Leadership . INDEPENDENCE . FUN . EXPLORATION

City LIFE 2022

Have fun with friends while exploring different City of Chicago neighborhoods – and gain meaningful life skillsets and give back to the community at the same time!

Leadership Skills: Communication, Public Speaking, Constructive Feedback
Life Skills: Cooking, Financial Literacy, Interviewing Skills, Public Transportation & Ride Sharing Safety
Mentorship: Meet with High School Student Activity Directors, high school Juniors & Seniors
Mitzvah Day: Giving back to the community
Using Chicago’s Resources: Navigating the CTA

Who is City LIFE for?

Not only will city kids enjoy this program, suburban 7th-9th graders will too! It’s a great opportunity for them to become more familiar with the city and feel comfortable taking advantage of all it has to offer.

Dates & Times

TBA for Summer 2023

Where’s Our Home Base?

Walter Payton College Prep
1034 N. Wells St., Chicago

FUN ACTIVITIES WITH FRIENDS!

• Knuckleball Comedy improv class to practice public speaking

• Michigan Avenue scavenger hunt to learn how to use the CTA

• Back to Basics Cooking class, learning fundamental cooking skills

• And more!

SCHEDULE

Monday

• Basic Cooking Skills
• Public Safety
• Knuckleball Comedy Improv Workshop
• Shark Tank Activity
• Team Building: Activities & Games

Tuesday

• Time Management & Goal Setting
• Intro to High School Extracurricular Activities
• Cooking Class

Wednesday

• How to Get a Part-Time Job & Financial Literacy
• Self-Defense Class
• Human Bingo
• Michigan Avenue Scavenger Hunt

Thursday

• Mitzvah Day
• Team Building: Ropes Course

Friday

• High School Peer Conversations
• Beach
• Team Building Activities

PRICING

Please note: Due to record inflation there will be a one-time surcharge of $25/week per camper to support a rise in direct costs including counselor pay. Given the important role of our summer staff, we have increased their pay to ensure our ability to hire the very best team for our campers.

Session	Dates	Early Bird Ends 2/1 - 2/28/22	3/1/22 Through Camp
Session 1 \| 1 Wk	7/11-15	$450	$500	Register >
Session 2 \| 1 Wk	7/18-22	$450	$500	Register >

TRANSPORTATION

We have bus routes from several neighborhoods on the city’s north side and downtown. Our bus stops are “cluster stops” for groups, not individual stops. We try to make the cluster stops convenient as well as safe and efficient. Buses are driven by licensed, professional drivers and supervised by Apachi staff.

Cost is $130 roundtrip per week.

View our proposed bus stop map.

Julie Rubin

Senior Manager, Teen Engagement & City LIFE Director

Julie Rubin grew up attending day camp at the JCC in her hometown of Baltimore and loves providing Apachi campers with the same incredible summer experience. Her favorite part of camp is seeing the smiling faces of campers and staff every day! Outside of her work with Apachi, Julie serves as manager of Teen Engagement at JCC Chicago. She is passionate about working with youth and helping them create their own meaningful connection to Judaism.

Julie holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Science in Public Service Management from DePaul University, and was a Fellow in JCC Association’s Merrin Teen Professional Fellowship. Julie loves cooking, reading, and exploring Chicago with her husband and their puppy, Roscoe.

For more information, contact us at 773.938.8360 or email apachioldtown@jccchicago.org.