District 622 Community Education

Exciting news! A million-year old fossil site full of dinosaur bones, footprints, eggs, and more has just been discovered-and we need your help to uncover it! Join us a junior paleontologists and engineers to dig up fossils, study ancient clues, and prepare these incredible finds for museums around the world. Through hands-on lessons, campers will step into the fascinating worlds of dinosaurs, fossils and engineering, exploring how these prehistoric creatures lived. Get ready for a thrilling journey back in time!

Dive into the captivating world of creativity and technology at our Intro to Digital Art summer camp! This immersive three-day program combines hands-on learning with engaging digital tools, offering a dynamic journey into digital art. Students will explore the fundamentals of digital drawing and apply what they learn to an exciting real world application. Through a partnership with No Grit No Pearl, students will be able to get their favorite design printed on a canvas or t-shirt which will get shipped to their house after the camp! Intro to Digital Art is the perfect blend of fun, skill development, and boundless imagination, providing young artists with the tools and confidence to bring their visions to life.

If you like playing video games, you’ll love designing them! Trained instructors will teach students how to program their own video games using an engaging program called Kodu. They will create their own world, populate it with characters, and then play the games they create during class. Students will learn important programming skills while having tons of fun, with no prior experience needed!