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  • March 12, 2015 10:10 AM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    The Saturday Morning Physics program is given at Fermilab three times a year in what are called sessions. See the Fermilab Website for complete details.  Advance registration required.


    The schedule for the 2014-15 Sessions follow:
     

     Session 1
     
     
    October 4 - December 6, 2014

      (No class Thanksgiving weekend, November 29)
     
     Session 2January 10 - March 7, 2015
     Session 3 
    March 14 - May 16, 2015

      (No class Easter weekend, April 4)

    Each session of the Saturday Morning Physics program consist of nine Saturday mornings. The Saturday starts at 9 am with a lecture followed by a tour at 11 am visiting some of Fermilab's interesting sites. The tours last about 40 minutes. Each Saturday one of the SMP coordinators will be present to introduce the lecturer to the students. After the lecture the coordinator will introduce the tour guides to the students and help coordinate the tour visits. To learn more about the lectures and tours click on the Program and Tours links at the left of the screen. Transportation for the tours are not provided. Those students who do not have a car are paired up with ones who do or with the tour guide.


    Class is held in Wilson Hall, room One West located on the first floor, Atrium level.

    Class is from 9 am to 11 am.  Attendance will be taken each week so please arrive early to check-in.  Check-in is outside of the One West room.

    Tours are from 11 am to 12 pm.  Please note, tours may end early.
    Closed toe shoes to be worn on tours.  Flip flops, sandles or slippers are not allowed.

    Students should be dropped-off at the Wilson Hall front horseshoe and can be picked-up there after tours.



  • March 05, 2015 10:12 AM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    Here's a fun and unique family activity!

    Sleep with the Monsters at the National Hellenic Museum on April 3 and have an evening full of mythological fun.

    Activities Include:

    - Monsters tour and craft
    - Make your own pizza or pasta
    - Learn how to Greek dance
    - Create your own movie while exploring the museum by flashlight
    - Watch Greek mythology-themed movies on our large projector
    - Watch a cookie demonstration (Koulourakia)
    - Morning light breakfast

    Sleepover is for children and parents ages 4 – 14. All children must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21.

    Arrive on April 3 between 5:00 and 6:00 PM and go home on April 4 at 10:00 AM.

    Overnight rate: $35 per person / $30 for members

    Overnight family rate: 3 people $75 / $65 for members

    Don't want to sleepover? Stay until 10:00 PM: $20 per person / $15 for members

    Click here for complete details.

  • January 16, 2015 4:56 PM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    For just $10, students can experience the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other brilliant guest artists. Symphony Center offers students this unbeatable deal to see many extraordinary concerts, including Muti Conducts Prokofiev and Scriabin (Jan 22 - 24) and MusicNOW: There Will Be Blood, featuring music by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead (Jan 19). Take advantage of special pricing today!

    To buy tickets, visit cso.org/studentsThe website is frequently updated with the latest concerts available at a student price and instructions on how to purchase and pick up tickets. Bookmark it and stay on top of future deals.  Please note, a valid Student ID is required to purchase these tickets.

  • January 09, 2015 12:41 PM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    Reflecting on the Dream—Programming for the entire family

    $10 admission for all, programs 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

    Example programs:

    The King Day Read On – Powerful Civil Rights passages read by invited Chicago Community Leaders, media personalities, and concerned citizens.

    A Legacy for America’s Children, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Musical Narrative Play performed by Joan Collaso.

    Reflecting on the Dream: Black Lives Matter – Students from several Chicago based Colleges and Universities discuss poignant questions affecting the Black Community.

    Arts and Crafts and much more.  

    Click here for complete details.


  • January 09, 2015 12:26 PM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    Registration is open for the spring Science Adventure classes at Fermilab.  Classes are offered for students in grades K - 8. Most are one day classes on Saturday mornings.  A variety of topics are offered including: Chemistry at Your Fingertips, Friction Unleashed, Flutter Like a Butterfly, Nanotech Investigations and many more.  These classes usually fill up quickly, so register soon. Complete information here

  • December 10, 2014 11:48 AM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)
    As part of its commitment to special populations of gifted students, NAGC has arranged with Gifted Child Quarterly's publisher to again "open" the fall 2013 issue on twice-exceptional students to the public. Please share the link. http://gcq.sagepub.com/content/57/4.toc


  • October 30, 2014 9:06 AM | Deleted user

    Gifted Experts speaking on different aspects of raising gifted children.  Topics include an update on the state of gifted education in our state, parenting children at home and at school, executive function in asynchronous children, parents twice exceptional children, motivating gifted children, perfectionism, living with intensities, working with your schools. CGCC board member, Newenka DuMont will be presenting on getting to calm in a gifted child's home.


    More information and registration:  http://www.iagcgifted.org/images/stories/pdf/2014_Parent_Academy_Brochurev.pdf 

  • October 08, 2014 9:23 AM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    Facets Children and Youth presents the 31st Annual Chicago International Film Festival from October 24 through November 2.  The Chicago International Children's Film Festival is the largest festival of films for children in North America, welcoming 25,000 Chicago-area children, adults, and educators each year, and featuring over 250 films from 40 countries. The Festival screens a wide range of projects, from live-action and animated feature films to shorts, TV series, documentaries, and child-produced works. One of the most unique festivals in the country, the Chicago International Children's Film Festival showcases the best in culturally diverse, non-violent, value-affirming new cinema for children, and is one of the only Academy Award qualifying children's film festivals in the world.


    See the festival web site for the complete schedule.  

  • September 29, 2014 3:58 PM | Linda Zanieski (Administrator)

    SPLASH!

    What is it?

    Splash! brings high school students from all over Chicago to the University of Chicago campus for one Saturday in the fall. The high school students take short classes taught by college students in areas that teachers are really passionate about.

    The program brings together college and high school students and exposes high school students to topics they may not be able to access in a traditional high school curriculum. The classes at Splash! 2012 covered topics ranging from genetic engineering and dystopian fiction to dance and introductory Mongolian. The focus is on teaching fun and engaging classes that never make learning seem like work.

    Splash is 100% FREE to attend and free lunch is also provided.

    When? Who? Where?

    One Saturday each fall. (The next Splash! will be on October 4, 2014.) Open to all high school students, grades 9-12. Check-in and registration are in Ida Noyes on the University of Chicago Campus at 1212 East 59th Street (to accommodate the volume). Classes are held in Harper Hall (1116 East 59th Street) and some of the surrounding buildings.

    How do I sign up?

    Student registration opens on our website near the beginning of September. Our most popular classes fill up pretty quickly, so it’s always a good idea to register early.

    If you aren’t able to sign up online, we have an on-site registration option where you can sign up for the program and choose your classes on the day of Splash. Please note that if you decide to pursue this option, class choice will be limited.


    CASCADE!

    What is it?

    Cascade! is a five-week program for high school students that exposes them to interesting topics they may never have seen before in high school. Like Splash!, Cascade! allows students to meet college students and other high school students in a fun context. Unlike Splash!, Cascade! allows students to explore topics in a bit more depth than a one-day program can allow and to become closer to their teachers.

    Students take classes in one or two time slots, with about six options in each slot. Each class will meet five times: one hour every Tuesday afternoon/evening for five consecutive weeks. There will be no testing or grades, but there may be small amounts of homework assigned from week to week in some classes. Attendance at all sessions is required, but if you really must miss a class please be sure to tell your teacher in advance.

    When is it?

    Twice a year, in fall and in winter, for five weeks each time. The next Cascade begins on Tuesday, October 21st and will end on November 18th. Always Tuesday late afternoons, with the first session running from 5:00 to 6:00 and the second from 6:30 to 7:30. (In between, there will be food available for purchase at a reasonable price.) Keep in mind that you can attend either one time slot or both.

    Where is it?

    Cascade! is held in Harper Hall on the University of Chicago campus, 1116 East 59th Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Specific maps and directions will be provided when you sign up for the program.

    How do I sign up?

    Registration for Cascade happens on this website, and begins roughly one month in advance of the program’s start date.

    Registration for Winter Cascade 2014 is now open! Check out our course catalog!

    How much does Cascade cost?

    Cascade is completely free to attend. We offer dinner between classes for a reasonable price. Students with dietary restrictions are encouraged to bring their own dinner.


  • September 11, 2014 10:49 AM | Deleted user

    Maybe you’ve identified your child as gifted. Maybe you haven’t.  Maybe you are wondering why your smart kid seems to be having so many behavioral issues and home and at school.   


    You are not alone.  


    You may be experiencing that giftedness is about way more than advanced intellectual capacity.  In fact, intellectual abilities are only one of five of the “overexcitabilities” of giftedness identified by Kazimierz Dabrowski.  Gifted children can also experience the abundant energy of psychomotor excitability, or the depth of feelings of an emotional overexcitability. Gifted children with sensual overexcitabilities can be more easily swayed by the beauty in music, or be very bothered by the irrepressibly itchy tags on their shirts.  Finally, gifted children can have an abundance of imaginational ability demonstrated through interests in fantasy worlds.


    These wonderful children come in unique and complex packages that requires parents to develop a strategic parenting toolkit.  These skills can range from soothing meltdowns or advocating for appropriate curriculum in school.  How do you as a parent meet these needs?


    Come join us for a roundtable discussion, “A Herd of Buffalo Could Raise a Gifted Child.”  This free CGCC Parenting Gifted Seminar is led by Newenka DuMont, who has  over 18 years of experience in advocating for gifted children. 


      

    Come find yourself amongst the herd of fellow buffalo bravely raising gifted children.



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