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Harry Potter-Ology and Pondering the Pensieve

Are you a Harry Potter fan?  Would you like to gather with other Harry Potter enthusiasts and spend an hour every day immersed in the wizarding world? 

Harry Potter-ology: Enter a wizarding world.  Be sorted into a house, create your own wand, formulate spells, and play quiddich.  Try butter beer and wizard candy, and participate in our End of Term Feast.  Buffalo Grove July 7-18, Chicago June 23-July 3, Naperville June 9-20 and Skokie July 7-18.  Must register for the program in order to attend.  For students in 3-8th grades, though some 2nd graders will be admitted. Go to www.centerforgifted.org and click on Summer Wonders or Worlds of Wisdom and Wonders to find your location and register.

Are you an older Harry Potter fan?  Then Pondering the Pensieve is where you will want to be this summer.  Grab a complimentary bus from Naperville, Buffalo Grove and Skokie to travel to Elmhurst to immerse yourself in the Wizarding World.  Be prepared to discuss and debate themes from the books.  Challenge yourself with advanced spell casting, wizard's duels, trivia and more.  Conduct wizard research and craft a one-of-the-kind wand.  Compete in Quiddich, formulate spells in Latin, conceive and create strange potions and wizard candy.  Compete for the House Cup and participate in our "End of Term Feast"  Join the world of Harry Potter this summer.  For students in 6-12 grades.  Go to www.centerforgifted.org Project 2014 to register.

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