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Summer Explore Camps offer K-12 youth hands-on learning at CLC

Looking for summer youth activities that allow your son or daughter to enjoy hands-on learning while having fun and making new friends?

Explore Camp, presented by the College of Lake County, offers weeklong, interactive courses on everything from archery to lasers to Greek mythology. The courses, which run during June and July, take place at three locations. They include the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St., the Southlake Campus at 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Vernon Hills and the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus, 19525 W. Washington St. in Grayslake.

Choose among morning or afternoon sessions. Each of the courses is designed for a specific age group. The schedule includes the following:

June 13-16: Seven courses range from LEGO® Vehicles in Motion for grades 1-4; Advance Your Grammar for grades 6-8.

June 20-23: Six courses include STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) for grades 3-5 and Light and Lasers: No Limits! for grades 9-12.

June 27-30: Five courses range from Mini Games and Movies Using Minecraft for grades 5-6 to web design for grades 7-9.

July 11-14: Five courses include web design for grades 4-6 to a Makerspace Camp that allows students in grades 7 to 9 to design and make their own inventions or art from wood, metal or plastic.

July 18-21: Four courses include MathArt for grades 3-5 to basic digital photography for grades 6-10.

July 25-28: Four courses range from archery to Academic Acceleration (building studying and test-taking skills) for grades 9-12.

The cost of the courses ranges from $99 to $225. For details and information on how to register, visit www.clcillinois.edu/youth or call (847) 543-2615 Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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