IMSAŽ INVITES STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO VISIT ITS CAMPUS
For Immediate Release, Press Release
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at
(630) 907-5033
AURORA-- The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) has scheduled an IMSA Preview Day for Sunday, January 28, 2007. IMSA Preview Day is an opportunity for students, their parents and teachers to learn more about the Academy's academic and residential life programs.
IMSA’s advanced college preparatory program enrolls 650 students (grades 10-12) who are academically talented and who demonstrate a passion for mathematics and science. All students live on campus. Tuition and most room and board are provided by state funds.
Prospective students and their families can learn about the admissions process, take a student-led tour of the IMSA campus, speak with faculty, sit in on a mock class and meet IMSA residential staff, parents and alumni. Preview Day also includes a special segment for parents and students interested in IMSA 2007 summer programs for youths in grades three through nine.
The IMSA Preview Day segment showcasing IMSA’s college preparatory program will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and no advance reservations are needed. These are formal events. Please arrive by 10:30 a.m. to take advantage of all offerings.
The IMSA Preview Day segment showcasing IMSA’s 2007 summer programs will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. During that time, the IMSA Kids Institute® will be presenting “Summer@IMSA Sneak Peek” featuring hands-on science programming for elementary and middle school students and the first opportunity to register for IMSA summer programs.
Preview Day also will include a “First Birthday” celebration of the IMSA-ComEd Cyberquiz 4Kids online math and science brainteasers for Illinois students in grades six through nine. Each student who submits a correct answer to a monthly brainteaser will receive a certificate, an invitation to a recognition ceremony in May and a chance to win an iPod Shuffle®.
For more information about the IMSA Preview Day or about applying for IMSA’s advanced college preparatory program, contact the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy®, Office of Admissions, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506-1067, (630) 907-5027, or in Illinois, 1-800-500-IMSA or visit the IMSA Admissions Web site at www.imsa.edu/admissions. Application deadline for the Class of 2010 is March 1, 2007. To learn more about IMSA’s summer programs for youth, contact the IMSA Kids Institute at (630)907-5879 or visit http://www.imsa.edu/programs/kidsinstitute/.
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. (www.imsa.edu)