Lake Forest Country Day School Offers Advanced Weekend Classes for 5th-8th Graders

 (LFCDS) is hosting an Accelerated Weekend Experience (AWE) for fifth to eighth-grade students, Nov. 12-13, as a part of a recent partnership with the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University.

These two-day interactive courses are available to all eligible North Shore area students. The cost includes a $60 application fee plus tuition of $215. The cut-off enrollment date is by 5 p.m. Nov. 9.

Fifth- and sixth-graders can register for a two-day computer programming course in “Alice” software. This introductory course prepares students for higher-level computer programming such as Java, C++ and C#.

Seventh- and eighth-grade students can register for a two-day veterinary science course as an introduction to veterinary medicine. The course involves hands-on activities in dissection, reading x-rays and working with microscopes.

Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Nov. 12-13, at Lake Forest Country Day School, 145 S. Green Bay Road, in Lake Forest.

For more information and to apply, visit the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University website, or call (847) 491-3782 ext. 4.