Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder - Chicago (l) - Grades K - 6
Walt Disney Magnet School
4140 North Marine Drive
Weekdays 9:20 to 12:00 or 9:20 to 3:00
June 25 - July 6 (no classes on July 4)
Tuition:
Morning Program: $270.00
Full-Day Program: $425.00
| Say Goodbye to Civilization: Create and visit a simulated rain forest, with monkeys on vines, boas in the rivers, parrots on treetops, and flora and fauna as far as you can see! [Class Closed] |
| Science Wizards: Explore weird phenomena, like smelly balloons, singing spoons, popping Zots and jumbled-up Jell-O, via hands-on science experiments. [Class Closed] |
| The Math and Science of Building: Create and construct polyhedra, towers, buildings and bridges with paper, string, straws, toothpicks, marshmallows, and more. [Class Closed] |
| 3-D Math: Explore the principles of geometry by constructing your own models of kites, kaleidoscopes, Archimedean polyhedra, 3-D tessellations, 4-D triangles and cubes, etc. (Grades 2-6) |
| Computer Animation Lab: Explore basic animations, then create your own animated scenes. Experienced users can try their hands at Flash. (Grades 2-6) [Class Closed] |
| Detective Science: Can you solve the case of the missing teddy bear? Whet your sleuthing skills, dauntless detectives, and begin the investigation! (Grades 2-3) |
| Crime Lab Chemistry: Reconstruct the crime scene; examine clues, fingerprints, fiber samples, etc.; piece your evidence together and solve the crime. (Grades 4-6) |
| Airplanes, Kites, and Balloons: Investigate the principles of aerodynamics and physics; create your own models and test flights. Which designs go highest? fastest? longest? (Grades 2-3) |
| Airplanes, Kites, and Rockets: Explore the principles of aerodynamics and physics; create your own models and test flights. Which designs go highest? fastest? longest? (Grades 4-6) |
| Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Digs: Ponder paleozoological puzzlements; embark on a simulated expedition; unearth fossils of 300-million-year-old creatures (Grades 2-3) |
| Archaeology: Embark on a simulated expedition to unearth fossils and bones, artifacts and biofacts. Piece your findings together to recreate a lost civilization. (Grades 4-6) |
| Shipwrecked!: How long can you stay alive on a deserted island? What are the odds of rescue? of finding buried treasure? of pirates and other predators finding you?! (Grades 2-6) |
| Chess Club: (for chess freaks of all calibers) Challenge your peers as you explore basic rules, simple schemes, and (if you�re ready) highly sophisticated strategies. (Grades 2-6) |
| Lights, Camera, Action!: As actor, director, scriptwriter, cameraman, sound engineer, etc., work with your peers to produce your own TV shows, commercials and movie shorts. (Grades 4-6) |
| Artist's Workshop!: Create multi-dimensional masterpieces of mixed media, methods and muses, such as collage, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, pastels and watercolor. (Grades 2-6) [Class Closed] |
| Dynamic Dramatics: Explore comedy, tragedy, improvisation, mime, and character development; create skits and perform them with your peers! (Grades 2-6) |
Program Structure / Application / Placement
For all students at Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder, mornings consist of three 50 minute classes. Kindergarten and 1st grade students explore various themes through literature, art, science, drama, math, and movement. Curricula for students in 2nd through 6th grades encourage the development of problem solving skills and creativity. Projects and activities in all classes evoke active, hands-on participation. Students enrolled in the Morning Program at Walt Disney Magnet School attend classes from 9:20 until 12:00, Monday through Friday from June 25th to July 6th. There are no classes on July 4th.
The exciting afternoon component of the Full-Day program provides hands-on discovery through a creative blend of activities structured around various themes. Cooperative, progressive games and sports, computers, art, drama, and outdoor science impel the integration of thinking and motor skills, minimize competition, and support and maintain the educational philosophy of The Center for Gifted. Full-Day students attend from 9:00 to 3:00, and bring sack lunches which are refrigerated.
Apply early! Download and complete the application and mail it in with the required deposit of $50. Please use regular first class mail only as students are placed according to the postmark dates of their applications rather than the date they are received.
Our mailing address is: Box 364, Wilmette, Illinois, 60091. Applications received without deposit(s) will not be processed. Applications are not accepted by phone, fax, email, or online. New students may submit teacher recommendations separately.
Parents are notified of their children�s enrollment status within two weeks of application, or, for new students, following review of their teacher recommendations. Enrollment packets with class schedules, parent seminar information, maps, etc are mailed a week or two before each session begins.
Parents are notified of their child's enrollment status within two weeks after they apply or, if the student is new to our programs, after we receive his or her teacher recommendation. A week or two before each program begins, parents receive enrollment packets with their child's class schedule, parent seminar information, maps, etc.
Payment / Refunds / Withdrawls
A deposit of $50 must accompany application. The balance of tuition is due by June 4th. Make checks or money orders payable to: The Center for Gifted. We do not accept credit cards.
If a student withdraws before the program begins, a $50 processing fee is retained. The remainder of tuition paid is refunded upon written request. There are no credits or refunds for withdrawing from a program after it begins. There are no credits or refunds for absences for any reason. There are no sibling discounts.