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Core Aquatics Swimming - Learn 2 Swim Summer 2025
This class focuses on water adjustment, float, and breathing all while building water confidence in new swimmers. Each swimmer will progress through our robust curriculum individualized to their own skill level.We maintain a 3:1 swimmer to instructor ratio at our lower levels and 4:1 ratio in our last 3 levels. Through our program: Swimmers will develop comfort with water on their face, submersion, and moving through the water on their own. Swimmers will learn to rise and float on both their fronts and backs and will eventually incorporate kicking and movement. Swimmers will be introduced to breathing techniques while maintaining the float position and breathing comfortably and without ease. Swimmers will master strong propulsion for recreation and pre-competitive swimming. Swimmers will learn basic water safety and the dos/don’ts of recreational swimming. Upon completion of our seven-level program your swimmer will be able to complete 50 yards of freestyle with technical proficiency, 25 yards of backstroke with technical proficiency, 25 yards of breaststroke with technical proficiency, and 12.5 yards of butterfly with technical proficiency.Each of our 7 levels incorporates a series of primary and secondary skills that ready our swimmers for the next level. We maintain records using a progress report that outline specific skills necessary to master prior to moving to the next level.
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Flyover Chicago & The Money Museum
A fun day is in store at Chicago’s newest attraction, Flyover Chicago! Located at Navy Pier, Flyover Chicago captures your imagination and engages your senses as you virtually soar over, under, around and through the city’s most epic places! Motion seats, scents, mists and music work together to capture the feeling of flight as you explore Chicago from above in a 360-degree theater experience. Afterwards, enjoy a taste of the islands at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Grill with its backdrop of Lake Michigan and the festive activities of Navy Pier. Later visit the *Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to tour the Money Museum. The museum, a Tripadvisor's Travelers’ Choice Award winner for 2024 features an educational video on the vital role the bank plays in our economy. Among the fun interactive displays you can put your skills to the test by spotting counterfeit bills, and see what a million dollars really looks like up close!
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Advanced Beginner Ukulele
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The ukulele is quickly becoming one of the most popular string instruments. Join our beginner class and learn all the basics you need to start your musical journey! This class is designed for students what have taken at least one session of the Beginning Ukulele class, or have some past experience to build on. Students must provide their own ukulele.
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Apples & Alpacas!
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Step into the “Magic-al” world of Suri Alpacas at Magic Meadows Alpaca farm near Wonder Lake IL! The farm is home to 12 alpacas including their famous alpaca, Rainier who has appeared on both WGN and Fox TV in Chicago! You will learn about alpacas and how their fleece is known to be the silkiest and softest fiber while being warmer and more lightweight than any other fiber. You’ll also enter the Alpaca’s enclosure to go face to face with these gentle creatures to feed them, sure to bring a smile! You will also be able to shop their collection of products made from the Alpaca fiber such as yarn, hand crochet items and pet beds. Afterward, it’s a short ride to Royal Oak Farm Orchard near Harvard, IL. A highlight of the visit is a fun tractor-drawn wagon ride through the orchards to pick apples while learning the history of the farm, the varieties of apples, the irrigation and pest management systems. You will also discover the importance of bee pollination narrated by one of Royal Oak’s knowledgeable guides. Shop in the Country Market, Apple Barn and Bakery to bring home some tasty treats including cider donuts, and their famous apple cider. A delicious lunch is included at the orchard’s cafeteria-style Country Kitchen Restaurant featuring their famous chicken pot pie!
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Camp KenSINGton
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Are your kids ready for a summer of singing? At Camp KenSINGton students will learn a variety of musical skills while having a lot of fun! Join the Prospect High School Choral Director for a musical week including; singing techniques, choreography, solfege, musical theater, pop music, games and more! On the last day of camp the final performance for family and friends will be the perfect way to showcase the students' growth and celebrate all of their hard work. Grade levels are for the 2025-26 school year.
Summer 2025
Canva for Awesome Beginners
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Unlock a world of creative possibilities with Canva, the ideal digital tool for beginners and novices! This class will teach you how to harness the power of Canva, the easiest design website available, all for free. You'll learn to create stunning designs from scratch or use templates with step-by-step guidance for any digital image you need. Whether it's online documents, business cards, email signatures, or more, you'll leave this class with the confidence and skills to use Canva effectively and creatively.
Summer 2025
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Cell Phones & Parenting:Balancing Connectivity and Safety
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This engaging session will help you navigate the challenges of your child's digital world and provide helpful tools for your parenting toolbox. Learn practical strategies for social media/friendships, setting boundaries, ensuring online safety, and fostering healthy screen habits. Empower yourself with the tools to help raise a teen with a smart technology foundation they will use into adulthood.
Summer 2025
Chair Yoga
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Chair Yoga is for those who would like to access the benefits of yoga without having to sit, kneel or lie on the floor. This class is done seated in a chair and standing by a chair that can be used for support. Participants may also choose to remain seated for the entire class. We will practice gentle, fluid movements to promote circulation, alignment, flexibility, balance, overall strength and deeper, smoother breathing. Mental effects include mind-body awareness, improved concentration and a sense of well-being. Use of light weights is optional.
Summer 2025
Children's Theater Company Presents, Wickedly Good!
In Person Summer Camps
Join us for Wickedly Good, a thrilling mini-camp for young actors, where creativity takes center stage! This exciting showcase camp focuses on singing, dancing and acting, helping performers shine both on and off the stage. The experience concludes with a special performance where family and friends can celebrate the talents of these rising stars. Don't miss this unforgettable journey of growth, fun and theatrical magic!
Summer 2025
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China Lights at Boerner Botanical Gardens!
Community Education Travel
Brighten up your autumn evening at this incredible lights festival that has become a Milwaukee area tradition! China Lights is an event that celebrates the art, skill, and beauty of traditional Chinese lantern festivals that have been celebrated across Asia for over 400 years! Held each fall in suburban Milwaukee at the lovely Boerner Botanical Gardens in Whitnall Park, this after-sundown celebration of Asian life and culture, transforms the Gardens into a magical paradise of dazzling illuminated displays. Dragons, glowing pagodas and iridescent pinwheels are just some of the stunning illuminated sculptures you will see on a ¾ walking path at the gardens. China Lights also features amazing stage performances highlighting Asian folk-culture performances. Cultural display cases in Boerner’s historic Garden House feature replicas of historic Chinese artifacts and a video viewing area showcasing China’s beauty. Before our visit to China Lights enjoy a dinner at the Steakout Restaurant Restaurant in nearby Greendale, WI
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Christmas in Chicago & The Firehouse Restaurant!
Community Education Travel
Come explore Chicago’s rich Holiday traditions with CET! After a late morning departure our first stop is to see a tradition dating back to 1942 as we visit the Museum of Science & Industry’s “Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light.” See the museum's grand 45-foot tree which graces the Museum rotunda covered with more than 30,000 twinkling lights and surrounded by more than 50 smaller Christmas trees carefully decorated to represent countries and cultures from around the world. This sparkling display and festival of trees is a true immersion into Christmas! Each tree has a description about the decorations and the customs of that country. Next we enjoy a late lunch/early dinner at the Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, the highly acclaimed fine dining restaurant originally a Romanesque Revival firehouse built in 1905. Afterward, we stop at the colorful Christkindlmarket, Chicago’s enchanting and inviting holiday village where you can shop for holiday gifts and crafts at the large open-air Christmas Festival. Top off the evening with a Christmas Lights drive see the Magnificent Mile, the holiday window displays at Macy’s and Millennium Park to see Chicago’s official Christmas Tree!
CET 2025
Classic Rock Unplugged
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Students will explore the acoustic side of the classic rock era, from Clapton and the Eagles to the Beatles and Rolling Stones. We will learn chords, riffs, arrangements, and jam together-forming our own unplugged ensemble. Students of all levels are welcome; basic chord knowledge recommended. Must provide own instrument.
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Core Aquatics Swim Team - Summer 2025
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Core Aquatics is a competitive swim team for swimmers ages 6 years old and older. We believe in starting from the foundation and focusing on stroke proficiency while incorporating all racing aspects. The team centers on maximizing efficiency as the foundation to competitive racing and building speed through technique precision. Please note: All swim team members must also be members of USA Swimming. Membership applications will be provided by Core Aquatics; there is an $87 per year additional fee for the annual membership. Orange Squad This is the first introduction to swim team and racing. Proper mechanics are required with an emphasis on racing and competing. Open to graduates from our Swim Team Prep program or swimmers who can demonstrate ability to swim all four competitive strokes as well as show confidence diving from blocks. Blue Squad The Blue Squad focuses on stroke technique and endurance as key aspects for advancing all four competitive strokes. Open to former Core Aquatics Orange Squad members or swimmers who can demonstrate an ability to legally swim all four competitive strokes for 50+ yards, including proper turns and diving off the blocks. Silver Squad The Silver Squad features continued race training and development of advanced swim techniques for junior high-aged and advanced younger swimmers. Open to former Core Aquatics Blue Squad members or swimmers who can demonstrate an ability to legally swim all four competitive strokes for 100+ yards, including proper turns and diving off the blocks. Must be able to swim 1000+ yards of freestyle nonstop. Primarily a 12-14-year-old age group. Navy Squad The elite Navy Squad is for senior level and advanced swimmers training for success at the high school level and beyond. This level is based on invitation only from the Head Coach and requires additional commitment to training and dryland opportunities. Open to former Core Aquatics Silver members or swimmers who have experience swimming on their high school varsity team. Must commit to 90% practice attendance per week, on time arrival for all practices and commitment to train at a high level for the duration of the season. Please click here for our Summer 2025 Information Packet
Core Aquatics 2024-2025
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Core Aquatics Swimming - Learn 2 Swim Summer 2025
Aquatics
This class focuses on water adjustment, float, and breathing all while building water confidence in new swimmers. Each swimmer will progress through our robust curriculum individualized to their own skill level. We maintain a 3:1 swimmer to instructor ratio at our lower levels and 4:1 ratio in our last 3 levels. Through our program: Swimmers will develop comfort with water on their face, submersion, and moving through the water on their own. Swimmers will learn to rise and float on both their fronts and backs and will eventually incorporate kicking and movement. Swimmers will be introduced to breathing techniques while maintaining the float position and breathing comfortably and without ease. Swimmers will master strong propulsion for recreation and pre-competitive swimming. Swimmers will learn basic water safety and the dos/don’ts of recreational swimming. Upon completion of our seven-level program your swimmer will be able to complete 50 yards of freestyle with technical proficiency, 25 yards of backstroke with technical proficiency, 25 yards of breaststroke with technical proficiency, and 12.5 yards of butterfly with technical proficiency. Each of our 7 levels incorporates a series of primary and secondary skills that ready our swimmers for the next level. We maintain records using a progress report that outline specific skills necessary to master prior to moving to the next level.
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Core Aquatics Water Polo
Aquatics
Our Core Aquatics Water Polo summer season is focused on developing newcomers as well as more seasoned players who want to gain knowledge, technique, and skills. Coaches will divide players up based on age and skill level groupings while using drills and practice routines aligned with the best practices to help prepare athletes for success. Age Group joint practices and scrimmages are being coordinated with neighboring teams with the possibility of games through AWP. High School Groups will play American Water Polo (AWP) league games on Wednesday evenings so please note times might change on Wednesdays depending on our game schedule. Final summer game schedule has not yet been determined. High School Boys and Girls Wednesday's are dedicated to game days. All Wednesday meetings will happen at Prospect High School. Times will very between 5 and 9pm. Your coaches will update you on game times weekly. Final summer game schedule has not yet been determined.
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Crochet & Knitting Club
Arts
Do you enjoy yarn crafts? Would you like a place to work on projects with other crafters? Join our Crochet and Knit club where you can make friends and share ideas and tips along the way! Some experience/knowledge is required. Our facilitator is experienced in crochet. She will be happy to answer questions, or help you find someone in the class that might be able to help. This is not a class for beginners that need direct instruction. Please note our regular Crochet & Knitting class with Zee Wang will be back in the future.
Summer 2025
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Cruisin’ on the Illinois River
Community Education Travel
An unforgettable adventure awaits on the Sainte Genevieve riverboat as we sail on the Illinois River between Starved Rock State Park and Ottawa, IL! The Sainte Genevieve riverboat is one of North Central Illinois newest attractions to sail on one of the most scenic stretches the river has to offer. The 3-hour cruise departs from Starved Rock State Park and travels upriver to historic downtown Ottawa. Along the way we’ll sail beneath legendary Starved Rock and through the locks where you will witness the fascinating process of locking through as you’ll marvel at this impressive engineering feat while learning about river transportation. The relaxing cruise gives you the chance to see the natural beauty and hear the stories of the river’s history. Before we board the Sainte Genevieve, we are treated to a great lunch at the Starved Rock State Park Lodge, built in the 1930s, featuring its iconic log walls and two-sided stone fireplace, overlooking the park.
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Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers
Community Education Travel
Baseball fans: Travel to Wisconsin to see the Chicago Cubs battle the rival Milwaukee Brewers in an afternoon baseball game! A deluxe motorcoach will take us to Milwaukee’s beautiful American Family Field to see the Cubs in action in this state-of-the-art ballpark! Enjoy great loge box seats on the first base side, out of the direct sunlight. See the famous Bob Uecker seat, the Racing Sausages in the 6th inning and the park’s statues which pay tribute to Milwaukee baseball legends such as Henry Aaron, Bud Selig and Robin Yount. Each person will receive $25 in Brewers Bucks to use towards the park's distinct and delicious Wisconsin food items.
CET 2025
Fast-Track to Social Media Marketing for Business
Special Interest
Take your business to new heights with our fast-paced, comprehensive session designed to equip business owner, entrepreneurs, and marketing professionals with the essential skills and strategies needed to leverage social media for business success. Learn how to effectively reach your target audience, increase brand awareness, and drive engagement across major social media platforms.
Summer 2025
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Flyover Chicago & The Money Museum
Community Education Travel
A fun day is in store at Chicago’s newest attraction, Flyover Chicago! Located at Navy Pier, Flyover Chicago captures your imagination and engages your senses as you virtually soar over, under, around and through the city’s most epic places! Motion seats, scents, mists and music work together to capture the feeling of flight as you explore Chicago from above in a 360-degree theater experience. Afterwards, enjoy a taste of the islands at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Grill with its backdrop of Lake Michigan and the festive activities of Navy Pier. Later visit the *Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to tour the Money Museum. The museum, a Tripadvisor's Travelers’ Choice Award winner for 2024 features an educational video on the vital role the bank plays in our economy. Among the fun interactive displays you can put your skills to the test by spotting counterfeit bills, and see what a million dollars really looks like up close!
CET 2025
Freeport & Little Cubs Field!
Community Education Travel
Today, enjoy a great summer getaway to Stephenson County in northwest Illinois as we tour the charming town of Freeport, “the Pretzel City”! With a rich history and plenty to explore we begin with a narrated tour including Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square – A historical site where the famous 2nd Lincoln-Douglas debate took place in 1858. The square features a statue of both Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, commemorating one of the most pivotal moments in U.S. history. Visit Little Cubs Field, a replica of Wrigley Field with features like the ivy-covered outfield wall, brick façade, and a scoreboard that emulates the famous Wrigley scoreboard! We’ll also tour the Stephenson County Historical Museum which offers a glimpse into the history of Freeport. Included on the grounds are the Taylor Home and Gardens, a toy museum and a one room schoolhouse. At the Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad take a ride through railroading history on a line that once served as a regional carrier, providing freight to local businesses. Lunch today will be at the Freeport Club overlooking their scenic golf course. No trip to Freeport would be complete without a stop at the beloved Union Dairy. Established in 1927, this nostalgic shop serves hand-crafted ice cream made from scratch!
CET 2025