If you want your child to explore the wonders of nature and its beauty then there are lots of nature summer camps held in Chicago, IL.

Some of them are:

- Lincoln Park Zoo Conservation Camps

- Notebaert Nature Museum

- Shedd Aquarium Camps

- Chicago Botanic Garden

The Lincoln Park Zoo offers a wildlife two-week camp experience for your child of exploring the relationship of nature and animals. It also offers camp scholarships for children from preschool to eighth grade.

The Nature Museum offers summer camps which connect the children with the wonders of nature through art, music, science activities, movements, etc.

The Chicago Botanic Garden offers summer camps where children from 2-15 years of age experience exciting outdoor learning opportunities.

http://www.greenparentchicago.com/2010/02/get-wild-with-wildlife-at----lincoln-park-zoos-conservation-camp---------chicago--the-weathers-warming-up-and-thoughts.html

http://www.naturemuseum.org/index.php?id=232

http://www.chicagobotanic.org/grow/youth_education/spring-and-summer-camps-at-the-chicago-botanic-garden-2/

The Sherwood community of music school of Columbia College Chicago located at 600 S, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 is famous for variety of summer music programs for the students. It offers several great summer programs for the talented young musicians. The most popular programs at this venue are summer chamber music workshop and summer flute institute.

The activities at the summer chamber music workshop would include coaching sessions with faculty, chamber music literature and music theory class, master classes with faculty and attendance at Grant park music festival concerts in Millennium Park. Tuition and registration fees for this program are $450 + $25 application fees.

Talented and motivated flute students are welcome to participate in small group coaching sessions, flute choir rehearsals etc.

http://www.colum.edu/Sherwood/Classes_and_Lessons/Special_Summer_Programs.php