Not your parents’ summer camp: Area colleges offer kids access to fashion design, playing the blues, more

Summer camp has come a long way.

These days, young people have a variety of options when it comes to summer camps at both Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills and Governors State University in University Park, and creativity and exploration rank high on the goals for their offerings.

“The best thing is being creative – looking at everything and getting inspiration,” said Tammy Pruitt, instructor of the fashion and sewing summer classes at MVCC. “The thing I like to teach...