Middleton Elementary School
8300 St. Louis Ave., Skokie
Mornings: 9:20 - 12:00

Grades: Entering PreK - 5
(Must be 4 years old by June 1)
July 18 - 29, 2011
Tuition: $340.00

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PreK and Kindergarten



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 creative, interdisciplinary activities.

1st - 5th Grade Courses (as indicated)

Creative Word Play and Writing: Do you love playing games with words? Inventing words? Ask crazy questions, create characters, write free-verse poetry, book poems, and more! Grades 2-5
Mathemagicians: Discover secret sequences, play math games, and investigate intriguing puzzles. Grades 1-2
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 3-5
The Sea and Me: Create aquatic environments. Discover life in tide pools and coral reefs. Investigate tropical fish, whales, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, prehistoric sharks, legends of giant squid, and more! Grades 1-3
Crystals, Lemonade, and Dancing Raisins: Mix and swish your way through amazing, sometimes delicious, often gooey, hands-on chemistry experiments. Grades 1-2
Strange Brews: Mix and swish your own weird chemical concoctions. Test for potency, smoothness, solubility, and stickiness, and watch for unexpected reactions! Grades 3-5
LEGO Robotics I: Engineer and program robots to solve challenges using gears, motors, sensors, and computers. ($10 lab fee) Grades 3-5
LEGO Robotics II: Work with other advanced students to strategize, design, program, and race your robots. ($10 lab fee) Grades 3-5
Computer Games Lab I: Explore different design options as you create your own computer games using Scratch. Grades 2-5
Computer Games Lab II: Are you confident in your ability to program in Scratch? Then join this advanced class to create more sophisticated games. Grades 4-5
Medieval Mania: Explore the age of castles, knights, and flying unicorns. Build a castle, design your coat of arms, throw a feast . . . and don't forget to feed your dragon! Grades 1-5
Strange, Sturdy Sculpture: Have you gazed at a sculpture and wondered how it was made? Have you tried to test the limits of gravity and balance? Explore sculpture making through a variety of media and assemblage processes. Grades 1-5
Making Visible the Invisible: How do mimes make you "see" the invisible? Learn mime techniques and performance from a professional! Grades 1-5


Additional Summer 2011 Opportunities:

Burr Ridge | Chicago/Beverly | Chicago/Lakeview | Chicago/Oriole Park | Elgin | Elmhurst | Gurnee | Glenview | Naperville | Oak Forest | Project 2011 | Summer Wonders/Buffalo Grove




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