Learning Links

Learning Links is an after school program for students in grades 1-5 designed for high level learners to provide additional enrichment opportunities. Each program runs 1x/week for 1 hour after school for approximately 8 weeks. Students are selected based on a variety of data points, including state assessments, local assessments, and teacher recommendation scores.

Classes Offered in 2024-2025

Grade Level(s) Invited	Class Name	Day of Week	Class Description
1st Grade	Introduction to Technology Max # of students: 20	Dorn: Thurs Sorrick: Tues	Join this class to learn about various technology tools!
1st Grade	Pushes and Pulls Max # of students: 20	Dorn: Mon Sorrick: Tues	During this class, students will plan and conduct investigations about the cause and effect of push and pull forces using Lego Education kits.
1st Grade	Math Club Max # of students: 20	Dorn: Mon Sorrick: Thurs	Math Club is an opportunity for students to engage in mathematical thinking that goes beyond the standard curriculum taught within the classroom. Students will practice and prepare for the South Cook Math Bowl. Two students from math club will be selected to represent District 117 at the South Cook Math Bowl in May.
2nd Grade (Oak Ridge Only)	Digital Discoveries: This Rock of Ours Max # of students: 25	Oak Ridge: Tues	In this class, students explore such geologic phenomena as mountains, rivers, canyons and volcanoes, and the relative time involved in the formation of each, exploring their role in this process.
3rd Grade	Challenger E-Mission: Moon, Mars, and Beyond Max # of students: 25	Glen Oaks: Mon Oak Ridge: Thurs	Space Science: Moon, Mars, and Beyond is a program in which students help NASA locate and rescue a lost spaceship that is orbiting one of the outer planets. All teams work together using information they receive to determine where the lost ship is located. The communications team relays all information to mission control so that a rescue ship with all the loaded cargo can be launched from our base on Mars to that planet. The class will locate and rescue the lost ship.
2nd & 3rd Grade	Artist Max # of students: 25	Glen Oaks: Thurs Oak Ridge: Mon	Artist is a class in which students learn more about past and present artists. Students learn about their lives and most popular pieces. Each class includes an opportunity to create an art activity as well.
2nd & 3rd Grade	Math Club Max # of students: 25	Glen Oaks: Tues Oak Ridge: Tues	Math Club is an opportunity for students to engage in mathematical thinking that goes beyond the standard curriculum taught within the classroom. Students will practice and prepare for the South Cook Math Bowl. Four students from math club will be selected to represent District 117 at the South Cook Math Bowl in May.
4th & 5th Grade	Introduction to Coding Max # of students: 25	Glen Oaks: Mon Oak Ridge: Mon	Introduction to Coding is a class where children will have their first exposure to the world of coding. Students will be working on beginner programming skills in the coding club; they will be able to write their own computer program and see how computer language creates the digital world that we live in.
4th & 5th Grade	Digital Art Max # of students: 25	Glen Oaks: Mon Oak Ridge: Wed	Digital Art is a class where students will explore a whole new art form through the use of technology. They will blend the use of technology and art to use their creativity skills and produce digital art pieces.
4th & 5th Grade	Math Club Max # of students: 25	Glen Oaks: Tues Oak Ridge: Tues	Math Club is an opportunity for students to engage in mathematical thinking that goes beyond the standard curriculum taught within the classroom. Students will practice and prepare for the South Cook Math Bowl. Four students from math club will be selected to represent District 117 at the South Cook Math Bowl in May.

Questions? Contact Natalie Profita at [email protected] or 708-233-5765.