Winter Academy · December 28 to 30, 2026
The Grove, over the break.
Three days of the academy’s design, build, test rhythm between the holidays: December 28 to 30, 2026, at the Ateitis Foundation in Lemont, Illinois. For middle schoolers in grades 5 to 8.
The facts so far
What we can tell you now
- Where
- Ateitis FoundationLemont, Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs.
- When
- December 28 to 30, 2026Three days over the winter break. Daily hours to be announced.
- Who
- Grades 5 to 8Middle schoolers, ages 10 to 13.
- Pricing and enrollment
- To be announced soonEmail innovgrove@gmail.com and we will tell you the moment registration opens.
design it, build it, test it, three days in a row
How it will feel
The summer format, condensed for the break
Three days of the same hands-on, build-it-yourself projects the summer academy is known for, with the same emphasis on using new tools like AI thoughtfully. Every day is a project, and every project gets tested.
A few days over the break, hands-on from the first morning.
Program sneak peek
Field notes, to come.
The first winter field notes will be pinned here after the academy, at the end of December.