Sandburg Middle School, 345 E. St. Charles Road

9:20 - 12:00
Tuition Session I: $365
Tuition Session II: $335

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Course Descriptions:

Session I: June 10 - 21

Ocean Explorers: Sail the ocean blue! Visit islands around the globe, investigate tidal pools, scuba dive around coral reefs, and discover the briny deep through imaginative interdisciplinary activities. Grades PreK-K

Computer Graphic Design: Blend technology and art in a hands-on exploration of the field of graphic design. Design and create your own projects, such as comic strips, posters, logos, book covers, and cards. Grades 4-8

Lego WeDo Robotics: Build robots, such as an alligator, with Legos, motors, gears, and sensors. Program your robots using a computer. ($10 lab fee) Grades 1-4

Sculpture Studio: Create, shape, mold, and model your ideas into 3-D masterpieces of such diverse media as clay, fabric, paint, paper, wood, and wire. Grades 1-8

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 problem solving to construct and program your robots. ($10 lab fee) Grades 5-8

Fractured Fairy Tales: Have you heard of Slurping Beauty or The Three Little Wolves? Discover how to write your own fractured fairy tales. Explore a range of stories while creating a clever beginning, intriguing middle, and satisfying ending to your story. Change your main characters or your themes. Take a wholly different approach to writing fairy tales.
Grades 3-6

You Oughta Be in Pictures! Create an original story and bring it to life. Be an actor, scriptwriter, camera person, and/or computer editor as you delve into the world of digital storytelling and short films. Grades 3-8

Science or Magic? Explore tricky science and puzzling phenomena as you venture beyond physical limits in this hands-on science lab. Can you believe what you see? Grades 3-8

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! Grades 3-8

Invention Lab: Reconfigure great gadgets, design innovative thingamabobs, and develop futuristic gizmos. Bring your inventions from design to patent, model to market. Follow the path of great inventors! Grades 1-4

3-D Math: Construct polyhedra, experiment with different building materials, and investigate volume. Explore principles of geometry and develop spatial intuition through hands-on activities. Grades 1-8

Mrs. Canople's LOL Club: Do you love telling jokes or drawing funny critters? Do you want to improve your improv or get your friends to laugh louder? Fine-tune your craft, and earn "funny money." Shop at the Rubber Chicken store to rent glam props, or make them yourself. Then strut your stuff where it's safe, nurturing and, most of all, fun! Grades 1-8

Let's Build a City! What would your ideal city look like? Map out your city and create a model. Design parks, shopping districts, skyscrapers, and more. You're in charge! Grades 1-4

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Course Descriptions:

Session II: June 24 - July 5 (no classes July 4)

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. PreK-K

Snap! Crackle! Pop! Mix, swish, and create chemical concoctions that tend to pop, fizz, and sometimes explode as you explore chemistry via hands-on experiments. Grades 1-3

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

Computer-Aided Design: Construct your own 3-D structures using various design applications. Integrate math and science with an artistic flair! 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

Electronics Lab: Explore electronic compo- nents and learn basic circuitry by constructing various projects, from sirens to dice to robots! Solder, decipher technical instructions, assemble circuit boards, and read schematic diagrams. ($60 lab fee) Grades 4-8

History and Geography of Professional Sports: Did you know the San Francisco 49ers were named for the Gold Rush? Or that the Chicago Bears began as the Decatur Staleys? Each team has its own fascinating stories, often intertwined with regional history. Uncover these stories, share ideas, and gain fresh perspectives on sports and history. Grades 3-8

Art in America: Explore art, from Native American pottery to contemporary pop art. Observe how the design and color of American art express originality, ingenuity, and history, then create your own artwork.. Grades 1-8

How Big, Small, Wide, Tall? Discover what you can do and make when you know the math behind size and shape. Investigate how size and shape relate to concepts like measurement, transformations, and scale models. Grades 1-6

Theater Club: Experience the exhilarating world of live theater! Develop characters as you play theater games and rehearse skits, culmi- nating in a performance for family and friends on the last day. Grades 1-8

Creative Writing: Could posters, magazines, paintings, films, and books inspire you to write stories and poetry? See your work published in our writing magazine. Submit your work to competitions; our students have won many prizes for excellence in writing stories and poems. Grades 1-8

Greek Mythology: That's for Me! Why did Midas have the golden touch? How was Athena born? Explore these and other stories, then collaborate with your peers to create and perform your own Greek play. Grades 1-6

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 problem solving to construct and program your robots. ($10 lab fee) Grades 5-8

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Additional Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder Locations for Summer 2013:

Burr Ridge | Chicago - Lakeview East | Chicago - Lakeview West | Chicago - Lincoln Park | Chicago - Portage Park

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