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  Cuban Art & Photography Tour

  Posted January 23, 2012

  U-High Photography students take note! Ms. Ricketts and Mr. Reubelt want you to sign up for this photographic adventure to our closest, non-contiguous neighbor to the south, the island paradise of the Carribbean, CUBA. Some Spanish will be helpful, but is not required. Shoot pictures and visit with fellow photography students and cultural center citizens of the local communities. How many people do you know who have been to Cuba? Well, come on down and count yourself among them. This is a trip you will tell stories about forever. Information and scheduling are available at the website. Applications and deposits are due February 10; sign up today!

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  Yellowstone, courtesy of the Ecology Project International

  Posted January 27, 2012

  Attention U-High students - Science Teachers Sharon Housinger and Dan Jones have collaborated with the Ecology Project International to structure an outstanding wilderness conservation camping trip to one of our country's most precious assets, Yellowstone National Park.The nine-day program includes over 30 hours coursework and instruction, including conservation biology, wildlands management, and the scientific method. Participants complete over 20 hours of field research and develop and present a field-based research project using the data they collect. The lucky thirteen students who get to go on this trip will be participating in on-going research and maintenance projects within and around the park. Their work will contribute to this hopefully everlasting treasure. Please see the Summer Lab website for more information and registration materials.

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  Adventure Kids Day Camp - Awesomer Still in Year 12

  Posted January 27, 2012

  Adventure Kids Day Camp rocks on into its 12th year with action-packed schedules for all six weeks of Summer Lab 2012. June 18-July 27, with 3-week sessions available, too. Adventure Kids, entering grades 1-8 in the fall, will travel all over Chicagoland with field trips twice/week. Grades 6-8 can go on an overnight camping trip, while water parks, bowling, sailing, kayaking, climbing, canoeing and other adventure ed components make up the agenda. On campus, activities range across sports, arts, games, flea markets, cook-outs and friendly competitions all day long. Special events like Crazy Hair Day, Team Colors Day, and the now-famous Camp Idol song and dance routine fill out the Adventure Kids days. Campers focus on team building, core values of trust, communication, creativity, and teamwork. Through this experience, Campers and Staff alike enhance their cooperative and collaborative interpersonal skills, self-confidence, and leadership qualities. Check it all out and enroll on line at the Summer Lab website.

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  Complimentary North Side Bus

  Posted January 6, 2012

  We are pleased to announce that the North Side Bus is complimentary for Summer Lab 2012. The bus arrives at Lab by 8:30 am, and leaves at 3:10 pm, shortly after the 3:00 pm dismissal. To register your child or children to use the bus, please fill out the North Side Bus Registration Form. Click on bus photo to the left for arrival and departure times at each stop, and for the registration form.
  
  Pick up and Drop off Locations
  
  3800 North Lake Shore
  3400 North Lake Shore
  Diversey Driving Range
  Parking CTA Stop - Stockton @ Roslyn
  Cafe Brauer driveway
  1730 N. Clark St
  SW Corner Division & Dearborn
  John Hancock, North side
  680 North Lake Shore

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  New Camper Orientation on June 15 from 5:30PM to 6:30PM

  Posted January 6, 2012

  Join us at the new camper orientation for a tour of the school, and a chance to meet the Directors of Summer Lab.

  New Camper Orientation will be in Judd 126. Please enter at 5835 S. Kimbark. RSVP to 773 834 7766