by Marta Segal Block | Oct 19, 2018 | Brooks, News, Spoken Word
Fall is here and poetry is in the air. Seventh grade students in Ms. Stringham’s Language Arts classes at Brooks received the first Spoken Word residency of the year. Spoken Word artist Christian Robinson (also known as rapper Rich Robbins) met with... 
by Marta Segal Block | Mar 22, 2018 | Art Start, Beye, Brooks, Irving, Lincoln, News, OPEF Programs
Thanks to Camille Wilson White, art from OPEF’s Art Start program is now hanging in the Oak Park Area Arts Council Hall Gallery at Village Hall. Artful Portraits (Brooks), Why Triangles? (Irving), Who Are the Peacemakers? (Lincoln) and Meditation, Yoga &... 
by Mary Beth Hausken | Mar 12, 2018 | Battle of the Bots, Brooks, Julian, VEX Robotics
Slideshow photos of the tournament courtesy of Kristi Braun and other photographers. On Saturday, March 3, the OPEF 2018 Battle of the Bots set a number of records, including the most teams in attendance (42!) and the largest crowd of spectators ever. It also kept... 
by Mary Beth Hausken | Jan 25, 2018 | Brooks, Julian, News, VEX Robotics
Select the photo below to see a slideshow of great photos courtesy of Kristi Braun from the OPEF VEX Robotics competition on 12/09/17. 
by Marta Segal Block | Nov 29, 2017 | Brooks, D97 Schools, News, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word
Fresh off their one-week in-school Spoken Word residency with Spoken Word artist Christian Robinson, Brooks’ seventh graders were eager to perform their poems to audiences of parents and classes throughout the day the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Robinson... 
by Marta Segal Block | Nov 6, 2017 | Brooks, D97 Schools, Julian, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word
Our Spoken Word residencies are off to a great start. Our new spoken word artist, Christian Robinson, worked with more than 100 7th graders from Ms. Nefret Stringham’s Language Arts classes last week at Brooks Middle School. The 5-day residencies are planned to...
