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• Executive Function Discussion

  • When
    April 18, 2024
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Fusion Lincoln Park, Chicago

  What do Executive Function deficits looks like? Please join Bridget Walsh as we discuss the ways in which we can support and encourage students to build the toolsets that will be so useful in school and beyond. We will discuss "tips" and strategies to be able to plan more effectively and to become more organized in a way that will sustain growth and happiness. This event welcomes all parents and professionals.

  Space is limited - RSVP required

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• Family Studio: Weaving Together

  • When
    April 20, 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Art Institute, Chicago

  Experience a vibrant world of color, texture, and pattern with textile artist Melissa Leandro. In this drop-in program, you and your family can collaborate on a large-scale tapestry project inspired by the exhibition Threaded Visions: Contemporary Weavings From the Collection.

  All materials will be provided. 

  Click here for complete details.

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• Earth Day Family Tree Walk with Nature Education Teachers

  • When
    April 20, 2024
  •  
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago

  Come celebrate Earth Day as we walk the conservatory grounds and explore the trees at Garfield Park Conservatory!

  We will explore the trees of beautiful and historic Garfield Park. Interested children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult.

  This program is included in your reservation to visit the Conservatory, book your reservation ahead of time as this will ensure you are able to walk through the conservatory to meet our tour guides.

  Event registration required. Click here for complete details and registration.

  Register for this event here. In addition to registering, a reservation to visit the main gardens is also needed, you can click here to book your visit.

  This event if free but donations are accepted. Space is limited; if you register and are no longer able to make it, please let us know so we can open up the ticket to someone else.

  Registration closes on Friday April 19th at 10:00am Central Time.

  
  

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• Ancient Earth Day

  • When
    April 20, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum, The University of Chicago

  Come celebrate Earth Day in an ancient way!

  Join us for engaging gallery tours about recycling and sustainability in the ancient world, earth-day themed crafts downstairs, the opportunity to take home plants in a recycled container, and gallery activities and puzzles to enjoy!

  New this year: TED-talk style presentations about the environment, climate, and archaeology! Register for one of these family-friendly presentations! Each is around 30 minutes long.

  This event is free, family-friendly, and great for all ages to enjoy and learn! Feel free to drop in at any point to learn and explore.

  Click here for complete details and registration.

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• CGCC - Parent Conversation: Topic TBD

  • When
    April 24, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    10

  Register

  Parent Conversations:  Topic TBD

  Even though our topic has not been determined you can still sign up for this event to hold your place.

  We aspire to welcome everyone and safely address gifted topics that are accessible and relevant to busy parents.  Join us to listen, participate, collect resources, share ideas and create community that supports and understands gifted parenting. Topic suggestions welcome and will change each session, and resources may be provided to inform and fuel the conversation.  It's OK if you don't have time to read resources, just join us for inspiring conversation with other gifted parents and Katherine Peterson, parent, CGCC Board Member / Facilitator.   Other CGCC Board Members including Carole Jones, CGCC President, and Aileen Kelleher, LCSW, CGCC Board Member and Professional Member, and Esther Tarkieltaub, Professional Member will join as they are able. Please feel free to reach out to Katherine Peterson, CGCC Board Member & Parent Discussion Facilitator with questions, ideas or to share your comments.  

  Please note:  Due to the popularity of these discussions there is a $5 charge for non-members.  Consider joining as a member for a $25 annual fee to attend all member events for FREE, or please ask for a sliding scale.  We are open to all requests.

  We cap this group at 10 participants, so please sign up to save your place, and cancel if you're unable to attend so others on the waiting list may enjoy this offering.  

  
  

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• MAGE In-Person Admissions Tour and Info Session

  • When
    April 25, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Midwest Academy for Gifted Education, Chicago

  Please join us for an information session about our unique full-time gifted kindergarten through 12th grade school admissions process and curriculum, our enrichment program, and to meet and network with other gifted families in the area as well as to understand school options and advocacy. RSVP by emailing admissions@mage.education.

  Click here for complete details.

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• STEAM Fair: Pathways to the Future of Work

  • When
    April 27, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Harper College, 1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067

  STEAM Fair: Pathways to the Future of Work

  🚀 Unleash Your STEAM Superpowers at the Biggest Family Event of the Year! 🚀Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of science, technology, engineering, art, and math? Then STEAM Fair is THE place to be!

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• Journey to Independence: Delayed Adulthood with ADHD

  • When
    May 01, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    ADDitude Webinar

  Intensive parenting now extends from childhood into young adulthood as some individuals with ADHD take longer on their journey to independence than do their peers. Some parents assume the roles of financial and career advisor, emotional support cheerleader, and sounding board for their young adult children. And with the increasing rates of anxiety and depression among adults ages 18 to 34, some parents might add mental health counselor to their list of ongoing roles.

  In this webinar, Anthony Rostain, M.D., will offer practical advice to parents who are struggling to support their 20-something kids during the prolonged transition known as emerging adulthood. He will address what has made it harder for young people to mature, and how to adapt to this protracted dependence on parental support.

  In this webinar, caregivers will learn:

  • How “delayed adulthood” has become the new normal for many American young adults and how parents can adjust to this new reality
  • How to rethink assumptions and biases that may interfere with healthy parent-young adult relationships
  • How to develop better communication skills with young adults with ADHD and related disorders
  • How to help young adults overcome executive function difficulties that may interfere with their ability to gain self-sufficiency, autonomy and effective problem-solving
  • How to identify and address excessive digital media usage in young adults with ADHD and related disorders

   
  

  
  

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• MAGE Admissions Coffee

  • When
    May 05, 2024
  • Location
    Midwest Academy for Gifted Education, Chicago or online

  Please join us for an information session about our unique full-time gifted kindergarten through 12th grade school admissions process and curriculum, our enrichment program, and to meet and network with other gifted families in the area as well as to understand school options and advocacy. RSVP by emailing admissions@mage.education.

  Please indicate your preference for virtual (1PM) vs. in person (10AM) visit at the time when you make a reservation. You will receive an online video conference link and presentation after you RSVP.

  Click here for complete details.

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• CGCC & MAGE Parent Education Series: Gifted 105: Girls

  • When
    May 05, 2024
  •  
    11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    In-person at MAGE (900 N Franklin St, Chicago) and online

  Register

  Midwest Academy for Gifted Education and the Chicago Gifted Community Center are excited to bring you a Free Gifted Parenting Education Series in its 6th season. We will provide this both virtually and in-person. The format of each event in the series is a 30 minute presentation on the topic, followed by 15-30 minutes of questions from the audience and a 15-30 minutes mingle. 

  Gifted 105: Girls 
  

  I got a call from the teacher about my daughter... I wish my daughter could do what my son does... she's just smart.... right? My daughter won't do anything academic, everything is too easy but she won't apply herself. My daughter has big feelings. My daughter is not like my friends' kids. My daughter is not like her classmates. Who are the gifted girls? What are their traits and characteristics, and how do I raise them?

  No refunds unless workshop is cancelled. Fee waivers available. Contact us for details.

  Cannot make this event? Please check out this future event in the series. 

  June 2, 11:30AM-12:45PM Gifted 265: Generational Trauma 
  

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• CGCC: Kids Cubing Gathering

  • When
    May 05, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Fair Game, Downers Grove
  • Spaces left
    18

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  Gatherings take place at the Downers Grove location of Fair Game, 1015 Curtiss Street. Geared for ages 8-16 and younger siblings. All levels are welcome, whether you are a cubing aficionado or just getting started.

  There is a charge of $2.50 for each attendee, adults and children, payable on site to Fair Game. This ensures that there is space for our group. Fee waivers are available, please contact us if needed.

  We usually meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Registration required. Please register for each date separately. Space is limited. 

  Please note: This is not a drop off event. A parent/caregiver must stay on site and is welcome to join in the fun.

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• Teen STEM Café: Prairie Moles and Social and Emotional Learning

  • When
    May 09, 2024
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Northern Illinois University, DeKalb

  Learn how researching Prairie Mole behavior helps us understand social and emotional learning in humans. We’ll join NIU students and Dr. Grippo in their lab to see the moles and a demonstration.

  Speaker: Angela Grippo, Ph.D., NIU Professor of Psychology

  What are Teen STEM Cafés?

  Designed for middle and high school students and their families.

  Engaging speakers and fun hands-on activities connect science, technology, engineering and math concepts to current events.

  Meet fellow teens who share your interest in science and technology.

  Enjoy free pizza provided by NIU STEAM, with support from HyVee and the DeKalb Public Library.

  Teens and families welcome!

  Click here for complete details.

  
  

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• Neurodiversity Speaker Series

  • When
    May 09, 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  Empowered and Equipped: A Personal Perspective of Neurodiversity

  https://www.neurodiversityspeakerseries.org/

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• Holderness Family Guide to Thriving with ADHD

  • When
    May 13, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    ADDitude Webinar

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  Aside from making us LOL, these witty and endearing videos have showcased the brilliant creativity, mind-blowing energy, and totally unique perspectives that ADHD can bring. ADHD is not 100% awesome, but the Holderness Family is very good at reminding us about the aspects and elements of this condition that do not suck.

  In their new book, ADHD is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD, Penn and Kim encourage readers to change the narrative around ADHD with something they call Operation Mind Shift. In this webinar, they will discuss…

  • How to blow up the maddening myths about ADHD that persist
  • How to talk to your loved ones about ADHD in a way that educates but doesn’t blame
  • How to reframe your ADHD traits in a way that doesn’t capsize your self-esteem
  • How to model ADHD positivity for your children
  • How to embrace routine and control your environment while remaining zany and fun
  • How to win “The Amazing Race” (just kidding, but they actually did win!)
  • And much more

  

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• Rock & Mineral Identification Class

  • When
    May 18, 2024
  •  
    10:30 AM
  • Location
    Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Oak Brook

  Geologist Sara Kurth teaches the techniques for rock and mineral identification. Learn to identify minerals through basic hands-on identification including observation skills and hardness tests. Great for rockhounds and scouts, this class completes the earth science badges for Cub and Boy Scouts.

  Ages 8 yrs. & up

  $10 per person – Museum Members Free

  Limited Capacity – Reservations Required – Click here for complete details and registration.

  
  

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• Ancient Game Day

  • When
    May 18, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago

  This event is free and family-friendly! We will have ancient games in the galleries and outside (weather permitting), engaging gallery talks, and crafts downstairs. 

  All ages.

  Click here for complete details and registration.

  
  

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• CGCC - Parent Conversations: Topic TBD

  • When
    May 22, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    10

  Register

  Parent Conversations:  Topic TBD

  Even though our topic has not been determined you can still sign up for this event to hold your place.

  We aspire to welcome everyone and safely address gifted topics that are accessible and relevant to busy parents.  Join us to listen, participate, collect resources, share ideas and create community that supports and understands gifted parenting. Topic suggestions welcome and will change each session, and resources may be provided to inform and fuel the conversation.  It's OK if you don't have time to read resources, just join us for inspiring conversation with other gifted parents and Katherine Peterson, parent, CGCC Board Member / Facilitator.   Other CGCC Board Members including Carole Jones, CGCC President, and Aileen Kelleher, LCSW, CGCC Board Member and Professional Member, and Esther Tarkieltaub, Professional Member will join as they are able. Please feel free to reach out to Katherine Peterson, CGCC Board Member & Parent Discussion Facilitator with questions, ideas or to share your comments.  

  Please note:  Due to the popularity of these discussions there is a $5 charge for non-members.  Consider joining as a member for a $25 annual fee to attend all member events for FREE, or please ask for a sliding scale.  We are open to all requests.

  We cap this group at 10 participants, so please sign up to save your place, and cancel if you're unable to attend so others on the waiting list may enjoy this offering.  

  
  

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• MAGE In-Person Admissions Tour and Info Session

  • When
    May 23, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Midwest Academy for Gifted Education, Chicago

  Please join us for an information session about our unique full-time gifted kindergarten through 12th grade school admissions process and curriculum, our enrichment program, and to meet and network with other gifted families in the area as well as to understand school options and advocacy. RSVP by emailing admissions@mage.education.

  Click here for complete details.

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• Stone Hunt

  • When
    June 01, 2024
  •  
    1:30 PM
  • Location
    Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Oak Brook

  This hands-on activity allows children and adults to search for gems and minerals among more common rocks on the Museum’s outdoor patio. Learn the difference between rocks and minerals and how to distinguish between them. Each rock or mineral found is identified and can be taken home. Rocks from home can be brought in for identification.

  Ages 5 and up Outdoor program (weather permitting)

  $5.00 per child

  General Museum Admission for Adults and Seniors – Museum Members Free

  Reservations Required. Click here for complete details and registration.

  
  

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• MAGE Admissions Coffee

  • When
    June 02, 2024
  • Location
    Midwest Academy for Gifted Education, Chicago or online

  Please join us for an information session about our unique full-time gifted kindergarten through 12th grade school admissions process and curriculum, our enrichment program, and to meet and network with other gifted families in the area as well as to understand school options and advocacy. RSVP by emailing admissions@mage.education.

  Please indicate your preference for virtual (1PM) vs. in person (10AM) visit at the time when you make a reservation. You will receive an online video conference link and presentation after you RSVP.

  Click here for complete details.

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• CGCC & MAGE Parent Education Series: Gifted 265: 2e and Generational Trauma

  • When
    June 02, 2024
  •  
    11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    In-person at MAGE (900 N Franklin St, Chicago) and online

  Register

  Midwest Academy for Gifted Education and the Chicago Gifted Community Center are excited to bring you a Free Gifted Parenting Education Series in its 6th season. We will provide this both virtually and in-person. The format of each event in the series is a 30 minute presentation on the topic, followed by 15-30 minutes of questions from the audience and a 15-30 minutes mingle. 

  Gifted 265: 2e and Generational Trauma 

  What happens if your child is gifted and you just found out and because you didn't know this or didn't get the help you need, there's now trauma? What if you are finding out that you are also gifted or 2e just now as a grown up, and you are hurting? Now you have to understand your own story through a different lens, and the story of those that came before you? How do you survive generational trauma and overcome this adversity and help yourself and your child?

  No refunds unless workshop is cancelled. Fee waivers available. Contact us for details.

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• CGCC: Kids Cubing Gathering

  • When
    June 09, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Fair Game, Downers Grove
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  
  

  Gatherings take place at the Downers Grove location of Fair Game, 1015 Curtiss Street. Geared for ages 8-16 and younger siblings. All levels are welcome, whether you are a cubing aficionado or just getting started.

  There is a charge of $2.50 for each attendee, adults and children, payable on site to Fair Game. This ensures that there is space for our group. Fee waivers are available, please contact us if needed.

  We usually meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Registration required. Please register for each date separately. Space is limited. 

  Please note: This is not a drop off event. A parent/caregiver must stay on site and is welcome to join in the fun.

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• IAGC Gifted Ed Modules (Start date)

  • When
    June 10, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  Illinois Association for Gifted Children

  Summer 2024 PD - IAGC Gifted Education Modules: Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners in Today's Classrooms
  

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• A Comedy of Errors: A Theatrical Reading with the Shakespeare Project of Chicago

  • When
    June 15, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    The Newberry, Chicago

  “Am I in earth, in heaven, or in hell?

  Sleeping or waking, mad or well-advised?

  Known unto these and to myself disguised?

  I’ll say as they say, and persever so,

  And in this mist at all adventures go.”

  In this theatrical reading, professional actors from the Shakespeare Project of Chicago will bring The Comedy of Errors to funny, farcical life in a performance directed by Peter Garino.

  Founded in 1993, the Shakespeare Project of Chicago has performed at the Newberry since 2003. This reading will be preceded by an informative talk by a dramaturg and followed by a question-and-answer talkback with the director and cast.

  COST AND REGISTRATION

  This program is free and open to all. Advance registration required.

  Registration opens May 1.

  Click here for complete details and registration.

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• Rocks on the Beach: Geology 101 in Sandals

  • When
    June 23, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

  Beachcombing for rocks along the shores of Lake Michigan is not only fun, but also serves as a study into the geologic story of the Great Lakes region. Discover how sedimentary limestone containing fossils indicate that the Midwest was once a tropical ocean; and learn how the igneous and metamorphic rocks show the movement of glaciers during the Ice Age. Join Dave Dolak for this presentation and better appreciate your next stroll along the beaches of Lake Michigan.

  Lecture – 2:00 p.m. – 60 minutes

  Students and Adults

  Regular Museum Admission – Museum Members Free

  Reservations Recommended. Click here for complete details.

  
  

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• MAGE Admissions Coffee

  • When
    July 14, 2024
  • Location
    Midwest Academy for Gifted Education, Chicago or online

  Please join us for an information session about our unique full-time gifted kindergarten through 12th grade school admissions process and curriculum, our enrichment program, and to meet and network with other gifted families in the area as well as to understand school options and advocacy. RSVP by emailing admissions@mage.education.

  Please indicate your preference for virtual (1PM) vs. in person (10AM) visit at the time when you make a reservation. You will receive an online video conference link and presentation after you RSVP.

  Click here for complete details.

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• CGCC: Kids Cubing Gathering

  • When
    July 14, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Fair Game, Downers Grove
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  
  

  Gatherings take place at the Downers Grove location of Fair Game, 1015 Curtiss Street. Geared for ages 8-16 and younger siblings. All levels are welcome, whether you are a cubing aficionado or just getting started.

  There is a charge of $2.50 for each attendee, adults and children, payable on site to Fair Game. This ensures that there is space for our group. Fee waivers are available, please contact us if needed.

  We usually meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Registration required. Please register for each date separately. Space is limited. 

  Please note: This is not a drop off event. A parent/caregiver must stay on site and is welcome to join in the fun.

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• IAGC Gifted Ed Modules (Start date)

  • When
    July 22, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  Illinois Association for Gifted Children

  Late Summer 2024 PD - IAGC Gifted Education Modules: Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners in Today's Classrooms
  

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• Neurodiversity Speaker Series

  • When
    August 29, 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  Basics of Special Needs Planning: Estate Planning, Trusts, and ABLE Accounts

  https://www.neurodiversityspeakerseries.org/

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• Neurodiversity Speaker Series

  • When
    September 24, 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  Neurodiversity and Disability Support in College: Admissions and Beyond

  https://www.neurodiversityspeakerseries.org/

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