Summer camp has come a long way. These days, young people have a variety of options when it comes to summer camps at both Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills and Governors State University in University Park, and creativity and exploration rank high on the goals for their offerings. “The best thing is being creative – looking at everything and getting inspiration,” said Tammy Pruitt, instructor of the fashion and sewing summer classes at MVCC.
“The thing I like to teach most is when the light bulb goes off and the students see their design and aren’t intimidated.” This is the second summer MVCC is offering the fashion classes, which were so popular the college added a noncredit session in April this year. “I have some (students) who are really timid and scared and I have some who are on fire!” Pruitt said of the April class.
“They know how to sketch and draw. They are all excited and want to be encouraged.” Last summer’s fashion classes were “the most enrolled classes,” said Liz Micheletti, program manager, Corporate Community & Continuing Education.
“The classroom was full of kids excited to learn.” Tammy Pruitt shows a piece of clothing during a fashion designer class in the summer of 2023 at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. The college will offer four sewing and fashion summer camp classes in June and July.
(Glenn Carpenter) She added that Pruitt is a supportive instructor. “I got to jump in the class a few times .
