Register for 2025-26 break camps! Limited space available!Special pricing for neighboring CPS schools!
Register using your 21st Century Kids parent account. New accounts please select Camp Only as the school.
To log in or
create a new account,
click here.
TCA families should register for
break camp on the
AfterCare Plus website.
All others should register
here.
If you have an existing AfterCare Plus account, you can use the same username and password
on this site. If you have AfterCare Plus account credit you would like to use to pay for break camp,
please
contact us.
Community Pricing:Daily: $69/day
Weekly: $219/week
2025-26 (all 3 camps, all 4 weeks): $839 $659 for all 3 camps
Location: Chicago Academy Elementary School, 3400 North Austin Avenue, Chicago, IL 60634
Pickup and dropoff: The school's main entrance (Door 8)
will be our access point.
Campers may be dropped off and picked up by parents and authorized adults at any time between 8:00am - 6:00pm,
and for campers with offsite
appointments, parents may pick up and drop off campers as needed throughout the day.
Counselors: 21st Century Kids and AfterCare Plus staff, and familiar faces from TCA and the local community!
Age Range: For children currently in grades Pre-K through 7 (Special circumstances?
Contact us)
Meals and Snacks: Free healthy breakfast (8:45am-9:30am) and lunch (11:45am-12:30pm) will be provided for every camper.
Times are tentative and subject to change. Campers may bring their own bag lunches and snacks.
A variety of free snack items will be available from 10am - 5pm (campers will have a daily stipend
and parents may opt out).
(*) Exact amounts of the early bird discounts are as described in your 21st Century Kids account on your child's camp registration page. For the period of 9/2/2025 - 9/7/2025, 2025-26 early bird discounts are about 25% off regular camp pricing.
Q. Is there a balance of indoor and outdoor activities?
A.
Our camp focus is to provide a meaningful break enrichment experience encompassing a variety of indoor and outdoor activities daily. Activities are planned so that campers have engaging options both indoors and out. Grade level meetings will be held
twice daily and, weather permitting, one of the meetings will be held indoors and the other outside. Grade level meetings
allow us
to update campers on the day's available activities, indoors and out, so they may make informed choices and benefit from as many
activity options as they can reasonably fit into their camp day.
Q. Do campers have their choice of activities?
A. Campers are generally permitted to make their own activity choices,
subject to availability and grade-level scheduling or prerequisites. We encourage campers to try a variety of different activities
so that they may experience new things, meet new people and make new friends, as well as benefit from all that our break camp has to offer.
Q. What are some of the activities at camp?
A. Some of what we have planned for break:
• LEGO Build and Play Zone
• Arts and Crafts Workshop
• Robotics and Coding Lab
• Arcade and Social Space
• Drama and Music Studio
• (Winter) Synthetic Ice Skating Rink
• Special Themed Activities
Q. Can we change days if our family's schedule changes?
A.
Daily registrations may be changed to different days at any time, and
the process is now automated for your convenience. Simply log in to your parent account,
click on your child's break camp registration link, and then select
the option to change daily
registrations.
You may also contact us with any questions.
Q. What if a child starts to feel ill during camp?
A. We understand that there may be instances when a child
starts to display signs of illness (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.). If a child starts to
display signs of illness, we will provide the child a place to be comfortable while we attempt to contact parents using information provided during the camp registration process and maintained in
an online profile. We ask that parents
keep their information updated, which may be done in your online account.
Q. Where is the pickup and dropoff point for campers?
A.
Parents may drop off and pick up campers using
the school's main entrance (Door 8) only.
Convenient dropoff and pickup parking is accessible off Meade Avenue
and Roscoe Street.