×

International Soccer Academy in Missouri / IL area

Contact Our School

EduKick USA – GPA Soccer & Education Academy:
Educkick USA provides a unique, academic year soccer program + high school education to boys and girls ages 16-19 from the U.S. and around the globe. Our quality international soccer academy program takes place in Glen Carbon, Madison County IL, just 25 minutes north east of St Louis, Missouri. Students live with a local American host family or in homestay accommodation in a supervised student residence.

Email: Contact us here 

( or request a callback ).

Internationally-Renowned Soccer Academy:

Photo of International Soccer Academy in Missouri / IL areaWith programs available in the U.S., UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and Mexico, EduKick is a leading international provider of soccer academies.

EduKick's international soccer programs were founded in 2001 by ex-professional American footballer Joey Bilotta to provide international soccer players football and education academy courses worldwide. 

Why Choose Edukick USA?

-  High Levels of Care and Attention
Our program demands creativity, professional guidance, supervision, mentorship and expertise from staff in order to provide the required level of care and service to our young academy players.

-  Challenging, Rewarding Experience
Living away from home represents a great challenge for both the participant and the educators. From the participants; courage, effort and character is required to succeed. 

-  Committed, Professional Staff
EduKick USA staff are fully committed to the overall education of each individual through our soccer development and the high school education received at Gateway Preparatory School.

Invaluable Life Experience:

EduKick USA believes that living, studying and training with us in Illinois as a teenager or young adult is an invaluable life experience that a soccer player will never forget, and the benefits of such an experience will be embedded positively into that individual for the rest of his or her life.

Academic-year Soccer School Program:
- For high school teens ages 16-19. Features include:

- Soccer training 5 days per week
- Competitive matches against college and club soccer teams in the area
- Weekly core fitness training
- Education in a leading High School
- Accommodation in a supervised Student Residence or with local American host family

Accommodation & Education:

Image of International Soccer Academy in Missouri / IL areaThese talented youth soccer players will attend high school at Gateway Preparatory School, live in a student residence or with an American host family, and receive daily soccer training from professional coaches.

Parent Testimonial:
"I would like to commend both your program and your staff for giving him the experience of a lifetime. All your staff were professional and looked after the kids at all times.

Max could not stop talking about his time with Edukick when he came back and he is looking forward to next summer with your program.”
- Doug Weinstein

Student Testimonial:
"I had the time of my life this year, making friends for life, and playing the game I live for. The coaching and organization were first class and I have memories that will stay with me forever.“
- Amy Perch

Contact Us Today - Send a Quick Email here:


( or request a callback ).

Name *
Years of Age
Email Address *
Phone Number
City / State / Area
I live in this country *
Program / Start Date preferred *
Remaining characters
Personal data consent box: I want to share this information with this school. *
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2025-03-15 were from:

Dakar, Senegal; istanbul, Turkey; Arlington; Miami; Estonia; Chevy Chase; Ndola, Zambia; Cannes, Canada; and more.
Related Schools & Programs. Inquire to our admissions team today:
National Personal Training Institute
Courses / Programs
Conveniently situated in downtown Chicago IL, National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) is a leading personal trainer school. We provide a comprehensive Personal Fitness Training Diploma that aims to equip you with the education, skills and insight to become a valued professional as a personal trainer, ready to enter the workforce. Get into the best shape of your life while earning a first-class education!

NPTI is approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

For your convenience, we offer day, evening and weekend classes. Our qualified instructors are second to none, and we have the latest personal fitness training equipment. Financial assistance is offered to those who qualify.

We provide free nationwide job placement assistance for all our graduates, as well as free ongoing consultation with nutritionists and fitness experts.

Student Testimonial:
“I feel as though this program prepared me for all aspects of personal training, especially confidence and knowledge. At my current job I am the newest to the personal training field, and do not feel as though I would have been given my job, or even had the confidence to be at my job, without going through this program.”
- Erin, NPTI Graduate
- Personal Fitness Training Diploma Program:
500-hour comprehensive program that can be completed in 6 months (5 hours a day, 4 days a week) or over the course of 1 year (8 hours every Saturday)

Training includes 300 hours of classroom instruction plus 200 hours supervised, hands-on gym time. You will also have a practical internship with 6 months of hands-on experience in a fitness facility with a personal trainer.
Aviva Spray Tanning Academy, Kansas City & Online
Courses / Programs
• Become a certified spray tan technician in Missouri in just one day with in-class or online training with Aviva Spray Tanning Academy - the world's first spray tan academy.

• We provide 1-day spray tan classes in Kansas City, which are held regularly in a leading hotel. These comprehensive courses are suitable for beginners to advanced level beauty professionals. 

• In addition, we provide 3-hour spray tan certification programs available to study from the comfort of your own home or workplace in St. Louis, Columbia and throughout Missouri and nationwide.

• Our short interactive courses allow you to earn at your own pace with class content available 24/7.

• All of our spray tan classes come with a 100% money-back guarantee. 

• A Certificate will be awarded and mailed to you on completion of your course. It is signed by President and Founder, Mitch Bloom, stating that you have successfully studied and trained as an Aviva Labs spray tan professional consultant.

• Our online programs are for salon professionals, estheticians, mobile spray tanning business owners, spray tanning consultants, cosmetologists, hair stylists, makeup artists and anyone else that wants to enter the world of spray tanning.

Student Review:
"After completing your online training and adjusting their methods to the Aviva-Way, all our tans are now even and natural. Our company is strictly an Aviva company."
• Patti Hood, Salon Owner, MS
In-class Spray Tan Training Courses:

Sunless 101 Spray Tan Certification Program:

• A 1-day comprehensive course for basic beginners up to intermediate level.

• All of our spray tan classes come with a 100% money-back guarantee

Online Spray Tan Certification Programs:

Sunless 101 Online Course:

• 3 hour course for beginner to intermediate level spray tanning professionals.

• This is a web-based course to study at your own pace

• An Aviva Academy Sunless Certificate will be awarded and mailed to you on completion of your online course.
The Pool School, Collierville
Courses / Programs
The Pool School in Collierville, Shelby County (and Memphis metro area) TN, is a leading swim school offering swimming instruction to adults and children. Rob and Janice Snowberger started The Pool School in 1995, since then over 15,000 students have learned to swim using The Pool School method.

Coach Rob is a Level 5 swim coach, the American Swim Coaches Association’s highest classification. He was an assistant coach at the University of Alabama under Olympic swim coach Don Gambril. Ms. Janice is the fun specialist at The Pool School. Many of the games and toys used in the Pool School curriculum are her creations.
Swim Classes for Adults & Children:

- Master's Swimming for Adults
- Adult Learn to Swim Lessons
- Private Lessons
- Parent Tot Classes
- Eight Class Levels
- Lightning Swim Team
- Swimming for Special Needs & Autistic Children
- Warm water (90)
- Highly trained adult staff
- Play based, structured curriculum
- Small class size
- Customer-convenient class scheduling
Worden Aquatics
Courses / Programs
Worden Aquatics offers private, one-to-one swim lessons to adults, children and individuals with special needs throughout the Greater Nashville area.

You can learn to swim on-site at Boost Fit Club in Belle Meade in south-west Nashville, or at your own home pool.

Our swim instructor serves students in Davidson, Maury, Williamson, Dickson, Cheatham, Roberston, Sumner, Wilson and Rutherford Counties.

Our swimming lessons are private and we enjoy working together with the student to develop their swimming skills and goals. We will assess and instruct each student but also accommodate specific requests.
Private, One-on-One Swim Lessons:

Swim Lessons for Children:
- Our teaching methods for kids include exploration, discovery, modelling, mimicking and copying.

Adult Swim Lessons:
- Our adult lessons encompass the entire skill range, from non-swimmer to seasoned Masters swimmer.

Special Needs Swim Classes:
- In working with individuals with Special Needs, we key in on their interests, challenges and fears.
ID Tech Camps, Missouri
Courses / Programs
Hosted at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, iD Tech Camps provides 1-week technology and computer science summer day camps for kids and teens (ages 7-17). Suitable for beginner to advanced level learners, iD Tech Camps offer an intensive and relevant technology curriculum, taught by well-versed, accomplished faculty.

iD Tech Camps strike the right balance between off-computer activities (creative games, sports, life skills, etc.) and essential technology education to foster a really exciting and immersive summer camp experience. Students build STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills in the tech labs, eat in the university dining hall, explore campus, and make new friends. Overnight campers sleep on campus in the university dorms.

“I was really impressed with all the enthusiasm from the staff and how they interacted with their students during class time and in the evenings with the overnight campers.”
- Kim L., Parent, Washington University in St. Louis
1-Week iD Tech Summer Day Camps (ages 7-12)
- Adventures in Programming (Scratch) 
- Adventures in Game Design
- Intro to Programming with Scratch & Java
- 3D Game Design with Minecraft
- 3D Game Design - Racing Games
- Game Design & Graphic Arts Hybrid
- Role-Playing Game Design with RPG Maker
- Game Design for iPhone & iPad...

1-Week iD Tech Summer Day Camps (ages 13-17)
- Programming in Java
- Programming in C++
- Game Modding & Java Coding
- RPG Game Design 
- FPS Game Design...
Kaptiva Sports Academy
Courses / Programs
Kaptiva Sports Academy is an elite soccer school in Barcelona, Spain that specializes in offering world-class soccer tours and soccer educational programs for teenage boys (ages 14-18). The Academy’s main goal is to offer the best annual soccer program to young talented soccer players from all over the world, helping them reach their full potential.

The Academy offers:
- Year-round Elite Soccer Training led and conducted by our Technical Academy Staff.
- Competition at the highest level, either on official competition or at friendly games.
- The opportunity to be represented by a Kaptiva Sports authorized FIFA Player Agent, who will take care of the soccer player’s career.
- The full commitment of an international Sports Company, with proven success in the soccer industry which also holds agreements with top professional Soccer Clubs and top soccer-related professionals worldwide.
- Full development: Academic, athletic and personal.

Participating players choose from full-year (10 months), half-year (6 months), or one week programs.

As well as becoming immersed in soccer, students also enroll in our Education & Language Program that guarantees the continuing education of the player.

Kaptiva Sports Academy also runs Summer Soccer Camps in collaboration with FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, Barcelona.
Year-Round Soccer Training Programs for Boys (ages 14-18)

Full Year Program (10 months)
- Our Annual Program lasts from the end of August to mid June of the following year

Half Year Program (6 months)
- Our Half Year Program lasts from from January to mid-June

One Week Program:
- This intensive program lasts for any week from January to May