Youth Programs
Business Solutions at the University of St. Francis
Solutions partners with University instructors to provide quality youth programming. Weeklong camps have included: Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Kid Biz Entrepreneur, Stock Biz, Teen Biz, Medical Camp, First Aid, Music, Computer Animation, and Forensic Science. The Athletics department also hosts numerous sports camps throughout the year.
Summer 2009 Programs - online registration coming soon. Contact 815-740-3600
Kid Biz Entrepreneur: July 13-17, 9am-11:30am. 2 age sections: K-4th grade and 5th-8th grade
First Aid Camp: July 13-17, 12:30pm-3pm. 2 age sections: K-3rd grade and 4th-8th grade
Forensic Camp: July 27-31
More camps coming soon!
From the Parents:
- “My son enjoyed coming to class and seemed very anxious to get there and learn about finance and business.”
- “Very unique programming. They learned a lot and had fun”
- “My child was excited each day and did not want it to end
- “Great skills learned (especially Powerpoint! Wow!) and the visits from professors were great!”
- "The kids loved all 3 camps!! They have already asked if they can do them again next year”
- “They have never experienced anything like this”
- “She loved working on the lap top”
From the Kids:
“I Liked Best:”
- “Creating our products”
- “To own my own business”
- “Meeting new people”
- “Snack and games”
- “Seeing my friends”
- “We got to use powerpoint”
- “Everything”
- “Dr. D”
- “Finger printing”
- “Computer”
- “Hands on experiments”
- “Making animations”
- “Playing guitar”
- “Slings for sprains breaks and strains”
“I Learned:”
- “That checks have to be written in cursive”
- “Business words”
- “You have to pay back your loan”
- “How to be a friend”
- “Mosaic drawing”
- “Don't push hard on oil pastels”
- “CPR”
- “How to sling an arm
- “How to find DNA”
- “Anthropology”
- “To read finger prints”
- “How to make a movie”
- “Beethoven was deaf”