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... 
by Marta Segal Block | Dec 17, 2018 | Art Start, Longfellow, News
Ms. Utter’s second graders at Longfellow Elementary embarked on a musical journey to Pride Rock, culminating in a roaring performance of Lion King’s “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” for parents, classmates and principal Angela Dolezal The... 
by Marta Segal Block | Apr 23, 2018 | Art Start, Beye, Hatch, Longfellow, Mann, News
This month District 97 students have been hard at play and work, both of which mean they’ve been learning! Students in Ms. Schweigerts class at Beye Elementary School have been working with theater director LeKeya Shearrill to create a video that shares their...
