GovState’s Youth Camps engage youth to become tomorrow’s innovators through extensive interaction with highly seasoned instructors, field practitioners, GovState students, alumni, and representatives from various businesses and industries. Activity tutorials, experiments, field activities, project-based learning, field trips, and hands-on presentations are organized on a fun and structured schedule. Our mission is to encourage students to envision themselves in STEAM careers.
Currently, GovState's STEAM Camp program operates sessions in winter and summer.
Summer 2025
Blues Kids Camp
Ages: 11 - 16
Dates: July 14 - 18
Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Governors State University
Cost: Free with Audition
Auditions
In partnership with Fernando Jones, a music Professor at Columbia College in Chicago and founder of Blues Kids, an internationally renowned traveling music camp for kids. Auditions accepted via e-mail, please click the "Register for Auditions" button below for details.
The program is free to all students who are selected to participate!
Registration now open for Summer 2025!
STEAM Camp
Ages: 11 to 16
(Mature campers as young as age 10 may register at parental/guardian discretion)
Dates: July 21 - 25 & July 28 - August 1
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Governors State University
Cost: $400 includes lunch
(STEAM+ 3 - 5 p.m. additional $120)
Sponsored by:
Fly High With GovState
Private Pilot Ground School
Pilot Training Program for ages 16 and up.
Prepares individuals to earn their private pilot license.
In partnership with:
Summer Aviation Camp 2025
Ages: 10 - 16
Dates: August 4 - 7
Times: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Bult Field Airport (Monee)
Cost: $225
In partnership with D14 Aviation and Bult Field Airport. Hands-on aeronautical fun! Campers will be guided through all sorts of Aviation-themed activities!
Summer 2025
The Center for Performing Arts
Into the Woods Performing Arts Summer Camp
Ages: 8 - 15
Dates: June 9 - July 2
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Mondays - Thursdays)
Cost: $600 (includes two tickets to final performance)
Step into a world of imagination and creativity! Campers will explore storytelling, dance, acting, and singing, culminating in a live production of Into the Woods.
Hold your spot with a $50 deposit. Scholarships are available.
Summer 2025
The Center for Performing Arts
Teen Intensive: Perform to Transform
Ages: 13 - 17
Dates: August 4 - 8
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $250 (includes two tickets to final showcase)
Designed for young artists ready to find their voice, this week-long intensive helps teens sharpen their performance skills through improvisation, devised works, and written texts. They'll work with industry professionals, learn about the business of performance, and receive a professional headshot—culminating in a live showcase on August 8!
Hold your spot with a $25 deposit. Scholarships are available.
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills
Theme: Employability Skills for Youth with Disabilities
Dates: June 9 - 13
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Camp Fee: Free
A multi-day camp that encourages students aged 14-18 with disabilities to develop soft skills to gain and maintain employment. It focuses on resume building, communication skills, positive teamwork, and creating a professional network.
For more information on this camp please contact Dr. Rasha Elhage at relhage@govst.edu or 708-534-6987
Health and Human Services Camp
Dates: June 26 & 27
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Camp Fee: $100 (Scholarships Available)
The Health Careers Camp is a two-day camp that focuses on different health career programs offered at GovState. These programs include Occupational Therapy, Communication Disorders, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Community Health, Social Work, Health Administration/Health Informatics, and Addictions. Campers will be coached in basic CPR.
For more information on this camp please contact Julie Anderson-Roy at janderson13@govst.edu or 708-534-4086
APPEAL – Attracting Promising Prospective Educators and Leaders
Theme: Teaching, Careers in Education
Dates: July 22, 24, 29 & 31 (Tuesdays/Thursdays)
Time: 9:15 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Camp Fee: $150
A four-day camp to allow youth to learn the fundamentals of teaching. Support children ages 14-18 who have an interest in education careers and coordinate with other camps to give students hands-on teaching experience. It introduces teaching as a profession and teaching specialties.
For more information on this camp please contact Dr. Steven Russell at srussell@govst.edu or 708-534-4378