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Riverside Summer Camps 2023

Are you ready for an adventure?  Our Summer Camps have been designed for the hands-on, imaginative child ready to embrace summer and the beauty, majesty and creativity it offers as a fresh landscape for learning.

Each camp is unique and meant to inspire and enliven the hearts of the young with a spirit of adventure and creativity.

DISCOUNT FOR EVERY SIBLING/MULTI-CAMP DISCOUNT
Questions?  If you have questions about our camps, please email us with the Camp Name in the subject to mail@rside.org.

Creative Arts Camp – Registration Closed

The Arts have the power to awaken a greater vision of life in each person. The Arts inspire us, enliven us, and give us hope. Creative Arts Camp with Riverside is an opportunity for boys and girls to grow in imagination, creativity, fellowship, and faith.

June 5th – June 9th
9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Wheaton Academy Fine Arts Center

Riverside Creative Arts Camp is specially designed for boys and girls ages 8-14 (Grades 3rd – 8th)
$400.00

At Creative Arts Camp, your child will experience a variety of visual and performing arts such as acting, singing, dancing, drawing, painting, music and more! They will be able to choose workshops that interest them during morning and afternoon sessions. We will end the week with a Performance and Art Show at the Wheaton Academy Fine Arts Center.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR CREATIVE ARTS CAMP

A Little Princess Camp

Join us this summer for A Little Princess Camp! We will explore the life of Sarah Crewe from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s book A Little Princess. Girls will hand sew and design their own little dolls, participate in etiquette games, while also exploring what it means to become a little princess in all circumstances. The girls will also make their very own crowns and prepare for a special ceremony to celebrate each one of them as little princesses, heiresses to the kingdom of God! We will have older Riverside Girls leading songs and games while also working alongside your daughters in creating new memories this summer!

A Little Princess – Registration Closed

St. James at Sag Bridge, Lemont
June 28th, 29th, and 30th (Wednesday-Friday)
9:30AM – 3:30PM
8-11 year old girls
$225.00
Class Limit: 20 girls

Ranger Camps – Registration Closed

The Riverside Ranger Camp is an outdoor adventure experience that will guide your son along the adventurous pilgrimage to heaven. He will experience brotherhood through outdoor adventures, imaginative storytelling, and prayer.

RANGER CAMP I (Ages 8-11) – REGISTRATION CLOSED

June 12 – June  14 (Monday – Wednesday)
8-11 year old boys

DAY CAMP FROM 9:00am-3:00PM
June 12: The Forge, Lemont
June 13-14: La Salle Manor Retreat Center in Plano

$300.00

The Riverside Ranger Camp for younger boys is a day camp running for 3 days. The first day we will hit the Forge Adventure Park for kayaking, hiking and outdoor fun.  The next two days will be spent at the 40+ acre property of the La Salle Manor Retreat Center in Plano. Ranger Camp is an outdoor adventure experience that will guide your son along the adventurous pilgrimage to heaven. He will experience brotherhood through outdoor adventures, imaginative storytelling, and prayer. Activities will include kayaking, hiking, swimming, air soft & more!

RANGER CAMP II (Ages 12+ with their Father) – REGISTRATION CLOSED

June 15 – June 17 (Thursday – Saturday)
Boys 12+ with their Fathers

OVERNIGHT CAMP
Arrival on June 15: 9:00am
Departure on June 17: 3:00pm

Location: Lasalle Manor Retreat Center, Plano
Meals are included
$250 Registration Fee + $100 per person attending

The Riverside Father/Son Camp will be an overnight camping trip on the 40+ acre property La Salle Manor Retreat Center in Plano, Illinois. This trip is meant to challenge and inspire both Fathers & their sons physically & spiritually.  This camp will have competitive challenges, outdoor adventures, imaginative storytelling, and prayer. Activities will include kayaking, hiking, swimming, air soft, campfire cooking & more!

Summer Musical Theatre at Riverside

Riverside Theatre is an opportunity for boys and girls to grow in imagination, creativity, fellowship, and faith.  This summer Riverside will perform an Original Musical – I AM JIMMY WREMBLE – co-directed by Peter Searby & Corbett Burick.  See Audition, Rehearsal & Performance schedule below.

MUSICAL CALENDAR

AUDITION VIDEO & FORM DUE:
Tuesday, May 30 by 5:00pm.

CALL BACKS:

THERE WILL NOT BE CALLBACKS, SO MAKE YOUR AUDITION VIDEO GREAT! WE WILL BE CASTING FROM THE AUDITION SUBMISSIONS.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Wheaton Academy, West Chicago
Tuesday – Friday
July 11-14 – 9-3pm
July 18-21 – 9-3pm
July 25-28 – 9-3pm

TECH/DRESS REHEARSALS:
Wheaton Academy Fine Arts Center
Monday, July 31 – Tech Rehearsal – 3-8pm
Tuesday, Aug 1 – Dress Rehearsal – 3-8pm
Wednesday, Aug 2 – Dress Rehearsal – 3-8pm

PERFORMANCES:
Wheaton Academy Fine Arts Center
Thursday, August 3 at 7:00pm
Friday, August 4 at 7:00pm
Saturday, August 5 at 4:00pm

$350.00 per actor will be due when cast list is posted.

AUDITION INFORMATION

AUDITIONS ARE CLOSED.