Summer 2014 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder

Creative, dynamic programs for inquisitive, motivated students entering PreK - 8th grades!

Astronomy Chemistry Creative Writing Computers Digital Photography Electronics Harry Potter-Ology Math Musical Theater Physics Rocketry ...and MORE!

One, Two, and Three Week Options 15 Programs 3 Formats: AM-Only, PM-Only, Full-Day

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a Northern Illinois University partner Welcome to The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

Perspective

Founded in 1983, The Center for Gifted is also the Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity, associated with the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia. The University of Georgia Torrance Center is internationally known as a service, research, and instructional center focused on creative potential. We at the Center subscribe to creativity as the highest form of mental functioning, a framework initiated by Paul Torrance, an international pioneer in education.

The Center offers programs, workshops, research, and services to parents and the community reflecting creativity and academic rigor. Creative materials, activities, and strategies evidencing critical and creative thinking are inherent in the Center’s design to enable students to think more creatively and perceptively. Hands-on activities and discovery of inventive modes of participation encourage the development of originality and imagination.

Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder programs are designed for bright, motivated young learners who welcome dynamic opportunities to explore diverse subjects in a challenging, creative environment. The development of problem-solving skills, creativity, and critical thinking is inherent in the framework for all courses and programs. Projects and activities evoke active, hands-on participation.

About the Director

Founder and Director of The Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity, Joan Franklin Smutny welcomes thousands of bright, talented children and young people, preschool-12th grades, to her programs year- round. She teaches creative writing to students at her programs, as well as gifted education courses to graduate students at the university level. She is editor of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children Journal, contributing editor of Understanding Our Gifted, and a regular contributor to Gifted Education Communicator, Parenting for High Potential, and Gifted Education Press Quarterly.

Joan has authored, co-authored, and edited many articles and over twenty books on gifted education for teachers and parents, the most recent of which include: The Lives of Great Women Leaders and You (2014), Discovering and Developing Talents in Spanish-Speaking Students (2012), Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom (2011), Parenting Gifted Children: The Authoritative Guide from the National Association for Gifted Children (2011), Manifesto of the Gifted Girl (2010), Differentiating for the Young Gifted Child, 2nd Edition (2010), Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners, K-6 (2009), Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5 (2007), and Reclaiming the Lives of Gifted Girls and Women (2007).

In 1996, Joan received the NAGC Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the field of gifted education, and the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Research Award. In 2004, Joan was given the California Association for Gifted President’s Award. In 2012, she received the E. Paul Torrance Award in Creativity given by NAGC, and two of her books, Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom and Parenting Gifted Children, won Legacy Book Awards from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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Our fifteen Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder summer programs for Placement 2014, at thirteen locations, meet on weekday mornings for one, two or three weeks, each. At many locations, we offer afternoon-only and Students are placed in classes successively per their application full-day options, as well. Students may enroll in as many as five dates. The great majority of students are assigned the courses they locations. Each program is distinct! listed as their "favorites" on their applications. Their "alternate" course choices are considered only as scheduling and enrollment At most locations, students who will enter pre-kindergarten thru 8th may require. Classes are assigned during the week before each grades in fall 2014 may apply. Our “Elmhurst II” program is offered program begins. Parents then receive email notification of class for PK-5th only; 6th-12th graders may choose instead our Project assignments. Students are welcome to switch classes as space 2014 program, being offered the same dates and at the same allows, both before and at any time during the programs. location. At our Burr Ridge program, the grade levels are PK-6th, as older students here also may prefer the nearby Project 2014 Payments program. (See our website for info on Project 2014.) See tuition amounts on individual program pages 4-5 and on the Program Structure Application. A deposit of $80 for each WWW location applied for is required with application and will be credited to tuition. The balance At all programs, students entering 1st-8th grades choose their own of tuition and lab fees (if any) for each program are due in full by two courses, whether morning or afternoon, from a rich variety of fascinat- weeks before it begins. ing topics. Courses for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students have been pre-selected; they explore their theme-based topics in Payments are accepted by check or money order payable to The interdisciplinary settings through literature, art, science, drama, math, Center for Gifted, Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card, e-check, and movement. Courses are listed by program location on pages 4-5. and cash. Course descriptions begin on page 6. Financial Assistance Morning Program: Students entering 1st-8th grades attend three classes, except at our one-week programs, where they attend two Need-based financial assistance is available. To apply, parents classes. For pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students, the morning must complete and submit our financial assistance application format is either one or two classes, depending on program location. and accompanying documents along with their child's program application. A $40 processing fee (in lieu of the $80 deposit) is Afternoon Program (offered at seven locations; see program pages): required with application and will be credited to tuition, or Students entering 1st-8th grades attend two classes. Pre-kindergarten refunded if the student cannot attend. and kindergarten students attend a single hands-on workshop. Refunds . Withdrawals Full-Day Program: All students enrolled in the Full-Day Program attend the Morning and Afternoon Programs. Before beginning their Refunds requested prior to June 1, 2014, are subject to a process- afternoon classes, students join their peers and instructors for lunch ing fee of $40. For refunds requested on or after June 1 and before (sack lunches brought from home), outdoor or indoor play and for opening day of the subject program, the processing fee is $80. Pro- some students, a quiet story time. cessing fees are not refundable under any circumstances, unless the student's admission is denied or all of his/her selected courses Application are unavailable. There are no credits, refunds, or pro-rated discounts for withdrawing after a program begins, for absences for any reason, Applications for each location must include the required deposit of for late or partial enrollments, for siblings, or for enrolling in multiple $80. Applications are accepted online at www.centerforgifted.org; by programs. mail to The Center for Gifted, Box 364, Wilmette, IL 60091; by fax to 847-901-0179; by email to [email protected]; or in person at Communication 1926 Waukegan Road in Glenview. For each program, applications are accepted through opening day. Throughout the summer program season, all correspondence from the CFG to families enrolled is sent to the email addresses parents Parents receive email notification of enrollment status after we have have provided on their children's applications. Parents must add received their complete applications, deposit, and for students new [email protected] to the address lists on their email accounts to our programs, their teacher recommendations. to ensure that they receive these important informational mailings.

The Center for Gifted Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity 3 Program specific details and course offerings ( Please note: Students are placed in classes with their age peers, usually with no more than two grade levels per classroom.)

Location Details Morning Courses Afternoon Courses

World Class Explorers (PreK-K) Journalism (3-6) Burr Ridge Bibliomania (1-2) Lego Mindstorms Robotics I and II (3-6) Pleasantdale Middle School Chess Club (1-6) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) 7450 S. Wolf Rd. Computer Lab I and II (3-6) Math Puzzles, Clues, and Codes (1-6) July 7-18 Egyptology (3-6) Pharaohs, Mummies, Pyramids (1-2) Grades PreK-6 Engineering (3-6) Science and Consumer Reports (3-6) 9:20-12:00, $380 Goo, Gak, Slime (1-2) Sculpture Studio (1-6)

We’re Going to the Zoo! (PreK-K) Chicago I Chemistry Lab (3-8) Thorp Scholastic Academy Rainforest Adventures! (PreK-K) Lego Mindstorms Robotics Creating Games from Scratch 6024 W. Warwick Ave. Soaking Up Science (PreK-K) I and II (3-8) I and II (3-8) June 16-20 All the World’s a Stage! (1-8) Physics Olympics (3-8) Creative Writing (1-8) Grades PreK-8 Art Unlimited (1-8) Science Experiments with Toys (1-4) Goo, Gak, Slime (1-2) Book Creator with iPads (1-4) The Art of Math (1-2) Keynote with iPads (1-4) Morning: 9:20-12:00, $190 Geometry and Art (3-8) Web Page Design (5-8) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $160 Lego Mindstorms Robotics Full Day: 9:20-3:00, $300 I and II (3-8) Sculpture Studio (1-8)

Chicago II Fairy Tales and Folktales Around Forensic Crime Lab (4-8) Outer Space Escapades (PreK-K) Audubon Elementary School the World (PreK-K) Harry Potter-Ology (3-8) Animals in Art (1-5) 3500 N. Hoyne Ave. Mad Scientists Loose in the Lego Mindstorms Robotics Creative Writing (1-8) June 23-July 3 Kitchen (PreK-K) I and II (3-8) Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Digs (1-4) Grades PreK-8 Creating Games from Scratch Musical Theater (1-8) Lego Mindstorms Robotics I and II (3-8) Mysteries, Clues, and Codes (3-8) I and II (3-8) Morning: 9:20-12:00, $350 Creative Writing (1-8) Pirate Palooza (1-5) Shipwrecked! (1-8) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $295 Detective Science (1-3) Sculpture Studio (1-8) The Art of Programming (3-8) Full Day: 9:20-3:00, $545

Chicago III Hawaiian Adventure (PreK-K) Math Puzzles and Strategies (3-8) World Class Explorers (PreK-K) Audubon Elementary School Science Puzzlers (PreK-K) Mathemagicians (1-2) All the World’s a Stage! (1-5) 3500 N. Hoyne Ave. Astronomy and Space Science or Magic? (3-8) Art Unlimited (1-8) July 7-18 Exploration (1-4) Share, Eat, and Discuss Your Bibliomania (1-4) Grades PreK-8 Chess Club (1-8) Way Through France! (1-8) Chess Club (3-8) Creating Animations from The Fine Art of Drawing (1-8) Journalism (3-8) Morning: 9:20-12:00, $380 Scratch (3-8) What Do You Know About the Scientific Serendipity (1-5) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $320 Fun with Fractured Fairy Bard, William Shakespeare? (4-8) Shipwrecked! (1-8) Full Day: 9:20-3:00, $600 Tales (1-4)

Wonder Adventures (PreK-K) Chicago IV Ants, Butterflies, and Creepy Creative Writing (1-8) Biology, Ecology, and Nature (1-5) Alcott Elementary School Crawlies (PreK-K) Games Mathematicians Play (1-4) Digital Photography (4-8) 2625 N. Orchard St. Math Meets Literature (PreK-K) Introduction to Calculus (5-8) Drawing from Inside Out and July 21-August 1 Aquatic Biology (3-8) It’s Magic! (3-8) Upside Down (1-8) Grades PreK-8 Art Around the World (1-8) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) Favorite Authors (1-4) Chocolate-Ology (1-4) Let’s Engineer and Build a City! (1-4) Morning: 9:20-12:00, $380 Lego Mindstorms Robotics Creating Games from Scratch On Thin Air: The Science of Flight (4-8) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $320 I and II (3-8) I and II (3-8) Theater Club (1-8) Full Day: 9:20-3:00, $600 Theater Club (1-8)

African Safari (PreK-K) Chicago V Art Unlimited (1-8) The Nettelhorst School All About the Farm (PreK-K) Creative Writing (1-8) Can’t Judge a Powder by 3252 N. Broadway Dinosaurs Galore! (PreK-K) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) Its Color! (1-5) August 4-8 3-D Math (3-8) Microbiology (4-8) Chess Club (3-8) Grades PreK-8 Balloons, Pulleys, Levers, Mysteries, Clues, and Codes (3-8) and Gears (1-3) Ooey, Gooey Chemistry (1-4) Creating Games from Scratch Morning: 9:20-12:00, $190 Chess Club (1-5) The Artist in You (1-8) I and II (3-8) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $160 Computer Graphic Design (3-8) Theater Club (1-8) Lego Mindstorms Robotics Full Day: 9:20-3:00, $300 I and II (3-8) Theater Club (1-8)

Commotion in the Ocean Illinois Ecologists (5-8) Elgin (PreK-K) Improv a Play (1-8) Elgin Academy Animals in Art (1-3) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) Full-day hours at Elgin Academy, 350 Park St. Budding Biologists (3-4) Math Puzzles, Clues, and Codes as early as 7:00 and as late as July 21-August 1 Creating Games from Scratch (1-6) 6:00. Contact Elgin Academy at Grades PreK-8 I and II (3-8) Ooey, Gooey Chemistry (1-4) www.elginacademy.org or 9:20-12:00, $380 Eclectic Art (4-8) Pebble Pals (1-2) (847)695-0300. Egyptology (3-8) Pharaohs, Mummies, Pyramids (1-2) Energy, Electronics, and Writing, Art, and Calligraphy (4-8) STEM (4-8)

6 www.centerforgifted.org 847.901.0173 Explore the USA (PreK-K) Lego Mindstorms Robotics Elmhurst I Aquatic Biology (3-8) I and II (3-8) Bryan Middle School Can’t Judge a Powder by Mathemagicians (1-2) 111 W. Butterfield Rd. Its Color! (3-5) Pirate Palooza (1-4) June 16-27 Chess Club (1-8) Scientific Shenanigans (1-2) Grades PreK-8 Computer Aided Design (3-8) Solve This! (3-8) 9:00-12:00 Creating Games from Scratch Theater Club (1-8) $380 I and II (3-8) Who’s Who in Art (1-8) Journalism (3-8)

Elmhurst II Ice Age Explorers (PreK-K) Geometric Design and World Class Explorers (PreK-K) Bryan Middle School Mad Scientists Loose in the Construction (1-5) Chocolate-Ology (1-5) 111 W. Butterfield Rd. Kitchen (PreK-K) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) Drawing from Inside Out and June 30-July 18 Creative Writing (1-5) Medieval Mania (3-5) Upside Down (1-5) Grades PreK-5 Creating Games from Scratch Ooey, Gooey Chemistry (1-5) Game Makers (1-5) I and II (3-5) Princesses, Knights, and Lego Mindstorms Robotics Morning: 9:00-12:00, $540 I and II (3-5) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $460 Forensic Crime Lab (3-5) Dragons (1-2) Sculpture Studio (1-5) Scientific Serendipity (1-5) Full Day: 9:00-3:00, $900 Theater Club (1-5)

Grayslake World Class Explorers (PreK-K) Princesses, Knights, and Outer Space Escapades (PreK-K) Prairie Crossing Charter School Creative Writing (1-8) Dragons (1-2) Biology, Ecology, and Nature (1-8) 1531 Jones Point Rd. Lego Mindstorms Robotics Printmaking, Collage, and Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Digs (1-2) July 14-25 I and II (3-8) Stenciling Art (1-8) Game Makers (1-5) Grades PreK-8 Mathemagicians (1-2) Rocketry and Space Lego Mindstorms Robotics Math Puzzles and Exploration (3-8) I and II (3-8) Morning: 9:20-12:00, $380 Strategies (3-8) Science Experiments Paleontology (3-8) Afternoon: 12:45-3:00, $320 Medieval Mania (3-8) with Toys (1-2) Physics Olympics (3-8) Full Day: 9:20-3:00, $600 Uke Is Fun for Everyone! (1-5) Tales Around the World (1-5) The Artist in You (1-8)

Mt. Prospect Commotion in the Ocean (PreK-K) Math Around the World (1-4) Science Academy of Chicago All the World’s a Stage! Mysterious Math (5-8) 501 Midway Dr. Chocolate-Ology (1-4) Ooey, Gooey Chemistry (1-4) June 16-27 Creative Writing (1-8) Rocketry and Space Grades PreK-8 Lego Mindstorms Robotics Exploration (3-8) 9:20-12:00 I and II (3-8) Sculpture Studio (1-8) $380 Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3)

Ants, Butterflies, and Creepy Lego Mindstorms Robotics Naperville I Crawlies (PreK-K) I and II (3-8) Scott Elementary School Art Unlimited (1-8) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) 500 Warwick Dr. Computer Lab Musical Theater (1-8) June 9-20 I and II (3-8) (full-morning workshop) Grades PreK-8 Creative Writing (1-8) Science and Consumer 9:20-12:00 Geometry and Art (3-8) Reports (3-8) $380 Harry Potter-Ology (3-8) Scientific Serendipity (1-3) The Art of Math (1-2)

Explore the USA (PreK-K) Lego Mindstorms Robotics Naperville II All the World’s a Stage! (1-8) I and II (3-8) Crone Middle School Animals in Art (1-4) Mysteries, Clues, and 4020 111th Street Bibliomania (1-2) Codes (3-8) June 23-26 and June 30-July 2 Bubble-Ology (1-3) Paleontology (3-8) Grades PreK-8 Chess Club (Grades 1-8) Robotics Lab (4-8) 9:00-12:00 Dinosaurs, Fossils, and The Artist in You (5-8) $300 Digs (1-2)

Science Puzzlers (PreK-K) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) Skokie World Class Explorers (PreK-K) The Art of Math (1-2) Middleton Elementary School Creating Games from Scratch Geometric Design and 8300 St. Louis Ave. I and II (3-8) Construction (3-5) July 7-18 Creative Writing (1-8) Scientific Serendipity (1-6) Grades PreK-8 Harry Potter-Ology (3-8) Sculpture Studio (1-8) 9:20-12:00 It’s Magic! (3-8) Theater Club (1-8) $380 Lego Mindstorms Robotics I and II (3-8)

Explore the USA (PreK-K) Lego WeDo Robotics (1-3) Wheaton Art Unlimited (1-5) Pharaohs, Mummies, Madison Elementary School Chemistry Lab (3-8) Pyramids (1-2) 1620 Mayo Ave. Computer Multimedia Lab (3-8) Science Experiments with June 16-27 Creative Writing (1-8) Toys (1-4) Grades PreK-8 Duct Tape Design (4-8) The Art of Math (1-2) 9:20-12:00 Egyptology (3-8) Theater Club (Grades 1-8) $380 Geometry and Art (Grades 3-8)

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3-D Math: Build polyhedra from the simple tetrahedron to the great rhom- Can’t Judge a Powder by Its Color! A mischievous elf has mixed up the bicosidodecahedron. Experiment with truncating and stellating. Develop powders in your lab! Identify the various white powders through careful your spatial imagination! observation, investigation, and lab tests, then try to un-scramble the mess the elf left! African Safari: Embark upon a simulated safari through savannas, jungles, and deserts. Discover the rich diversity of African animals, from herds of Chemistry Lab: Explore chemical properties through hands-on experi- wildebeests to shy mountain gorillas, from tall giraffes to small meerkats, ments. Investigate molecular structure. Experiment with solutions, solvents, through creative, hands-on activities. and reactants, but don't blow up the lab!

All About the Farm: Who lives on a farm? What animals work there? How Chess Club: Analyze winning strategies, from opening moves to end-game are crops planted and harvested? Experience life on a farm through stories, tactics. Incorporate these strategies into your own chess games and watch drama, music, and creative, hands-on activities! your skills improve!

All the World’s a Stage! What makes a scene interesting to watch? What Chocolate-Ology: Discover chocolate, from the humble cocoa bean to the are some tricks and tips to working with scene partners? How can a theater world’s favorite culinary delight, via history, mystery, recipes, and taste tests. class prepare you for public speaking in school and other settings? Come discover the magic of live theater with us as we work as individuals and in Commotion in the Ocean: Set off on an underwater adventure! Discover teams to tell stories (with and without dialogue) on stage. intriguing sea creatures around the world, follow migration patterns, and visit coral reefs. Explore our vast oceans through a creative, interdiscipli- Animals in Art: Can you imagine creating masterpieces involving your nary approach, integrating science, literature, math, art, and drama. favorite animals? Use unique and creative items to create wonderful pieces of art. Design cool crafts for your room, family, and yourself! Computer Aided Design: Use Google Sketch Up to draw your own 3-D creations. This is your chance to be an architect or an industrial designer! Ants, Butterflies, and Creepy Crawlies: Explore the fascinating world of bugs! How do ants live in their colonies? What is the wingspan of a Computer Graphic Design: Blend technology and art in a hands-on ex- butterfly? What will you find on your bug hunt? Investigate insects ploration of the field of graphic design. Create projects of your own design, through science, math, stories, art, and drama. such as comic strips, posters, logos, book covers, and cards.

Aquatic Biology: Design and create aquatic ecosystems. Explore tide Computer Lab I: Design your own computer game.Use interactive anima- pools, ponds, coral reefs, and oceans. Investigate prehistoric sharks, tion and hyperlinks, together with slide transitions, effects, and timing. giant squid, and other amazing ocean creatures. Play your game creation on any computer, anywhere!

Art Around the World: Journey across the globe as you create artwork Computer Lab II: Advance your programming skills and design a more inspired by diverse countries and cultures. Creative minds will be in force sophisticated game. (Prerequisite: Computer Lab I) for this course! Computer Multimedia Lab: Explore the various aspects of multimedia. Art Unlimited: Does art ignite creativity in you? Pursue your own unique Create your own scenes with graphics, text, audio, and video. avenues of artistic expression. Create your own masterpieces that express your muse and the fun of being an artist! Creating Animations from Scratch: Explore animation techniques. Create your own animated scenes, drawing your own computer graphics Astronomy and Space Exploration: What is it like to be a NASA astro- and combining them with text and sound. naut? Explore the wonders of our solar system, discover constellations and the stories behind them. Investigate planets, moons, meteors, and Creating Games from Scratch I: Learn how to program computer games comets through hands-on simulations and experiments. in Scratch, developed at MIT and used to create a wide variety of games, from simple to complex. Balloons, Pulleys, Levers, and Gears: Design and construct simple machines. Explore laws of physics through hands-on experiments. Creating Games from Scratch II: Extend your programming knowledge gained from earlier Scratch classes to create more sophisticated games. Bibliomania: You're the author, illustrator, and publisher! Transform your creative ideas and vivid imagination into stories and illustrations Creative Writing: Do you like to write? Advance and hone your skills and for your own literary masterpieces. heighten your imagination through free verse and a variety of stories in response to posters, magazines, books, CDs, and films. See your stories Biology, Ecology, and Nature: Investigate the living world! Explore and poems published in our Creative Writing Magazine. Come and share amphibians, bugs, mammals, birds, and the ecosystems they inhabit. your inspiration!

Book Creator with iPads: Do you like crafting your own stories? Join Detective Science: Can you solve the case of the missing teddy bear? us in creating our own iBooks on the iPads. We will learn how to add Whet your sleuthing skills, dauntless detectives, and begin the investigation! text, images, video, music, and narration to share our stories. Digital Photography: Discover the art of photography. Take pictures with Bubble-Ology: Explore principles of air, density, and surface tension. digital cameras, then use photo-editing software to manipulate your images Concoct and test effervescent bubbly solutions. with an artistic slant.

Budding Biologists: Look for animals that hop, buzz, splash, burrow, fly, Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Digs: What can fossils teach us? Through and crawl on the outdoor campus of Elgin Academy. Make our own no-kill imaginative, hands-on activities, discover how paleontologists dig for fossils bug traps, record observations in a field journal, and play games to and analyze their findings. Investigate fascinating dinosaurs, from ankylo- sharpen your ability to be a stealth observer. saurus to zuniceratops.

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Dinosaurs Galore! From the large brachiosaurus to the small compsog- Geometric Design and Construction: Investigate geometric figures and nathus, from the swift ornithomimus to the slow stegosaurus, discover explore how geometry can be found in many places. Design and construct dinosaurs through creative, hands-on activities. products that show a variety of geometric concepts such as symmetry, transformations, and tessellations. Drawing from Inside Out and Upside Down: How do you draw what you see? Train your eyes to perceive accurately shapes, relationships, and Geometry and Art: Focus on optical illusion art, and create Escherian perspectives. Discover the math in art with ratios and proportions. designs and tessellations. Construct platonic solids and polyhedra. Try Experiment with different types of drawings. your hand at 3-D puzzle cubes.

Duct Tape Design: Unleash the power of a humble roll of tape! Create Goo, Gak, Slime: Discover hands-on chemistry as you explore slippery useful items and cool accessories from this unique and versatile medium. substances and mushy stuff via elbow-deep, sometimes silly, but extremely Tape will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. scientific projects and experiments.

Eclectic Art: Integrate art and nature, science and sci-fi! Sketch outdoors Harry Potter-Ology: Enter a wizarding world. Be sorted into a house, and explore botany. Draw inspiration from ancient Hopi kachinas and create your own wand, formulate spells, and play quiddich. Try butter beer design your own. Study entomology, mix in sci-fi and robotics, and create and wizard candy, and participate in our End of Term Feast! a steam-punk insect. Discover many catalysts for creative expression! Hawaiian Adventure: Explore Hawaii from the top of its volcanoes to its Egyptology: Visit the Great Pyramid of Giza and ponder this engineering coral reefs in the ocean below. Discover its people, animals, birds, and feat! Study hieroglyphs and create your own cartouche. Discover details marine life through creative, hands-on activities. of daily life from paintings, statues, and papyrus scrolls. Immerse yourself in the history, art, architecture, and writings of ancient Egypt! Ice Age Explorers: Have you ever wondered how people lived during the Ice Ages? Make your own arrowheads and create beautiful cave paintings. Energy, Electronics, and STEM: Explore the awesome roles energy A perfect way to cool off in the summer! Investigate the lives of woolly and electronics play in our modern world! Learn basic circuitry and apply mammoths, bison, and mastodons. principles of physics and engineering as you design and construct kinetic contraptions that hover, float, fly, and hop! ($40 lab fee) Illinois Ecologists: What makes up native ecosystems? Where have ours gone? Find out as we go back in time to learn about prairies, wetlands, and Engineering: What constitutes a sound design? How much weight will woodlands while looking for native species of plants and animals in the area your bridge hold? Can your building withstand an earthquake? How well around Elgin Academy. Explore the repercussions of habitat loss and in- will your submarine stay submerged? Tackle STEM challenges with vasive species, and create art to educate others about native ecosystems hands-on design and building projects. and threats to their survival.

Explore the USA: Travel the United States, from its mountain ranges Improv a Play: It’s time to get up and perform, but you won’t have scripts! and plains to its Great Lakes, sea coasts, deserts, and swamps. You will play improv games and prepare an improvisational play to perform Discover America’s people, cultures, and history. Explore the states for family and fans! You won’t have to learn lines, but you will need to go through creative, interdisciplinary activities involving math, science, on stage! literature, art, and drama. Introduction to Calculus: What is calculus? Learn many basic ideas of Fairy Tales and Folktales Around the World: Imagine, create, and calculus through the careful study of sequences and their difference dramatize! Discover how different countries tell their own versions of the sequences. same tales. Delight in fantastic places, creatures, and characters, and act out your favorite tales! It's Magic! Investigate the art and science of magic and illusion. Explore tricks with cards, coins, sponge balls, and more. Build your own routine Favorite Authors: Who are famous authors behind wonderful children's that will amaze your friends and family! literature? Why did they write? Learn about these authors and delve into their books through writing and other creative activities. Journalism: Do you like to investigate local happenings? Express your opinions on timely topics? Collaborate with your peers to write, edit, and Forensic Crime Lab: Reconstruct the crime scene, sleuth the area for produce a newspaper. clues, and analyze forensic evidence. Piece together your findings and solve the case! Keynote with iPads: Create powerful presentations using Keynote on the iPad. Learn how to drop in photos, add video, and include special effects Fun with Fractured Fairy Tales: Have you heard of Slurping Beauty to bring your presentations to life. or The Three Little Wolves? Explore a range of fairy tales and have fun fracturing them. Create a clever beginning, intriguing middle, and Lego Mindstorms Robotics I: Tackle various engineering challenges! satisfying ending as you write and dramatize your own fractured fairy Construct robots from motors, wheels, gears, and various sensors and tales. program them to solve challenges. ($10 lab fee)

Game Makers: Create your own games! Design playing fields and Lego Mindstorms Robotics II: Tackle more complex engineering game pieces, or perhaps a card game. Experiment with rules, test out challenges! Construct and program your robots, experimenting to find your games, and enjoy playing them at a games fest on the final day. elegant solutions. ($10 lab fee)

Games Mathematicians Play: Explore intriguing math games and Lego WeDo Robotics: Build robots, such as an alligator, with Legos, discover winning strategies. Try your hand at NIM and Sprouts, and motors, gears, and sensors. Program your robots using a computer. create your own variations! ($10 lab fee)

The Center for Gifted Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity 7 Course Descriptions

Let's Engineer and Build a City! What would your ideal city look like? Paleontology: Organize a dig and embark on a simulated expedition to Map out your city and create a model. Design parks, shopping districts, unearth fossils millions of years old. Analyze fossils of shells, plants, and skyscrapers, and more. You're in charge! ancient creatures, such as trilobites, pre-historic giant dragonflies, and dinosaurs. Ponder paleozoological puzzlements! Mad Scientists Loose in the Kitchen: Discover amazing chemical phe- nomena happening in your pantries and refrigerators. Explore sundry Pebble Pals: Explore how our landscape has changed and continues to science through hands-on experiments. change, while looking at the stories rocks, sand, and soil share. See how a vermicomposting bin makes soil, learn to conduct ribbon tests, find out Math Around the World: Embark on a mathematical tour around the globe! how soil, mud, and rock are useful in everyday life, and create a work of Count with Mayan numerals and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Explore African art using dirt, mud, and rocks. networks and sand drawings. Ponder the math of an Indian folktale. Pharaohs, Mummies, Pyramids: Travel back in time to ancient Egypt! Math Meets Literature: Discover the math hidden in great picture books! Explore the many chambers of pyramids, study hieroglyphs, visit the royal Graph, measure, add, subtract, and create patterns, as you explore family, and discover Egyptian inventions through creative, hands-on connections between math and literature. activities.

Math Puzzles, Clues, and Codes: Unravel mysteries of math! Ponder Physics Olympics: Create contraptions that utilize the principles of power enigmatic puzzles and perplexors. Investigate logic-based problem solving. and force to race, run, spin, and fly. Will yours go fastest? longest? highest? Come one, come all to crack codes in math! or fizzle out?

Math Puzzles and Strategies: Investigate logic-based problem solving. Pirate Palooza: Arrgh! Matey! Build your ship and embark on a nautical Tackle challenging problems and intriguing puzzles from math competitions. adventure of pirate lore and history, sailing and navigation, maps and Equip yourself with useful strategies! treasure.

Mathemagicians: Discover secret sequences, play math games, and Princesses, Knights, and Dragons: Discover your favorite princesses, investigate intriguing puzzles. Create your own number tricks to perplex bravest knights, and their adventures with dreadful dragons. Imagine life in your peers! a castle. Create your own stories and fairy tales. Celebrate with a medieval feast! Medieval Mania: Immerse yourself in medieval history and legend. Walk into the age of knights and wizards. What kind of castle would you envision Printmaking, Collage, and Stenciling Art: Lino block prints, styrofoam and design? Create your own coat-of-arms. Celebrate with a medieval prints, silk screen prints, and collographs provide endless opportunites feast! to express your artistic talent. Immerse yourself in the art of printmaking. It is truly a hands-on opportunity to print, stamp, and create collages! Microbiology: Investigate microscopic life, grow bacterial gardens, and sleuth out fungi and algae. Just how disgusting are drinking fountains? Rainforest Adventure: Create and visit a simulated rain forest, with Or your dirty socks? monkeys on vines, parrots in treetops, pink dolphins in the Amazon River, and flora and fauna as far as you can see! Musical Theater (Chicago II): Grades 1-2 will perform The Lion King; grades 3-5, The Wizard of Oz; and grades 5-8, Grease. Robotics Lab: Construct various projects, such as a siren, a mechanical bug, or a robotic arm. Read schematic diagrams, decipher technical in- Musical Theater (Naperville I; full-morning workshop): Perform the musical structions, and learn basic circuitry. Some projects include soldering the version of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s Nightingale. Work on circuit board. ($50 lab fee) vocal and physical characterization, singing, and staging. Incorporate elements of kabuki drama and create origami props for our performance. Rocketry and Space Exploration: Test principles of aerodynamics with models of your own design. Analyze NASA’s space missions. Build and Mysteries, Clues, and Codes: Investigate and solve mysteries! Uncover launch your own bottle rocket! schemes, break secret codes, sleuth for clues, deduce conclusions, and crack cases. Science and Consumer Reports: Come and explore the scientific world of consumer products. Employ the scientific method to do quantitative and Mysterious Math: Unravel the mysteries of math, solve ancient puzzles, qualitative analyses of some of your favorite consumer products like pop- construct 3-D wonders, transform shapes, and delve into dynamic corn, sports drinks, bubble gum, and orange juice. Is it just taste? Or do explorations. nutrition and cost make a difference? On the last day, display your findings with the scientific evidence to prove them. On Thin Air: The Science of Flight: Explore the forces affecting flight and the mechanisms invented to deal with them. Experiment with models to Science Experiments with Toys: Discover mystery eggs, feely balloons, optimize flight. burping bottles, and crushing cans. Explore the science and wonder of toys via hands-on fun and lab experiments. Ooey, Gooey Chemistry: Get your hands dirty! Investigate and experiment with chemical mistakes that have brought us great fun, such as Silly Putty, Science or Magic? Explore tricky science as you experiment with secret Goop, Gak, and Floam. potions, disappearing acts, and objects that defy the laws of gravity. Can you believe what you see? Outer Space Escapades: Blast off, astronauts, to an astronomically fun, factual, and fantastic exploration of the universe! Experience the joy of Science Puzzlers: Challenge laws of physics and chemistry! Defy gravity discovering, creating, and learning through an interdisciplinary approach to make a ball roll uphill, melt stuff in cold air, and explore other amazing integrating science, literature, math, history, art, and drama. scientific phenomena.

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Scientific Serendipity: Explore different areas of science, such as chem- Theater Club: Experience the exhilarating world of live theater! Develop istry and biology, physics and meteorology, through hands-on experiments. characters as you play theater games and rehearse scenes, culminating Learn how to use the scientific method to find answers to perplexing in a performance for family and friends. questions. Uke Is Fun for Everyone! Ever want to learn to play the ukulele? Now Scientific Shenanigans: Explore physics, astronomy, nature, chemistry, you can! This fun class will teach you the basics of the ukulele. Learn and more! Discover a fresh, creative approach to science as you act in chords and even play songs. Perform for family and friends on the last short science plays in addition to participating in hands-on science day. A ukulele is required. Bring your own, purchase a Makala Dolphin experiments. Bridge ukulele on site, or prepay w/application for $45 plus tax ($48.26).

Sculpture Studio: Create, shape, mold, and model your ideas into 3-D Web Page Design: HTML (hypertext markup language) is nothing more masterpieces using clay, fabric, paint, paper, wood, and wire. than a text document with tags that control the browser display, but it is a very powerful language tool for creating web pages. HTML elements form Share, Eat, and Discuss Your Way Through France! A mini portrait the building blocks of all websites, allowing the user/author to display head- of France through the eyes of a native speaker. Speak French through ings, text information, pictures, lists, tables, forms, and video by any one of personal, cultural, and social interactions. Have fun communicating! the common browsers. Learn the basics of HTML as you create your own web page. Shipwrecked! Explore your deserted island and investigate its resources. Outwit the elements, bamboozle predators, and hunt for buried treasure! We're Going to the Zoo! Visit the ape house, reptile house, aviary, and more. How would you design a zoo? What animals would you choose? Soaking Up Science: Swish, squish, and splash as you experiment with How would you care for them and create comfortable habitats? Explore, everyday items to understand better the world we live in. ponder, analyze, and dramatize through hands-on activities.

Solve This! Get ready to exercise your brain on your way to solving a What Do You Know About the Bard, William Shakespeare? Investigate variety of math puzzles. Whether using numbers, shapes, or other his life, writing and times. Read scenes from his plays, and even act them scenarios, challenge yourself to find patterns and relationships as you out. Write a sonnet as Shakespeare did. Create your own family crest. fill in the missing pieces and discover how things fit together. Have fun with the Bard!

Tales Around the World: How is the story of The Gingerbread Boy told Who’s Who in Art: Dali, Monet, Britto, and Morris, to name a few. Study in China? In Mexico? Explore folktales, fairy tales, and storytelling around great masters of the past and discover contemporary artists who are the world. making exciting art today. Paint, pastel, and pencil are just some of the media you will use to create your own masterpieces. Bring an art smock The Art of Math: Create geometric space creatures and kirigami flowers. and be prepared to be creative! Explore a variety of 2-D and 3-D figures, symmetrical design, patterning, and tangram puzzles. Wonder Adventures: Explore new wonders in nature and science. Put imagination and stories together, your own and those of published authors. The Art of Programming: Investigate the versatility of Scratch to create Design, invent, dramatize, and create through hands-on activities. digital greeting cards, animate stories, and design games. World Class Explorers: Discover wonders on every continent! Climb a The Artist in You: Why do people draw, paint, and sculpt? Everything can volcano, stare down a kangaroo, build an igloo, and join a safari. Design, be thought of as a catalyst to evoke an artist’s response. Try your hand at invent, and dramatize through hands-on activities. sharing your feelings through art. Writing, Art, and Calligraphy: Express your ideas through free verse The Fine Art of Drawing: With pencil and charcoal, experiment with poetry and haiku. Enhance your writing creatively with one-of-a-kind art gesture and contour drawings. Heighten your powers of observation as using watercolor paints on rice paper and with italic calligraphy. you sketch still lifes and create detailed botanic and nature drawings..

The Center for Gifted Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity 9 Eligibility ______

Bright, motivated students entering pre-k through 8th grades* in fall 2014, from any Ideal candidates typically..... educational setting, whether public, private, parochial, or home school, may apply. Express curiosity and creativity They must be 4 years old by June 1, 2014. Use complex language skills

New students, who never have attended a CFG program, must be recommended Enjoy challenges by teachers. A completed and signed recommendation form (see below or print one Discuss and elaborate on ideas from our website) must be submitted with application or mailed, faxed, or emailed Ask thoughtful questions separately. Use learned information in new contexts Have unique problem-solving abilities Returning students do not require teacher recommendations. They are eligible Show ability to place objects in logical upon our timely receipt of their applications. sequence Are keenly observant Applicants need not have qualified for advanced programming at their schools; test Enjoy reading scores are not the sole criterion for our programs. Although our students generally Have well-developed imaginations rank at or above the 95th percentiles in some areas, we recognize and discern the Create and/or tell stories great variety of talents and abilities that children express. Demonstrate talent in art, music, writing, or drama As a general reference, please peruse the list at right; ideal candidates for our Exhibit wit and humor programs typically manifest many of these characteristics during their preprimary, Act independently and with initiative primary, or elementary school years. If uncertain about their child's eligibility, Have sustained attention spans parents are welcome to request a conference with the CFG Director, Have extensive vocabularies Joan Smutny. Have good memories * See pages 4-5 for program specific grade requirements.

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Teacher Recommendation Summer 2014 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder The Center for Gifted / Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity

Student’s full name ______School name and city ______

Fall 2014 grade level: ______Is st u d e nt i n y u r s c ho o o l ’ s g f ti e d o g ra m ?rp __ _ _ yes _____ no _____ don’t have one

Wo u l d yo u re co m m e n d t h i s s t ud e n t fo r o u r p ro g ra m ( s ) ? ______ye s ______n o ______s e e c o m m e nt s Standardized Achievement Testing:

Please rank: exceptional above avg. avg. below avg. Name of test: ______general work At a c h at oitidd n a l p a i f dseg e s i der . 4 3 2 1 Date administered: ______, detf f o r G ir t en C e T h e : t onru e tR tonru : T h e Ce ten fo r G ir detf , commitment 4 3 2 1 Scores: 6 0 0 9 1 , I L e e t t i l mW,4 3 6x B o 3 6x i l mW,4 e t t e , I L 6 0 0 9 1 creativity 4 3 2 1 ( 8 4 1 - 0 109-7 7 3 ) fax (847-901-0179) Reading ______Language ______motivation 4 3 2 1 Math ______Science ______

Teacher signature ______Date ______Total battery ______Other ______

Teacher contact info (phone and/or email) ______Scores are not required of students who have not been tested.

Co m m e nt s ( sp e ntelatlaic s , b ila s, a c h ieiti vee e nt sm e tc ., :) Application Summer 2014 Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder ______

Office use: p______$______#______d______sa$______s______pif rec ______Please print. Please use dark ink. Use a separate application for each child. Mail, fax, or email with required deposit(s) to: The Center for Gifted, Box 364, Wilmette, IL 60091; 847-901-0179 (fax); [email protected]; or apply online at www.centerforgifted.org. Telephone: 847-901-0173.

Student’s full name ______Full birth date ______Gender: ______male ______female

2014/15 grade level: PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 School name ______School city ______

Has this student participated in any previous CFG program? _____ yes _____ no Has any other child in this family ever participated? _____ yes _____ no

Recommendation form is _____ enclosed _____ to follow _____ not required (returning student) Are you interested in carpooling? _____ yes ______no

Full name(s) of parent(s)/guardian(s) ______Relationship to student ______

Street address ______City ______Zip ______

Email for all program info: ______

Phones: Primary ______Secondary ______Other(s) ______I understand that The Center for Gifted includes camera images of students and of student work on its website, in its publications, and in other media controlled or approved by the CFG. I hereby give my consent for images of this student and/or his or her work to be included among these images and will make no monetary or other claim against the CFG for its ethical and appropriate use of these images. Parent/guardian signature ______Date ______

IMPORTANT! Please circle the location(s) and program(s) (AM, PM, or Full-Day) to which this student is applying.

Program/Location AM-Only PM-Only Full-Day Program/Location AM-Only PM-Only Full-Day Program/Location AM-Only PM-Only Full-Day Burr Ridge (7/7 - 7/18) $380 n/a n/a Chicago V (8/4 - 8/8) $190 $160 $300 Mt. Prospect (6/16 - 6/27) $380 n/a n/a Chicago I (6/16 - 6/20) $190 $160 $300 Elgin (7/21 - 8/1) $380 n/a n/a Naperville I (6/9 - 6/20) $380 n/a n/a Chicago II (6/23 - 7/3) $350 $295 $545 Elmhurst I (6/16 - 6/27) $380 n/a n/a Naperville II (6/23 - 7/2) $300 n/a n/a Chicago III (7/7 - 7/18) $380 $320 $600 Elmhurst II (6/30 - 7/18) $540 $460 $900 Skokie (7/7 - 7/18) $380 n/a n/a Chicago IV (7/21 - 8/1) $380 $320 $600 Grayslake (7/14 - 7/25) $380 $320 $600 Wheaton (6/16 - 6/27) $380 n/a n/a

Course selections for 1st-8th grades: Write the name of each program/location selected above on a "Program" line below. If enrolling in morning courses: List three favorite courses and one alternate in order of preference on lines a-d. If enrolling in afternoon courses: List two favorite afternoon courses and one alternate on lines e-g. Preschool and kindergarten students do not need to select courses. Program: ______Program: ______Program: ______

Morning course selections Morning course selections Morning course selections

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Payment: A deposit of at least $80 for each location selected must accompany application. Balance is due by two weeks before each program begins. Please complete: I enclose or authorize payment of $______. Please check one: ___ My check or money order for the above amount, payable to The Center for Gifted, is enclosed. ___ Charge the following credit or debit card (Visa or MasterCard only) for the above amount.

Expiration date ______Card account number ______Cardholder name as printed on card ______Billing address zip code ______Authorized signature ______Today's date ______

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