Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder - St. Charles - Grades 1 - 6

Fox Ridge Elementary School
1905 Tyler Rd., St. Charles
Weekday Mornings, 9:20 to 12:00 - July 7 to 18
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
Math to Amuse and Confuse: Explore computation short-cuts, mind-bending number games, puzzles, tricks and riddles; create your own math conundrums to amuse or confuse 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
Detective Science: Can you solve the case of the missing teddy bear? If you already have, are you ready for more? Whet your sleuthing skills, dauntless detectives, and begin the investigations! Grades 1-2
Crime Lab Chemistry: Reconstruct the crime scene; sleuth the area for clues; examine your findings(fingerprints, hair and fiber samples, etc.)in your crime lab; piece your evidence together, establish the m.o., and solve the case. Grades 3-4
Forensic Lab: Reconstruct the crime scene; examine the clues, fingerprints, fiber and blood samples, etc.; using chemistry and biology, establish the time of the crime to eliminate suspects and identify the most likely ones; solidify your arguments with scientific proof to solve the crime. Grades 5-6
Star Lab: A mini planetarium experience! Witness the shifting of constellations; explore the evolution of celestial bodies; investigate the cosmos and sundry other galactic phenomena. Grades 3-6
Lego Computer 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 Computer Lab: Program in Power Point to create games that combine animation, text, graphics and sound. Grades 3-6
Chocolate-Ology: How and why did the humble little cocoa bean become the world's favorite culinary delight? Unravel its mystery and history, experiment with recipes, and conduct taste tests to discover its path to sweet success. Grades 1-2
Here Comes the Judge: Goldilocks and the Big Bad Wolf are arrested for breaking and entering! Choose your favorite cases, whether historic, hypothetical, or fairyland foolery. As judge, juror, witness, victim, prosecutor or prosecuted, work with your peers to create and stage your own courtroom dramas. Grades 3-6

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

Artist's Studio: 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 St. Charles 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 23. 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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