No-School Day Camps

Your kids will grow stronger and kinder through Culture of Safety’s Karate & Empowerment Day camps. 

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Children doing karate techniques

Looking for interactive and empowering daycare options for those days when Chicago Public Schools are closed? Join Sensei Amy Jones, LSW and Senpai Kyren Epperson, PhD, LMT for our popular No-School Day Camps!  Day camps are timed to coincide with the CPS calendar, with emphasis on no-school days that are not holidays (professional development days, school improvement days, and similar no-school days).

Fun, affordable, neurodivergent-friendly

Like our Summer Camps and Spring Break Camps, our Day Camps include karate basics, mindfulness exercises, social-emotional learning, and other exercises to help your child grow stronger and kinder. To make camps accessible, we offer sliding scale registration: $40-60 per day per child. We encourage everyone to choose the highest payment tier affordable to them. 

Your child will:

  • Develop confidence through karate basics
  • Use their voice to stand up for themselves & others
  • Learn mindfulness tools to calm body & mind
  • Have a blast!

See also our Summer Camp offerings

Winter 2026 No-School Day Camp Schedule & Camp Themes

All Camps follow the same basic schedule, with a mix of structured and free time.  Kids will learn some karate basics, talk about and practice the camp theme, enjoy free play time as well as quiet time.  When the weather permits, we sometimes head to a local park for free time!

Tuesday, March 17 – Election Day  – Camp Theme: Teamwork

Wednesday, March 18 – Parent Teacher Conference & LSC Day – Camp Theme: Teamwork

Friday, June 5 – School Improvement Day – Camp Theme: Mindful Movement

Details:

  • Camp runs 9am-3pm (drop off starts 8:45, pick-up by 3:15)
  • Late pick-up available for extra fee (must pick up by 4:00pm)
  • Open to ages 6+
  • Snacks provided
  • All day camps located onsite at 6961 N Clark St (Clark & Morse)

Winter/Spring 2026 No-School Day Camp Registration  

If you’d like to register for multiple day camps, please fill out this form once for each day camp for which you’d like to register.
If you are registering more than 3 children, please fill out this form again for additional children.
Anything you’d like us to know to better support this child. Include food allergies and/or accommodations your child needs; we also appreciate knowing about things like ADHD diagnoses, behavioral concerns, etc. Leave blank if no concerns.
Please include both name and phone number UNLESS the pick up person is the same as either the emergency contact or your information (No need to enter redundant info, in other words)
Please include both name and phone number UNLESS the pick up person is the same as either the pick-up person or your information (No need to enter redundant info, in other words)
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Cancellation, No-Show, and Refund Policy

Refunds are available if you contact us at least 48 hours before the day camp, or by 2 PM on Friday for Monday day camps.  After this time, refunds are not available; however, we are happy to transfer your registration to a future day camp.

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