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12 | november 2, 2017 | 22nd century media education <strong>Guide</strong> 22ndCenturyMedia.com Gym-Kinetics expansion is underway Gym-Kinetics Gymnastic School, located at 19220 Ridge Road in Mokena, has started its 7,000 square-foot expansion. Owners Jim and Wendy Fredrickson started Gym- Kinetics 32 years ago in Glenwood before moving to Mokena in 1993 on 191st Street. Starting with 5,000 square feet, Gym- Kinetics quickly needed to expand to accommodate its growing business. After two expansion projects, the gym grew to 12,000 square feet and more than 1,000 students per week. There was no more room to grow where they were, and the parking became an issue, so Jim and Wendy moved the gym down the street to their current location in January of 2000. Still running more than 1,000 recreational students and almost 200 competitive gymnasts, Gym-Kinetics added the very popular Ninja Zone program, which added another 150 students to an already busy facility. Recognizing the need for more space, Jim decided to look into the expansion of the facility. We need more gym space, we need more parking, but Jim heard from friends in the gymnastics business around the state of the nightmares they had to deal with their expansions — problems with their Villages, contractors’ permits, rules and regulations, just to name a few. With that being said, Jim and Wendy were very apprehensive about going through the painstaking process of expanding. When Jim looked into the process, he said that Kim Yockey and Alan Zordan from the Village of Mokena made him feel comfortable about how the Village would support the project. Then, Jim had a meeting with Mayor Frank Fleischer, which made them feel even better about the expansion. “I couldn’t have been happier with all of the support we received from Mayor Fleischer, all of the Village trustees, and Kim and Alan’s help in the process,” Jim said. “This couldn’t have went any smoother; that says a lot about our Village and how they want to help the businesses in Mokena.” LFP Development is the contractor, which has met all expectations and has keep the promised timelines as scheduled. The new parking lot is finished, and the addition to the building is underway. If the weather cooperates, the new space should be done sometime in late November. Gym-Kinetics offers classes for children just walking up through high school age for both girls and boys. The new addition will have dedicated space for the quickly growing Ninja Zone program, along with reorganizing the pre-school space and the boys gymnastics area, which will make all of the programs more comfortable. Gym-Kinetics will also be renting space to local cheer teams. Submitted by Gym-Kinetics, 19220 Ridge Drive in Mokena. For more information, call (708) 479-6969 or visit www.gymkinetics.com. Looking For An Alternative? We’re It! • Pre-K through 8th • STEM Curriculum • Music & Art • Spanish & Mandarin • 7.5 acre Campus • Natural Playground • Before & After Care @lemontessori JOIN US FOR COFFEE November 2! MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LEMONT 40 th info@lemontmontessori.com Find Us On Stay up to date on events in your area 22CMEvents For more information, Contact: (708) 326-9170 or visit 22ndcenturymedia.com/events
22ndCenturyMedia.com education <strong>Guide</strong> 22nd century media | november 2, 2017 | 13 A new STEM initiative in Orland Park arrives From outside the classroom doors, the sounds of rhythmic clunking and whirring filter past the door. As you draw closer, the sound of excited chatter and insistent questioning become more prominent. The door opens to reveal rows of white desks covered in felt with tools scattered over it. Some students are crouched over their desks, peering at circuits taped to the inside of a plastic cup. Others are watching as an older assistant shows them how to solder parts together. The overall effect is very noisy, and one might think they are simply playing at arts and crafts, but look closer. This is a STEM module of the recently concluded summer STEM workshop by Eye Level Learning Center of Orland Park. The philosophy behind the STEM workshops comes from the center’s director, Dr. Johnson Thomas. As a man who did research for 12 years in molecular biology in UIC’s laboratories, he made a career move to mentoring and educating today’s youth in his role as college professor and as the director of Orland Park’s first Eye Level Learning Center — a franchised after-school tutoring center imported from Korea focused on foundational math and English learning from pre-K to high school. As he has observed the children who have studied at his center for the past four years, he realized that many of them lacked college preparedness. “The children who walk through the doors of our learning center will become tomorrow’s leaders,” Dr. Thomas said. “In order to fill these roles, our students must be better prepared to take on these challenges.” He is right. It is alarming that the U.S. ranks 39th among countries with STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Math) graduates. Korea is first — no wonder Eye Level is a household name in Korea! Back by popular demand from the summer, Eye Level’s STEM Workshop, which is aligned with the “Next Generation Science Standard,” exposes students to hands-on STEM learning. Some of this experience includes working with hot glue guns, mechanical tools, electrical circuits, and, yes, even soldering. From learning the difference between machines and robots to using teamwork to design and test robots, participants learn new skills in programming and a new appreciation for the technology used all around us. Students in the Introduction to Robotics program take home machines and robots that were built in class. This STEM initiative is in collaboration with faculties from University of Chicago (UChicago) and Columbia College Chicago. In addition to these STEM classes, Eye Level offers a two-part math curriculum in basic and critical thinking math skills, spanning 32 levels. Their English curriculum tests writing, grammar, fluency, vocabulary and more. Enrollment is simple — Eye Level is determined to meet students exactly where they are and will first give your child a personalized diagnostic test and analysis of their skills in math and English. Submitted by Eye Level Learning Center of Orland Park, 9224 W. 159th St. in Orland Park. For more information, call (708) 966- 9633 or email orlandparknorth@gmail.com. 22-EG-EYE LEVEL-1102 National AwardWinning Center WORKSHOP Math. English. STEM Program. OF ORLAND PARK INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS Build your own Art Bot, Mousetrap Carts, and RoboBugs! EXOCHARMIC SCIENCE Science experiments such as radial chromatography, microbiology, and create your own pH indicators using purple cabbage! Dr. Johnson Thomas Director (708) 966.9633 www.eyelevelorlandoparknorth.com orlandparknorth@myeyelevel.com 9224 W. 159TH ST. • ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 60462
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