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Knox College for Kids
Jason A. Helfer
Stephen T. Schroth
Co-directors, Knox College for Kids
309-341-7500
E-mail: college4kids@knox.edu
Knox College for Kids is an enrichment program for gifted, high achieving, and talented students from Galesburg and the surrounding communities who will be entering grades 1 through 9.
Knox College for Kids is administered by the Knox College Educational Studies Department. Classes are taught by Knox College faculty or master teachers from local schools, with Knox College students serving as teaching assistants through the REACH Fellows Program. All classes have a well-defined focus, quality teaching, and will motivate students to strive for peak performance.
Schedule: Three one-hour-long classes, held weekdays June 11-22, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. See Full Schedule.
Curriculum: Last year, more than 40 courses, in the areas of Fine Arts, Humanities/Social Science, Languages, or Science/Mathematics were offered.
Tuition: $115 for the regular program and junior program. Limited scholarship funds are available based upon financial need; see the application form for additional information.
By utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, Knox College students in the Museums, Monuments and Memory class gain practical experience in public history and learn to see Galesburg in a new way.
The Maytag Project, published in the Galesburg Register-Mail as the six-day series "Maytag Employees in Transition," was produced by Knox College students and faculty. Now it has won an award in a statewide competition for professional news outlets.
Psychology major, now completing a Knox postbaccalaureate fellowship, will travel to India to teach English and volunteer for an organization promoting women's empowerment and literacy.
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