Arts and Crafts
Games
Academics
STEM
LEARN, CREATE AND
EXPLORE
Get ready for a summer filled with excitement, discovery, and creativity! Moraine Valley Explorers believes in igniting young minds and nurturing their passions through various engaging and enriching youth summer programs!
Classrooms are led by a dedicated teaching faculty who value hands-on instruction, educational activities, and showing how to have fun while learning. Discover a variety of new and improved courses dedicated to making your young scholar a Moraine Valley Explorer!
Fuel Up for Fun!
Explorers can refuel and recharge from noon to 1 p.m. during our new Lunch Hour! Students enrolled in both a morning and afternoon session can stay on campus for a full day of fun.
Students dive into exciting academic skills to expand their young minds.
- Refresh their skillsets in English language arts, math, speech and debate, science and more.
- Unleash creativity and bring imagination to life with our hands-on arts and crafts activities! New summer programs include boho décor, painting with clay, street art and graffiti, and more.
- Step onto the stage and explore the magic of theater, where every performance is a chance to shine! The class fee includes a ticket to a play occurring at Moraine Valley.
- Channel your inner fashionista, design a collection that turns heads, and become a sewing expert in our fashion and sewing classes.
- Role-playing and board game classes allow students to embark on epic quests, solve mysteries, and strategize their way to victory!
- High school students can discover their passions and explore exciting career paths that await them. Career exploration camps allow teens to comprehensively understand career fields such as fire safety, nursing, mechanical technology, and more.
- Immerse yourself in the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through hands-on experiments and captivating projects!
Teacher Feature
Billie Ammons
Our English Language Arts (ELA) instructor, Ms. Billie Ammons, is extremely passionate about teaching. She shares, “there is nothing that compares to seeing a child’s confidence grow stronger as they accomplish academic tasks that may have been challenging to them before.” ELA skills are critical to a child’s growth, [they] set the foundation for all subjects a student will experience.” she adds.
When she is not teaching, you can find Ms. Ammons reading books, completing jigsaw puzzles and letting out her creative side with diamond art projects. She shares her imaginative side with students through courses in graphic novels, speech and debate, creative writing and more.
Three Ways to Enroll:
- In Person - Building S, Room S103
- By Phone - Call (708) 974-2110
- Online - Review the course catalog for course codes or course title information. The current catalog may be viewed online here.
Our Instant Enrollment online registration system is used for both credit and community programs. If you need help or have questions, call (708) 974-5735.
Online Registration Steps:
- Head to fmakiosks.com/ncregister
- Search by Course Code Number or Course Title Keyword
- To add a course to your cart, click on Select then Add Section.
- To view your cart, click on Next at the top right of the page. It will be highlighted in blue.
- Add your child’s personal information, then click submit.
- Proceed to payment.
Start planning summer camps and classes for your child today!
Every day, students must be signed in by their parent or guardian. Students will be escorted to and from their classroom by their instructor or Moraine Valley staff.
Drop Off and Pick Up Locations:
- Main campus in Palos Hills - 9000 W. College Parkway
- Building M - the lobby, next to the building entrance
- Building T and F - outside of the classroom
Ample, free parking is available on campus.
We require a minimum number of enrolled students to run a class. To avoid inconvenience to students, staff will cancel a class three to five business days in advance of the start date and offer participants alternative classes (if applicable) or a full refund.
Parents/guardians can download these required forms to fill out prior to the first day of class:
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