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MAGE Workshops: MAGE welcomes LIN LIM Ph.D., MBA., MGSCC® renowned giftedness expert

  • October 28, 2025
  • October 29, 2025
  • Midwest Academy for Gifted Education (MAGE), 900 N Franklin St, Chicago IL 60610

Register here - all workshops are on this form

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

4:30-5:30pm PARENT LECTURE | Beyond SEL: Serious Growth Through Serious Fun - Parenting complex gifted children can feel overwhelming, but play can be a powerful bridge. LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) goes beyond social-emotional learning by engaging hands, hearts, and minds to spark creativity, communication, and connection. For over 25 years, LSP has helped groups build resilience and problem-solve together. In this interactive session, parents will experience how playful, research-based strategies can be used at home to support growth, strengthen bonds, and nurture lifelong learning. Limited to 40 attendees. This is a lecture for parents, though youth 16+ are welcome

5:30-6:30pm MOM’S CIRCLE - An evening of connection, mutual support, and discussion, addressing the challenges and joys of parenting gifted children with Dr. Kane

6:30pm DINNER - Group dinner with Dr. Lin Lim and Dr. Michele Kane (you pay for your own meal)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

8:30-9:15am LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® WORKSHOP - The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) methodology is a facilitated process that uses LEGO bricks as metaphorical tools to help organizations and individuals think, communicate, and solve complex problems. By using the core cycle of Ask, Build, Share, and Reflect, participants engage in "thinking with their hands" to unlock collective knowledge, improve teamwork, and develop creative solutions to strategic business challenges, product development, and more. Limited to 10 families. Permission slip and media consent form required.

3:30-4:30pm MOM’s CIRCLE - Aftercare at MAGE available

4:30-5:15pm LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® WORKSHOP - Afternoon session. Limited to 10 attendees.

4:30-5:15pm Gifted Parenting 101 with Dr. Michele Kane - Afternoon session. Limited to 10 attendees.

All Events free, except dinner meal and after hours childcare: $35 per evening per child

Ages 4 and up only please. Movies/Board games/pizza or, go to GO or Chess Class


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