Keep your child active this summer! Campers will play games, explore nature, make crafts, and swim daily!

Each day of the program will be themed around an area important to soccer performance!

This day camp provides youth the opportunity to participate in a wide range of educational and adventurous outdoor activities. Each Session will have a new theme.

Each weekly session will feature a perfect blend of games, swimming, arts and crafts activities, athletics, field trips and more!

For those entering 1st and 2nd grade in the fall of 2025. Join us for one of the three exciting sessions of Beginning Engineering LEGOs Camp! Camp projects will include basic LEGO parts and construction; level and catapult, car, pulley, conveyor, gears, gears with belts, simple crane, gears with chains, motorized gears, motorized turnstile, motorized car construction, folding chair, draw bridge, motorized player piano, motorized windshield wipers, helicopter, airplane, motorized car, motorized conveyor belt and a motorized Merry-Go-Round. There will also be a take-home project, as well as challenging creative time.

Campers will be involved in creating engaging learning experiences in science, literacy, math, and social studies. Using the LEGO Education WeDo hardware and software, in combination with these activities, students will be inspired to think critically, problem-solve, and be creative. Activities cover the Wild Animals theme models: Hungry Alligator, Flying Bir,d, and Roaring Lion. Mathematics, literacy, science, and social studies activities will be incorporated for each model as well as standards covering visual arts, dramatic arts, music, physical education, and technology. There will also be a take-home project, as well as challenging creative time.

Challenge to Excellence (C2E) Summer Camp is an immersive and engaging week-long experience for middle and high school students. This residential and commuter camp blends academic enrichment with creative expression, cultural exploration, and recreational activities. Campers participate in hands-on classes ranging from the science of learning and astronomy to 3D printing, theatre, and geology.

This camp is designed for both the individual member and the entire color guard section of an ensemble. All students will be featured in a performance on the final day of camp.

Girls STEAM Camp is a four-day program designed for middle school students to explore science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and math during the summer break from school.

The Young Writers Conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a two-day program designed to give high school and Jr. college students the chance to explore and develop their talents in poetry and prose writing. Students will hone their writing skills by participating in sessions led by SIU Carbondale faculty, and by attending panels, readings, and craft discussions led by SIU creative writing faculty, SIU graduate students, and specially selected guest writers.

The Aviation Flight program at SIU Carbondale offers this week-long aviation camp designed to give interested high school students an opportunity to experience first-hand the thrill of flight. Summer Wings offers those attending the chance to explore a career as a pilot by providing ground and flight training similar to the training that SIU flight students undergo.

Get creative with clay! Discover wheel throwing and hand-building techniques to create a unique themed set. Students will learn how to make plates, bowls, cups, clay food, and other items for the table. Each day will focus on different items to add to the decorative and functional table setting. The class will learn to add color with underglaze and glaze. Finished works will be available for pick up approximately 2 – 3 weeks after camp after the final glaze firing.

Explore the age of technique of papermaking, printmaking, and bookbinding. This week camp will learn to make our own paper using molds and deckles from paper pulp to plant fiber. We will use our handmade paper for drawing on, collage and to print. to create a colorful creative artist book.

While the camps are designed for ages 11-14, we encourage players of all ages to inquire about joining. Whether one camp or both align with your goals, we’re happy to explore options and ensure the best fit for your young athlete!

Are you ready to elevate your track & field performance? SIU’s Track & Field Clinic delivers a high-energy, technique-focused training experience for athletes ages 12–18 looking to sharpen their skills and compete with confidence.