Blaine Elementary School, 1420 W Grace Street

9:20 - 12:00
Tuition (Morning Only) $335

9:20 - 3:00
Tuition (Full Day) $525

Click HERE for general program details.

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Course Descriptions:

Science Explorers: Investigate sundry science and explore amazing scientific phenomena in a hands-on lab. Fulfill your desire to know more about many sciences. Grades PreK-K

Animals, Nature, and Wonderment: Discover wondrous animals around the world and in literature! Explore diverse ecosystems, such as savannah, rainforest, and desert. Investigate, dramatize, and create through hands-on inter- disciplinary activities. Grades PreK-K

Lego Mindstorms Robotics I: Create an auto- nomous robot using motors, gears, and sensors. Program it to complete tasks of increasing complexity, then observe the results. Do your commands direct your robot as you intended? ($10 lab fee) Grades 3-8

Lego Mindstorms Robotics II: Work with other advanced students to strategize solutions for challenging tasks as you employ creative prob- lem solving to construct and program your robots. ($10 lab fee) Grades 5-8

Eclectic Science Lab: Explore various fields of science! Investigate biology, chemistry, astro- nomy, physics, and the natural environment through hands-on experiments and challenging activities. Grades 3-8

Journalism: Do you like to investigate local happenings? express your opinions on timely topics? Collaborate with your peers to write, edit, and produce a newspaper. Grades 3-8

Princesses, Knights, and Dragons: Discover your favorite princesses and bravest knights. Follow their adventures with dreadful dragons. Create your own stories and fairy tales. Grades 1-2

Medieval Mania: Immerse yourself in medieval history and legend. Walk into the age of knights and wizards. What kind of castle would you envision and design? Create your own coat-of- arms. Celebrate with a medieval feast! Grades 3-8

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. Grades 3-8

Advanced Scratch: Extend your knowledge of programming in Scratch. Advance your skills and create more sophisticated games. Grades 5-8

Animals Near and Far--Science and Literature: Search out intriguing animals in literature and around the world. Study them through creative, interdisciplinary activities. Investigate habits and habitats. Marvel at animals' innate abilities and delight in their antics! Grades 1-4

Art Studio: Create multi-dimensional master- pieces of mixed media, methods, and muses, such as collage, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, pastels, and watercolor. Enjoy seeing the results of your own imagination and original ideas!
Grades 1-8

Puzzles, Puzzles, and More Puzzles! Solve, explore, and ultimately develop your own puzzles. Focuses will include logical and deductive reasoning, tangrams and other puzzles requiring visual and spatial acuity, 3-D cube puzzles, sudoku, futoshiki, and much more! Grades 1-8

Chemistry and Physics of Bubbles: Inves- tigate principles of air, density, and surface tension. Concoct solutions and experiment with their bubble-making effectiveness. Will you create the biggest, longest lasting, or craziest shaped bubble? Grades 1-4

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Additional Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder Locations for Summer 2013:

Burr Ridge | Chicago - Lakeview East | Chicago - Lincoln Park | Chicago - Portage Park | Elgin | Elmhurst

Glenview | Grayslake/Prairie Crossing | Naperville - North | Naperville - South | Oak Forest | Skokie