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Gifted Children's Resource GuidePrograms and Classes
The Center for Gifted The Center for Gifted offers programs during the winter and summer in a variety of suburban and Chicago locations. The Center for Gifted designs, develops, and delivers educational programs for talented and academically gifted children in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The broad subject areas are the humanities, sciences, mathematics, and the arts. Please visit their website for more details.
StoryStudio Chicago StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago's premier center for writing and the related arts, offers two week-long summer creative writing camps in two age groups: grades 6-8, and grades 9-10 although high school juniors or seniors are also welcome.
Sprout Gifted Services Sprout is a gifted educational after school program and summer camp in Chicago and Evanston for gifted children in early childhood, 4 & 5 years old; and school age groups, 6-12 years old. The focus is on socialization and academic enrichment. Sprout Gifted Services also offers support group meetings for parents using the SENG model and consulting services to help your family find the best schools to meet your gifted child’s needs. In addition, we offer one to one academic enrichment tutoring to fill your child’s needs.
SciTech Discovery Preschool The preschool is located in the SciTech Museum, and is one of the only STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) based preschools in the country, and the only one within a science museum!
Northwestern University The Center for Talent Development offers programs and classes for academically talented students K-1. Programs and classes include challenging and rigorous three-week residential and commuter Summer Programs for students in grades 4 to 12, Gifted LearningLinks distance-learning courses for students in grades K to 12 (enrichment classes for grades K - 6; honors/AP for grades 6 - 12), the Saturday Enrichment Program for preK to grade 9 students in Evanston, Naperville, Palatine and Chicago, and the Accelerated Weekend Experience (AWE) which are weekend intensives for middle schoolers (5-8th graders) offered throughout the state.
McHenry County College McHenry County College Continuing Education is sponsoring a program called Kids and College consisting of enrichment programs for gifted children in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
The Illinois Math and Science Academy offers summer programs for both
teachers
The Science & Arts Academy The mission of Science & Arts Academy is to provide a stimulating environment in which intellectually and creatively gifted children can realize and learn to celebrate their full academic and artistic potential.
Avery Coonley School Academically and physically challenging enrichment for curious kids from kindergarten through eighth grade. Three 2-week sessions. A full-day program for four and five-year-old students.
Da Vinci Academy Da Vinci Academy offers Saturday Enrichment and Summer programs open to the public. The Saturday Enrichment programs offers a variety of classes for children ages 3-14. Courses include traditional academic subjects like math, science, art, and reading, and also specialty subjects like chess and robotics. Classes run from 8:30-11:30 on Saturday mornings, with sessions available in Fall, Winter, and Spring. The Summer program offers both a traditional day camp and a variety of academic classes. Weekly sessions will run from June to August.
Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth The Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) works with the most promising students on a year-round basis. Our mission is to nurture the most academically talented students by providing and encouraging programs that support, motivate, and challenge them. Children from outside of Wisconsin are welcome to enroll in the elementary, middle or high school summer enrichment and academic residential programs.
iD Tech Camps
At iD Tech Camps, we offer summer computer camps for students ages 7-17.
For teens 13-18, we also provide intensive, pre-college
iD Tech Academies
Also check out online learning at
Tech Rocket
Engineering for Kids Kids ages 4 to 14 are introduced to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education through programs such as after-school programs, classes, camps, workshops, and birthday parties. They also offer programs for home schooled students, scouts events, in-school field trips, and parent's night out events!
Xilin Asian Community Center: Children’s Education Xilin is the premier provider in Dupage County of Chinese language and cultural programs and academic enrichment programs for the public. With the growing demand for Chinese language instruction, Xilin offers a unique program for those families looking for academic and cultural enrichment. Their instruction will prepare students to take advantage of the economic, academic, and cultural opportunities that come with understanding the world’s fastest growing economy and speaking the language of nearly one quarter of the world's population.
The BizWorld Foundation The BizWorld Foundation is a non-profit that inspires children to be innovative leaders through the teaching of business, entrepreneurship and finance. With the BizWorld Foundation’s programs, teachers help their students to develop the critical thinking, leadership and teamwork skills that allow them to become financially responsible and productive members of society. Programs are subsidized but not free. Please Help!This is a work in progress. If you have any corrections, additions, suggestions, or ideas, please let the CAM Web Design Team
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