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 Laura Garcia | Sep 9, 2019 | Art Start, BASE Camp, D97 Schools, Featured, News, OPEF Programs
NEW MOSAICS GRACE THE WALLS OUTSIDE FOUR D97 SCHOOLS It’s always inspiring to see creative ideas burst into fruition for all to enjoy. This school year you will find original mosaics by renown artist Tracy Van Duinen gracing prominent exterior walls of Hatch,... 
by Laura Garcia | Jul 11, 2019 | Art Start, BASE Camp, D97 Schools, Featured, News, OPEF Programs
Folk Art fun with BASE Camp’s Guillermo Delgado Guillermo Delgado is the kind of OPEF instructor that makes campers feel instantly at ease. When visiting his BASE Camp Folk Art classroom, Delgado had familiar classical soundtracks from top movies like Harry... 
by Laura Garcia | May 29, 2019 | Art Start, D97 Schools, Featured, Longfellow, News, OPEF Programs
Children from Mr. Podlasek’s second-grade performed at Oak Park’s Belmont Village last week, sparking smiles and warming hearts for the residents. The students have been working with OPEF’s Art Start artist John Milan, who taught them songs to sing and perform on... 
by Marta Segal Block | Jan 23, 2019 | Art Start, D97 Schools, Lincoln, News
As part of the Art Start program, students in Ms. Barkers’ class at Lincoln have been working with teaching artist and poet Jenn Morea on a literacy and poetry project to boost their vocabulary. Using Christina Rossetti’s “Who Has Seen the... 
by Marta Segal Block | Jan 7, 2019 | Art Start, D97 Schools, Lincoln, News, OPEF Programs
Students in Ms. Nagano’s Spanish Immersion class at Lincoln Elementary School have been exploring the art of the codex book with teaching artist, Guillermo Delgado. Mr. Delgado introduced students to codex books from the Mayan and Aztec cultures. Students then...