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Summer Day Student Application 2026

Please note: You will need an electronic image or document of your child's most recent report card in order to complete this application. Please have that ready before you begin the application.


Chicago Lights Summer Day runs Monday through Friday from June 22 through July 31, 2026. 


Students entering 1st-6th grades in the 2026-2027 school year will spend the mornings in engaging and interactive Reading, Writing, and Math classes with elementary school teachers to increase skills and prevent summer learning loss. 


Students entering 7th-9th grades will participate in career exploration and personal development experiences in the mornings through our Career Prep classes.               


In the afternoons, all students will engage their creative sides with art classes in Singing, Dancing, Drama, Art, and Digital Music and with social-emotional learning opportunities in mindfulness and meditation, physical education, and Field trip Fridays. 


Please fill out one application per child. We value small class sizes, so please be prepared for a waiting list. We do our best to accept as many students as possible while still keeping the program focused on each individual child. 















PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION







EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION




AUTHORIZED CONTACT INFORMATION # 1
Please complete the below information for anyone other than you that is allowed to pick up your child/children: 




AUTHORIZED CONTACT INFORMATION #2
Please complete the below information for anyone other than you that is allowed to pick up your child/children: 




STUDENT SCHOOL INFORMATION












STUDENT INFORMATION















CAREER PREP PROGRAM
The Career Prep Program for rising 7th-9th graders is a unique summer experience that combines career exploration, academic and arts learning, experiential trips, and FUN! There is limited space available in this program, so we want to make sure the students that are most committed and ready for this program are selected. Therefore, please answer the questions below.
Parents, please share more about your child:



Students, please answer the following:





Please sign below if you and your child can commit to the following rules and expectations:

  • Upon entering class, students will be required to place their phones in lock box until the end of class.
  • Students must be ready and willing to actively participate; respect themselves, each other, and the staff; and resolve conflict that may arise.
  • If the above does not happen, parents/guardians will be contacted by staff:
    • First call home is a warning.
    • Second call home is a write -up and meeting with parent and student. In person or over Zoom.
    • Third call home is a temporary suspension from the program or loss of a field trip.
    • Fourth call home dismissal from program.
  • Please note: physical fighting and blatant disrespect towards staff members may result in immediate dismissal.



TRANSPORTATION

The Summer Day Program offers free bus transportation contracted by Ron’s Transportation to and from the program each day from the near north and near west neighborhoods of Chicago at the following locations and times:

  • NORTH SIDE
    • 8:00am - HALSTED ST. AND EVERGREEN ST.
    • 8:05am - SEDGWICK AND BLACKHAWK
    • 8:10am - MANIERRE SCHOOL (1365 N. Hudson)
    • 8:15am - SEDGWICK AND GOETHE
    • 8:20am - SEWARD PARK (Orleans & Division)

  • WEST SIDE
    • 8:00am - ST. MALACHY (on Oakley @ Washington) 
If those bus stops are not convenient for you, parents may also drop off and pick up their student, or if old enough, students may walk or use public transportation. Please Note: Participants of Chicago Lights Programs who are under the age of 18 are prohibited from using ride sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, as transportation to and from the program. If the parent/guardian is unable to transport the participant to and from the program, please do not send the participant to the program on that day. Additionally, volunteers and staff of Chicago Lights are not permitted to chaperone students on any ride sharing service.




Transportation Release

Please Note:

After Summer Day, students will be dropped off between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm at the bus stops listed above.

You MUST stay with your child until the bus arrives and you MUST be present when your child is dropped back off at the bus stop.


I give permission for my child to use the Chicago Lights bus service, provided by Ron's Transportation. for the purpose of transportation to and from the Summer Day Program. I hereby release Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights from any liability and assume full responsibility for the safety of my child at all times. I recognize that Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights are not responsible for my child while walking to or from the designated bus stops. I understand that Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights will utilize all reasonable safety precautions.



PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
The staff of Chicago Lights and Fourth Presbyterian Church periodically take photographs and video of our tutors, students, and staff for use in celebrating and promoting the work of the Chicago Lights Summer Day program. These images are among our most compelling representations of Summer Day and are vital to our effort to generate funding to support the program. These photographs and videos, which are used in print pieces and electronic communications, are used only by Chicago Lights and Fourth Church. They are never sold, nor are they used by other individuals or organizations without permission from those in the photographs. Similarly, no individuals in the photographs are ever identified by name without their permission. By completing this application, you agree that unless you indicate otherwise below, you grant your permission for Chicago Lights and Fourth Presbyterian Church to photograph or film your child and use such photos or videos in these ways to depict the work of the Summer Day program.

TUITION PAYMENT
Tuition for Summer Day is $100 per student.

If you are registering more than one child from an immediate family, additional siblings are $50 each.

If your student is accepted into the program, you will receive more information on how to pay for the tuition with the confirmation letter. 

Scholarships are available for Chicago Lights Tutoring Students. Please reach out to Mark Dennison at mdennison@chicagolights.org to request. Thanks! 
FIELD TRIP/OUTDOOR RECREATION PERMISSION FORM AND PROGRAM WAIVER
I, hereby give my permission for my student to attend all program-sponsored field trips and Outdoor Recreation Classes during the 2026 Summer Day Program.  All field trips will be age-appropriate and include trips to the park, beach, museums and theaters.  Outdoor recreation classes will include an hour of fitness with activities, including but not limited to: kickball, obstacle courses, softball and other outdoor games.


I understand that prior to each field trip, my child will be sent home with a notice of the place, date, time and method of transportation for the trip.  If I do not want my child to attend a scheduled field trip, I will inform Mark Dennison at mdennison@chicagolights.org as soon as possible, and keep my child home the day of the trip.

I understand that for outdoor recreation classes, my child will go outside two days per week to our playground supervised by the outdoor recreation class Instructors.  If I do not want my child to participate in the outdoor recreation class or if I have any concerns about my child’s ability to participate in the class, I will inform Mark Dennison at mdennison@chicagolights.org as soon as possible.

Furthermore, I understand that while Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights will utilize all reasonable safety precautions during the 2026 Summer Day Program, I release and relinquish Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights from any liability and cause(s) of action for any accident that may occur and assume full responsibility for the safety of my child at all times.



FAMILY INFORMATION
Dear Parents and Guardians - In order to raise funding for the Chicago Lights Tutoring Program, we always need more information about the families we serve. Although answering these questions is optional, please help us continue to offer quality services for your child by providing the information requested below. This information will not affect your child’s acceptance to the program and will be strictly confidential. Thank you.
















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