The Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program (ChiS&E) provides a pathway for your child to a career in science or engineering, and you are essential in making that happen! In partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the University of Chicago (U of C), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Colleges of Education, Engineering, and Department of Mathematics, ChiS&E offers fun, hands-on learning activities on Saturday for students in grades K – 12.
Kindergarten
Little Civil Engineer (+Algebra Concepts)
Grade 1
Little Chemical Engineer (+ Algebra Concepts)
Grade 2
Little Electrical Engineer (+ Algebra Concepts)
Grade 3
Little Mechanical Engineer (+Algebra Concepts)
Grade 4
Little Structural Engineer (Bridge Building)
Grade 5
Young Mathematicians (Geometry)
Summer: Aerospace Engineering
Grade 6
Young Mathematicians (Algebra)
Summer: Aerospace Engineering
For Grade 6th will be a total of
16 Saturday sessions.
Grade 7
Young Physicist’s (Physics & Algebra)
Summer: Algebra, Rasberry Pi, and Engineering
Grade 8
Young Computer Scientists (Coding)
Young Chemists & Bioengineers (Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, & Bioengineering)
Summer: Engineering, Algebra, and Rasberry Pi
Grade 9 & 10
Algebra Concepts for Calculus
Summer: Engineering, Rasberry Pi, and more Algebra Concepts for Calculus
Grade 11 & 12
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Arduino Summer Internships
Note:
*For grades K – 5, parents must be present with children at each session.*
All Courses are Free! A parent must participate in Saturday sessions with each child in grades K – 5 and parents must attend special field trips and student showcase events.