Camps and Classes for Kids in Chicago, IL

Music Programs at ChiME (Chicago Center for Music Education) offers a wide range of music experiences, including Buddy Band, group classes, classes for little ones, and classroom music. The program also offers private instrument lessons,...

Northwind Soccer Club offers soccer led by USSF professional coaches. The program includes both recreational and competitive soccer programming and supports individual tryouts or a trial period with one of the teams. Northwind Soccer Club currently...

NSBE Summer Engineering Experience for Kids is a free three-week summer program that includes STEM projects. The program is designed for rising 4th to 6th graders and was created to inspire Black students with the opportunities and wonder of the...

Off The Street Club Youth Programs offers activities such as playing basketball, making friendship bracelets, tutoring, mentoring, and using the computer center for homework. Participants also experience art, culture, and sports around Chicago, and...

Redwood Academy offers tutoring and assessments for students with learning differences, including structured literacy tutoring, small group tutoring, and 1-1 tutoring. The program provides dyslexia testing, dysgraphia screening, dyscalculia...

Refugee Education & Adventure Challenge (REACH) Programs offers a wide range of activities that include outdoor adventures such as hiking, backcountry camping, tent camping, cabin camping, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, whitewater rafting,...

Rhythm Roots Dance offers kids group dance classes that include a dynamic warm up, dance routines set to Bollywood music, and a cool down with yoga stretches. The program also offers school programs, interactive workshops lasting 30–45 minutes,...

River Oak Co-op is an outdoor preschool program where children take part in imaginary play, nature education and exploration, cultural education, and mindfulness skill building. The program follows a child-led outdoor school curriculum in which...

School of Martial Arts offers children's martial arts classes, adult martial arts classes, and fitness martial arts programs. Participants can train in taekwondo, mixed martial arts, self defense, fitness techniques, and calisthenics in a...

Skyline Children's Theater gives actors a musical theatre experience that includes creating a fully-staged musical with auditions, learning a dance routine, and learning a song from the seasonal title. Actors use scripts, read lines for various...

Sokol USA Chicago Gymnastics offers gymnastics classes along with other physical fitness programs and activities. The program also includes other physical fitness activities and activities and dinners in its hall. • Ages: 3–18 years old Sokol USA...

Stages Chicago offers classes, Day Off Camps, Summer Camp, developmentally appropriate music classes for infants, and after school programs. The program’s Day Off Camps are inspired by children’s favorite Broadway shows and movie musicals, and its...

Summer Job Training for Youth is connected to the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, which includes a new 150 seat flexible studio theater space within the current facility. This space is described as supporting additional original plays,...

SWK Chicago's Best Swim Academy offers swim lessons and swimming programs that include Mommy & Me, private swimming lessons, advanced swim clinics, and learn to swim adults. The swimming school also works with triathletes and competitive age group...

TAC Karate & Fitness offers traditional Shorin-Ryu karate for children and adults, along with self-defense and martial arts weapons training. Students can train with traditional weapons such as the bo staff, nunchaku, and sai. The program also...

The People's Music School offers after-school, tuition-free music education for school aged children in Chicago who would otherwise face financial barriers to access. The program provides intensive music instruction and delivers a rigorous...

The Puzzle Box Dance Studio - Children's Classes offers children's dance classes that include weekly non-recital classes and annual recital prep classes. During the season, children can attend weekly drop-in classes with open enrollment for the...

The Salvation Army After-School Programs offer homework assistance, tutoring, and academic support in reading, math, and science, along with enrichment activities such as art, music, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), martial arts,...