The Gifted Education Cooperative (GECO) serves Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Oak Brook. |
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Family Outdoor Activity Fair presented by Fermilab and SPARKS (Grades K-6) June 13, 2010 – 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development Annual Family Conference (Adults and students PreK through 12): June 26, 2010 Each summer, Center for Talent Development hosts an enriching and informative afternoon event designed to guide gifted students and their families in making wise educational decisions. Parents hear from professors, psychologists, school administrators and businesspeople on diverse topics ranging from gifted children’s needs to saving for college. Students in PreK through grade 3 enjoy an afternoon of games and activities, while students in grades 4 through 12 attend mini-classes presenting fascinating applications of their favorite subjects and introducing them to various career paths. Educators who attend can earn professional development units. The conference brochure is available here.
Fermilab Science AdventuresScience Adventures are informal classes for students in grades PreK-10 held on Saturdays throughout the school year and during the summer. See the link to view a listing of current classes. Fermilab Tourshttp://ed.fnal.gov/programs/tours/ Ask-a-Scientist held on the first Sunday of the month. Fermilab offers a short talk followed by a behind-the-scenes tour. Ask a scientist questions about Fermilab or about physics in general. Registration required. Get to Know Fermilab held Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Visitors meet in the Wilson Hall atrium for an introductory tour of the Lab and are welcome to enjoy lunch in the Wilson Hall Café.
Downers Grove FroG (Friends of the Gifted)FroG is the Downers parents group providing programming for gifted students. Most of their events are open to the public. Here are a few things they have going: Super Saturday ClassesFroG runs Saturday classes in the fall and winter months. There are nearly 40 exciting classes on offer, with topics like lotions and potions, bicycle maintenance, cartoon creations, Spanish, chess, airplane building, history and hula dancing. See their web site for some of their upcoming offerings and registration dates. Northwestern Center for Talent Development http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/ The Northwestern Center for Talent Development runs numerous different programs target at gifted children: Northwestern University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) (grades 3 through 9) Northwestern University’s CTD Summer Program (PreK through grade 12) Saturday Enrichment Program/Accelerated Weekend Experience (PreK through grade 9) Gifted LearningLinks(K through grade 12) Civic Education Project (grades 7 through 12)
Worlds of Wisdom and Wonderhttp://www.centerforgifted.org/ The Center for Gifted at National Louis University organizes week long summer camps and weekend classes in the fall and winter for grades Kindergarten through 11. This year they are running classes in Burr Ridge! http://www.centerforgifted.org/burrRidge_win10.htm
MIT Splashhttps://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/index.html One weekend in November, thousands of students of all types flood to MIT just for ESP’s Splash program to learn anything they want. From fractal fun to Hungarian history to aircraft analysis, Splash participants are introduced to a huge variety of topics by over 400 classes taught by teachers from the MIT community. Want to take a class on Egyptian mythology? Origami? Chemical sensors? All are possible. Over the course of 20 hours during Splash, you can get your feet wet with a short introduction to any number of subjects—things you always wanted to learn, or topics you never knew existed. Or you can dive head first into an in-depth seminar or intensive workshop. The whole thing happens over the course of two intense days on the MIT campus, with classes taught by MIT students and community members.
Interesting and Educational Opportunities for Parents Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC)The Illinois Association for Gifted Children is an organization of parents, educators, and others committed to the education and development of children with diverse gifts and talents. We educate, support, and influence those who touch the lives of children and focus our energies to meet the needs of children with gifts and talents in Illinois through: advocacy, standards, and networking. IAGC Annual Convention Workshop for Parentshttp://www.iagcgifted.org/conventions/2010/MicrosoftWord2.07.10ConventionParentWorkshop.pdf IAGC Annual Convention Parent/Educator Evening Seminarhttp://www.iagcgifted.org/conventions/2010/MicrosoftWord2.07.10ConventionParentWorkshop.pdf IAGC Annual Conventionhttp://www.iagcgifted.org/conventions/2010/MicrosoftWord2.07.10ConventionParentWorkshop.pdf
Northwestern Center for Talent Development MATS provides the opportunity for kids in grades 3-5 to take above grade level tests, either the Explore (grades 3-5) or the SAT or ACT (grades 6-8) and then receive information on how they scored compared to other MATS participants and information on what those scores mean in terms of future educational choices and opportunities. To qualify to participate in MATS, students need to have scored in the 95th percentile or above on a nationally normed test (97th percentile for 3rd grade). The MAP tests which the district gives is one example of a nationally normed test. More information can be found at: http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/ , click on "Learn more about MATS" |
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