To understand Chicago, a person must experience it. Even native Chicagoans sometimes need to step back to understand their home. At POW!, we pride ourselves on our hands-on, structured, active curricula. POW! takes this approach with immersive learning, exploring the streets of Chicago.

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This camp is best for teens who love Chicago and want to know more about it through actually living it. Rain or shine, our teens will trample the city and use the CTA for scavenger hunts in classic Chicago locales, to gaze at world-class art, dialog about pizza comparisons, and even dive into the grid & grit system that makes Chicago the greatest city in the world. Campers will pound the pavement to navigate within various neighborhoods.

No matter where you travel in the world, Chicago has a reputation for its spectacular art & architecture, but also its nefarious past. Chicago is infamous for its dark side including its seedy underbelly of corruption that still haunts its legacy today. Teens will explore not only the amazing light side of our fine city’s growth, but its dark side. They will learn about the history of organized crime and its haunted buildings. Teens will travel through parts of the city exploring the beauty above the payment which is defined by both old and new school architecture. Then travel below the pavement to discover Lower Wacker Drive, the many confirmed haunted buildings and where the infamous Al Capone built part of his empire. This exploration will be done by learning Chicago's public transit & grid system.

Owner, Katalin Rodriguez Ogren, a native Chicagoan, who grew up on Chicago Ave and Wells with her brothers, created this camp for the independent, curious, and active teenager. Campers will experience what it means to be a city kid. This week-long summer camp will begin at POW! Gym in the West Loop where they will start their day. Kids will then be led through the city exploring various topics like art, architecture, history, sports, culture, and food. Teens will navigate the city while using public transportation, led by Lead Instructor Anya Zamiar, a seasoned instructor and CPS 8th-grade teacher. There is an additional $50 charge for field trips and entrance fees. Families will receive the weekly agenda the week before camp outlining our travel plans throughout the city. Many of our plans will be guided by weather.

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