by Laura Garcia | Oct 9, 2019 | Art Start, Brooks, D97 Schools, Featured, Julian, News, OPEF Organization, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word
Brooks Middle School 7th graders are being encouraged to write poems about what’s important to them in their daily lives. Spoken Word teaching artist Mo Santiago, one of our latest Oak Park Education Foundation additions to the team, led last week’s class with... 
by Marta Segal Block | Dec 10, 2018 | News, OPEF Organization
December is a great time to reflect on the events and news of the previous year. We love creating our annual report and being reminded of all the amazing students and teachers we worked with last school year. This year’s annual report has gorgeous photos,... 
by Marta Segal Block | Dec 13, 2017 | News, OPEF Organization
Curious about what we’ve been up to? The 2016-2017 annual report is now available for download. In this year’s report we share the voices of our donors, students, parents, and teachers, as well as our financials, and of course, some amazing photos of the... 
by Marta Segal Block | May 11, 2017 | News, OPEF Organization, People
Marta Segal Block, an experienced communications specialist and longtime Oak Parker, has joined the team at the Oak Park Education Foundation as its new Director of Communications. “A former teacher, Marta brings to us a great enthusiasm for our work and our mission,”... 
by Shari Noland | Apr 21, 2016 | News, OPEF Organization
Help set the direction of OPEF! D97 Parents, guardians, teachers and staff are invited to take a brief 5-minute survey to help the Oak Park Education Foundation set our strategic direction for the next three years. The mission of OPEF is to mobilize community... 
by Shari Noland | Feb 11, 2016 | Battle of the Bots, Brooks, Julian, Media
Oak Leaves reporter Steve Schering covered the exciting Battle of the Bots competition: “Some of the best and brightest minds in the area brought months of hard work to the competition pit at Oak Park’s Battle of the Bots tournament Feb....