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

Scott Elementary School
500 Warwick Drive, Naperville
Weekday Mornings, 9:20 to 12:00 - June 16 to 27
Tuition: $320.00




1st - 6th Grade Courses (as indicated)

Creative Writing: Compose stories, prose and poetry inspired by exciting catalysts such as paintings, films, books, stories, posters, etc.; get published in our creative writing magazine. Grades 1-6
Games Mathematicians Play: Discover the power of logical reasoning via math games, puzzles and brain teasers; challenge your problem-solving skills; create your own games and puzzle your peers. Grades 1-6
Science Experiments with Toys: Discover Mystery Eggs, Feely Balloons, Burping Bottles and Crushing Cans; explore the science and wonder of toys via hands-on fun and lab experiments. Grades 1-2
Biology You Can Eat: Explore the palatable properties of plant life; investigate seeds and nuts; create your own organic edibles like ice cream and gum. Dare you try a grasshopper lollipop? Grades 1-2
Aquatic Biology: Create aquatic eco-systems; dissect squid and sundry special fishes; explore tide pools, ponds, oceans and the physics of SCUBA. Grades 3-6
Strange Brews: Create your own secret concoctions; vary the ingredients as you test them for properties such as palatability, potency, smoothness, solubility or stickiness. Grades 3-4
Crystal Chemistry: Mix, mold, swish and squish as you experiment with sundry sticky solutions to design and create your own crystal formations. Which chemical combinations will wax strong and hardy? Which ones will flop? Grades 5-6
Lego Lab: Create and engineer computerized robots; employ gears, sensors, motors and various parts to make them faster, smarter, trickier, etc. Grades 4-6
Game Making Lab: Program in Power Point to create games that combine animation, text, graphics and sound. Grades 3-6
Let's Build a Zoo: Design the park; modernize the habitats; choose new animals; explore animal rights and train your zookeepers; advertise to increase attendance. Grades 1-2
Let's Build a City: Create your model; map it out; design the parks; plot the skyscrapers. Will you want a mega-mall, or a quaint downtown? an underground transit system, or an elevated rail network? You(re in charge! Grades 3-4

Newspaper Journalism: Publish a newspaper! As editor, reporter, political analyst, sports writer, photographer, movie critic, cartoonist, fashion expert, editorialist, etc., get your copy in by press time; work with your peers on layout; prioritize for your front page. Grades 3-6
Games of Strategy and Diplomacy: As world leaders, engage in diplomatic political maneuverings; form faithful alliances against rising foreign threats; or alternatively, strive to take over the world! Grades 4-6
Hablamos Español: Embark on a spirited adventure of the Spanish language through conversation, music, hands-on fun, and food. All levels are welcome. Grades 1-6
Artist's Workshop: Create your own 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

The summer 2008 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder programs at our Naperville location meets on weekday mornings for two weeks. Mornings consist of three 50-minute classes, chosen by the students themselves from a wide variety of exciting topics. The development of problem solving skills and creativity is inherent as a framework for all courses. Projects and activities evoke active, hands-on participation.

Download and complete the application and mail it in with the required deposit of $50 (per program location) or full tuition. Applications sent without at least the deposits will not be processed. Applications are not accepted via phone, fax, email, or online.

Students are accepted and placed in classes on a rolling basis, per postmark dates of their applications. (New students may send their applications ahead of the required teacher recommendations.) Parents are notified of their children's enrollment status within two weeks of application or, for new students, following review of their teacher recommendations.

A week or two before each program begins, parents receive enrollment packets with their children's individual class assignments, maps, directions, and information about our on-site parent seminars.


Payment / Refunds / Withdrawls

A deposit of $50 (per program location) via check or money order, or full tuition via check, money order, or Visa or Mastercard, must accompany application. All deposits are credited to tuition. The balance of tuition for the Naperville program is due on June 2. Please make checks payable to The Center for Gifted.

If a student withdraws before the program begins, tuition is refunded upon written request, minus a $50 processing fee. There are no credits or refunds for withdrawing after a program begins, nor for absences for any reason. The Center for Gifted does not offer sibling discounts.
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