Jan 14, 2015
Book Buddies is a NSSD112 Foundation Grant monthly meeting program. Academic Enrichment Reading students buddied with a LEAP student, practicing fluency skills by reading aloud picture books centered around central themes like “Acceptance.” After the reading...
Dec 21, 2014
Jenna Weinstein’s kindergarteners and Lindsey Petlak’s fourth graders at Indian Trail have been combining literary arts with STEM as part of a Foundation Grant program. Last week the students participated in STEM activities with a “Frozen”...
Dec 19, 2014
Edgewood 8th graders from Maggie Allard’s class performed scenes from the thought provoking “Inherit the Wind” in December. Thanks to a 112 Foundation Grant, students were able to work with Chicago Children’s Theater artist, Eva Laporte, to...
Dec 13, 2014
On December 11th, Lincoln’s 4th and 5th graders performed original Blues Musicals as a culminating performance of Janet Lubetkin’s Red, White and Blues Foundation Grant. Students worked with lyricist/playwright Matt Boresi and composer Rachel Page from the...
Nov 19, 2014
On November 13, thanks to a grant from the D112 Foundation, Elm Place’s Culture to Culture Club sponsored an all-school assembly featuring Anne Shimojima, a professional storyteller who formerly taught at Braeside School. Mrs. Shimojima delighted and “mesmerized”...
