World of Wonder (WOW): A Summer Enrichment Program

Bradley University, 1501 W Bradley Ave, Peoria, IL 61625

mapBradley University, 1501 W Bradley Ave, Peoria, IL 61625

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World of Wonder (WOW): A Summer Enrichment Program includes activities such as solar oven s’mores, making hot chocolate, chocolate slime, chocolate play dough, taste tests, and designing a chocolate bar with a personalized wrapper. Students take part in projects like explosive volcanoes, colorful slime, rocket launches, constructing parachutes and mazes, creating Oobleck, building tents, camp scavenger hunts, and nature-inspired crafts. Additional activities include making sound waves with cups and string, creating monster sounds, building simple instruments, engineering challenges, building a portfolio of drawings and designs, crafting adventure stories, designing robot characters, developing survival plans for wild environments, designing a miniature model bedroom for a client, mock debates, and writing activities.

• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: July 13–17, 2026, with daily class time blocks available in the morning and afternoon
• Price: Cost: $109 per Class. Recreation $40 for the week.

World of Wonder (WOW) is a summer academic enrichment program designed to provide a variety of challenging, engaging courses for students entering grades 1–9. The program offers courses in multiple areas, including language arts, social sciences, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and courses promote collaboration and experiential learning. Students may choose to take one, two, or three classes during the week, and each student will receive a t-shirt. Bradley faculty and staff receive a 10% discount.

Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university recognized by publications such as U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review for academic rigor, value, and student engagement. Recognitions include Best Value Schools (U.S. News & World Report), #20 Best for Internships (Private Schools) nationally (Princeton Review), #1 Mechanical Engineering program in Illinois (U.S. News & World Report), #23 Game Design nationally (Princeton Review), and #15 ranked Greek Life nationally (Princeton Review).

Last updated January 15, 2026.

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