Summer is right around the corner and that means staff from Spring Forward and the Martin Luther King Center are busy planning to welcome hundreds of Rock Island-Milan School District students for summer camp. Together, the two organizations have built the largest summer enrichment camp program in the region.

At Spring Forward we are lucky to have an incredible collaboration with the Rock Island Public Library to bring our students a wealth of opportunities!

The Putnam Museum provides hands-on STEM enrichment activities for Spring Forward students after school and during the summer.

In 2021, a new collaboration formed where the kids are receiving swim lessons at Rock Island Parks & Recreation and are participating in sports programs such as Rugby in the upcoming Spring Intersession.

Nahant Marsh Education Center provides opportunities for kids to walk in prairies, fish for macroinvertebrates on the docks, explore trails and participate in hands-on activities in the education center.

The Figge Art Museum Big Picture Program has been an instrumental program partner to Spring Forward for 11 years!