EduKick USA – GPA Soccer & Education Academy: Educkick USA provides a unique, academic year soccer program + high school education to boys and girls ages 16-19 from the U.S. and around the globe. Our quality international soccer academy program takes place in Glen Carbon, Madison County IL, just 25 minutes north east of St Louis, Missouri. Students live with a local American host family or in homestay accommodation in a supervised student residence.
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Academic-year Soccer Academy Program: - For high school teens ages 16-19 Our talented youth soccer players attend high school at Gateway Preparatory School in Madison County IL, live in a student residence or with an American host family, and receive daily soccer training from professional coaches.
Intensive Soccer Training: The goal of our Gateway Academy is to work with players on every aspect of their training to ensure they develop the physical, technical, tactical and mental foundation required for optimum performance during matches in front of college recruiters and coaches. Training modules include:
Academic High School Education: EduKick USA staff are fully committed to the overall education of each individual through our soccer development and the high school education received at Gateway Preparatory School.
Soccer players need to learn ways to budget time and energy as they combine practice and competition with academics. A variety of core courses are available such as:
- Advanced Placement Classes - Business - Fine Arts - Foreign Language - History - Language Arts - Mathematics - Physical Education - Science - World Religion
Player & Parent Testimonials: "The experience was terrific both as a cultural event and in skills improvement. I would recommend it to anyone. In fact I have enrolled again for next year". - Ashley Siles (age 17, Australia)
"As a parent my main wish is for my son to achieve his hopes and dreams and the camp seems to have further inspired his soccer aspirations. Also he was looked after professionally. I felt he was in safe hands. Thank you Edukick" - Charles Siles (Ashley's father)
Located in northwestern Montana, Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI) is an accredited, family-run, therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens (boys and girls) ages 13-18 from Missouri and across the United States.
In our beautiful, peaceful, and safe location, we combine the benefits of a therapeutic boarding school, a wilderness program, and a residential treatment center (RTC).
TWAI has been serving struggling teens and their families since 2002, with an exceptional degree of success.
We provide an extremely high standard of therapeutic treatment to our students, and offer help for the following presenting issues: poor academic performance, behavioral problems, addictions, low self-worth, spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and attachment disorders among others.
With a passion for helping young people in crisis, our clinical, educational, and operations staff are among the best in the country.
We are a small program (40 students) which means that we are able to provide a truly unique and customized approach for every student.
Typically our on site student to staff ratio is 5:1. The average stay at our residential treatment center is 12 months.
Parent Testimonial: "We feel reassured that our son Chad is in good hands being guided onto the right track...We are really beginning to get our son back again! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
Therapeutic Boarding School For troubled teens ages 13-18
- Middle School Program
- High School Program
- Credit Recovery
- Accelerated Learning
- College Preparation/ AP Classes
- SAT/ACT Testing Center
- Anti-Bullying Program
We also provide a GED program, and college courses.
We create a customized program for each student that requires a minimum of 3 months. However, best results for lasting success are realized through 6+ months of treatment.
TWAI graduates average a 3.5 GPA. It is common for a student to complete 1.5 years of course work in 1 year.
Hosted at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, iD Tech Camps provides 1-week technology and computer science summer day camps for kids and teens (ages 7-17). Suitable for beginner to advanced level learners, iD Tech Camps offer an intensive and relevant technology curriculum, taught by well-versed, accomplished faculty.
iD Tech Camps strike the right balance between off-computer activities (creative games, sports, life skills, etc.) and essential technology education to foster a really exciting and immersive summer camp experience. Students build STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills in the tech labs, eat in the university dining hall, explore campus, and make new friends. Overnight campers sleep on campus in the university dorms.
“I was really impressed with all the enthusiasm from the staff and how they interacted with their students during class time and in the evenings with the overnight campers.” - Kim L., Parent, Washington University in St. Louis
1-Week iD Tech Summer Day Camps (ages 7-12) - Adventures in Programming (Scratch)
- Adventures in Game Design
- Intro to Programming with Scratch & Java
- 3D Game Design with Minecraft
- 3D Game Design - Racing Games
- Game Design & Graphic Arts Hybrid
- Role-Playing Game Design with RPG Maker
- Game Design for iPhone & iPad...
1-Week iD Tech Summer Day Camps (ages 13-17) - Programming in Java
- Programming in C++
- Game Modding & Java Coding
- RPG Game Design
- FPS Game Design...
Based in Downtown Chicago, Swim in Chicago provides private, semi-private, and group swim lessons to adults and children. Our lessons take place at your chosen location, and are suitable for beginner to advanced swimmers.
Our goal is to challenge individuals and parents to overcome fear, gain new skills and stamina, and be all they can be in the water.
Fun Fins Swim School in Louisville, Kentucky, is a year round swim school offering learn to swim lessons to adults and kids of all ages and abilities. Here at Fun Fins Swim School, we teach you to swim using fun and enthusiasm in a structured environment. Not only do we teach you how to swim, we teach you how to swim correctly. In each level, you will learn exciting new skills. If your are hesitant to put your face in the water, or know all the strokes, we have the class for you!
Chicago Swim School with locations in the Arlington Heights, Glenview and Oswego suburbs of Chicago, offers professional swimming lessons to students of all ages on a year round basis. We specialize in swimming instruction using a progressive curriculum that emphasizes correct technique and general water safety. The mission of Chicago Swim School is to provide programs and services that help kids build character, accept challenges, and develop confidence.
Conveniently situated in downtown Chicago IL, National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) is a leading personal trainer school. We provide a comprehensive Personal Fitness Training Diploma that aims to equip you with the education, skills and insight to become a valued professional as a personal trainer, ready to enter the workforce. Get into the best shape of your life while earning a first-class education!
NPTI is approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
For your convenience, we offer day, evening and weekend classes. Our qualified instructors are second to none, and we have the latest personal fitness training equipment. Financial assistance is offered to those who qualify.
We provide free nationwide job placement assistance for all our graduates, as well as free ongoing consultation with nutritionists and fitness experts.
Student Testimonial: “I feel as though this program prepared me for all aspects of personal training, especially confidence and knowledge. At my current job I am the newest to the personal training field, and do not feel as though I would have been given my job, or even had the confidence to be at my job, without going through this program.”
- Erin, NPTI Graduate
- Personal Fitness Training Diploma Program:
500-hour comprehensive program that can be completed in 6 months (5 hours a day, 4 days a week) or over the course of 1 year (8 hours every Saturday)
Training includes 300 hours of classroom instruction plus 200 hours supervised, hands-on gym time. You will also have a practical internship with 6 months of hands-on experience in a fitness facility with a personal trainer.