Here Comes the Sun!
Welcome to Explore Online, our completely online program guide!
- Browse summer classes by clicking on any department tab on the left. For a quick overview, we've listed all the summer classes below, too.
- Summer classes are a great way to complement your child's summer camp schedule! Check out our summer camps here. We offer many mini camps (one week or less) throughout the summer.
- Each class title links directly to our registration portal, so enrollment is a snap!
- REGISTRATION DATES
- for Wilmette residents: 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10
- for non-residents: 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17
- Please note: we've adjusted the registration time to 10 a.m. to better serve the schedules of our community.
- for Wilmette residents: 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10
**Registration starts earlier for a few programs to help our families set their summer schedules. Men's 16" and Co-ed 14" Softball League Registration is currently underway.
Contact us here with any questions you may have.
Quick Overview:
List of Summer Classes by Department & Age Group
Click on a link below to jump to a list of all the fun classes, programs and workshops available in our Summer Session. We've organized each list below by department and age range. Plus, check out our incredible list of special SUMMER EVENTS!
- Center for the Arts: Art, Dance, Theater and Music
- Early Childhood Center/Preschool/After-School Programs
- General Recreation
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Ice
- Mallinckrodt Adult Programs
- Platform Tennis
- Sports
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
Early Childhood Center of Wilmette
AGE 2 & UNDER
- Sparrows Preschool
- Early Bird Care
AGE 3-6
- Early Bird Care
- Blue Jays Preschool
- Eagles Preschool
- Hawks Preschool
- Owls Preschool
- C.A.R.E. After School
AGE 6-14
- Beyond the Bell: Morning CARE@Schools
- Beyond the Bell: C.A.R.E. After School
- Beyond the Bell: CampusClub
Center for the Arts Classes & Workshops
ADULT & TOT CLASS
- Come Clay with Me
TOT CLASSES
DANCE:
- Workshops: Hawaiian Dance
- Creative Dance
- Pre Ballet
- Ballet
- Workshops: Storybook Theater Circle
- Play in a Box
ART:
- Workshops: Family Art Nights
- Art Club: Age 4-6
- Paint & Clay
- Private Ukulele Lessons
- Private Piano Lessons
- Private Violin Lessons
YOUTH CLASSES
DANCE:
ART:
- Ballet/Jazz
- Ballet/Tap/Hip Hop
- Dance Club
- Workshop: Family Art Nights
- Pinterest Class: Age 5-7 & 7-10
- Ceramics
THEATER:
- Summer Improv
MUSIC:
- Wilmette Pops Children's Chorale
- Private Ukulele Lessons
- Private Piano Lessons
- Private Violin Lessons
- Private Acting Lessons
- Private Voice Lessons
TWEEN AND TEEN CLASSES
THEATER:
- Summer Improv
MUSIC:
- Wilmette Pops Children's Chorale
- Private Ukulele Lessons
- Private Piano Lessons
- Private Violin Lessons
- Private Acting Lessons
- Private Guitar Lessons
- Private Voice Lessons
- Private Dance Lessons
ADULT CLASSES (18 & up)
ART:
- Workshops: Family Art Nights
- Adult Ceramics
- Adult Ceramics Open Studio
MUSIC:
- Private Ukulele Lessons
- Private Piano Lessons
- Private Violin Lessons
- Private Acting Lessons
- Private Guitar Lessons
- Private Voice Lessons
- Private Dance Lessons
General Recreation Classes, Workshops and Special Events
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Touch-a-Truck - all ages
AGE 4 & UNDER
- Rock N' Kids (w/adult)
- Breakdance
AGE 4-12
- Workshop: Intro to Pokemon
- Workshop: Adventures in STEM w/ Lego
- Workshop: Magic
- Workshop: Self-Defense (age 8 and up)
- Breakdance
- Yoga for Tweens & Teens
- Parent/Child Yoga
AGE 13-17
- Workshop: Self-Defense
AGE 18 & UP
- Workshop: Self-Defense
- Dog Training
Sports Classes & Leagues
Age 6 and Under
- Adult/Tot Little Gymsters
- Adult/Tot Sports
- Peewee Sportsters
- Little Sluggers
- Adult/Tot T-Ball
- Dad & Me Football
- Non-Contact Football
- Lacrosse for Tots
- Little Dribblers
- Wilmette Athletics Basketball Clinics
- Storm Summer Basketball
- Tot Track and Field
- Youth Track and Field
- Pre-Karate/Safety
- Taekwondo (6-18)
- Girls Instructional Softball
AGE 7 & UP
- Archery
- Wilmette Athletics Basketball Clinics
- Storm Summer Basketball
- Non-Contact Football
- Lacrosse Skills & Games
- Taekwondo
- Pre-Karate/Safety
- Youth/Adult Karate
- Parent/Child Karate
- Girls Summer Softball
- Youth Track & Field
AGE 18 & UP
- Pickleball for Adults: Beginner/Advanced Beginner
- Youth/Adult Karate
- Taekwondo for Adults
Gymnastics Classes
AGE 3 & UNDER
- Adult/Tot Gymnastics
AGE 3-6
- Recreational Gymnastics
AGE 6-14
- Recreational Gymnastics
- Tumbling Class
- Intermediate/Advanced Gymnastics
AGE 14-17
- Recreational Gymnastics
- Tumbling Class
- Beginner/Intermediate Gymnastics
Ice Skating Classes
AGE 4-5
- Snowplow Sam 1-3 Level Ice Skating
AGE 6 & up
- Basic 1-3 level Ice Skating (age 6-13)
Tennis Classes
AGE 4
- Tiny Hitters
AGE 5-6
- Little Hitters I & II
AGE 7-9
- Novice
- Junior Beginner
AGE 9-11
- Jr. Intermediate I
AGE 10-12
- Jr. Intermediate II & III
AGE 12-14
- Jr. Intermediate I for Older Students
AGE 11-14
- Junior Excellence I & II
AGE 14-18
- High School Excellence
ADULTS 18 & up
- Adult Skill Builder
- Adult Intermediate I, II & III Levels
- Adult Advanced Level Drills
Platform Tennis Classes
AGE 5-7
- Jr. Platform Tennis
AGE 8-10
- Jr. Platform Tennis
AGE 11-14
- Jr. Platform Tennis
AGE 18 & UP
- Women's Beginner Paddle
- Women's Advanced Beginner Paddle
- Women's Intermediate Drill
- Co-ed Paddle Drill and Play
- Private Individual/Small Group Lessons
Mallinckrodt Center Classes & Events
AGE 21 & UP
- Walk the Indoor Track
- Tai Chi
- Strength Training
- Low Impact Fitness
- Mat Pilates
- Zumba
- Dynamic Strength & Balance
- Sit & Stretch
- Watercolor Painting
- Photography
- Canasta Lessons
- Mahjongg Lessons
- Day Trip: Sound of Music at Lincolnshire Marriott
- Day Trips: Farmers Markets
- Day Trip: Lake Geneva and Fitzgerald's Fish Boil
- Day Trip: Morkes Chocolate-Making Class and Lunch
- Movie & Popcorn Days
- Tabletop Container Garden Workshop
- Build a Sundae & Create a Craft
- Walkie Talkies
- Bingo!
Golf
Youth
- Explore Golf Classes for Grades K-9
- Player's Academy
Adult
- Women's Golf Class
- Adult Group Lessons
Swimming & Diving
6 months-Age 4
- Parent & Tot Swim
Age 4-5
- Tot Swim Levels 1-4
Age 6-14
- Youth Swim Levels 1-7
- Beginning Diving
- Intermediate Diving
- Advanced Diving (age 7-25)
All Ages
- Private/Semi-Private Swim Lessons