PROGRAMS

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Grade 1

Little Chemical Engineer
(+ Algebra Concepts)

A young girl sitting at a table in a classroom or library, holding a small geometric model made of sticks and balls, with other children working on similar projects in the background.

Kindergarten

Little Civil Engineer
(+Algebra Concepts)

A young girl with dark hair in buns, wearing a beige sweater with pink hearts, sits at a table in a library. She is holding a molecular model and has a name tag on her sweater. There are bookshelves in the background.

Grade 2

Little Electrical Engineer
(+ Algebra Concepts)

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Grade 3

Little Mechanical Engineer
(+Algebra Concepts)

Grade 4

Little Computer Scientists

(Block Coding)

Grade 5

Young Mathematicians (Geometry)

Summer: Aerospace Engineering

Joining ChiS&E in Grade 6 and higher accelerates you toward your freshman year at a top university.

Grade 6

Young Mathematicians (Algebra)
16 Saturday sessions.

Summer: Aerospace Engineering

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Grade 7

Young Physicists (Physics & Algebra)

Summer: Algebra, Rasberry Pi, and Engineering

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Grade 8

Young Computer Scientists (Coding)

Summer: Engineering, Algebra, and Raspberry Pi

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Grades 9 & 10

All About Energy

(Data Science, Environmental Justice)

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Grades 11 & 12

Electrical and Computer Engineering with Arduino Summer Internships

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CHIS&E CLASSES MEET SATURDAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR,
WEEKDAYS IN SUMMER

  • Begins October 24th:

    Saturdays, 9:30am - 12:30pm 

    4th Grade: Introduction to Computer Programming (Block Coding)

    October 24, October 31, November 7, and November 14

    5th Grade: Geometry

    October 24, October 31, November 7, and November 14

    6th Grade: Algebra

    October 17th Family Field Trip to STEMx at UIUC (separate RSVP at go.illinois.edu/STEMx)

    October 24, October 31, November of 7, November 14, November 21, and December 5

    7th Grade: Mathematics of the Physical World (Algebra & Physics)

    October 17th Family Field Trip to STEMx at UIUC (separate RSVP at go.illinois.edu/STEMx)

    October 24, October 31, and November 7

    8th Grade: Introduction to Computer Programming (Block Coding)

    October 17th Family Field Trip to STEMx at UIUC (separate RSVP at go.illinois.edu/STEMx)

    October 31, November of 7, and November 14

    9th & 10th Grade: All About Energy (Environmental Justice & Data Science)

    October 24, November of 7, November 14

    11th & 12th Grade: Electrical and Computer Engineering (Digital Circuits and Sensors)

    October 24, October 31, November of 7, November 14

  • Summer 2026 Registration Link (Click Here)

    Dates: July 6th - July 31st

    Week days (Mon-Fri) | 9am - 3pm | Classes: Algebra, Computer Science, and Quantum Physics | Location: Chicago State University