College for Kids and Day Camp Programs Coming to South Suburban College This Summer

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – South Suburban College’s Continuing Education Department is offering courses to help fill the summer days with activities that will entertain and challenge children and young adults. The College for Kids classes scheduled for this summer will begin the week of June 11 at SSC’s Main Campus in South Holland.

In addition, SSC will offer a Jam Session Day Camp for $299, beginning on June 11, 2018. This four-week summer school program is less than $5 per hour for academics and fun enrichment programs two days a week. Math will consist of review and instruction of the basic arithmetic skills. In addition to Reading and Math, students will enjoy a variety of other stimulating activities, such as Spanish.

The following Learning Enrichment Classes will be offered for preschoolers and kindergartners at a cost of $49 each:

  • ABC’s and 123’s
  • Jump Start on Kindergarten

The following classes will be offered for elementary school kids for $69 each:

  • Well Written Essays
  • Study Skills
  • Fun With Phonics
  • Grammar No Problem
  • Reading, Accelerated or Refresher
  • Math Refresher
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Spanish
  • Personal Enrichment

The following high school classes will be offered for $79 each:

  • Written Essays
  • Study Skills
  • Introduction to Algebra
  • Pre-Algebra/Geometry
  • Conversational Spanish
  • Personal Enrichment

STEM Camp at College For Kids

Explore various areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). Students will learn to design robots, explore engineering concepts, coding, video game design and more! Students must bring their own lunch each day. Instructors will supervise students in the lunchroom for 30 minutes.

KFK C10-STEM Camp-Week 1-Civil Engineering & Robotics

Fee: $159 Grades K-8
KFK C10 731 9:00-2:00p M-TH MA-3367 Grades: K-3 Poole July 9-July 12
KFK C10 733 9:00-2:00p M-TH MA3369 Grades: 4-8 Poole July 9-July 12

KFK C11-STEM Camp-Week 2-Aerospace Engineering & Video Game Design

Fee: $159 Grades K-8
KFK C11 731 9:00-3:00p M-TH MA-3367 Grades: K-3 Poole July 16-July 19
KFK C11 733 9:00-3:00p M-TH MA-3369 Grades: 4-8 Poole July 16-July 19

SouthWorks Maker Lab STEM Camp

Topics will include: 2D and 3D Design, 3D printing, electronics, programming and raspberry pi technology. All of these areas will be used as students work to build their own electronic gaming device, which they will take home with them at the end of the camp.

KFK CO3-Maker Lab STEM Camp

Fee: $300; includes lab materials Grades 4-8
KFK CO3 701 8:30a-12:00p M-TH OFC-5160 June 18-21

KFK CO3-Maker Lab STEM Camp

Fee: $300; includes lab materials Grades 9-12
KFK CO3 702 1:00p-4:30p M-TH OFC-5160 June 18-21

Students with classes totaling $100 or more may be eligible for the FACTS deferred tuition payment plan. For more information about FACTS please contact the Business and Accounting Services Office at (708) 596-2000, ext. 5720. Access class schedule online from www.ssc.edu to search the Summer Continuing Education Schedule, or call (708) 596-2000, ext. 2231. Contáctanos al (708) 210-5740 o a Latino@ssc.edu. SSC’s Main Campus is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

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