Science Alliance, one of our flagship programs has entered the Covid age. Last week, Dr. Noel Chavez, a public health expert and Oak Park resident met with students from Tye Johnson’s 4th grade class at Mann via Zoom. The kids and Dr. Chavez had a spirited and...
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...
Oak Park has a surprising amount of scientists living in our small village, and OPEF is thrilled to be able to take advantage of their talents, generosity, and knowledge. Check out some of the photos of our volunteer Science Alliance scientists visiting classrooms. At...
[pexnivoslider pex_attr_sliderid=”166″][/pexnivoslider] We’ve had an exciting few months filled with dancing and yoga-loving teaching artists, creative scientists, and math-inspired visual artists visiting our schools and giving our kids hands-on projects...
Architecture Adventure coordinator and architect Adrienne McMullen taught Mann 4th graders about distinctive skylines from across the world, and the students identified structures that make each skyline unique. They then worked with art teacher Mr. Schmidt to design...
Third graders in Mr. Zander’s and Ms. Peterson’s classes explored the concepts behind simple machines in their recent Geared Up project. Working in teams, these young ‘engineers’ were able to put their knowledge to work and create their own simple machines. The...
