by Shari Noland | Mar 16, 2016 | Art Start, Beye, Hatch, Holmes, Irving, Lincoln, News, Whittier
Student work from recent Art Start projects is currently on display in the Hall Gallery at Village Hall. This show has become a yearly tradition kindly offered to OPEF and Art Start by Camille Wilson White, Executive Director of the Oak Park Area Arts Council, a... 
by Shari Noland | Nov 12, 2015 | Beye, Brooks, Hatch, Holmes, Irving, Julian, LEGOpalooza, Lincoln, Longfellow, Mann, Whittier
The Oak Park Education Foundation’s first ever LEGOpalooza was a fun LEGO-building competition and fundraiser! Held at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, the event featured 18 teams of between 4-6 people, and many more came to cheer on the builders. The funds raised by this... 
by Shari Noland | Nov 10, 2015 | Geared Up, Holmes
“Elevator!” “Flagpole!” “Well!” “Curtains!” Ms. Turi’s students were very clever at coming up with ideas about how pulleys are used in everyday life. They studied fixed and movable pulleys, and created their own... 
by Shari Noland | Oct 16, 2015 | BASE Camp, Beye, Hatch, Holmes, Irving, Lincoln, Longfellow, Mann, Whittier
Nearly 90 Oak Park area children joined us for Arboretum Adventures on Monday, October 12, our first ever BASE Camp on the Columbus Day holiday. The kids enjoyed a fabulous fall day at the Morton Arboretum, with each age group experiencing a special adventure. The... 
by Shari Noland | Sep 1, 2015 | BASE Camp, Beye, Hatch, Holmes, Irving, Lincoln, Longfellow, Mann, Whittier
Oak Park Education Foundation is excited to introduce BASE Camp’s newest offering, Arboretum Adventures, on Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day holiday). “I’m thrilled to be spearheading our first BASE Camp Columbus Day-off trip – Arboretum... 
by Shari Noland | May 8, 2015 | Beye, Geared Up, Holmes, Longfellow
Holmes 3rd graders took their learning on the road with a field trip to Oak Park’s Public Works Center as a part of their Geared Up lessons on simple machines. John Wielebnicki, Director of Public Works for Oak Park, gave the tour. Many thanks to John and his...