Jun 7, 2022
The 112 Education Foundation proudly hosted its annual Reel 112 Film Festival on Monday, May 16. The event featured fourteen short films created by North Shore School District 112 elementary and middle school student filmmakers in a variety of formats including...
Jun 7, 2022
Fourth-grade classes at Wayne Thomas engaged in a multi-faceted design experience. Students are charged with designing, testing and racing a foam boat to race in a 25-foot aqua track. This STEM opportunity allows students to engage in a process that includes revision...
Jun 7, 2022
Peter and Gabriel, Lost Boys from Sudan, spoke with Northwood 6th grade English students about their experience fleeing Sudan as boys, being refugees in Egypt, and then ultimately settling in the United States. Prior to the program, the 6th graders read Refugee by...
Jun 7, 2022
The Griffin’s Tale Foundation Grant program took place at Sherwood, Red Oak and Oak Terrace this spring. Students at these schools submitted stories they wrote to a team of performers from Northwestern University, who performed the students’ work for each...
Mar 14, 2022
Author visits are back! The 112 Education Foundation is proud to fund professional author visits in every D112 school each year. In February and March, Aaron Reynolds visited all D112 elementary schools. Mr. Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of beloved...
Mar 14, 2022
The 112 Education Foundation’s Robot Revolution robotics program district-wide competition took place on March 5 at Northwood Middle School. Over 175 students participated from 7 different schools. Teams worked to write code designed to solve prescribed...
