Gifted Atlanta

The University of West Georgia will offer two science workshops for kids ages 8 to 12 this fall.

• Oct. 9, 2015: Spooky science workshop. (Yes, this is a Friday. Carroll and Coweta county schools are closed that day.)
• Nov. 7, 2015: Crime lab chemistry workshop.

Each workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on UWG’s Carrollton campus and costs $35.

Kids can play in an interactive STEAM playground while teachers learn about new classroom tools and techniques at the STEAM3 conference, Sept. 11-12, 2015 at Georgia State University.

The educational portion of the conference will feature speakers from Georgia State, Georgia Tech, and the private sector. Displays and demonstrations will be broken down into four areas: the living classroom, interactive storytelling, make magic, and the game of learning. Installations will include robots, multi-layered projection, virtual reality, and music composition via computing.

Ticket prices range from $10 for a one-day student pass to the interactive playground to $49 for access to the entire conference.

Atlanta Gifted Academy in Marietta is offering a series of free Saturday classes, starting next weekend.

Sessions planned for 2015-16 are:

• Sept. 12, 2015: Kitchen chemistry (ages 4-6)
• Oct. 10, 2015: Spanish (grades 2-5)
• Nov. 14, 2015: Engineering in motion (grades 2-5)
• Dec. 5, 2015: Mind bending art class (grades 2-5)
• Feb. 27, 2016: History mystery (grades 2-5)
• March 15, 2016: Kitchen chemistry (grades K-2)

To register, contact the school at (770) 726-0123.