Open to students who will complete kindergarten this spring, these classes offer a creative educational experience with limited enrollment, snack time but no nap time, and a special schedule. K students will be enrolled in three classes. Please note that on-campus interviews are required.
Requirements for all Kindergarten applicants:
- Ability to read books beyond the K-5 level
- Recognize double digit numbers
- Show an interest in learning
- Interact well with other children
Class Descriptions
Counting Chemistry
Math/ Chemistry (Counting)
Have you ever grown crystals under water? Would you need 1/2 cup or 4 cups of ingredients? Counting Chemistry will show you how to use math to make science fun! Come join us at SLUFY this summer and find out what you can create!
Instructor: Tommie Smith
Survive & Thrive
Science (Survive)*
What are SCIENTISTS? What do they look like? Do they look like you and me? The answer to that is: YES! They look just like you and me! Come be a scientist this summer as we explore how scientists use their senses to make observations to find out how animals, plants and insects “Survive and Thrive”!
Instructor: Susan Jackson
Wise Guys
Literature/ Critical Thinking (Wise)
Have you got what it takes to be a Wise Guy? Learn to use your brain in new ways, just like wise men and women from the past. We’ll think great thoughts like Ben Franklin, invent like Thomas Edison, and improve things like Marvelous Mattie Knight. You never know where your brain can take you…it just might take flight like Orville and Wilbur Wright!
Instructor: Alexandra Wakelyn