Saturday, October 3, 2009

Park District of Bensenville

Park District of Bensenville
Classes will take place at: Deer Grove Leisure Center
1000 W. Wood Ave
(630)766-7015
www.bensenvilleparkdistrict.org

Video Game Animation
Dive into the world of video game animation by creating characters that dance, sign, and interact with one another. Students will work in teams to create their dynamic video animation game by using software created just for kids. They will add sound effects and music clips and afterwards, they can post their game online so that friends, parents, even grandparents can play their video game! Creativity rules in
this fun version of video game design!

Date: Tuesday, November 10 - December 15
Age: 6-8 years 4:00-5:00pm
Age: 9-12 years 5:15-6:15pm

Park District of Palatine

Park District of Palatine
Classes will take place at: Community Center
250 E. Wood Street
(847)991-0333
www.palatineparkdistrict.com

CSI - Crime Scene Investigation For Beginners
Crime Scene Investigation: Use logic, your senses, and forensic science to solve crimes. Learn how to work the field scene and the laboratory end of CSI. We’ll use finger printing, tire-tread patterns, and much more! Each lesson will focus on a new forensic skill which will lead to solving a final investigation.

Age: 6 - 7 years
Dates: Thursday, November 5 - December 17 (6 weeks) no class 11/26
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm

From Legs To Wings & Back
Hands-on insect building and computer exploration bring nature study and engineering together in a big way! With our focus on Language Arts & Reading, Math & Science Readiness, this course is a great all around adventure for the youngest learners.

Age: 4 - 5 years
Dates: Thursday, November 5 - December 17 (6 weeks) no class 11/26
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm

Around The World - Spanish
Around the World is a Child’s Passport to Fun &
Learning! This course combines the use of exciting computer software and hands-on activities to introduce young children to the Spanish culture, geography, and language. Students will sing songs, play games, create artwork, and celebrate cultural festivals as they virtually travel the world to visit a
number of different Spanish-speaking countries.

Age: 4 - 5 years
Dates: Monday, November 2 - December 14 (6 weeks) no class 11/23
Time: 9:30-10:30 am

Park District of River Forest

Park District of River Forest
Classes will take place at: The Depot
401 Thatcher Avenue
River Forest, IL 60305
(708) 366-6660
www.rfparks.com

CSI-Crime Scene Investigation
Use logic, your senses and forensic science to solve crimes. Learn how to work the field scene and the laboratory end of CSI. We’ll use finger printing, tire tread patterns and much more! Each lesson will focus on a new forensic skill which will lead to solving a final investigation. No blood, no gore…but excitement galore!

Date: Wednesday, November 4 - December 9
Age: 6–7 years 4:00-5:00 pm,
Age: 8-10 years 5:15-6:15 pm

Park District of Rolling Meadows

Park District of Rolling Meadows
Classes will take place at: Community Center (Recreation)
3705 Pheasant Drive
(847)818-3200
www.rmparks.org

Programming with Bee-Bot®
Bee-Bot, our robot friend, has a lot to share with us on the computer. Young programmers will be able to write their own programs to send the computer Bee-Bot through a number of courses and missions. Then the best part is programming our real Bee-Bot to do the same thing on the floor! In this unique class, students are able to go from the virtual computer activity to the concrete 3-dimentional one!

Ages: 6 – 8 years
Date: Thursday, October 29 – December 17 No class 11/26
Time: 4:00-5:00pm

Programming with Pro-Bot
Learn how to program using a robot created especially for kids! Pro-Bot is a robot shaped like a car that offers students hands-on experience with programming as well as robotic controls. They’ll learn about cause and effect, angles and geometry in a fun and interactive way. Students will enter Pro-Bot commands by entering a sequence of arrows and numbers on the back of the robot. They can create even more interesting programs using light, touch and sound sensors. They will also learn to write programs on the computer and download them to Pro-Bot. What a fun and educational way to experience robotics for the first time!

Ages: 9 – 11 years
Date: Thursday, October 29 – December 17 No class 11/26
Time: 5:15-6:15 pm

Park District of Wauconda

Park District of Wauconda
Classes will take place at: Community Center
600 N. Main Street
Wauconda, IL 60084
(847) 526-3610

CSI-Crime Scene Investigation
Crime Scene investigation: Use logic, your senses and forensic science to solve crimes. Learn how to work the field scene and the laboratory end of CSI. We’ll use finger printing; tire tread patterns and much more! Each lesson will focus on a new forensic skill, which will lead to solving a final investigation. No blood, no
gore…but excitement galore!

Age: 8-10 years
Date: Wednesday, November 4 – December 9
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm