Staff
Tireless child advocates, who balance structure and guidance with staying out of campers’ ways. All staff members are background checked and trained in CPR & first-aid.
Here, we put kids in charge.
Preposterous? Possibly. Effective? You betcha.
When you trust kids, they trust themselves. For 42 years, we’ve put kids in charge of their own learning experience. As they try, fail, and learn on their own, they learn to trust their own judgment, and tackle the challenges of an ever changing world with creativity and confidence.
Campers choose activities minute to minute–deciding what they want to do, and for how long. Our job is to get out of their way, cheerlead creative risks, and provide just enough guidance to make sure nobody does anything totally* senseless.
*Totally senseless: By our definition, mistakes aren’t senseless. They’re how you learn.
Buy any number of days. Use them any time. Get refunds for unused days.
Buy any number of Day Passes to use any day we’re open this Thanksgiving session. You don’t even need to tell us when you’re coming–just show up! And if for any reason your plans change, we’ll refund your unused Passes automatically in full at spring’s end.
Lunch, snacks, and all hours, 8am–6pm, included.
Camp Details
DATES
Nov 21 - Nov 23
NOTES
*Information for Winter 2022.
HOURS
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
AGES
4-12
ADDRESS
LaSalle II Magnet School
1148 N Honore St.
Chicago, IL 60622
DIRECTOR
Carly Siess & Syd Sargis
CALL/TEXT
FOOD
Activities for Every Interest
Campers will design their day in real-time by choosing from a variety of activities offered at once. In the early morning and late afternoon, campers ramp up and wind down with recreational choices. For the bulk of the day, children will choose from the activities listed below. While we can’t say exactly what the day will look like, one thing is for sure: The campers are in control.
Media Lab
Stop-Motion Animation
Makery
Performing Arts
Arts, Crafts, & Lounging
Sports & Recreation
Fees
Buy any number of Day Passes, and use them any day we’re open this Thanksgiving camp session. There’s no need to reserve your days ahead of time, or even let us know when you plan to join–just show up! If for any reason your plans change, we’ll refund your unused Day Passes automatically in-full after the camp session comes to an end.
PLEASE NOTE: We are currently at capacity for our Thanksgiving Break Camp in Wicker Park, and have closed enrollment to unregistered campers. Please join our waitlist to be notified as space opens up.
Fees include lunch, snacks and all hours 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Fee includes lunch, snacks, activities, and all hours 8:00am to 6:00pm.
- Buy any number of Day Passes and use them any day we’re open this camp session
- Unused Day Passes are automatically refunded at the end of the camp session
Food
We provide daily lunch options from a rotating variety of local restaurants and caterers. We’ll also offer an array of snacks for kids to nosh on throughout the day. Check out the daily menu below.
Important Info for Camp in Wicker Park
Mandatory Wellness Survey
Staff and campers will complete a wellness survey and/or other screening to identify any potential health concerns upon arrival to camp each day.
Virtual Camp Orientation
Virtual camp orientation coming soon!! Check back here closer to the start of camp for everything you need to know before your first day. Once we get closer to camp, we’ll email you a link to our virtual, camp orientation. This will provide important information such as camp drop-off & pick-up procedures, how to check-in and check-out of camp each day, what to bring (and not bring), and a few more camp details.
Weekly Activities
Check out what specials we have planned for Thanksgiving Camp:
Contact Us
We would love to help you learn more about our program and at the same time learn more about you and your camper.
SYD
She/They
Syd is co-leading our Thanksgiving Camp after working with us for six summers! This Thanksgiving Break Syd is most excited to see the returning campers from Summer 22′ at Audubon, and to meet all the new kiddos!
CARLY
She/They
This is Carly’s third year working with S&K, and first time co-leading a camp! This Thanksgiving Camp, Carly is most excited to work on some fall arts & crafts projects!
AND DOZENS MORE!