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The Center for Gifted ~ Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

2019 Summer Wondersin Buffalo Grove

U n i q u e s u m m e r c h a l l e n g e s f o r a d v a n c e d l e a r n e r s !

Session II: June 17-21

Course offerings for students entering grades K-8

All Things String (K-3)Cardboard Conundrums (K-4)Coding with Scratch (3-8)Coding with Scratch without Boys (3-8)Creative Writing (3-8)Crime and Puzzlement (4-8)Lego Innovation Lab (K-5)Lego Innovation Lab for Girls Only (K-5)Organic Chemistry: Molecular Models (3-8)Put on a Musical Review (K-8)Readers Theater (4-8)String is the Thing (4-8)The Sea and Me (K-3)Word Cloud Art (3-8)

For students entering PK-K

Science PuzzlersTour the USA!

Session III June 24-28


Art that Moves and Shakes (K-3)Best by Test: Science Behind Consumer Reports (3-8)Engineering, Pyramids, and Simple Machines (1-4)Improv and Theater Games (1-8)Lego Mindstorms Robotics (3-8)Lego Mindstorms Robotics for Girls Only (3-8)Lego WeDo Robotics (K-4)Make with Makey Makey! (3-8)Math Meets Literature (K-4)Ooey, Gooey Chemistry (K-3)Put on a Musical Review (K-8)Science Fiction Studio (3-8)The Physics of Flight (3-8)Zombies, Zombies, Zombies! (4-8)


Ice Age ExplorersSoaking up Science

Session I: June 10-14


Art Quilts (5-8)Civil Engineering (1-4)Coding at Java Bootcamp (5-8)Create Lego Movies (1-4)Drama and the Monologue (4-8)Dry Ice Science (3-8)Dynamic Dramatics (K-3)Fast Physics (3-8)Let’s Build a Zoo! (K-3)Minecraft (3-8)

Powders and Potions: Witch’s Brew (K-4)Put on a Musical Review (K-8)Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles! (3-8)Short Stories (3-8)The Art of Math (K-4)


Rainforest AdventuresScience Wizards

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The Center for Gifted is a non-profit organization and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kildeer District 96.


2019 Summer Wondersin Lincolnshire

Session II: July 8-12

Course offerings for students entering grades K-7(Attend two for half day or four for full day)

Abstract Strategy Games (3-7)Artbotics (4-7)Cooking Science (3-7)Detective Science (1-4)Domino Effect (3-7)Lego WeDo Robotics (K-4)Math of Chance (K-5)Maze Game Design with Power Point (3-7)Put On a Musical Review (K-7)Readers Theater (4-7)Scientific Shenanigans (K-2)Short Stories (3-7)The Knots Have It! (3-7)Zoology (K-3)


Amazing DinosaursMad Scientists Loose in the Kitchen!

Session III: July 15-26

Course offerings for students entering grades K-7(Attend three for half day or six for full day)

Art Unlimited (K-5)Biology (3-7)Chemistry Lab (3-7)Coding with Arduino: Build Your Own Robot (5-7)Coding with Scratch (3-7)Coding with Scratch without Boys (3-7)Creative Writing (3-7)Graphic Novels (4-7)Improv and Theater Games (1-7)Leaving Earth: The Challenges of Visiting Outer Space (1-4)Lost Civilizations (4-7)Math Puzzles and Strategies (4-7)Math, Clues, and Codes (K-3)Passport to the World: Intercultural Adventures (K-4)Project-Based Engineering (K-5)Put on a Musical (K-7)Snap! Crackle! Pop! Chemistry (K-2)Ukulele: Strings, Chords, and More (1-5)


Ocean ExplorersStories and Art: The Caldecott Winners

Session I: July 1-5 (no classes July 4)

Course offerings for students entering grades K-7(Attend two for half day or four for full day)

Advanced Chess (3-7)Bibliomania (K-2)Chess Club (K-7)Coding with Arduino: Create Digital Devices and Interactive Objects (5-7)DIY Hammock: Hang and Relax (5-7)Edible Architecture (K-5)Electricity and Play Dough Circuits (K-4)Explore the Elements (K-4)Grow Your Own Microbes (2-7)Lego Mindstorms Robotics (3-7)Lego Mindstorms Robotics for Girls Only (3-7)Make with Makey Makey (3-7)Stock Market and Economics (3-7)Writing and Art (3-7)


Happy Fourth of July!Space Explorers

U n i q u e s u m m e r c h a l l e n g e s f o r a d v a n c e d l e a r n e r s !

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For students entering preschool thru 7th grades.

Joan Franklin Smutny, Founder and Director

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

Igniting Imaginations Since 1983!


Ingenuity, Inspirat ion, Imaginat ion, & Innovat ion.

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Project 19

Conveniently located at the junction of three expressways and two blocks from the Elmhurst Metra station.Full Days: 9:00-3:00

Mornings: 9:00-11:40Afternoons: 12:20-3:00Open House: July 25, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Elmhurst College, 190 S. Prospect Avenue, ElmhurstJuly 8 - 26 Grades 5 - 12

Free transportation from select locations!Extended Care: 7:30-9:00 and 3:00-6:00

Classes:Adulting and Other Super SkillsAudition TechniqueCAD, 3D Printers, and CNC MachinesCombustion and PyrotechnicsComputer Graphic DesignCreative WritingDebate and LawEco-WarriorsExtreme Math

ForensicsGeometry, Art, and ArchitectureMake with Makey Makey!Mysterious MathNever Bored with CardboardScene Study Stand-Up! Wonderful Wizarding World

Workshops:Artists’ StudioCreating Music in a Digital WorldFashion Design: Adventures in Cosplay

Historic Games of Strategy and DiplomacySTEM with SteAm: Rube’s IngenuityWorld War II: 1943

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FREE roundtrip buses from Lincolnshire, Libertyville, and more

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For students entering 6th-12th grades

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July 8-26: Three exciting weeks!

• Summer 2019 Programs Overview •

The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

Hours for all programs: Full-Day 9:00-3:00; Half-Day Morning 9:00-11:40; Half-Day Afternoon 12:20-3:00

Hours for all programs: Full-Day 9:00-3:00; Half-Day 9:00-11:40 or 12:20-3:00

* For every applicant, a $4.20 processing fee is charged per program to offset the cost of our online application system. Certain courses require lab fees; these are noted in the course descriptions (see website or flyers).

Program category color key and the distinguishing characteristics of each category:

Blue: Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder (Extended Care offered mornings only) Green: Project ’19 (3-week program for older students) Red: Summer Wonders (Extended Care offered mornings and afternoons) Fuchsia: Tinker-a-Thon (Partner program to Project ’19)

The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity • A Northern Illinois University Partner Joan Franklin Smutny, Director • 847-901-0173 • Fax 847-901-0179 • [email protected] • www.centerforgifted.org

Mailing address: Box 364, Wilmette, IL 60091 • Physical address: 1926 Waukegan Road, Glenview

Program Site Cities

Dates Grades (as of

fall ‘19)

Full-Day Tuition*

Half-Day Tuition*

Extended Care

($10/hr) Program Site Locations

Notes and Specials (Contact us or see

website for details)

Buffalo Grove I June 10-14 PK-8th

$440 $220 7:00-9:00 3:00-6:00

Aptakisic Junior High 1231 Weiland Road

Buffalo Grove II June 17-21 PK-8th

$440 $220 7:00-9:00 3:00-6:00


Buffalo Grove III June 24-28 PK-8th

$440 $220 7:00-9:00 3:00-6:00


Cary I June 17-21 PK-8th

$440 220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00

Briargate Elementary 100 Wulff Street

Cary II June 24-28 PK-8th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00

Briargate Elementary 100 Wulff Street

Elmhurst I June 17-21 PK-8th

$440 $220 8:00-9:00 Sandburg Middle School 345 E St Charles Road

Elmhurst II June 24-28 PK-8th

$440 $220 8:00-9:00 Sandburg Middle School 345 E St Charles Road

Elmhurst: Project ‘19

July 8-26 5th

-12th

$1380 $690 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00

Elmhurst College 190 S Prospect Avenue

FREE! roundtrip buses: Arlington Hts, Barrington, Chicago (Hyde Park and

Elmhurst: Tinker-a-Thon I

July 8-12 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Downtown), Downers Grove, Glenview, Hinsdale, Libertyville, Lincolnshire,

Elmhurst: Tinker-a-Thon II

July 15-19 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Naperville, Palatine, Park Ridge, Skokie. The Metra Station is two blocks from

Elmhurst: Tinker-a-Thon III

July 22-26 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


campus. Two Pace Bus stops are on campus. Lodging options also available.

Glenview I July 15-19 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00

The Center for Gifted 1926 Waukegan Road

Glenview II July 22-26 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Glenview III July 29-

August 2 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Glenview IV Aug 5-9 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Glenview V Aug 12-16 1st

-5th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Lincolnshire I July 1-5 PK-7th

$352 $176 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00

Half Day School 239 Olde Half Day Road

Lincolnshire II July 8-12 PK-7th

$440 $220 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


Lincolnshire III July 15-26 PK-7th

$880 $440 7:30-9:00 3:00-6:00


mailto:[email protected]

http://www.centerforgifted.org/

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