2017 Worlds of Wisdom and WonderThe Center for Gifted ~ Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity presents

Elmhurst for Grades PreK-8in

Session I: June 19-23

Science, Nature, and Wonderment (PreK-K)World Class Explorers (PreK-K)3-D Math (3-6)Architectural Engineering (4-8)Edible Chemistry (K-2)Get Published! (5-8)Human Biology (1-5)Just Write! (1-4)Lego Mindstorms Robotics (3-8)Lego WeDo Robotics (K-3)Mask Madness! (K-3)Math Games Around the World (K-2)Minecraft (3-8)Monsters of the Microworld (3-8)Optical Illusions and Other Ways to Trick Your Brain (3-8)Painter’s Studio (3-8)Sweet Science: Chemistry of Candy (3-8)

Session II: June 26-30

Books Galore and More! (PreK-K)Space Explorers (PreK-K)Art Makes Music! (K-3)Chemistry of the World (1-5)Chess for Beginners (K-3) Chess Games and Strategies (3-8) Conquer the Cube (3-8)Digital Photography (4-8)Finch Robots and Math Explorations (K-2)Makey Makey (3-8)Mysterious Math (3-6)Play with Your Food! Creativity, Science, and Microwave Cooking (1-5)Science and Star Wars (3-8)Science Fiction Writing Workshop (4-8)Solder and Build: Electronics Lab (5-8)Who’s in the Zoo? Amazing Animals and Creative Creatures! (K-4)Wonders and Blunders of Science (K-2)

Bryan Middle School111 W. Butterfield Rd.

Elmhurst

Innovative summer challenges for advanced learners!

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Not a District 44-sponsored activity

Workshops for PreK - K

Students attend a single workshop each morning and/or afternoon.

Books Galore and More! Explore the won-ders of books through art, drama, science, and math! Use your vivid imagination and original ideas to create your own stories.

Science, Nature, and Wonderment: Experiment with chemical concoctions that pop and squish. Investigate the habitats and habits of different animals and birds. Wonder and delight in the world around you!

Space Explorers: Blast off, astronauts, to an astronomically fun, factual, and fantastic ex-ploration of the universe! Discover the won-ders of outer space through simulations and model constructions in this stellar course.

World Class Explorers: Climb a volcano, stare down a kangaroo, cruise the Danube River, go on an African safari, scale the Great Wall of China, and ride the flow with pen-guins as you embark on an intercontinental expedition!

Our Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder programs are designed for bright, motivated learn-ers who welcome dynamic opportunities to explore diverse subjects in a challenging, creative environment. In all classes, hands-on activities and inventive modes of partici-pation foster originality and imagination, evoking active involvement and discovery; the development of problem-solving skills, creativity, and critical thinking is inherent in the framework!

Applications are accepted online via our website, or by mail, email, fax (847-901-0179) or in person. $80 deposit is required per session and will be applied to tuition. Applications have a $4 processing fee per session, and some courses require lab fees (see course descriptions). Payments are fully refundable for withdrawals requested by the beginning of each session. Financial assistance is available.

New students require recommendations from educators (form is available on our website). Grade reports or test scores may be substituted.

Extended CareOrganized, nurturing supervision is offered every day, 8:00-9:00 a.m. at a cost of $9 per hour.

Classes for K - 8

Students attend two classes each morning and/or afternoon, selecting their favorites among the course offerings. Note that for courses spanning several grade levels, stu-dents are scheduled with their age peers.

3-D Math: Build a variety of polyhedra fromthe simple tetrahedron to the complex rhom-bicosidodecahedron as you develop yourspatial understanding and imagination.

Architectural Engineering: Discover the art of construction using straws, sticks, paper, balloons, sponges, Styrofoam, and more! Perform experiments to learn engineering principles demonstrating how human ingenu-ity brought us from cave to skyscraper!

Art Makes Music! Express yourself and make an original instrument which produces interesting sounds! Select various materials to make drums, shakers, percussion instru-ments, horns, and rain sticks. Paper tubes, empty water bottles, plastic lids, tin pans, and other materials will spark your imagina-tion to create a new sounding instrument.

Chemistry of the World: Experiment with solutions, suspensions, acids, and bases as you travel the world of exploring chemistry.

Chess for Beginners: Intrigued by the game of chess? Learn how to play! Explore basic openings and end games. Enjoy trying out different strategies as you play chess with your classmates.

Chess Games and Strategies: Designed to challenge chess freaks of all calibers – from basic rules and simple strategies, to highly sophisticated schemes and end-game tactics. Test your skills as you challenge your peers!

Finch Robots and Math Explorations: Interested in pursuing a variety of topics? Program robotic Finches, solve math conun-drums, and see how math and robotics work together in a flexible learning environment.

Conquer the Cube: Hone your STEM skills utilizing the iconic Rubik’s Cube! Unlock the secrets to solving this mysterious block with tips and tricks direct from the experts. Use multiple cubes to create detailed mosaics by learning to think backwards, visualize pixels, and make circles out of squares!

Digital Photography: Don’t know the secret to becoming insta-famous? Try out new tips and tricks to the art of photography. Experi-ment with camera angles and macro lenses. Manipulate images to create various artistic effects. ($15 lab fee)

Edible Chemistry: Freeze, heat, dehydrate, distill and decompose to discover chemical properties and reactions of sundry edibles, in a hands-on science lab.

Get Published! Imagine, create, produce, and edit. The purpose of this process is to get published and to share your ideas and creativity. Opportunities for publishing abound!

Human Biology: Delve into the workings and operations of human biology, including heart, blood, and lungs.

Just Write! Do you like to write? Heighten your imagination and hone your skills as you write stories and poems in response to posters, books, and music. Come, share your inspiration!

Lego Mindstorms Robotics: Explore principles of engineering and programming! Employ gears, sensors, and motors to create robots. Work in engineering teams to innovate and experiment in designing, constructing, and programming your robots. ($15 lab fee)

Lego WeDo Robotics: Build robots such as monkeys, alligators, and birds. Work from our building plans or create your own robots. Program actions and sounds. The possibili-ties are endless! ($15 lab fee)

Makey Makey: Use this invention kit to turn everyday objects into touch pads. Artists, engineers, designers, and inventors all love the possibilities! ($15 lab fee)

Mask Madness! Make masks that explode with creativity. Use a variety of materials such as plaster casting, recycled gallon bottles, and paper grocery bag masks. Paint, color, and embellish them with jewels, beads, and feathers. Become the character you have created!

Math Games Around the World: Discover different cultures through the math games their children play. Embrace math through games of chance and strategy. Play games from Africa to China, from Native American communities to the Hawaiian Islands!

FREE Transportation!

Session I: June 19-23Session II: June 26-30

Full Day: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.Mornings Only: 9:00-11:40 a.m.Afternoons Only: 12:20-3:00 p.m.Early Care: 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Full Day: $420Half Day: $210Early Care: $9/hr

www.centerforgifted.org

Bryan Middle School, 111 Butterfield Rd., Elmhurst | Full day: 9:00-3:00 | AM: 9:00-11:40; PM: 12:20-3:00 | Extended care available

Minecraft: Explore the possibilities of de-signing and creating with Minecraft.

Monsters of the Microworld: Explore the amazing universe invisible to the naked eye! ($10 lab fee)

Mysterious Math: Explore mathematical topics not generally found in your math text-book. Think outside the box and be creative in your approach to math.

Optical Illusions and Other Ways to Trick Your Brain: Could you possibly not notice a gorilla walking right in front of you? Can something be both hot and cold at the same time? Learn how to fool your brain!

Ingenuity. Inspiration. Imagination. Innovation.

Tinker-a-Thon!at Elmhurst College

for students entering grades 1-5

Enroll for one, two, or all three weeks!July 17 - August 4

‘at Elmhurst Collegefor students entering grades 6-12

FREE Transportation!

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July 17 - August 4

Worlds of Wisdom and Wonderfor students entering grades PreK-8

see our website for details

- Barrington- Chicago- Crete

- Elmhurst- Glenview- Naperville

- Skokie- Wheaton

More Exciting Summer Opportunities!

1926 Waukegan Road, Suite 2 Glenview, IL 60025

Joan Franklin Smutny, Founder and Director

The Center for Gifted is a not-for-profit organization under IRC Section 501(c)(3)

Painter’s Studio: Mona Lisa, The Arnolfini Portrait, The Starry Night, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Water Lilies — what do all of these famous paintings have in common? Great minds with the right inspiration! Find your muse and perfect your techniques in this fun, colorful class.

Play with Your Food! Creativity, Science, and Microwave Cooking: Make cars out of vegetables and mold chocolate into fun shapes. Investigate food dyes, explore mi-crowave cooking, and even learn a bit about nutrition! (1-5)

Science and Star Wars: Lightsabers, levitat-ing cars, and faster-than-light travel. All these things make Star Wars fun at the movies, but can they happen in the real world? Inves-tigate and try to recreate some of the fun science from Star Wars.

Science Fiction Writing Workshop: Analyze what makes a story science fiction, then cre-ate your own! Explore some of the best clas-sic science fiction stories for inspiration, then become science fiction authors yourselves!

Solder and Build: Electronics Lab: Con-struct a variety of electronic projects and robots from water alarms to photophobic micro-bugs to water alarms. ($30 lab fee)

Sweet Science: Chemistry of Candy: What do chromatography, density, crystals, and pH have in common? They are all scientific principles that can be studied using candy! Learn about these ideas and others using candy in different ways.

Who’s in the Zoo? Amazing Animals and Creative Creatures! Discover unusual animals from around the globe, and design your own fanciful creatures. How will you care for them? What kind of habitats will they need? Imagine, create, and innovate! (K-3)

Wonders and Blunders of Science: Inventa concoction that’s actually good for some-thing. Explore famous scientific bloopers that worked out.

Project ’17 and Tinkerathons • Free Transportation

Bus Stops and Schedules

Please arrive at morning bus stops at least 5 minutes early. Buses depart promptly.

Buses are scheduled to arrive at Elmhurst College by 8:45 and depart at 3:15. Students

will please board afternoon buses directly following dismissal of afternoon classes.

We will appreciate any parent volunteers willing to wait with or for students at bus stops.

If there is a need to contact us regarding buses before or after program hours, please call

Maria Freeman at 773-573-3697, Vickie Kiamco at 630-212-4339, Jennifer Rinne at

847-778-0793, or Joan Smutny at 847-256-1220.

We will exclude from our free chartered bus transportation any student whose actions are

deemed by our staff to be unsafe or inappropriate.

We will add or drop bus stops according to how many students require them.

Pick-Up Drop-off

Bus #1: Vernon Hills → Lincolnshire

Aspen Drive Library, 701 N Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills 7:45 a.m. 4:15 p.m.

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Rd, Lincolnshire 8:00 a.m. 3:50 p.m.

Bus #2: Barrington → Palatine → Arlington Heights

Barrington Area Library, 505 N Northwest Hwy 7:45 a.m. 4:15 p.m.

Palatine Public Library, 700 N North Court 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N Dunton Ave 8:10 a.m. 3:45 p.m.

Bus #3: Skokie → Park Ridge

Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S Prospect Ave 8:15 a.m. 3:40 p.m.

Bus #4: Chicago

Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr. 7:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

(stops in semi-circle driveway at intersection w/Hyde Park)

Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S State St (stops 7:50 a.m. 4:10 p.m.

behind the building, at rear alley, named Plymouth Court,

entrance)

Chopin School, 2450 W. Rice St. (stops in front of school) 8:10 a.m. 3:50 p.m.

Bus #5: Naperville → Downers Grove → Hinsdale

Nichols library, 200 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville 7:45 a.m. 4:15 p.m.

Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St 8:10 a.m. 3:50 p.m.

Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E Maple St 8:25 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

Bus #6: Orland Park

Orland Park Public Library, 14921 Ravinia Ave 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Elmhurst Metra Train Station—on the Union Pacific West Line—is at 128 W 1st Street (at York Road)

and only two blocks from campus. Faculty and/or staff will be at the station to meet students riding the

train and accompany them to campus and back on the first day and as needed or requested thereafter.

The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

Joan Franklin Smutny, Director • 847-901-0173 • Fax: 847-901-0179 • info@centerforgifted.org

On-site contact during program hours: Maria Freeman 773-573-3697

• A Northern Illinois University Partner •

Not a District 44-sponsored activity

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