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Welcome to Summer Camp 2012
From talent shows to tie-dying and swimming to sports, our camps give children a chance to play, laugh, learn and grow. The Northbrook Park District offers 10 weeks of high quality summer camps for tots to teens, with a wide range of enriching experiences outdoors and close to home. We provide one of the most respected camp programs in the area. The fun begins on June 11.
Our Camp Philosophy
We’re committed to providing a variety of safe, active learning opportunities that promote teamwork, friendship and fun. Through individual successes and group challenges, campers develop a stronger sense of self-confidence, while creating memories that last
a lifetime. Inside this guide, you’ll find everything you need for a great summer.
Start your summer with the Northbrook Park District, and end with new friends, new skills and great memories.
General Information
The Northbrook Park District summer camps serve preschoolers, youth and teens and provide endless opportunities to play, laugh, discover, create, hike, learn, run, jump, sing, perform and grow. Our comprehensive Camp Guide will make your summer planning easier.
We’re proud to continue the long-standing tradition of offering an exceptional summer camp experience to the youth in our area. In addition, we provide a wide array of camp programs, flexible full-day or half-day options, a professional, well-trained staff and a safe and nurturing environment — all at an affordable price. We offer a proven program that keeps campers coming back year after year and looking forward to a new experience every day.
Our Commitment to Staffing
Our exceptional staff is well-trained and dedicated to providing a safe, caring and nurturing environment for your child. We provide extensive staff training and select only the most qualified and committed individuals for our team.
It's simple and it's twofold:
- To offer an enjoyable and nurturing camp experience to every camper; and
- To maintain your trust that when your children are in our care, they will be safe and respected.
Camp Locations
The Park District – in cooperative arrangements with School Districts #27, 28, 30 and 31 – strives to provide the optimum facilities for its summer day camps. During the summer, the schools undertake cleaning and improvement projects, which may occur at camp locations. We’ll do our best to notify you about any projects that may interfere with camp programs. We work closely with the schools to ensure a safe environment for our campers, parents and staff. Camp locations will be announced on our website after June 1st.
What to Expect on the First Day
On the first day of each camp session, we’ll place your child in an assigned group. The staff forms the groups by age and tries to have an equal number of boys and girls. Registration sometimes results in groups composed of all girls or all boys. Based on enrollment, your child’s group and counselor may change with the start of a new session. Changing groups can add variety and new friends to your child’s camp experience.
Friendship Requests
Our staff recognizes the value of attending camp with a friend, we try to honor all requests to be with one friend. Guidelines for making a friendship request are:
- You may request only one friend and that friend must also request you.
- Friendship requests are only accepted on the Friendship Request Form.
Friendship request forms are available after March 1.
No friendship requests will be accepted for Skate and Dance Camp.
Registration Locations
Register online or by mail, fax or in person at these customer service locations:
Leisure Center
3323 Walters Avenue
847·291·2995
M-F, 9am-8pm; Sat., 9am-3pm
Northbrook Sports Center
1730 Pfingsten Road
847·291·2993
M-F, 9am-8pm; Sat., 9am-3pm
Northbrook Camp Staff
Cathi Klaver, CPRP, Leisure Services Manager; cklaver @nbparks.org
Gregg Dennhardt, Ph.D. Performing Arts Manager; gdennhardt @nbparks.org
Eileen Loftus, CPRP, CTRS, Leisure Services Manager; eloftus @nbparks.org
Jonathan Pratscher, CPRP, Leisure Services Supervisor; jpratscher @nbparks.org
Ashley Summers, CTRS, Leisure Services Supervisor; asummers @nbparks.org
Tiffany Greene, CPRP, Leisure Services Supervisor; tgreene @nbparks.org
Laila Schlesinger, Leisure Services Supervisor; lschlesinger @nbparks.org
Ann Marie Shipstad, Leisure Services Supervisor; ashipstad@nbparks.org
George Baumgardt, Leisure Services Supervisor; gbaumgardt @nbparks.org
Michael Wenzel, Director of Instruction, Northbrook Golf Academy; mwenzel @nbparks.org
