Summer Camps
Wheaton Park District Administration Office, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL 60187
About
Summer Camps offers options for campers who are interested in adventure, animals, sports, nature, science, art, and other themes. Only certain camps visit the pools, including Camp No Name, Camp I Don’t Know, Camp Goodtimes, Camp Illini, Mean Camp Green, and Awesome August. For these pool visits, campers complete aquatic skills testing on the first day of camp and receive a color-coded wristband based on their swimming ability.
• Schedule: A welcome email is sent the week before camp starts and includes information about what the child needs to bring to camp.
Every camp requires paperwork to be on file, and the necessary forms are communicated in the welcome email the week before camps start and must be brought on the first day. If a child attends the same camp for multiple weeks, paperwork only needs to be submitted once for that camp, but if a child is enrolled in multiple camps, parents are advised to fill out paperwork and make copies because locations do not share paperwork. Summer Camp Resources include a Dispensing Medication Form, Health History Form, and Inhaler & Epipen Waiver, all available as PDFs.
For camps that visit the pools, red wristbands are for beginners who must stay in shallow areas and may go down slides and ask for a catch if needed. Yellow wristbands are for intermediate swimmers who may go in the deep end up to 5 feet and go down slides. Green wristbands are for advanced swimmers who may go off the diving boards. Campers may re-test each Monday to be assigned a different color wristband. Camp Goodtimes campers do not swim test, are not allowed to go down the slides, receive red wristbands, and move around the pool in small groups between the shallow end, sand play area, and waterfall area.
All items that come to camp should be labeled with the child’s name, and the welcome email sent the week before camp starts lists everything the child will need to bring. Summer Camp FAQs and a Summer Camp Schedule Organizer are available as PDFs and on the webpage. Social Stories are offered to help visitors feel comfortable and confident when visiting a new place or engaging in public activities, and the terms “social story” and “social stories” are trademarks originated and owned by Carol Gray.
The leadership team for Summer Camps includes Kelly Nielsen, Chad Shingler, Sarah Tulicki, Deb Ditchman, Michelle Podkowa, and Cody Nelson. The program’s mission statement is to create vibrant, welcoming spaces and activities that inspire fun, foster connection, strengthen the community, and enrich well-being for all.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
• Schedule: A welcome email is sent the week before camp starts and includes information about what the child needs to bring to camp.
Every camp requires paperwork to be on file, and the necessary forms are communicated in the welcome email the week before camps start and must be brought on the first day. If a child attends the same camp for multiple weeks, paperwork only needs to be submitted once for that camp, but if a child is enrolled in multiple camps, parents are advised to fill out paperwork and make copies because locations do not share paperwork. Summer Camp Resources include a Dispensing Medication Form, Health History Form, and Inhaler & Epipen Waiver, all available as PDFs.
For camps that visit the pools, red wristbands are for beginners who must stay in shallow areas and may go down slides and ask for a catch if needed. Yellow wristbands are for intermediate swimmers who may go in the deep end up to 5 feet and go down slides. Green wristbands are for advanced swimmers who may go off the diving boards. Campers may re-test each Monday to be assigned a different color wristband. Camp Goodtimes campers do not swim test, are not allowed to go down the slides, receive red wristbands, and move around the pool in small groups between the shallow end, sand play area, and waterfall area.
All items that come to camp should be labeled with the child’s name, and the welcome email sent the week before camp starts lists everything the child will need to bring. Summer Camp FAQs and a Summer Camp Schedule Organizer are available as PDFs and on the webpage. Social Stories are offered to help visitors feel comfortable and confident when visiting a new place or engaging in public activities, and the terms “social story” and “social stories” are trademarks originated and owned by Carol Gray.
The leadership team for Summer Camps includes Kelly Nielsen, Chad Shingler, Sarah Tulicki, Deb Ditchman, Michelle Podkowa, and Cody Nelson. The program’s mission statement is to create vibrant, welcoming spaces and activities that inspire fun, foster connection, strengthen the community, and enrich well-being for all.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
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