Community Colleges/University Kids Summer Programs

I was very lucky growing up to be in a town with a college.  It was small, but they had a wonderful College for Kids Program that I participated in.  I was in late elementary school and I go to take summer classes on chemistry, literature, etc.  It was fun and I learned a lot.  Local Community Colleges are also a great resource that a lot of people forget about!  Here locally we are lucky enough to have St. Charles Community College a short distance away.  My oldest son went to daycare there a couple days a week when I was still working outside the home.  It was a great program!  They  have classes through out the year for music, theater, etc.  For Spring Break and the Summer they offer a wide variety of classes! Something to check out in your area, or click on the link below if you are local!


St. Charles Community College Summer Classes

O'Fallon, MO Safety Town

Summer!  Yes, it is 30 something degrees out but I am already planning for summer!  I like to give my kiddos lots of experiences and keep them busy so I don't hear "Mom, I don't have anything to do"!

My first Summer feature is the O'Fallon Safety Town Camp.

Age Requirement: 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 year olds

http://www.ofallon.mo.us/PD/ofallon-safety-town

This was a program one of my great neighbors told me about and my 5 year old went to last year.  Here is what I loved about the program:

• The police officers that run this program are super great with the kids and have been doing it for 20+ years!  They have teenage volunteers that help run the program.
• The program runs for 2 weeks.  There are 3 sessions to pick from which is great for planning around other activities!
• The cost is only $60 and $40 for any additional children that participate. They have morning and afternoon sessions and they run for about 2 1/2 hours.  THAT IS CHEAP FOR A CAMP!
• Most importantly the kids learn all kinds of valuable tools like bike safety, crossing the road, stranger danger, gun safety etc.  They get to meet fire fighters, paramedics, police officers and teachers.  They even get a free bike helmet!  It is all done in a fun and non scary way but the message is there and the kiddos soak it in.  My 5 year old just reminded me this morning that she knew to look for cars before she crossed the road because of Safety Town.  

All in all a super great program so go check it out on the link above.  I will be putting all these posts in categories too.  I know my now 2 year old will love this so I want to make it easy to find down the road!!!

Oh and don't worry out of town friends I wont always be posting about local stuff! :)