Get your little one excited and prepared for their school journey with our Ready for School Camp! Designed specifically for children ages 3-4, this camp offers a fun and nurturing environment where young learners will build the foundational skills they need for a successful school year ahead. Our camp features interactive activities that encourage socialization, basic academic skills, and confidence-building. From learning letters, numbers, and shapes to practicing listening skills and following routines, every day is a new adventure in preparing for the classroom! By the end of the camp, children will feel more confident and excited to start school, having had the opportunity to explore, play, and learn in a supportive and fun environment. Join us and make this back-to-school transition smooth and enjoyable

Join us for The Largest Book Party, a magical morning designed to spark imagination, curiosity, and a lifelong love of reading. Hosted in partnership with Books for STL Kids, this one-of-a-kind experience brings together story time, music, snacks, and interactive fun in an atmosphere filled with wonder and delight. Young readers will enjoy captivating read-alouds and receive 3–4 brand-new books to take home and treasure. Plus, each child will be gifted a commemorative event t-shirt to mark the occasion. It’s a celebration of literacy, joy, and community all in one!

Get your little one excited and prepared for their school journey with our Ready for School Camp! Designed specifically for children ages 3-4, this camp offers a fun and nurturing environment where young learners will build the foundational skills they need for a successful school year ahead. Our camp features interactive activities that encourage socialization, basic academic skills, and confidence-building. From learning letters, numbers, and shapes to practicing listening skills and following routines, every day is a new adventure in preparing for the classroom! By the end of the camp, children will feel more confident and excited to start school, having had the opportunity to explore, play, and learn in a supportive and fun environment. Join us and make this back-to-school transition smooth and enjoyable

Students will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and perform a whiskers-to-tail exam on their newly “adopted” plush cat. These future veterinarians will learn about animal body language, maintaining a healthy environment such as proper litterbox placement, create a cat toy, and design a vet clinic.

Discover the amazing wonders amidst the Garden with your preschooler in Garden Buds! One adult included with each registered child. Register for three or more Summer Garden Buds classes by June 1, 2025, and your child will receive a t-shirt. Do you see what I see? Become a young plant detective as we head out to the garden with our magnifying glasses to discover the many things that are hanging around in the garden including man-made things, natural items like plants, seeds, and tiny living creatures.

Through role-play and activities, students will learn the key responsibilities of a doctor and explore the heart, lungs, and digestion. Students will use real medical instruments (stethoscope, reflex hammer, and blood pressure cuff) and practice scrubbing, suturing, and tying knots like a real surgeon. These future doctors will learn about prescriptions, explore the brain and spine, and learn about vital bodily functions through hands-on activities and role-play. Students will build a first aid kit and create models of the brain and spine. Students will also explore the human optical system and different parts of the ear.

Discover the amazing wonders amidst the Garden with your preschooler in Garden Buds! One adult included with each registered child. Register for three or more Summer Garden Buds classes by June 1, 2025, and your child will receive a t-shirt. Do you see what I see? Become a young plant detective as we head out to the garden with our magnifying glasses to discover the many things that are hanging around in the garden including man-made things, natural items like plants, seeds, and tiny living creatures.

Get ready. Get set. It's time for school! Younger students will get familiar with school routines before the first day of school. By using favorite children's books, thematic activities will support school readiness skills such as listening, following directions, and organization, as well as math, reading, and writing.

The YMCA & Edwardsville Arts Center have partnered for many summers to offer fine art classes. We focus on creating, but also engage in gallery visits, building habits & art discussions.

Get ready. Get set. It's time for school! Younger students will get familiar with school routines before the first day of school. By using favorite children's books, thematic activities will support school readiness skills such as listening, following directions, and organization, as well as math, reading, and writing.

From the earliest flying machines to the first rocket flights, hands-on camp will give children a bird's eye view of the history and science of flight. Your child will build many different flying devices and explore the science of aerodynamics and flight. We don't stop there, though, because we're heading out of the atmosphere with a look at rockets and our Galactic neighborhood!

The SPICE Chess Summer Camp is a fun way to introduce chess to newcomers of the game, as well as deepen the understanding of the game for intermediate or advanced players.

History is full of revolutionary artists. Discover the inspiring artworks and artists who have changed the world of art, and the world as we know it - from Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits to Keith Haring’s street art. Experiment with art techniques, and use Crayola® art supplies to express your ideas. Design a different unique, artist-inspired creation each class. Create the change you want to see in the world!

Before-care (7 am - 9 am) and after-care (3 pm - 6 pm) is available for this camp.

Build city buildings, people, and more from LEGOs.

Build city buildings, people, and more from LEGOs.