Community House Winnetka Summer Camps

Community House Winnetka Summer Camps offers a range of options including Broadway Camp with Skyline Children’s Theater, multiple sports camps, robotics and building camps, dance, chess, and a music and digital art program. Campers can take part in Broadway Camp sessions such as The Wizard of Oz Jr, Cinderella Jr, Legally Blonde Jr, and Descendants Jr, as well as Tiny Tot Sports Camp, Ninja Warrior Fitness Camp, Total Sports Camp, Sports Battle: Nerf & Dodgeball Camp, Flag Football Camp, Battle Robots Camps, Amusement Park Tycoon, Fantasy Dance Camp, Chess Camp, and Overture Summer Music & Digital Art. Activities include basketball, floor hockey, football, kickball, soccer, tee-ball, group games, dodgeball, Nerf Elite Battle, flag football, baseball, capture the flag, building tanks and other mechanical warriors, building amusement park rides like a Ferris wheel and rollercoaster, basic ballet, craft projects, chess, and video games that teach rhythm, melody, composition, and collaboration.

• Ages: 3–13 years old
• Schedule: One-week and multi-week options with morning, afternoon, half-day, and full-day sessions across June, July, and August, including some programs that meet once weekly over seven weeks.

Each Broadway Camp session includes memorizing a named role, learning fully staged songs and dances, developing characters, rehearsing musical numbers, staging scenes, becoming backstage leaders, doing arts and crafts, playing theater games, and spending time outdoors, with a performance for friends and family on the final day of camp. Tiny Tot Sports Camp introduces campers to the fundamentals of a variety of sports and focuses on motor skills, social and emotional growth, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. Lunch Bunch is available for a relaxed, supervised lunch with Hot Shots Sports coaches for children who are also signed up for another sports camp. Ninja Warrior Fitness Camp is a movement-based program with obstacles, skill challenges, competitions, and games. Total Sports Camp includes multiple sports and group games with daily skill development and fundamentals followed by game play. Sports Battle: Nerf & Dodgeball Camp provides all Nerf equipment and eye protection and uses super soft balls for dodgeball, with safety stressed. Flag Football Camp introduces all aspects of the game, ends each day with a scrimmage, rotates positions so all players get to play either receiver or running back every day, and provides a t-shirt for every camper; no equipment is necessary, though cleats are recommended. Fantasy Dance Camp incorporates imagination, movement, pantomime, music, and dance, with a new theme each week, basic ballet, motor skills improvement, and a craft project. Chess Camp covers basics through opening theory, middle game tactics, and end game combinations and is open to all playing levels. Overture Summer Music & Digital Art is a STEM-based musical program using video games designed to teach rhythm, melody, composition, and collaboration.

The Community House is a privately supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that asks for help to continue offering programs, classes, events, and other opportunities to all residents of the community. Its youth sports programs teach the fundamentals of basketball and a variety of other sports in a non-competitive, fun environment. The Fitness Center offers fitness programs on the North Shore and has a Wellness Your Way membership option that allows the addition of Recovery, Group Fitness, and Child Care. The leadership team includes President/CEO Amy Skalinder, Events Manager Sahra Ballowe, Chief Operating Officer Mike Buscher, Finance Manager Joanne Cascone, Maintenance Manager Michael Demiglio, Office Manager Megan Halley, Director of Advancement Cam Johnson, Marketing Manager Andrea Koran, Program Managers Patti Ruiz and Jeff Wahl, Facilities Manager Mark Schusteff, and Fitness Manager Rachel Tandy.

Last updated May 26, 2026.