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Creative Collaboration With Spoken Word

Creative Collaboration With Spoken Word

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...
Voices Shake the House at School of Rock

Voices Shake the House at School of Rock

by Laura Garcia | May 17, 2019 | Brooks, D97 Schools, Julian, News, Poetry Slam, Spoken Word

OPEF Spoken Word students shook the house at the School of Rock with their raw honesty and powerful words last week. The poetry slam, titled Respect the Mic, fostered creativity and self-expression while giving kids the opportunity to speak about their lives in a...
Bingo Bash honoree says OPEF program transformative for kids, teachers

Bingo Bash honoree says OPEF program transformative for kids, teachers

by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Feb 21, 2019 | Fundraising Events, Julian, News, Spoken Word

‘Allowing teachers to see students for who they really are’ Buying a ticket to OPEF’s re-invented fundraiser not only allows you to support amazing enrichment programs in Oak Park schools, it also gives you a chance to celebrate an influential  teacher who does...
Violets Are Blue, Happy Birthday to You

Violets Are Blue, Happy Birthday to You

by Marta Segal Block | Jan 14, 2019 | D97 Schools, Julian, News, Spoken Word

Spoken Word teaching artist Isaiah Makar celebrated his birthday with a very special event, the first-ever Julian Middle School 6th Grade Poetry Slam. A participant from each class was chosen by their peers and presented their work to the entire 6th grade class. The...
Spoken Word Expands to 6th Grade

Spoken Word Expands to 6th Grade

by Marta Segal Block | Dec 6, 2018 | News, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word

Thanks to a partnership with D97, OPEF’s popular Spoken Word residencies have expanded to include 6th grade as well as 7th grade. The original 7th grade program launched in Fall 2015. Spoken Word is a powerful and effective medium for fostering creativity and...
Spoken Word Residencies Start at the Middle School

Spoken Word Residencies Start at the Middle School

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...
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OPEF programs bring experts into District 97 classrooms to work hands-on with students and teachers. These experts inspire students, mentor them, and open their eyes to interests and abilities they never knew they had.

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