

go through the process of dreaming<br />

up ideas, moving through the<br />

kind of planning stages that architects,<br />

engineers and designers<br />

go through and then they engage<br />

in authentic design experiences<br />

using virtual reality, 3D printing,<br />

laser cutting, 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 it,<br />

they will have developed critical<br />

thinking and time-management<br />

skills, have learned a ton of new<br />

technology, and explored inquiry-<br />

based design thinking on a<br />

level that will set them up for a<br />

future they’ll be ready for.<br />

Submitted by Bit Space, 1131<br />

Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette, (224)<br />

408-8133


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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 />

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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Irina Makkai Classical Ballet and Dance School offers professional training<br />

The Irina Makkai Classical<br />

Ballet and Dance<br />

School, home of the Ballet<br />

Makkai Nutcracker and<br />

Ballet Makkai Youth Company,<br />

presents our 2020<br />

Summer Dance Intensive.<br />

The Irina Makkai Classical<br />

Ballet and Dance School<br />

originally brought the<br />

Russian-based Vaganova<br />

Ballet Method to the North<br />

Shore and have been safely<br />

and successfully training<br />

our students in Vaganova<br />

for over 35 years. Over the<br />

past 35 years our students<br />

have attended Harvard,<br />

Yale, Princeton, Stanford,<br />

Northwestern, Dartmouth,<br />

Barnard, Vanderbilt, and<br />

Washington University<br />

— to name but a few. Our<br />

students have danced with<br />

the Joffrey Trainee Program,<br />

Harid Conservatory,<br />

University of Cincinnati<br />

Conservatory of Music,<br />

Texas Ballet Theater,<br />

Madison Ballet, Civic Ballet,<br />

Vanderbilt Dance Theater,<br />

Dance Alive National<br />

Ballet, and Ballet Nacional<br />

Peru among others.<br />

Moreover, the talent of the<br />

students grew every year,<br />

and accordingly we keep<br />

up with the demands of<br />

their talent. Dancing with<br />

us this summer is perfect<br />

way to see what it’s like to<br />

dance at Ballet Makkai.<br />

Our Ballet Makkai<br />

Summer Intensive is designed<br />

to bring out the best<br />

in every dancer. This summer<br />

you can train with our<br />

professional award-winning<br />

staff along with guest<br />

teachers from the Joffrey<br />

Ballet, Elements Contemporary<br />

Ballet, River North<br />

Dance Company, Hubbard<br />

Street and more. Our Summer<br />

Intensive will inspire<br />

and challenge all dancers<br />

to improve their technique<br />

in a fun and positive environment.<br />

Daily classes<br />

include Ballet, Pointe,<br />

Partnering, Variations,<br />

Modern, Jazz, Acting,<br />

Body Conditioning and<br />

Student Choreography.<br />

Classes will be held in our<br />

spacious 12,000 square<br />

foot facility complete with<br />

four studios, lunch room,<br />

waiting area and multiple<br />

dressing rooms. Open to<br />

dancers ages 7 and up.<br />

Dancers can take all four<br />

and a half weeks or one<br />

week at a time. Can’t<br />

make it to our camps, you<br />

can check out our Summer<br />

Afternoon classes. Come<br />

see what it’s like to dance<br />

at the North Shore’s Premiere<br />

Dance School and<br />

Recipient of the Mayors<br />

Award for the Arts. Camps<br />

run June 8-July 10 and<br />

July 27-July 31, 2020. For<br />

more information go to<br />

www.balletmakkai.com or<br />

call (847) 433-1449.<br />

Submitted by The Irina<br />

Makkai Classical Ballet and<br />

Dance School, 2126 1st St.,<br />

Highland Park, (847) 433-<br />

1449.


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For ages 6-18<br />

with and without:<br />

(High-Functioning)<br />

2:1 Camper-to-Staff ratio<br />

Social Skills Program<br />

Academic Program<br />

Professional Staff<br />

50+ Exciting Activities<br />

Located in beautiful<br />

Parry Sound, Ontario<br />

Missouri Military Academy offers<br />

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 />

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thrive — and ultimately<br />

become young men who<br />

are in full command of<br />

their lives.<br />

Students come from<br />

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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 />

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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 />

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Qualifying students can<br />

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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 />

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Military Academy, 204 N<br />

Grand St., Mexico, MO,<br />

(573) 581-1776<br />

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In today’s day and age, it’s tough being a parent.<br />

Can you imagine how much harder it is<br />

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There are so many unknowns and we<br />

are trying to do our best to prepare our<br />

children for the future. In just five years,<br />

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

are essential for today’s workforce<br />

will have changed. The future workplace<br />

is going to demand new ways of thinking<br />

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

new skills. So how do we help our<br />

kids stay ahead of the curve? How do we<br />

nurture their gifts and encourage them to<br />

pursue their interests, in a healthy, joyful,<br />

and meaningful way? And most importantly<br />

how do we do this without creating<br />

anxiety or burning them out?<br />

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Banner Day Camp offers<br />

campers unique opportunities<br />

Banner Day Camp is proud to<br />

offer the North Shore’s premier<br />

day camp experience and is so excited<br />

to celebrate its 56th summer<br />

in 2020. When camp was opened<br />

in 1964, Banner’s desire was to<br />

build a community centered on<br />

compassion, kindness and joy.<br />

This remains our desire. Over the<br />

years Banner has become home to<br />

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The growth our campers make<br />

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place where they develop deep<br />

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learning and mastering new skills,<br />

become increasingly independent,<br />

increase resiliency, practice empathy<br />

and grow in social skills<br />

like friendship, sportsmanship<br />

and teamwork – all while having<br />

fun.<br />

The facilities and activities at<br />

Banner are second to none. The<br />

wide variety of activities at camp<br />

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for campers to experience new<br />

things. From adventure activities<br />

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trampoline and bumper boats to<br />

swimming in our pool complex or<br />

at our lake, Banner has it all.<br />

Our team is dedicated to creating<br />

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digital<br />

From Page 14<br />

is critical for educators to partner<br />

with parents and develop<br />

programs that draw from our<br />

children’s interests, curiosities,<br />

thirst of knowledge. And what<br />

is everyone drawn to nowadays?<br />

Technology. But aren’t<br />

screens bad? This might just<br />

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

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American Academy of Pediatrics<br />

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few years back, and in a nutshell,<br />

the latest research shows<br />

that spending media time together<br />

with kids is good for<br />

them. That includes gaming,<br />

robotics, and believe it or not,<br />

watching TV (I still struggle to<br />

wrap my head around TV being<br />

good for my kid).<br />

In January, I joined the brilliant<br />

team at Digital Adventures<br />

because they’ve managed<br />

to create an incredible coding,<br />

robotics, and game design program<br />

that accomplishes this<br />

and more. And as a parent that<br />

doesn’t know enough about<br />

how to support my child’s interest<br />

in Roblox, robotics, coding,<br />

and gaming, I’m grateful<br />

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

educators have figured out<br />

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to live a healthy, happy, and<br />

successful life.<br />

So what are you waiting for?<br />

I hope to see you in class soon.<br />

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