Everest Academy Lemont Blog

Science is a fun and challenging learning opportunity at Everest Academy in Lemont, offering students various occasions for hands-on manipulating, laboratory experiments, and engaging discussions. The Roman Catholic school educates preschool through eighth grade in critical thinking skills, and its science program begins at age three in preschool. “In my classes, the goal is to incite interest, curiosity and wonder in the students, and they’re response is always very enthusiastic,” says Mr. Jon Predny, science teacher at Everest.

The science program in preschool exposes children to the scientific method with natural elements, basic experiments, and simple scientific instruments. A full science curriculum begins in Kindergarten, with the goal of familiarizing students with scientific principles, as well as concepts of earth science, the human body, and physical science. “The students’ favorite experiment this year was making ‘oobleck’ during the unit on solids and liquids,” said Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Joanna DiSabato. The Dr. Seuss-inspired gooey substance is a non-newtonian fluid, and pours like a liquid but is solid to the touch. “The five-year-olds were amazed that they created this slime out of common substances. They had a great time doing it.”


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