First, students attend our Saturday College Program and participate in academic enrichment activities in language arts and mathematics. Second, they attend an after-school program two days per week, which assists students in completing their homework, by tutoring them in areas identified by their teachers as their weakness, and by strenghtening their math, reading, and writing skills. In many families, when a student's mathematics instruction moves beyond primary arithmetic, many parents are intimidated and cease to provide needed mathematics support in the home. This program teaches parents how to help their children with their math. The summer component runs for six weeks providing enrichment and reinforcement activities in reading, writing, public speaking, mathematics, and science.
Students also enjoy classes in physical education and art.
UIC's Summer Prep Program provides an integrated curriculum which establishes the science teacher as the team leader. The team also has a language arts instructor and a mathematics instructor. The team's goal is to introduce and expand students' awareness of the scientific method of problem solving. This provides a curriculum through which students enhance and strengthen their reading, critical thinking, writing, mathematics, and scientific methods foundations. In 1996, approximately 70 students participated.