Spring Term Final Presentations
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesFinal Presentations will be on Tuesday, June 13th, at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to come and see the amazing work students have been working on throughout the term. Parking…
Graduation of the Class of 2023
National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease join us to celebrate the commencement ofThe Class of 2023 on Wednesday, June 14th, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W 19th…
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GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United States
American History and Literature Through Baseball
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesSummer Session 1 American History and Literature Through Baseball. Mon-Fri, 9:00-12:00 ($350) Poet Walt Whitman compared the game of Baseball to the US Constitution and determined it to be "just as important to the sum total of our American life." Indeed, the story of baseball is the story of American democracy and progress. Students will…
Financial Literacy with Rapunzl
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesFinancial Literacy with Rapunzl. Mon-Fri, 10:00-4:00 (FREE: paid for by sponsors) In this free financial literacy program, operated by GCE partners Dreams for Kids and Rapunzl, students will learn about asset and wealth management while working daily with industry professionals. Each day will include classroom instruction in the morning and conferencing with professionals in the…
Animation: Introduction to Character Design
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesAnimation: Introduction to Character Design. Mon-Fri, 11:00-3:00 ($200) A picture is worth a thousand words; a character can live a thousand lives. What fundamentals enable an artist to bring a…
ReDesigning the Future
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesSummer Session 1 ReDesigning the Future. Mon-Fri, 12:30-3:30 ($350) We will use design thinking to imagine solutions to grand climate challenges. How do we design cities for efficiency and sustainability?…
Investing in a Sustainable, Thriving Blue Planet
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhat does it look like to invest in the planet and our precious water resources? From ESG and corporate responsibility to local grassroots efforts, we'll examine the many ways companies,…
Financial Literacy with Rapunzl
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesFinancial Literacy with Rapunzl. Mon-Fri, 9:00-3:00 (FREE: paid for by sponsors) In this free financial literacy program, operated by GCE partners Dreams for Kids and Rapunzl, students will learn about…
Animation: From Story to Storyboarding
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesSummer Session 2 Animation: From Story to Storyboarding. Mon-Fri, 11:00-3:00 ($200) Every film and animation requires a good story. This class introduces the skills of screenwriting and storyboarding. Film techniques…
Animation: Intro to The Twelve Principles
GCE Lab School 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesSummer Session 3 Animation: Intro to The Twelve Principles. Mon-Fri, 11:00-3:00 ($200) Have you ever wondered how to give life, or at least the illusion of it. We will learn…