Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder - Homewood - Grades 1 - 6

Millennium School
18220 Morgan Avenue, Homewood
February 3, 10, 17, 24 & March 2, 2008
Tuition: $180.00




1st - 6th Grade Courses

Math Machinations: Ponder perplexing puzzles; play number games; baffle your peers with brain-teasers, riddles and math tricks. Grades 1-6
Secret Scientific Solutions: Mix, squish, swish, and create chemical concoctions that tend to crackle, pop, fizzle and sometimes explode! Grades 1-2
Crazy Chemical Combinations: Concoct chemical compounds; swish and sleuth mystery powders and secret ingredients; cause weird chemical reactions. Will you create a “monster” or just a mess? Grades 3-4
Zoology: Discover living, breathing creepy-crawlies of various species, shapes, sizes in this hands-on zoology lab. Grades 1-2
Microbiology: Investigate microscopic life with an emphasis on bacteria and other “germy” microbes. Grow bacterial gardens and sleuth out harmful microbes. Just how disgusting is your school’s drinking fountain? And how about your locker? Grades 3-6
Science or Magic? Explore tricky science as you experiment with secret potions, disappearing acts and objects that defy laws of gravity? Grades 5-6
Chocolate-Ology: Discover it – from the humble cocoa bean to the world’s favorite culinary delight – via history, mystery, recipes, and taste tests! Grades 1-2
Harry Potter-Ology: Simulate his fantastic adventures! Conduct wizard research, play Quidditch. Avoid those screamers! Which house will choose you? Grades 3-6
Game Makers: Design and create your own games. Invent the playing field; improvise the rules; make losing the objective; play it your way! Grades 1-4
Computer Lab: Design and create your own computer games; develop video games in GameMaker. Grades 4-6
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 3-6

Artist’s Studio: Create multi-dimensional masterpieces of mixed media, methods and muses, such as collage, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, pastels and watercolor. Grades 1-6


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Program Structure / Application / Placement

Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder winter programs meet on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:30. Students enroll in two classes, each of which meets every Sunday for about 75 minutes.

Apply early! Download, print, and complete the application and mail it in with full tuition of $180. Please use regular first-class mail only, as students are placed according to the postmark dates of their applications-not the dates they're received.

Applications received without tuition will not be processed. Teacher recommendations, required of new students only, may be sent separately. We do not accept application online or by phone, fax, or e-mail.

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, and maps.

Payment / Refunds / Withdrawls

Full tuition must accompany application. Make checks or money orders payable to: The Center for Gifted. For your convenience, we now accept VISA and MASTERCARD. Lab fees for the Robotics classes (if applicable) are payable on the first day of the program. 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.
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