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

Glenview for Grades 1-5in

Session I: July 17-21 (grades 1-3 only)

AM: Let’s Build a City!PM: Wonders and Blunders of Science

Session II: July 24-28

AM: Chess, Math, and Finch Robots Who’s in the Zoo? Amazing Animals and Creative Creatures!PM: Chemistry of the World STEM with SteAm: Moto-Pets

Session III: July 31-August 4

AM: Create Slime, Flubber, and Other Fun Polymers! Stop-Motion AnimationPM: Lego WeDo and Mindstorms Robotics Science Experiments with Toys

Session IV: August 7-11

AM: Electricity and Play Dough Circuits Things that Fly, Float, and Flee: Mechanical and AnimalPM: Chocolate-Ology Tech Wonders

Session V: August 14-18

AM: Stories and Art Tinker Space PM: Grossology of Biology Math of Chance

The Center for Gifted / Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity1926 Waukegan Rd, Suite 2, Glenview

Innovative summer challenges for advanced learners!

Apply online at www.centerforgifted.org

Session I: Grades 1-3

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

Let’s Build a City! Explore different cit-ies and imagine the one you are creating. Map out your city, design parks, shopping districts, skyscrapers, and houses, and build models. Combine math, engineering, litera-ture, and creativity!

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

Sessions II-V: Grades 1-5

Students attend two classes each morning and/or afternoon.

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

Chess, Math, and Finch Robots: Interested in pursuing a variety of topics? Play chess, solve math puzzles, and program robotic Finches in a flexible learning environment.

Chocolate-Ology: Discover chocolate, from the humble cocoa bean to the world’s favorite culinary delight, via history, mystery, recipes, and taste tests.

Create Slime, Flubber, and Other Fun Polymers! Experiment with different ways of making slime. Explore other slippery, stretchy polymers in the “slime family.” Have fun making and playing with polymers!

Electricity and Play Dough Circuits: Create your own circuits using conductive and insu-lating play dough to light LEDs, run motors, and play sound. Use meters and an oscillo-scope to study electric current flow. Design and construct creatures incorporating LEDs and sound. ($15 lab fee)

Our Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder programs are designed for bright, motivated learners who welcome dynamic opportunities to explore diverse subjects in a challenging, creative environment. In all classes, hands-on activities and inventive modes of participation 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.

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. and 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. at a cost of $9 per hour.

Grossology of Biology: Embark on an in-depth investigation of the unmentionable yet fascinating functions that keep us alive! Gain an understanding of the science behind human body systems while investigating the importance of blood, phlegm, sweat, gas, mucus, pus, and all things gross!

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)

Science Experiments with Toys: Discover mystery eggs, feely balloons, burping bot-tles, and crushing cans. Explore the science and wonder of toys via hands-on fun and lab experiments.

STEM with SteAm: Moto-Pets: Design and engineer your own battery-powered mo-torized pets! Create vibrobots, bristlebots and artbots in this creative class. Let your ingenuity take shape! ($20 lab fee)

Stop-Motion Animation: From storyboard-ing to photographing each incremental step to adding sound and special effects, use a digital camera and movie software to create your own unique stop-motion animation. ($15 lab fee) Tech Wonders: Discover the wonders of technology through constructing and programming robots, exploring coding, or creating and programming computer games in Scratch. ($15 lab fee)

Things that Fly, Float, and Flee: Mechan-ical and Animal: Discover ways nature has influenced the design of man-made flying objects. Explore Bernoulli’s scientific princi-ples of flight by experimenting with airplanes, kites and rockets. Build a balloon hovercraft!

Tinker Space: Let your imagination run wild in our Tinker Space, designed like a Maker-space. Choose your own materials and tinker away to build robots, microbots, inventions, machines, and anything you like! ($10 lab fee)

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!

Session I: July 17-21 (grades 1-3 only)Session II: July 24-28Session III: July 31-August 4Session IV: August 7-11Session V: August 14-18

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.Extended Care: 8:00-9:00 a.m. and 3:00-6:00 p.m.

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