Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Evanston.
48 camps in Evanston accept ages 8–9. Median week: $700; range $201–$949.
8–9 is the sweet spot for Evanston summer camps — kids can do a real specialty week (one-sport intensive, theater production, full-day STEM build), they can handle a longer drop-off, and most are ready for an overnight if you go that route. Catalog depth peaks here too: nearly every camp in town accepts this band.
Top 20 camps
- iD Tech Camps at Northwestern University · Evanston · Ages 7–17 · $949/week
- iD Tech Camp - Minecraft Game Design at Northwestern University · Evanston · Ages 7–9 · $949/week
- iD Tech Camp - Roblox Game Design at Northwestern University · Evanston · Ages 7–9 · $1179/week
- iD Tech Camp - Coding 101 at Northwestern University · Evanston · Ages 7–9 · $1179/week
- CTD Summer Program: Creative Writing Workshop · Ages 9–11
- CTD Summer Programs · Ages 4–18
- CTD Summer Programs · Ages 4–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 3–18
- CTD Summer Programs - Detective Math · Ages 8–12
- CTD Summer Programs - Detective Math ALL DAY · Ages 8–12
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) · Ages 3–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) - Ecology | A Field Science Approach to Your Backyard · Ages 9–10
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 4–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 4–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 4–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 3–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 3–18
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs · Ages 3–18
- From Book to Play ALL DAY · Ages 9–10
- CTD Summer Program - Geometry and Art · Ages 9–12
↘ What to look for
Push past the marketing copy on what the camp actually does. A one-week "robotics camp" might mean kids assemble pre-cut kits, OR it might mean they design from scratch using parts from a real makerspace — those are different products at the same price point. Ask for the daily schedule, sample project photos, and whether the instructors are practitioners or college kids.