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Torrance Center for Creativity

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The Center for Gifted | 1926 Waukegan Road, Suite 2, Glenview, IL 60025 | 847.901.0173 | info@centerforgifted.org

The Center for Gifted ~ Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

Fall & Winter Program GuideInnovative programs and workshops for inquisitive learners!

Barrington | Buffalo Grove | Burr Ridge | Chicago | Elmhurst | Evanston | Glenview | Naperville | Skokie | Wheaton | Wilmette

Register online at www.centerforgifted.org

2014/2015

Grades PreK - 12STEM Science Spectacular!Electronics LabHistoric Games DayMilitary Museum ExcursionHarry Potter FestivalCreate a Lego Movie!Cookie ConcoctionsSunday Wonders

Winter 2015 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder

STEM

Physics

More!

Theater

Fashion

Art

GraphicDesign

GameDesign

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Igniting Imaginations Since 1983! The Center for Gi f ted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creat iv i tyFounded in 1983, The Center for Gifted offers programs, workshops, research, individual conferences, and other services to children, parents, teachers, and community reflecting creativity and academic rigor. With a variety of offerings throughout the year, the Center’s focus is to challenge students to think more openly, perceptively, and with greater depth. The Center utilizes creative materials, activities, and strategies expressing critical and creative thinking to advance the intellectual, artistic, and ethical growth of participants.

Since 2013, it has been the privilege of The Center for Gifted to serve as the Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity. The Center subscribes to creativity as the highest form of mental functioning, a framework initiated by Paul Torrance, an international pioneer in education. His Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia is internationally known as a service, research and instructional center focused on creative potential. Our association with the Torrance Center in Georgia reflects that framework as an effective catalyst for the success and progress of every student student who attends our programs and workshops.

Fall 201423 Wondrous Workshops will be held on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the Chicago area for children and young people, grades 1 - 12, with a focus on science and STEM, as well as Harry Potter, historic games, and a new course in creative baking.

Fall will also offer a five-Sunday program for PreK-grade 2 at Barbereux School, Evanston, with an emphasis on science, math, problem solving, and imaginative thought. See page 9 for locations, dates, tuition, and information specific to each workshop.

All students enjoy the following three classes:

Crazy Chemical Concoctions: Explore chemical properties through hands-on experiments. Investigate molecular structure. Experiment with solutions, solvents, and reactants, but don't blow up the lab!

Pulleys and Pendulums - The World on a String: What is life like on a string? When we swing at the playground or ride in an elevator, we use pendulums and pulleys. Explore the science behind these everyday simple machines through hands-on experiments.

Microbiology: Investigate microscopic life, grow bacterial gardens, and sleuth out fungi and mold. Just how disgusting are drinking fountains? Or your dirty socks?

Grades 1-5Science Spectacular!

Math Meets Literature: Discover the math hidden in great picture books! Graph, measure, add, subtract, and create patterns, as you explore connections between math and literature.

Scientific Serendipity: Explore different areas of science, such as chemistry and biology, physics and meteorology, through hands-on experiments. Learn how to use the scientific method to find answers to perplexing questions.

Lego WeDo Robotics: Build robots, such as an alligator, with Legos, motors, gears, and sensors. Program your robots using a computer. (Grades K-2; Lego fee $10)

Sunday Wonders: STEM PreK-2

All students attend two classes each Sunday. PreK students enjoy Math Meets Literature and Scientific Serendipity. K – 2nd grade students choose two of the three classes offered:

Fall Wondrous Workshops

Airboats, Motorboats, Paddleboats

Test different propulsion systems and investigate Newton’s Laws of Motion through a series of floating projects and experiments of increasing complexity. Take your contraptions home for further testing.

Engineering Egg-Stravaganza!

Can your engineering expertise outwit the laws of physics? Challenge your imagination and design skills to solve a technical problem using common household items. Will you be the lone survivor?

Wind Turbines

Design and construct a power-generating wind turbine! Experiment with different materials and blade designs. How many volts will you generate? Bring your wind turbine home for further experimentation.

Hoppers and Hovercraft

Explore energy, forces, and motion while learning basic circuitry! Apply principles of physics and engineering to design and construct kinetic contraptions that hop, hover, and float! Bring your creations home for further investigation.

STEM Grades 3-8

Electronics Lab

Construct a water alarm and photophobic micro-bug while learning basic circuitry. Please note: Soldering is required.

Grades 5-8

Create a Lego Movie!

Create a Lego movie with a partner using a digital camera, movie software and Lego WeDo robots. Bring your movie home on a USB flash drive to share with friends and family. (Flash drives will be provided)

Grades 1-3

Creative Cookie Concoctions

Develop your own cookie recipe! Learn bakery basics from a professional baker in the kitchen of her own bakery at Lawrence Deans Bake Shop in downtown Wilmette! Make your own batch of cookies and decorate them as you wish. Conclude with a cookie exchange and leave with a bag of original cookies. (Note: Students should wear closed shoes, no sandals or flip-flops.)

Grades 4-8

Join CFG instructors Christopher Freeman, a University of Chicago Laboratory School teacher and WWII enthusiast, and Dale Ridder, a renowned game designer and military expert, for an informative and in-depth tour of the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park! Walk through a WWI trench, sit in a WWII landing ship, and experience landing on a Normandy beach. Then, tour the collection of more than 30 armored vehicles, including tanks used in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.

Military Museum Excursion Grades 6-12

Harry Potter Festival

Immerse yourself in the Wizarding World! Wear your best wizarding robes or come disguised as a Muggle. Following a brief welcome and orientation, enjoy three classes:

Quidditch: Try your hand at the most popular sport on broomsticks! Between rousing Quidditch matches, stimulate your mind with intense Harry Potter trivia.

Potions: Make things bigger; make things smaller. Combine secret ingredients to create chemical reactions that bubble, stink, and surprise!

Wands and Spell Casting: What are you looking for in a wand? Choose from a variety of supplies to create your own. Formulate Latin spells to use with your wand in a wizard’s duel.

Grades 3-8

Historic Games Day

Re-enact history through games of strategy!

Age of ImperialismAncient ConquestAttackAxis and AlliesBritannia

Grades 6-12

Conquest of the EmpireDiplomacyHistory of the WorldKingmaker

Detailed game descriptions are available at www.centerforgifted.org/historicgames.pdf

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Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder

NapervillePatterson School3731 Lawrence Dr.January 25, February 1, 8, 152:00-5:00 p.m.

Earth Explorers, PreK-KArt Unlimited, 1-8Creating Games from Scratch, 3-6Creative Writing, 1-8Electronics and Robotics Lab*, 5-8Energy, Electronics, and STEM*, 4-8

Harry Potter-Ology, 3-8Lego Mindstorms Robotics*, 3-8Lego WeDo Robotics*, 1-3Math to Boggle the Brain! 1-5Microbiology, 3-8Science Serendipity, 1-3

Ants, Butterflies, and Creepy Crawlies, PreK-KScience Wizards, PreK-KChemistry Lab, 3-8Economics, the Stock Market, and You! 3-8Electronics and Robotics Lab*, 5-8Humor Writing, 3-8Lego WeDo Robotics*, 1-3

Mysteries, Clues, and Codes, 3-8Pulleys, Levers, and Gears, 1-4Sculpture Studio, 1-8The Art of Programming, 3-6Theater Club, 1-8Uke Is Fun for Everyone!* 1-5Workshop: Historic Games of Strategy and Diplomacy, 5-8

Space Explorers, PreK-KTales Around the World, PreK-KArt Unlimited,1-8Creating Games from Scratch, 3-8Fun with Fractured Fairy Tales, 1-4Graphic Novel, 4-8

Lego WeDo Robotics*, 1-3Ooey, Gooey Chemistry, 1-3Mystery Science, 3-8Save the Penguins! 4-8Theater Club, 1-8Workshop: Historic Games of Strategy and Diplomacy, 5-8

World Class Explorers, PreK-KBiological Explorations, 3-8Computer Graphic Design, 3-8Creative Writing, 1-8Hands-On Field Experience,1-4

Lego Mindstorms Robotics*, 3-8Math to Boggle the Brain, 1-5Science Serendipity, 1-4Sculpture Studio, 1-8Theater Club, 1-8

Ants, Butterflies, and Creepy Crawlies, PreK-KScience Wizards, PreK-KAncient World, 3-8Chemistry Lab, 4-8Computer Graphic Design, 3-8 Creative Writing,1-8Electronics and Robotics Lab*, 5-8

Engineer, Build, and Test! 3-8Harry Potter-Ology, 3-8Lego WeDo Robotics*, 1-3Math to Boggle the Brain, 1-4Sleuthhounds of Science, 1-3Theater Club,1-8

Earth Explorers, PreK-KArt Unlimited, 1-8Creative Writing,1-8Creating Games from Scratch, 3-8Lego WeDo Robotics*,1-3

Math to Boggle the Brain,1-5Rhythmic Expressions, 1-8Microbiology, 4-8Sleuthhounds of Science, 1-3Workshop: Fashion Design Studio, 4-8

Winter 2015Six Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder programs invite students to come on Sunday afternoons. Outstanding teachers will focus on creative, imaginative approaches to the teaching of science, math, computers, robotics, humanities, and the arts.

Problem solving, creativity, original thought, and inventive productivity will be inherent in each student’s program.

Program specif ic detai ls and course offer ings

BarringtonGrove Avenue School900 S. Grove AvenueFebruary 15, 22, March 1, 8, 152:00-4:30 p.m.

Buffalo GroveMeridian Middle School2195 Brandywyn Rd.January 11, 18, 25, February 12:00-5:00 p.m.

Burr RidgePleasantdale Middle School7450 S. Wolf Rd.February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 222:00-4:30 p.m

ChicagoThe Nettelhorst School3252 N. Broadway.March 1, 8, 15, 22, 292:00-4:30 p.m.

ElmhurstSandburg Middle School345 E. St. Charles Rd.January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 152:00-4:30 p.m.

*This course requires a lab or other fee. See course descriptions on pp. 5-6 for amounts

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Course Offerings Grades PreK - 8Ants, Butterflies, and Creepy Crawlies: Explore the fascinating world of bugs! How do ants live in their colonies? What is the wingspan of a butterfly? What will you find on your bug hunt? Investigate insects through science, math, stories, art, and drama.

Ancient World: What was life like in ancient Mesopotamia? Ugarit? Babylon? Discover the Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, art, and architecture. Travel back in time and bring ancient civilizations to life through creative, hands-on activities.

Art Unlimited: Does art ignite creativity in you? Pursue your own unique avenues of artistic expression. Create your own masterpieces that express your muse and the fun of being an artist!

Biological Explorations: Investigate the living world, from the micro-scopic to the environment, including such topics as cell biology, genetics, and animal behavior.

Chemistry Lab: Explore chemical properties through hands-on experiments. Investigate molecular structure. Experiment with solutions, solvents, and reactants, but don't blow up the lab!

Computer Graphic Design: Blend technology and art in a hands-on exploration of the field of graphic design. Create projects of your own design, such as comic strips, posters,logos, book covers, and cards.

Creating Games from Scratch: Learn how to program computer games in Scratch, developed at MIT and used to create a wide variety of games, from simple to complex.

Creative Writing: Do you like to write? Advance and hone your skills and heighten your imagination through free verse and a variety of stories in response to posters, magazines, books, CD’s, and films. See your stories and poems published in our creative writing magazine. Come and share your inspiration!

Earth Explorers: Discover the processes that shaped the earth we live on. What is soil? How are rocks formed? What makes a volcano erupt? Can scientists predict future earthquakes? Who lives on top of the earth; who lives underground? Using many creative activities, dramatic play, and hands-on experiments, young scientists will explore many fascinating aspects of the planet on which we live.

Economics, the Stock Market, and You! Do you like money? Do you know how to make your money grow? How companies make money? How the stock market works? Learn about the stock market and investigate how and why companies and businesses are successful!

Electronics and Robotics Lab: Construct various projects, from water alarms to photophobic micro-bugs. Explore electronic components and learn basic circuitry. Decipher technical instructions, read schematic diagrams, and solder circuit boards. ($50 lab fee)

Energy, Electronics, and STEM: Explore the awesome roles energy and electronics play in our modern world! Learn basic circuitry and apply principles of physics and engineering as you design and construct kinetic contraptions that hover, float, fly, and hop! ($30 lab fee)

Engineer, Build, and Test! Given limited resources, combine your imagination with your knowledge of geometric patterns, volumes, and surface area to engineer designs that are the tallest, fastest, or hold the most weight.

Please note: Students are placed in classes with their age peers, usually with no more than two grade levels per classroom.

Fashion Design Studio: Discover sketching, mood boards, fabric choices, and clothing construction. Select your own fabric and create a one-of-a-kind garment and accessories of your own design.

Fun with Fractured Fairy Tales: Have you heard of Slurping Beauty or The Three Little Wolves? Explore a range of fairy tales and have fun fracturing them. Create a clever beginning, intriguing middle, and satisfying ending as you write and dramatize your own fractured fairy tales.

Graphic Novel: Do you like to draw, write, create characters, and/or tell stories? Join fellow graphic novel enthusiasts to collaborate in small groups or pairs to develop original stories, create characters and dialogue, plot out storyboards, sketch ideas, draw panels, and ink them in. See your work published in our graphic novel magazine!

Hands-On Field Experience: Discover the wonders of Chicago’s Field Museum! With the expert guidance of a Field Ambassador, explore artifacts and specimens from the museum’s collection through engaging, hands-on activities that encourage problem solving, imagination, and curiosity.

Harry Potter-Ology: Enter a wizarding world. Be sorted into a house, create your own wand, formulate spells, and play quiddich. Try butter beer and wizard candy, and participate in our end-of-term feast!

Historic Games of Strategy and Diplomacy: Re-enact history through games of strategy! Expand empires through 4000 years of History of the World, fight World War II in Axis and Allies, or establish railroad networks in Eurorails, India Rails, or Russian Rails.

Humor Writing: Investigate the art and science of humor writing. Design, individually and collectively, jokes, sketches, character mono-logues, stand-up routines, and more. Explore satire, parody, nonsense, and other comedy basics.

Lego Mindstorms Robotics: Tackle various engineering challenges! Construct robots from motors, wheels, gears, and various sensors and program them to solve challenges. ($10 lab fee)

Lego WeDo Robotics: Build robots, such as an alligator, with Legos, motors, gears, and sensors. Program your robots using a computer. ($10 lab fee)

Math to Boggle the Brain! Challenge yourself with games, riddles, and brainteasers. Tackle palindromes, tangrams, and magic squares. Baffle your peers with number tricks!

Course Offerings Grades PreK - 8Microbiology: Investigate microscopic life, grow bacterial gardens, and sleuth out fungi and algae. Just how disgusting are drinking fountains? Or your dirty socks?

Mysteries, Clues, and Codes: Investigate and solve mysteries! Un-cover schemes, break secret codes, sleuth for clues, deduce conclusions, and crack cases.

Mystery Science: Visit simulated crime scenes and search them for clues to submit to forensic analysis. Piece together your findings to solve the “Case of the Missing Lunch Box” and more!

Ooey, Gooey Chemistry: Get your hands dirty! Investigate and exper-iment with chemical mistakes that have brought us great fun, such as Silly Putty, Goop, Gak, and Floam.

Pulleys, Levers, and Gears: Design and construct simple machines. Explore laws of physics through hands-on experiments.

Rhythmic Expressions: Explore the art of making music with rhythm in a variety of ways, including instruments of the percussion family, found objects, and our own bodies! Music readers and non-readers alike will find something to challenge them as we compose, improvise, and learn to layer our creations in a drum circle.

Save the Penguins! Conduct experiments about various methods of heat transfer, and investigate global warming. Then, based on your gained knowledge, create a habitat for “ice cubed” penguins!

Science Wizards: Explore weird, mysterious phenomena, such as smelly balloons, singing spoons, popping Zots, and jumbled-up Jell-O,via hands-on science experiments.

Sculpture Studio: Create, shape, mold, and model your ideas into 3-D masterpieces using clay, fabric, paint, paper, wood, and wire.

Sleuthhounds of Science: Discover scientific secrets in a hands-on lab. Can spaghetti fly? How many pounds can you lift with a sheet of paper?

Space Explorers: Blast off, astronauts, to an astronomically fun, factual, and fantastic exploration of the universe! Experience the joy of discover-ing, creating, and learning through an interdisciplinary approach inte-grating science literature, math, history, art, and drama.

Tales Around the World: How is the story of The Gingerbread Boy told in China? In Mexico? Explore folktales, fairy tales, and storytelling around the world.

The Art of Programming: Investigate the versatility of Scratch to create digital greeting cards, animate stories, and design games.

Theater Club: Experience the exhilarating world of live theater! Develop characters as you play theater games and rehearse scenes, culminating in a performance for family and friends.

Uke Is Fun for Everyone! Ever want to learn to play the ukulele? Now you can! This fun class will teach you the basics. Learn chords and even play songs. Perform for family and friends on the last day. A ukulele is required; Bring your own or purchase a Makala Dolphin Bridge ukulele on site, or prepay w/application, for $45 plus tax ($48.26).

World Class Explorers: Discover wonders on every continent! Climb a volcano, stare down a kangaroo, build an igloo, and join a safari. Design, invent, and dramatize through hands-on activities

Winter Break will whet the appetite of every student looking for exciting activities during the winter holidays. Classes will challenge thought and elicit enthusiasm. Winter Break Workshops meet at The Center for Gifted, 1926 Waukegan Rd., Glenview. Course descriptions can be found on pages 2 and 3; tuition and fees on page 9; application on page 11. Teacher recommendation is not required.

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Tuesday December 23Crazy Chemical Concoctions

Grades 3-61-4pm

Friday December 26STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft

Grades 3-61-4pm

Saturday December 27Electronics Lab

Grades 5-81-4pm

Sunday December 28Create a Lego Movie

Grades 1-31-4pm

Monday December 29Historic Games Day

Grades 6-1210am-4pm

Winter Break Workshops

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Fall and Winter DetailsOur fall and winter programs are designed for bright, motivated learners who welcome dynamic opportunities to explore diverse subjects in a challenging, creative environment. The development of problem-solving skills, creativity, and critical thinking is inherent in the framework for all courses and workshops. Projects and activities evoke active, hands-on participation.

To Apply: Applications for all programs must include full tuition and fees (if any). They may be submitted online at www.centerforgifted.org; by mail to The Center for Gifted, Box 364, Wilmette 60091; by fax to 847-901-0179; by email to info@centerforgifted.org; or in person at 1926 Waukegan Road in Glenview. Payments are accepted by check or money order payable to The Center for Gifted, by Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, e-check, and cash. For each program, applications are accepted through opening day.

Fall 2014 Overview and Details

Twenty-three exciting one-day programs and one five-day program are offered on weekends in October and November throughout the Chicago area.

Wondrous Workshops, for 1st-12th grades, focus on science and STEM, as well as Harry Potter, historic games and exploration, and a new course in creative baking.

Sunday Wonders: STEM, for pre-k thru 2nd grades, offers hands-on science experiments, math activities, Lego WeDo Robotics and discovery emphasizing problem solving and imaginative thought.

Winter 2015 Overview and Details

Our Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder winter programs, at six locations, meet on Sunday afternoons.

Students in 1st-8th grades select their own courses from a variety of fascinating topics and will attend either two 75 minute classes or one 2½ hour workshop.

Courses for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students have been preselected; they explore their theme-based topics in interdisciplinary settings through literature, art, science, drama, movement and math.

Enrollment/Eligibility

For Fall and Winter Break 2014: Parents receive email confirmation of enrollment upon application. Teacher recommendation is not required for our fall or winter break workshops.

For Winter 2015: Parents receive email notification of enrollment status when we have their complete applications and, for students who are new to our programs, their required teacher recommendations (see eligibility requirements on page 10).

Tuition

Fall 2014 and Winter Break Workshops: Tuition and fees vary by workshop topic. Please see grid on page 9 for full details.

Winter 2015 Programs: Tuition is $219 plus lab fees where indicated.

Financial Assistance

Need-based financial assistance is available. To apply, complete and submit our financial assistance application (form can be printed from our website or requested by phone or email) with the child’s program application and a $25 deposit instead of full tuition.

Refunds

Full refunds will be provided for withdrawals requested on or before the first day of a 2014 Fall or Winter Break workshop, or the first day of a Winter 2015 program.

Placement

Students are placed in classes successively per their application dates. The great majority of students are assigned both their “favorite” courses as listed on their applications. Their “alternate” choices are considered only as scheduling and enrollment may require. Classes are assigned during the week before each program begins. Parents then receive email notification of class assignments. Students are welcome to switch classes as space allows, both before and at any time during the programs.

Communication

All correspondence from the CFG to student families is sent to the email addresses parents provide on their children’s applications. Parents must add info@centerforgifted.org to the address lists on their email accounts to ensure that they receive these important informational mailings.

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Parent SeminarsParent seminars will be offered on site while students are in class on the dates indicated. Our speaker for all seminars below is Joan Franklin Smutny, Director of The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity. We appreciate the value of sharing among all who are involved with bright, talented learners. Admission is free, and pre-registration is not required. All are welcome. Please join us!

About the DirectorFounder and Director of The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity, Joan Franklin Smutny welcomes thousands of bright, talented children and young people, preschool-12th grades, to her programs year-round. She teaches creative writing to students at her programs, lectures, and leads parent seminars. She is editor of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children Journal, contributing editor of Understanding Our Gifted, and a regular contributor to Gifted Education Communicator, Parenting for High Potential, and Gifted Education Press Quarterly.

Joan has authored, co-authored, and edited many articles and over twenty-one books on gifted education for teachers and parents, the most recent of which include: The Lives of Great Women Leaders and You (2014),Discovering and Developing Talents in Spanish-Speaking Students (2012), Teaching Advanced Learners in the

General Education Classroom (2011), Parenting Gifted Children: The Authoritative Guide from the National Association for Gifted Children (2011), Manifesto of the Gifted Girl (2010), Differentiating for the Young Gifted Child, 2nd Edition (2010), Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners, K-6 (2009), Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5 (2007), and Reclaiming the Lives of Gifted Girls and Women (2007).

In 1996, Joan received the NAGC Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the field of gifted education, and the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Research Award. In 2004, Joan was given the California Association for Gifted President’s Award. In 2012, she received the E. Paul Torrance Award in Creativity given by NAGC, and two of her books, Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom and Parenting Gifted Children, won Legacy Book Awards from the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented.

Meeting the Needs of Advanced LearnersBright, talented children and young people need to be challenged by creative activities and academic rigor. This parent seminar will focus on the application of critical and creative thinking to the areas of writing, reading, science, and math.

The role of thinking, creativity, and intellectual rigor is an important one in the education of advanced learners. Courses in the Center programs reflect and evidence this frame-work. Parents are just naturally inherent in the creative development and intellectual growth of their child's ability to think more deeply, perceptively, and expansively. The practical applications of this framework, useful to parents, will be included.

Joan Smutny's books will be available, including the newest, The Lives of Great Women Leaders and You. A handbook of materials reflecting the topic of the seminar will be distributed. Books by CFG instructor, Chris Freeman, also will be available..

Barrington - February 15Buffalo Grove - January 11Burr Ridge - February 22Chicago - March 8Elmhurst - January 18Naperville - January 25

Enabling Your Child to Think Critically and Creatively Bright, talented children and young people need fresh, new opportunities for developing their thinking and advancing their many kinds of talents at home and at school. This parent seminar will share ideas on how to encourage your child’s capacity to create, problem solve, and be productive. Many examples relating to topics of science, math, language arts, and the arts will be shared. Each parent will receive a notebook of materials; books will be available for perusal and purchase.

October 5 - ElmhurstOctober 12 – Chicago/AudubonOctober 19 - SkokieOctober 26 - EvanstonNovember 2 - BarringtonNovember 8 – Buffalo GroveNovember 9 - Naperville

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Fall and Winter Break Workshop DetailsBarringtonHough Street School310 S. Hough St.

WheatonCantigny Park1S151 Winfield Rd.

SkokieMcCracken Middle School8000 East Prairie Rd.

NapervillePatterson School3731 Lawrence Dr.

WilmetteLawrence Deans Bake Shop637 Green Bay Rd.

Buffalo GroveMeridian Middle School2195 Brandywyn Rd.

Burr RidgePleasantdale Middle School7450 S. Wolf Rd.

Chicago/AudubonAudubon School3500 N. Hoyne Ave.

Chicago/ThorpThorp Scholastic Academy6024 W. Warwick

ElmhurstSandburg Middle School345 E. St. Charles Rd.

EvanstonThe Barbereux School3333 Culver St.

GlenviewThe Center for Gifted1926 Waukegan Rd.

Sun, Nov 16 Creative Cookie Concoctions (4-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $5

Sun, Nov 2 Create a Lego Movie! (1-3) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $5 Sun, Nov 2 STEM: Wind Turbines (3-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $15

Sat, Oct 18 Harry Potter Festival (3-8) 2-5pm $40Sat, Nov 8 Science Spectacular! (1-5) 2-5pm $45Sat, Nov 8 Electronics Lab (5-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $20

Sat, Oct 18 Create a Lego Movie! (1-3) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $5Sat, Oct 18 STEM: Engineering Egg- Stravaganza! (3-8) 2-5pm $45

Sun, Oct 5 Create a Lego Movie! (1-5) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $5Sun, Oct 5 STEM: Airboats, Motorboats, Paddleboats (3-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $15

Sun, Oct 5,12, Sunday Wonders:19, 26, Nov 2 STEM Projects and Activities (PreK-2) 2-4:30pm $215; Lego fee $10

Sat, Oct 25 Electronics Lab (5-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $20 Sun, Oct 26 Electronics Lab (5-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $20 Sat, Nov 22 STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3-6) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $10 Sun, Nov 23 STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3-6) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $10 Tue, Dec 23 Crazy Chemical Concoctions (3-6) 1-4pm $45 Fri, Dec 26 STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3-6) 1-4pm $45; Lab fee $10 Sat, Dec 27 Electronics Lab (5-8) 1-4pm $45; Lab fee $20 Sun, Dec 28 Create a Lego Movie (1-3) 1-4pm $45; Lab fee $5 Mon, Dec 29 Historic Games Day (6-12) 10am-4pm $50

Sun, Nov 9 Science Spectacular! (1-5) 2-5pm $45Sun, Nov 9 Electronics Lab (5-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $20

Sun, Oct 19 STEM: Airboats, Motorboats, Paddleboats (3-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $15

Sat, Oct 11 Military Museum Excursion (6-12) 10am-4pm $50Sat, Nov 15 Historic Games Day (6-12) 10am-4pm $50

Winter Break:

Sun, Oct 12 Science Spectacular! (1-5) 2-5pm $45Sun, Oct 12 STEM: Wind Turbines (5-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $15

Sat, Nov 15 Create a Lego Movie! (1-3) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $5Sat, Nov 15 STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3-8) 2-5pm $45; Lab fee $10

Please note: Students are placed in classes with their age peers, usually with no more than two grade levels per classroom.

Eligibility for Winter 2015Bright, motivated students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through 8th grades for the 2014/15 school year, from any educational setting, whether public, private, parochial, or home school, may apply. PreK students should be 4 years old by January 1, 2015.

New students, who never have attended a CFG program, must be recommended by teachers. A completed and signed recommendation form (see below or print one from our website) must be submitted with application or mailed, faxed, or emailed (to info@centerforgifted.org) separately.

Returning students do not require teacher recommendations. They are eligible upon our timely receipt of their applications.

Applicants need not have qualified for advanced programming at their schools; test scores are not the sole criterion for our programs. Although our students generally rank at or above the 95th percentiles in some areas, we recognize and discern the great variety of talents and abilities that children express.

As a general reference, please peruse the list at right; ideal candidates typically manifest many of these characteristics during their preprimary, primary, or elementary school years. If uncertain about their child’s eligibility, parents are welcome to request a conference with the CFG Director, Joan Franklin Smutny.

Express curiosity and creativity

Use complex language skills

Enjoy challenges

Discuss and elaborate on ideas

Ask thoughtful questions

Use learned information in new contexts

Have unique problem-solving abilities

Show ability to place objects in logical sequence

Are keenly observant

Enjoy reading

Have well-developed imaginations

Create and/or tell stories

Demonstrate talent in art, music, writing, or drama

Exhibit wit and humor

Act independently and with initiative

Have sustained attention spans

Have extensive vocabularies

Have good memories

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Teacher Recommendation Winter 2015 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder The Center for Gifted / Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

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motivation

Standardized Achievement Testing:

Name of test: _____________________________

Date administered: _______________________

Scores:

Reading ___________ Language ____________

Math _____________ Science ______________

Total battery ___________ Other ___________

Scores are not required if student has not been tested.

Teacher signature ______________________________________________________ Date _____________________

Teacher contact info (phone and/or email) ____________________________________________________________

Student’s full name ___________________________________________________________ School name and city ________________________________________

Winter 2015 program and course selection: Tuition for all programs is $219 (plus lab fees where indicated). Select your program/location(s) below. Review speci�c info and course o�erings on pages 4-6, noting the grade levels for each course. On the lines to the right of your program selection(s), list the student’s two favorite courses, in order of preference, then list one alternate course in case any favorites are full. Students in pre-k and kindergarten do not need to select courses. For Bu�alo Grove, Burr Ridge, and Naperville: If enrolling in the 2½ hour workshop, simply write the name of the workshop.

_____ Bu�alo Grove (Jan 11 - Feb 1)

_____ Elmhurst (Jan 18 - Feb 15)

_____ Naperville (Jan 25 - Feb 15)

a. ______________________________

b. ______________________________

c. ______________________________

_____ Barrington (Feb 15 - Mar 15)

_____ Burr Ridge (Feb 22 - Mar 22)

_____ Chicago (Mar 1 - 29)

a. ______________________________

b. ______________________________

c. ______________________________

Fall and Winter Break: Please select program(s) below. Refer to the descriptions on pages 2-3 and the grid on page 9.

Barrington: STEM: Wind Turbines (3rd - 8th grades)Sun Nov 2; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $15

Barrington: Create a Lego Movie! (1st - 3rd grades)Sun Nov 2; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $5

Chicago/Thorp: Create a Lego Movie! (1st - 3rd grades)Sat Nov 15; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $5

Burr Ridge: Create a Lego Movie! (1st - 3rd grades)Sat Oct 18; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $5

Bu�alo Grove: Harry Potter Festival (3rd - 8th grades)Sat Oct 18; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $40

Bu�alo Grove: Science Spectacular! (1st - 5th grades)Sat Nov 8; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45

Bu�alo Grove: Electronics Lab (5th - 8th grades)Sat Nov 8; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $20

Burr Ridge: STEM: Engineering Egg....! (3rd - 8th grades)Sat Oct 18; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45

Chicago/Audubon: Science Spectacular! (1st - 5th grades)Sun Oct 12; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45

Chicago/ Audubon: STEM: Wind Turbines (5th - 8th grades)Sun Oct 12; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $15

Glenview: Electronics Lab (5th - 8th grades)Sat Oct 25; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $20

Glenview: Electronics Lab (5th - 8th grades)Sun Oct 26; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $20

Glenview: STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3rd - 6th grades)Sat Nov 22; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $10

Glenview: STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3rd - 6th grades)Sun Nov 23; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $10

Glenview: Crazy Chemical Concoctions (3rd - 6th grades)Tue Dec 23; 1:00-4:00; Tuition $45

Glenview: STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3rd - 6th grades)Fri Dec 26; 1:00 - 4:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $10

Chicago/Thorp: STEM: Hoppers and Hovercraft (3rd - 8th grades)Sat Nov 15; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $10

Elmhurst: STEM: Airboats, Motorboats ... (3rd - 8th grades)Sun Oct 5; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $15

Evanston: Sunday Wonders: STEM Projects (PK- 2nd grades)Sundays, Oct 5 - Nov 2; 2:00 - 4:30; Tuition $215; Lego fee $10

Elmhurst: Create a Lego Movie! (1st - 3rd grades)Sun Oct 5; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $5

Glenview: Electronics Lab (5th - 8th grades)Sat Dec 27; 1:00-4:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $20

Glenview: Create a Lego Movie (1st - 3rd grades)Sun Dec 28; 1:00-4:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $5

Naperville: Science Spectacular! (1st - 5th grades)Sun Nov 9; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45

Naperville: Electronics Lab (5th - 8th grades)Sun Nov 9; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $20

Skokie: STEM: Airboats, Motorboats ... (3rd - 8th grades)Sun Oct 19; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $15

Wheaton: Historic Games Day (6th - 12th grades)Sat Nov 15; 10:00-4:00; Tuition $50

Wheaton: Military Museum Excursion (6th - 12th grades )Sat Oct 11; 10:00-4:00; Tuition $50

Wilmette: Creative Cookie Concoctions (4th - 8th grades )Sun Nov 16; 2:00-5:00; Tuition $45; Lab fee $5

Glenview: Historic Games Day (6th - 12th grades)Mon Dec 29; 10:00-4:00; Tuition $50

Please print. Please use dark ink. Use a separate application for each child. Mail, fax, or email with full tuition to: The Center for Gifted, Box 364, Wilmette 60091: 847-901-0179(fax); info@centerforgifted.org; or apply online at www.centerforgifted.org. Phone: 847-901-0173.

Student’s full name ___________________________________________________________ Birth date (mm/dd/yy) ______________

Gender: ____ male ____ female Current grade level: PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Name of 2014/15 school __________________________________________ Location (city) of school _________________________

Has this student participated in any previous CFG program? ____ yes ____ no Has any other family member? _____ yes _____ no

Full name of parent/guardian __________________________________________________ Relationship to student ______________

Address _______________________________________________________________ City, zip _______________________________

Family email address for all program info: __________________________________________________________________________

Phones: Primary _________________________ Secondary ___________________________ Other ___________________________

O�ce Use: P __________ $ __________ # __________ d __________ s __________ pifApplication: Fall 2014 Wondrous Workshops, Sunday Wonders, Winter Break Workshops; Winter 2015 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder

I understand that The Center for Gifted includes camera images of students and of student work on its website, in its publications, and in other media controlled or approved by the CFG. I hereby give my consent for images of this student and/or his or her work to be included among these images and will make no monetary or other claim against the CFG for its ethical and appropriate use of these images.

Parent/guardian signature ____________________________________________________________ Date ______________________

Payment: Full payment of tuition and fees (if any) are due at time of application. Check payment method below.

_____ My check or money order for $ _____________ made payable to The Center for Gifted is enclosed.

_____ Charge my credit or debit card for $ ____________ Card type is: _____ MasterCard _____ Visa _____ Discover

Expiration date: _____________________ Credit card number: __________________________________________________________

Billing address zip code: ______________ Cardholder’s name (as printed on card) ___________________________________________

Authorized signature _______________________________________________________ Today’s date ___________________________The Center for Gifted is a not-for-profit education organization under IRC Section 501(c)(3).The Center for Gifted reserves the right to change without notice any statement on its flyers or website concerning but not limited to policies, tuition, fees, courses, locations, dates, or staff. It is the policy of The Center for Gifted not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, or national or ethnic origin in matters of admissions or services relating to its programs. The Center for Gifted grants general permission for schools to reproduce its flyers as needed for distribution to students and staff.