Join CIS Chicago and Helix Education for a Summer Program Power Hour! This interactive workshop will center around the “sticky” spots you are experiencing for summer programming. Using an inquiry-based model and design thinking exercises, we will take your problems and create solutions in real time. If you aren’t sure of your sticky spots, come as an expert to help solve them! Open to all summer program staff and educators.

Design a summer program so captivating that students will be buzzing about it for months! Join Helix Education and Communities in Schools on March 19th from 4pm - 5:00pm and discover the power of student-centered design. In this interactive workshop, you'll dive deep into the principles of design thinking and learn how to create programs that truly engage and inspire. We'll guide you through hands-on activities and provide practical strategies for involving students in the design process, tailoring activities to their interests, and fostering a love for learning. Leave this session equipped with the tools and confidence to design a summer program that will have students begging to come back for more!