Join us for the Schlafly Branch Video Games session.

Join us for the STEAM session at the 2024 South City YMCA Summer Day Camp.

Join us for the Pin & Create session at the 2024 South City YMCA Summer Day Camp.

Join us for the Super Science session at the 2024 O'Fallon IL YMCA Summer Camp.

Explore the surprising world of science including forensics, bugs, weather, and machines!

We’ll learn to play Equations, the Game of Creative Mathematics! Campers work together as we use our math skills to problem solve and become flexible, critical thinkers. This exciting game builds skills in mental math, order of operations, and computation in a fun and challenging environment.

Our mini fencing camps offer kids a way to dip their toes into the sport of fencing in a place that’s friendly and supportive and allows them to immerse themselves in the sport for a week. This kind of structured, focused attention can go a long way in acclimating a child to an unfamiliar sport as well as supercharging their excitement. In mini camps, everyone is on the same page and at the same level, so they get to go through this journey of starting the sport together. Some of our highest performing fencers started in our beginner camps!

We’ll learn to play Equations, the Game of Creative Mathematics! Campers work together as we use our math skills to problem solve and become flexible, critical thinkers. This exciting game builds skills in mental math, order of operations, and computation in a fun and challenging environment.

We’ll learn to play Equations, the Game of Creative Mathematics! Campers work together as we use our math skills to problem solve and become flexible, critical thinkers. This exciting game builds skills in mental math, order of operations, and computation in a fun and challenging environment.

Top Fun is back! Do you love paper airplanes, but just can’t get your planes to fly right? Come to paper airplane flight school and earn your wings by learning about flight, paper folding, and more. We will experiment with a variety of paper airplanes and learn how to adjust them for maximum flight! So sign up to get your paper airplane pilot’s license and call sign!

Science, engineering, and art join forces to create colorful and sometimes messy projects. This year features our favorite STEAM activities. Make color changing potions and build volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar. Rescue animals from ice and design new habitats for them. Create mazes and engineer marble runs. Explore roller coasters and test slime recipes.

If you like Lego, you will LOVE this class. Join other brickheads in building and designing Lego creations that use themes, strategies, and creativity in ways you never thought possible. TONS of bricks will be provided. Bring your ideas and buddies to this class and we can build some fun together. Daily books and art projects complement the various building projects.

If you like Lego, you will LOVE this class. Join other brickheads in building and designing Lego creations that use themes, strategies, and creativity in ways you never thought possible. TONS of bricks will be provided. Bring your ideas and buddies to this class and we can build some fun together. Daily books and art projects complement the various building projects.

Calling all future coders, programmers and designers!  Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS through a series of Web projects and design challenges each day and be on your way to becoming the next tech star!  Whether you want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or the high school student who just made $1 million dollars for programming in his bedroom, this camp has the essentials you need to begin your journey. Student projects will be available on a Black Rocket website to share with friends and family.  Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.  Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

Master your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real- world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that even returning students get a new experience, so join us to design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.