History
The Saturday Enrichment Program (SEP) has been offering challenging and enriching courses for talented students in PreK through grade 9 for the last 25 years.
Given SEP’s outstanding reputation, enrollment numbers have increased consistently since the program’s inception. In response to requests from students and parents, we have expanded our course offerings and grown the program to three locations across the Chicagoland area. In conjunction with this expansion, we have steadily improved the program’s quality, raising our standards for syllabi and instruction and implementing enhanced teacher training through the use of new technologies.
Whether the course you are choosing is your first or fifteenth, you are sure to benefit from SEP’s history of success, reliance on gifted education research and commitment to quality and service.
Saturday Enrichment Program Timeline
The Saturday Enrichment Program (SEP) has been offering challenging and enriching courses for talented students in PreK through grade 9 for the last 25 years.
Given SEP’s outstanding reputation, enrollment numbers have increased consistently since the program’s inception. In response to requests from students and parents, we have expanded our course offerings and grown the program to three locations across the Chicagoland area. In conjunction with this expansion, we have steadily improved the program’s quality, raising our standards for syllabi and instruction and implementing enhanced teacher training through the use of new technologies.
Whether the course you are choosing is your first or fifteenth, you are sure to benefit from SEP’s history of success, reliance on gifted education research and commitment to quality and service.
Saturday Enrichment Program Timeline
| 1983 | Center for Talent Development (CTD) creates the Saturday Enrichment Program. |
| 1994 | CTD receives accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and begins to offer academic credit for its rigorous academic courses. |
| 1996 | By holding its first annual family conference, CTD expands its support and advocacy for parents of Saturday Enrichment Program and other CTD program students. |
| 2002 | The Saturday Enrichment Program launches a western site at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. |
| 2006 | With enrollment numbers continuing to grow, SEP establishes a third site in Gurnee, Illinois to serve Chicagoland's north shore area and offers Integrated Science Honors in the morning and afternoon in response to student requests. SEP expands its parent programming by offering weekly seminars at all three sites. |
| 2007 | Saturday Enrichment Program enrollment increases by a record 22%! Glen Ellyn, Illinois site moves to larger space in Naperville, Illinois. |
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