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2008 Leapfrog Courses
for students completing grades PreK-3

The grade level of each course is indicated in parentheses. Students should enroll in courses for the grade level they are completing in the spring of 2008.

  • Leapfrog Program Dates
    • Week 1: July 7-11, 2008
    • Week 2: July 14-18, 2008
    • Week 3: July 21-25, 2008
  • Morning courses are from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Evanston and Glen Ellyn.
  • Afternoon courses are from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Evanston only.
  • All-day courses (for students completing grade 3 only) are from 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. on Northwestern University's Evanston campus.
  • Grade 3 sections marked with a * are only offered in the morning at both sites.
  • For course closings, EV = Evanston and GE = Glen Ellyn.

 

Morning and Afternoon Courses
COURSE ID
COURSE TITLE
SESSION
SITES/TIME
Math Enrichment Courses
1-A

(PreK) Calendars & Clocks
(K) Currency Exchange
AM in EV & GE CLOSED
(1) To Market, To Market: Supply & Demand
(2) Budgeting a Business
AM in EV CLOSED
(3) The Price is Right: Profitable Production

Week 1
Evanston: Morning & Afternoon

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
2-A (PreK) Seeking Solutions
(K) Practicing with Puzzlers
AM in EV & GE CLOSED
(1) Tricky Teasers
AM in EV CLOSED
(2) Computation Challenge
(3) Multi-Step Math Madness

Week 2
Evanston: Morning & Afternoon

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
3-A (PreK) Kitchen Geometry & Measurement
(K) Polygons Investigations
AM in EV CLOSED
(1) Geometry in Motion
GE CLOSED
(2) 3-D Geometry
AM in EV CLOSED
(3) Geometry & Problem Solving

Week 3
Evanston: Morning & Afternoon

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
Science Enrichment Courses
1-B (PreK) Building Bridges AM in EV CLOSED
(K) Constructing Pyramids
AM in EV CLOSED; GE CLOSED
(1) Digging Canals & Tunnels
AM & PM in EV CLOSED
(2) Designing Sailing Ships
AM & PM in EV CLOSED
(3) Raising Skyscrapers & Towers*
AM in EV CLOSED
Week 1
Evanston: Morning & Afternoon

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
2-B (PreK) Underwater Exploration EV & GE CLOSED
(K) Into the Earth
EV & GE CLOSED
(1) Some Like it Hot!
(2) Climate Comparison: Deserts & Rainforests

EV CLOSED

(3) Ice Mysteries: Glaciers & the Ice Age

EV CLOSED
Week 2
Evanston: Morning only

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
3-B (PreK) Insects Around Us GE CANCELLED
(K) Aspiring Vets
All sections are CLOSED
(1) Plant & Flower Power
(2) The Human Body: Circulating Cells
AM & PM in EV CLOSED
(3) Inside the Human Brain*
EV CLOSED
Week 3
Evanston: Morning & Afternoon

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
Language Arts Enrichment Courses
1-C (PreK) Lighthouse Stories EV CANCELLED
(K) Pirates & Treasures
EV & GE CLOSED
(1) Monsters & Mermaids
EV CLOSED
(2) The Mystery of Atlantis
EV CLOSED
(3) The Bermuda Triangle
Week 1
Evanston: Morning only

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
2-C (PreK) Picture Stories
(K) Comics
AM in EV CLOSED
(1) Interviews & Biographies
(2) Investigative Reporting
AM & PM in EV CLOSED
(3) Descriptive Writing*
Week 2
Evanston: Morning & Afternoon

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
3-C (PreK) Mythical Creatures
(K) The Mystery of King Tut
EV CLOSED
(1) Missing Peoples & Lost Cities
EV CLOSED
(2) Disappearing Acts: Amelia Earhart & George Mallory
EV CLOSED
(3) The Many Mysteries of Space
Week 3
Evanston: Morning only

Glen Ellyn: Morning only
All-Day Option for students completing grade 3
COURSE ID
COURSE TITLE
SESSION
SITES/TIME
Science Enrichment Courses
1-D (3) Lego Robotics CLOSED
Week 1
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
2-D (3) Habitats & Contraptions: An Introduction to Engineering CLOSED
Week 2
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
2-F (3) Lego Robotics CLOSED
Week 2
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
3-D (3) Animation Station: An Introduction to Computer Animation CLOSED
Week 3
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Language Arts Enrichment Courses

 

1-E

 

(3) Story to Stage CLOSED
Week 1
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

2-E

 

(3) Penning & Presenting: A Writing Workshop
Week 2
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

3-E

 

(3) Reporting Live and In Print CLOSED
Week 3
Northwestern University:
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

 

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