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Think like a Badger. Badger Precollege offers in-person and online programs in humanities, music, business, psychology, government, STEM, college prep and more — all designed to help students in grades 2–12 find their passion, meet new friends and explore their future.

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Classes (14)

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Fantastic Beasts: Exploring Literature and Art (Grades 2-3)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 16–20, 2025
    Tuition: $500
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
In this course we will explore the wonderful world of magical creatures through literature, writing, and the arts! We will read about fantastic beasts, write our own stories and poems, improv and perform pieces about these magical creatures, and create art using our limitless imaginations.

Artful Architecture (Grades 2-3)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 16–20, 2025
    Tuition: $500
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
Artful Architecture combines elements like drawing and mathematics to help students visualize and create their own dream buildings. Through hands-on and engaging activities, this class will go through the entire planning and designing process: site plan, floor plan, section and elevation. If you like looking at tall skyscrapers or cool-looking buildings in your neighborhood, this class is for you!

[FULL] Problems and Puzzlers (grades 3 4)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 16–20, 2025
    Tuition: $500
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
Get ready to bend your brain and twist your mind! In this course, you'll discover the thrill of solving puzzles, cracking codes and solving logic challenges. Through a variety of hands-on activities, games and teamwork, we'll explore real-world problems and develop creative strategies to solve them. From puzzles to brain teasers, you'll sharpen your critical thinking skills while having a blast with your fellow classmates. Just watch as your confidence and problem-solving skills grow!

[FULL] Gross Biology (Grades 3 4)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 16–20, 2025
    Tuition: $500
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
Prepare to be amazed, astonished, and maybe even a little grossed out in Gross Biology! Here you’ll go on a mind-boggling quest to uncover the squirmy, slimy, creepy, crawly, and downright bizarre features of the natural world. You’ll be intrigued by parasites, mucus, bacteria, and more! Put on a brave face, and maybe some gloves, as you complete hands-on experiments to uncover the purpose of some of nature’s oddities. By the end of class, you’ll challenge your perceptions of what it really means to be gross. This course is designed as a challenging enrichment opportunity for students completing grades 3-4.

Mayor Madness (Grades 2-3)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 23–27, 2025
    Tuition: $500
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
Do you love the hustle and bustle of a big city?  Maybe you dream of skyscrapers, light rails, sprawling parks, and impressive museums?  If so then join us in a quest to become a visionary urban planner shaping the future of civilization!  We will learn about all the decisions that go into making a city, especially the important design elements that make it liveable. We’ll consider the needs of citizens and search for innovative solutions to meet them.  We’ll examine cities from around the world, as well as the urban space right here in Madison, to think critically about what it takes to make a city successful.  By the end of the course, you’ll put your knowledge to work designing a city of your own! This course is designed as a challenging enrichment opportunity for students completing grades 2-3.

[FULL] The Green Team: Introduction to Environmental Science (Grades 3 4)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 23–27, 2025
    Tuition: $500
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
The Green Team: Introduction to Environmental Science offers a multi-disciplinary approach to learning about environmental issues by increasing knowledge and building critical-thinking skills that will help our students make informed and responsible decisions in an age-appropriate format.

[FULL] A Walk Through History (Grade 3 4)

Upcoming Dates
  • June 23–27, 2025
    Tuition: $500 per session
    Registration fee: $35
    In-person
A Walk Through History will transport students to a living history museum! Students will choose a historical figure, research them and write a speech as if they were that person. During family visiting day, students will dress up and stay in character, give their speeches and answer questions.