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SUMMER 2018<br />
Guide<br />
ADVERTISING SECTION<br />
The Highland Park Landmark | The Lake Forest Leader<br />
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Woodlands Academy prepares<br />
women for STEM careers<br />
As aptly stated by the Brookings Institution,<br />
“The challenges that face the world<br />
today — from global poverty and climate<br />
change to financial systems and conflict —<br />
require globally-minded solutions. Global<br />
competency skills are necessary so that<br />
young people can invent a future that appropriately<br />
addresses global challenges.”<br />
The Center for Global Studies at Woodlands<br />
Academy of the Sacred Heart equips<br />
students to navigate through and flourish<br />
in a rapidly changing global landscape by<br />
equipping each student with global competencies.<br />
“The Center for Global Studies at<br />
Woodlands has opened my eyes to the<br />
interconnectedness of our world today,”<br />
said Mikayla Swanson ’18. “Going on international<br />
exchange is an experience beyond<br />
words that has allowed me to learn,<br />
embrace, and share the different cultures<br />
of the world with my friends and family.<br />
It has also furthered my understanding of<br />
the challenges facing the world today and<br />
sparked a desire in me to take action and<br />
contribute to the solutions.”<br />
Mikayla’s most recent trip abroad took<br />
her to Japan on an international exploration<br />
as a part of the school’s Global Odyssey<br />
program. Over this year’s Global Odyssey<br />
— a one-of-a-kind global education program<br />
that is part of the Center’s offerings<br />
— 54 students traveled to seven countries<br />
on four continents during the last week of<br />
May. Mikayla will continue to develop<br />
her ability to contribute to solutions to<br />
solve global challenges when she attends<br />
Georgetown University in Washington,<br />
D.C. this fall, where she is considering a<br />
major in International Relations.<br />
As a part of the worldwide network of<br />
Sacred Heart Schools that spans the United<br />
States and 40 other countries, internationality<br />
is a part of the school’s DNA. Founded<br />
in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an<br />
independent Catholic college preparatory<br />
day and boarding high school for young<br />
women. Woodlands Academy’s identity is<br />
rooted in Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s<br />
desire to inspire young hearts and minds to<br />
excel, to lead lives of integrity and to serve.<br />
By empowering girls to lead, compete, engage,<br />
and explore, Woodlands Academy<br />
empowers girls to change the world.<br />
Submitted by Woodlands Academy of the<br />
Sacred Heart, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake<br />
Forest, (847) 234-4300, www.woodlandsacademy.org.<br />
Join us for a Coffee and Presentation at The Cove School<br />
Wednesday, October 17th | 9:15am -11:30 am<br />
At Cove, we provide an individualized approach with<br />
integrated specialized services that enables students<br />
with learning disabilities to shine. At this presentation,<br />
you will hear from Cove leadership, staff and current<br />
families, as well as have the opportunity to see the<br />
school and our students.<br />
RSVP to mditthardt@coveschool.org<br />
Northbrook, IL | 847.562.2100 | coveschool.org<br />
Regina Dominican<br />
empowers young women<br />
for higher education,<br />
global leadership<br />
For 60 years, Regina<br />
Dominican, a college preparatory<br />
Catholic high<br />
school for girls, sponsored<br />
by the Adrian Dominican<br />
Sisters, has fostered academic<br />
excellence, truth,<br />
peace and justice while<br />
challenging each student<br />
to develop leadership for<br />
life and respect for all races,<br />
cultures and faiths.<br />
The Regina difference<br />
is our dedication to creating<br />
an environment where<br />
girls learn best. Regina<br />
Dominican tailors a student’s<br />
schedule based on<br />
her strengths in order to<br />
challenge her to strive for<br />
academic excellence in every<br />
discipline. With a 12:1<br />
student to faculty ratio,<br />
students receive individualized<br />
attention and instruction<br />
from an elite faculty<br />
of which eighty-four<br />
percent hold advanced<br />
degrees. Twenty percent of<br />
the members of the Regina<br />
Dominican class of 2018<br />
were named Illinois State<br />
Scholars, an honor only<br />
awarded to the highestachieving<br />
10 percent of<br />
students in the state.<br />
Regina girls are leaders.<br />
As the only Catholic high<br />
school in Illinois to offer<br />
a Leadership Institute, Regina<br />
Dominican empowers<br />
its students to embrace<br />
their strengths and to build<br />
authentic self-confidence<br />
that will set them apart<br />
from their peers. They<br />
learn from current leaders<br />
in the Leadership Speaker<br />
Series, research independently<br />
in the Leadership<br />
Scholars Program, mentor<br />
fellow students as Peer<br />
Leaders and hone their<br />
leadership skills through<br />
experiential Learning.<br />
Regina Dominican gives<br />
students the skills to succeed<br />
well beyond high<br />
school. Recent graduates<br />
have been accepted into<br />
some of the most prestigious<br />
universities in the<br />
nation, including Bowdoin<br />
College, Cornell University,<br />
Georgetown University,<br />
Northwestern University,<br />
Pratt Institute, University<br />
of Chicago, University of<br />
Michigan, University of<br />
Notre Dame, and Wellesley<br />
College. Regina girls are<br />
unafraid to pursue whatever<br />
their passions may be.<br />
Outside the classroom,<br />
students can enhance their<br />
experience by joining one<br />
of the 12 varsity sports<br />
Regina Dominican offers.<br />
Seventy-two percent of<br />
students participate in at<br />
least one sport. The school<br />
also offers 27 clubs, 14 AP<br />
courses, nine honors societies,<br />
and numerous service<br />
opportunities.<br />
Regina Dominican encourages<br />
compassion for<br />
others, instills confidence,<br />
cultivates curiosity, and<br />
promotes the values of<br />
lifelong learning and leadership.<br />
Join us from 6-8<br />
p.m. on Wednesday, October<br />
3rd or from 12-2 p.m.<br />
Sunday, Nov. 4, for our<br />
Open House events. Explore<br />
first-hand how Regina<br />
Dominican provides<br />
a rigorous college preparatory<br />
program in a supportive,<br />
Catholic-based educational<br />
environment in the<br />
Dominican tradition.<br />
At Regina Dominican,<br />
your daughter will<br />
discover new passions,<br />
strengthen her voice and<br />
build leadership skills for<br />
life. Families considering<br />
Regina Dominican should<br />
contact Pattie Fuentes, Director<br />
of Enrollment and<br />
Recruitment, at pfuentes@<br />
rdpanthers.org or (847)<br />
256-7660 ext. 223.<br />
Submitted by Regina Dominican,<br />
701 Locust Road,<br />
Wilmette, wwww.rdhs.org.
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Montessori School of<br />
Lake Forest encourages<br />
academic and<br />
character development<br />
Discovering the Nature of Learning<br />
MONTESSORI EDUCATION<br />
Call for a Tour<br />
Montessori philosophy<br />
sees each child as<br />
unique and precious with<br />
magnificent individual<br />
potential. It emphasizes<br />
learning through handson<br />
experience, utilizing all<br />
five senses, not just listening,<br />
watching or reading.<br />
Children learn at their own<br />
pace and according to their<br />
own choice of activities<br />
from hundreds of possibilities.<br />
Learning is an exciting<br />
process of discovery,<br />
leading to concentration,<br />
motivation, self-discipline<br />
and a life-long love of<br />
learning.<br />
During the first three<br />
years of life, the brain absorbs<br />
and processes more<br />
information than at any<br />
other time in life. Children<br />
are born learners, but<br />
need the right environment<br />
to grow, learn and<br />
unlock their full potential.<br />
The Montessori School of<br />
Lake Forest offers a weekly<br />
Parent – Infant program,<br />
which provides just such a<br />
place to begin.<br />
Starting at age three,<br />
Montessori classrooms<br />
group children across<br />
three-year age spans. Each<br />
child moves through periods<br />
of being the observer,<br />
the participant, and the<br />
teacher. Older children<br />
help younger children to<br />
learn, which reinforces<br />
their own knowledge.<br />
Younger children admire<br />
their older classmates and<br />
eagerly anticipate the day<br />
when they too will have<br />
enough knowledge to act<br />
as role models. MSLF<br />
provides the caring, supportive<br />
and prepared atmosphere<br />
that promotes the<br />
development of responsibility,<br />
collaboration and<br />
cooperation.<br />
Continuing the multiage<br />
classroom into the elementary<br />
years, students<br />
now strive for intellectual<br />
independence. While following<br />
their interests and<br />
passions, they naturally<br />
collaborate with others,<br />
and self-direct their efforts<br />
creating an atmosphere of<br />
intellectual rigor, experimentation<br />
and challenge.<br />
By the time these MSLF<br />
students complete the elementary<br />
cycles, they are<br />
well prepared to meet the<br />
challenges ahead of them<br />
in middle-school and succeed,<br />
academically, socially<br />
and emotionally.<br />
MSLF’s approach emphasizes<br />
the development<br />
of the whole child and<br />
encourages academic and<br />
character development<br />
equally. Curricula at each<br />
developmental level are<br />
broad and deep. Our standards<br />
exceed the Illinois<br />
State Board of Education’s<br />
requirements, and students<br />
thrive at every level.<br />
MSLF alumni go on to<br />
succeed at renowned high<br />
schools, universities, postgraduate<br />
institutions and<br />
workplaces.<br />
MSLF is currently enrolling<br />
in all programs,<br />
with immediate openings<br />
in our new toddler classroom,<br />
for children ages<br />
15 months to 3 years, and<br />
children ages 3-6 in our<br />
Primary program.<br />
Full Day and Full Year<br />
Options are available 7:30<br />
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.<br />
Please come visit our<br />
school to learn more.<br />
Submitted by The Montessori<br />
School of Lake Forest, www.<br />
mslf.org, (847) 918-1000,<br />
admissions@mslf.org.<br />
A Joyful Education<br />
Forest Bluff School is an AMI-accredited, internationally<br />
renowned Montessori school, serving students between<br />
the ages of 18 months and 14 years. A Forest Bluff School<br />
education provides students with hands-on learning<br />
opportunities that encourage discovery and exploration,<br />
honoring the innate curiosity that resides within every child.<br />
Contact Lynn Lillard Jessen at 847-295-8338, or<br />
info@forestbluffschool.org to set up your tour today.<br />
www.FORESTBLUFFSCHOOL.org<br />
8 West Scranton Avenue, Lake Bluff, Illinois<br />
847-295-8338
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Howe Military Academy uses team approach<br />
The mission of Howe<br />
Military Academy is to<br />
prepare global leaders<br />
by providing a rigorous<br />
education grounded in<br />
Christian values within a<br />
structured military environment.<br />
The academic success of<br />
each cadet is planned by<br />
taking a team approach to<br />
learning. With an average<br />
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School nurtures whole student<br />
Rochelle Zell Jewish High<br />
School’s mission is to create a<br />
culture of academic excellence<br />
that inspires students to think<br />
critically and achieve their full<br />
potential, while preparing them<br />
to live Judaism as responsible and<br />
involved citizens in the modern<br />
world. The school’s philosophy<br />
is to nurture the whole student —<br />
academically, spiritually, physically<br />
and socially.<br />
class size of eight, Howe<br />
provides the individual<br />
attention cadets need to<br />
explore and find the learning<br />
style that works best<br />
for them. Daily scheduled<br />
study halls and a Cadet Advisory<br />
Program (CAP) that<br />
gives cadets one-on-one<br />
access to faculty members<br />
to discuss academic matters<br />
reinforces our belief<br />
The school offers students an<br />
exceptional college preparatory<br />
curriculum that includes honors<br />
and AP classes in all subject<br />
areas as well as an intensive,<br />
integrated and comprehensive<br />
Jewish studies curriculum. The<br />
dual curriculum is supplemented<br />
by strong athletic and fine arts<br />
programs and numerous extracurricular,<br />
social and leadership<br />
opportunities.<br />
that true learning can only<br />
be achieved when both the<br />
cadet and faculty work<br />
in partnership. Designed<br />
around the Indiana Core<br />
40 graduation requirements,<br />
Howe’s collegepreparatory<br />
education includes<br />
a strong foundation<br />
in English, math, science,<br />
and foreign language with<br />
honor courses available in<br />
most.<br />
Our exclusive Potential<br />
Achievement Rating<br />
(PAR) system challenges<br />
each cadet to set and attain<br />
measurable academic<br />
goals. First adopted in<br />
1941, PAR is a pre-agreed<br />
grade point average (GPA)<br />
that is established by past<br />
academic performance. It<br />
is updated every six weeks<br />
Rochelle Zell Jewish High<br />
School is committed to an intellectual<br />
and religious environment<br />
in which questions, critical thinking,<br />
experiences, and relationships<br />
are nourished and fostered<br />
throughout Jewish and secular<br />
general studies. The fullness of<br />
Jewish life and learning are embraced,<br />
and Jews from across<br />
the denominational spectrum are<br />
welcomed.<br />
by academic staff, so cadets<br />
are always striving to<br />
reach their full potential.<br />
Cadets achieving their<br />
PAR are academically eligible<br />
for rank promotions,<br />
as well as, participation in<br />
athletics and extracurricular<br />
competitions.<br />
A rich and well-balanced<br />
cadet life includes<br />
a comprehensive athletic<br />
Teachers at Rochelle Zell<br />
come to know their students as<br />
multi-dimensional human beings.<br />
The close and meaningful<br />
relationships that form between<br />
them contribute to students’ confidence<br />
in their ability to advocate<br />
for themselves and for others,<br />
in college and beyond.<br />
Rochelle Zell students are<br />
bright and articulate young men<br />
and women who have enrolled<br />
program that builds both<br />
a strong body and a student’s<br />
self-confidence<br />
carrying with it varying<br />
degrees of honor and responsibility<br />
representing<br />
Howe and the cadet corps.<br />
We believe knowing how<br />
to recover from failure,<br />
winning gracefully, and<br />
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at the nation’s leading colleges<br />
and universities. They are wellrounded<br />
and confident and possess<br />
a strong sense of values and<br />
a commitment to making the<br />
world a better place.<br />
Submitted by Rochelle Zell Jewish<br />
High School, 1095 Lake Cook Road,<br />
Deerfield, www.rzjhs.org, (847) 324-<br />
3706, admissions@rzjhs.org.<br />
Lake Forest Academy is an<br />
independent, co-ed, college<br />
preparatory school for<br />
boarding and day students<br />
located in the Chicago<br />
suburb of Lake Forest.<br />
• Grades 9to12<br />
• 435 students<br />
• 33 countries and 17 states<br />
• 30 miles north of Chicago<br />
1500 WKennedy Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045<br />
847-615-3267 www.lfanet.org<br />
Fall Open House:<br />
November 4, 2018
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Youth Choral Theater of Chicago led by New Trier choral director<br />
Founded in 1985, Youth<br />
Choral Theater of Chicago<br />
now enrolls 90 children<br />
and youth from 19 Illinois<br />
communities. Auditioned<br />
ensembles that specialize<br />
in top quality vocal training<br />
to students ages 3-18<br />
rehearse in two locations<br />
in Wilmette.<br />
YCT is led by Artistic<br />
Director Amy Branahl,<br />
who joined the organization<br />
in the fall of 2016.<br />
Branahl graduated from<br />
the University of Illinois<br />
(Champaign-Urbana) with<br />
BME and MME degrees<br />
in Choral Music Education<br />
(Voice/Piano). She has also<br />
taken the intensive Choral<br />
Conducting Symposium<br />
at Westminster Choir College.<br />
Branahl is the choral<br />
director at New Trier High<br />
School-Northfield Campus<br />
where she teaches Boys’<br />
and Girls’ Freshmen Choruses.<br />
She is the founder of<br />
YCT’s newest a cappella<br />
group, Impact.<br />
There are many different<br />
ensembles within YCT<br />
that students can participate<br />
in, depending on their<br />
ability and grade in school.<br />
Students learn a large variety<br />
of music including<br />
classical, musical theater,<br />
pop music, and music from<br />
around the world, giving<br />
students a solid foundation<br />
of singing techniques.<br />
With the students in the<br />
more advanced ensembles<br />
singing the most challenging<br />
parts of the music and<br />
younger students singing<br />
the more straightforward<br />
parts, all student can sing<br />
together as one choir while<br />
learning at their own pace.<br />
Each student learns group<br />
singing, solo singing, music<br />
theory, rhythm, listening,<br />
cooperation, and<br />
teamwork. Because YCT<br />
has been around since the<br />
1980s, we have developed<br />
a reputation as a choir that<br />
not only sounds good and<br />
produce singers that continue<br />
with music, in some<br />
way, for the rest of their<br />
lives. We have alumni of<br />
the program that are involved<br />
in community music<br />
groups, studying music<br />
in college, and are even<br />
professional musicians.<br />
Something that sets<br />
YCT apart from other organizations<br />
is our mission<br />
to provide our top quality<br />
vocal training to all students,<br />
no matter their economic<br />
background. Our<br />
scholarship program is a<br />
large part of the fundraising<br />
that we do throughout<br />
the year for just that reason.<br />
We pride ourselves<br />
on our ability to allow all<br />
students to participate in<br />
YCT programs because<br />
of the fantastic benefits<br />
that music provides. YCT<br />
is embarking on it’s 33rd<br />
season of music making.<br />
Please share your voice<br />
and sign up for an audition<br />
slot at http://hyperurl.co/<br />
YCTSignup .<br />
Youth Choral Theater<br />
of Chicago is a registered<br />
501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.<br />
Submitted by Youth Choral<br />
Theater, 708 Church St.,<br />
Evanston, (847) 535-9873,<br />
youthchoraltheater.org.<br />
Lake Forest Academy develops scholar-athletes with global minds<br />
LFA students come from<br />
near and far – from Chicago’s<br />
suburbs and across<br />
the United States, to many<br />
different countries around<br />
the globe. No matter where<br />
they call home, students at<br />
the Academy are committed<br />
to excellence, possess a<br />
curiosity about the world,<br />
and are excited to learn in<br />
a diverse school community.<br />
This year’s student<br />
body includes students from<br />
17 states and 33 countries<br />
and territories. Students of<br />
color comprise 30% of the<br />
LFA community, and international<br />
students make up<br />
26%.<br />
The Academy’s focus on<br />
globalism stretches far beyond<br />
the make-up of the student<br />
body. The school places<br />
the utmost importance<br />
on helping its students become<br />
better global citizens.<br />
Whether in the classroom,<br />
on service trips, traveling<br />
with a class, or spending a<br />
year abroad, LFA students<br />
are encouraged to widen<br />
their horizons both figuratively<br />
and literally.<br />
LFA offers the Global<br />
Concentration Program, a<br />
two-year academic experience<br />
for juniors and seniors<br />
who are interested in political,<br />
historical, and cul-<br />
Please see lfa, 10<br />
BE A<br />
Leaader<br />
TODAY<br />
13700 West Laurel Drive<br />
Lake Forest, IL 60045<br />
847-918-1000<br />
www.mslf.org<br />
NOW ENROLLING<br />
CONTACT US TODAY TO<br />
SCHEDULE YOUR TOUR<br />
MSLF Serves Children from Birth to Age 12<br />
Full Day and Full Year Program Options Available
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Inspired.Motivated.<br />
Ready to Lead.<br />
At St.John’s Northwestern, we inspire<br />
and motivateyoung people to achieve<br />
their full potential.Our distinctiveprogram<br />
features challenging,project-based<br />
academics delivered in astructured and<br />
disciplined environment.<br />
Fornearly 135 years, St. John’s Northwestern<br />
MilitaryAcademyhas been shaping minds<br />
and building character. We prepareyouth<br />
forleadership roles the futuredemands.<br />
Leadershiplives here.<br />
Young men and women in grades 7through<br />
12 areinvited to apply foradmission for<br />
academic year 2018-2019.<br />
WE INVITEYOUR SON OR DAUGHTERTO ACHIEVETHEIR PERSONAL BEST.<br />
St.John’s Northwestern MilitaryAcademyisaprivateboarding and dayschool located on a110-acrecampus in Delafield,Wisconsin,<br />
35 minutes west of Milwaukee.Since1884, we have been producing the next generation of leaders forsuccess in college,careers and life.<br />
Call or visit us online: 1-800-752-2338 www.sjnma.org
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Leadership lives at St. John’s<br />
Northwestern Military Academy<br />
For nearly 135 years, St. John’s<br />
Northwestern Military Academy has<br />
been developing the minds and shaping<br />
the character of young people<br />
from around the country and around<br />
the world, many of whom have gone<br />
to lead lives of great distinction.<br />
With its unique blend of challenging,<br />
but personalized academics, required<br />
participation in athletics, and<br />
a military-style environment that<br />
builds strong values, a competitive<br />
spirit and the confidence to face any<br />
challenge, St. John’s Northwestern<br />
has produced heads of state, entrepreneurs,<br />
accomplished artists, and<br />
well-rounded and well-grounded<br />
young people who became leaders in<br />
countless other disciplines.<br />
Nestled in the scenic lake country<br />
region of southeastern Wisconsin,<br />
St. John’s Northwestern Military<br />
Academy is a private boarding and<br />
day school for young men and women<br />
in grades 7 through 12. At every<br />
level, the school provides the structure,<br />
discipline and focus that many<br />
young people need to reach their full<br />
potential, and small classes and dedicated<br />
faculty that ensure they receive<br />
the very best formative educational<br />
experience.<br />
The campus remains vibrant<br />
throughout the summer with its<br />
unique and highly popular five-week<br />
summer school program called Summer<br />
OPS (Opportunities for Personal<br />
Success) for young men and women<br />
in grades 7 through 12 that allows<br />
students to catch up or work ahead<br />
in traditional academic areas or explore<br />
interests that they were unable<br />
to during the regular academic year.<br />
Summer OPS also includes a chance<br />
to participate in activities such as<br />
aviation, computer programming,<br />
JROTC leadership, and language<br />
studies.<br />
In addition, Camp St. John’s<br />
Northwestern offers four week-long<br />
sessions of high-energy adventure<br />
camp for young men and women<br />
ages 10-16 that promote physical<br />
activity, leadership, self-confidence<br />
and teamwork. Camp sessions feature<br />
popular activities such as paintball,<br />
rappelling/climbing, “THE<br />
MUD PIT,” archery, obstacle course,<br />
water survival, SCUBA diving, fellowship,<br />
and just plain fun.<br />
Submitted by St. John’s Northwestern<br />
Military Academy, (800) 752-2338, 1101<br />
N. Genesee St., Delafield, Wis., www.<br />
sjnma.org.<br />
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understanding how to be a<br />
team player are all qualities<br />
that help cadets develop<br />
the personal and professional<br />
skills of an effective<br />
leader.<br />
The athletic program, at<br />
Howe, prepares students<br />
for a lifetime of physical<br />
fitness. Students must<br />
participate in two interscholastic<br />
sports over the<br />
course of the school year<br />
and may elect to do an<br />
intramural or a third interscholastic<br />
sport for their<br />
third season. A student’s<br />
ability to compete, however,<br />
is determined by their<br />
PAR, conduct status and<br />
grade point average.<br />
The military department<br />
also sponsors a Drill<br />
Team, a Rifle Team, and an<br />
adventure group called the<br />
Raiders. Other offerings<br />
to your son or daughter<br />
include many liberal arts<br />
programs like band, theatre<br />
and choir.<br />
Howe Military Academy,<br />
through the services<br />
of Bishop Diving, offers<br />
PADI Certified SCUBA<br />
Training for any interested<br />
cadets.<br />
SCUBA sessions usually<br />
occur 2-3 times per<br />
week during the athletic<br />
sports practice time and<br />
some weekends. Our<br />
SCUBA instructor, Mr.<br />
Chuck Bishop, tries to plan<br />
at least one or two major<br />
diving trips throughout<br />
the school year for cadets<br />
to experience large openwater<br />
diving. Recent trips<br />
have included a dive at the<br />
Gilboa Quarry in Ohio, a<br />
dive in Cozumel, Mexico,<br />
and a trip to Florida.<br />
Submitted by Howe Military<br />
Academy, 5755 IN-9, Howe,<br />
Ind., (888) 462-4693, wwww.<br />
howemilitary.org.
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Leap into fall with SNAP<br />
Boost your good health<br />
with classes in the arts!<br />
A 2016 Huffington Post<br />
Wellness article entitled,<br />
“Dancing Isn’t Just Fun –<br />
It’s Really Good for your<br />
Health”, among many<br />
other studies, supports the<br />
idea that dancing is not<br />
only viscerally advantageous,<br />
but also shows a 76<br />
percent reduction in dementia<br />
risk!<br />
The article continues to<br />
state that, while dancing is<br />
a great cardio workout, it is<br />
also a social boon, it’s accessible<br />
to everyone, it’s<br />
more gentle on the body<br />
than some other sports,<br />
and, unlike other physical<br />
activities, you don’t need to<br />
purchase a lot of equipment<br />
to see benefits. There are a<br />
variety of styles offered in<br />
Pascal Pour Elle offers<br />
variety of color treatments<br />
In the beauty industry,<br />
color serves as a form of<br />
expression for both men<br />
and women; it ranges from<br />
soft and subtle to bold and<br />
unpredictable. In my salon,<br />
most men opt for our<br />
10-minute gray-blending<br />
treatment, focusing on<br />
converting their “salt” to<br />
“pepper” while leaving the<br />
temples intact to gently reduce<br />
the appearance of aging.<br />
Our female clientele<br />
opt for a broader spectrum<br />
of services and are a bit<br />
bolder with their selection.<br />
Whatever your preference,<br />
I suggest conducting some<br />
research before you commit.<br />
There are various types<br />
of color, ranging from<br />
temporary to permanent.<br />
Temporary colors deposit<br />
pigment onto the hair cuticle<br />
without penetrating.<br />
the vast realm of dance, so<br />
it is easy to find one that<br />
piques your interest. Additionally,<br />
there is currently<br />
a large movement toward<br />
competitive dance across<br />
the nation, which makes<br />
choosing dance another<br />
viable option for the team<br />
sports-minded consumer.<br />
Luckily, Studio North<br />
Academy of the Performing<br />
Arts, LLC, in Wilmette,<br />
can help you find<br />
your healthy passion!<br />
SNAP offers dance classes<br />
in ballet, tap, jazz, modern,<br />
musical theatre, lyrical,<br />
They contain no ammonia<br />
or peroxide and therefore<br />
cannot lighten hair. These<br />
semi and demi permanent<br />
options can last up to 24<br />
shampoos. Permanent color<br />
removes pigment from<br />
hair while also depositing<br />
new color; it does not<br />
wash out, requiring root<br />
touch-ups for maintenance<br />
every six to eight weeks. If<br />
you are looking for a more<br />
dramatic change (two or<br />
more shades darker or<br />
lighter than your natural),<br />
a permanent color is a better<br />
option and best for coloring<br />
gray hair. There are<br />
several color techniques<br />
and applications: single<br />
process, highlighting,<br />
balayage, ombre to name<br />
a few.<br />
While maintaining your<br />
beautiful color during<br />
the summer, protection is<br />
contemporary, and musical<br />
theatre, in addition to periodic<br />
sessions in acro training,<br />
pilates, and WERQ<br />
dance fitness. Additionally,<br />
SNAP offers private<br />
and group music lessons<br />
at the studio, in piano,<br />
voice and guitar. Adults<br />
and children are welcome<br />
to indulge in their healthy,<br />
artistic pleasures at Studio<br />
North Academy in<br />
Wilmette. There really is<br />
something for everyone!<br />
SNAP is located at 4th<br />
and Linden in downtown<br />
Wilmette, and is currently<br />
registering for Fall classes.<br />
Submitted by Studio North<br />
Academy of the Performing<br />
Arts, 414 Linden Ave., Wilmette,<br />
(847) 251-7627, www.<br />
studionorthacademy.com.<br />
key. Our colorists/Stylists<br />
recommend using a uv<br />
protection spray such as<br />
Pureology Colour Fanatic,<br />
or Pascal Paris Protect Me,<br />
both multitasking protection<br />
sprays. Between sun<br />
and chlorine, summer can<br />
take a toll on your hair.<br />
If your hair tends to become<br />
frizzy during this<br />
time of year, we offer a variety<br />
for anti-frizz/smoothing<br />
treatments ranging<br />
from Keratin Complex,<br />
Brazilian Blowout, Milbon<br />
Smoothing. We highly recommend<br />
consulting with<br />
your stylist/colorist to decide<br />
which treatment fit<br />
your best needs.<br />
Submitted by Pascal Pour<br />
Elle, 368 Park Ave, Glencoe,<br />
(847) 501-3100, www.pascalpourelle.com.
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North Shore Country Day focuses on what matters most in education<br />
In 1919, North Shore Country<br />
Day was the visionary answer to a<br />
fundamental question: What matters<br />
most when educating a child?<br />
Since then, <strong>NS</strong>CD has continually<br />
refined its answer to propel the<br />
school’s educational model forward<br />
with purpose and passion,<br />
building a transformative JK-12<br />
community on four essential pillars:<br />
Purposeful Challenge — Truly<br />
knowing each student allows<br />
faculty to challenge and support<br />
them as people and learners.<br />
Intentional Design — <strong>NS</strong>CD<br />
carefully crafts its entire JK-12<br />
program to optimize learning,<br />
develop skills and prioritize<br />
wellness.<br />
Courageous Exploration — The<br />
school pushes students to participate<br />
widely and take risks<br />
regularly, ensuring they stretch,<br />
explore stumble and grow.<br />
Conscientious Community — The<br />
diverse community and collaborative<br />
culture help students<br />
understand themselves and their<br />
obligations to each other, their<br />
communities and their world.<br />
North Shore Country Day is<br />
a place where school is engaging,<br />
interesting, rigorous and fun.<br />
Teachers know each student and<br />
set the bar high in order to build<br />
confident, independent thinkers.<br />
Students balance passions with<br />
responsibilities and learning becomes<br />
a way of life.<br />
Early Childhood<br />
Every moment in <strong>NS</strong>CD’s junior<br />
and senior kindergarten program<br />
is an opportunity for joyful<br />
learning. These youngest students<br />
are known and loved, they’re empowered<br />
and encouraged. Asking<br />
questions, making choices, listening,<br />
participating in discussions,<br />
sharing, reading books, creating<br />
art, making music, speaking Spanish<br />
and moving about.<br />
Lower School<br />
<strong>NS</strong>CD believes that learning is<br />
engaging when it’s meaningful,<br />
awakening the senses and opening<br />
the mind. Students develop a solid<br />
academic foundation, venture into<br />
local communities and are encouraged<br />
to think globally—not only<br />
growing in knowledge but in character.<br />
Students learn to speak up<br />
and become self-advocates. The<br />
goal is to see each child thrive<br />
by helping them develop the selfconfidence<br />
needed to truly blossom<br />
in a challenging program.<br />
Middle School<br />
<strong>NS</strong>CD Middle School faculty<br />
sees the world through students’<br />
eyes, and not only understands<br />
but truly enjoys adolescents. It<br />
also sets high standards and demands<br />
academic accountability.<br />
The school welcomes spontaneous<br />
ideas that enhance learning:<br />
An experiment becomes a Science<br />
Olympiad project, a debate<br />
evolves into a Model United Nations<br />
presentation and a servicelearning<br />
exercise builds awareness<br />
to enlighten others.<br />
Upper School<br />
The North Shore Country Day<br />
Upper School is vibrant, challenging,<br />
engaging and intentionally<br />
designed for learning. The<br />
long-block schedule is just one<br />
example. With four 75-minute<br />
classes per day, students have time<br />
to practice and develop skills, and<br />
understand and analyze material<br />
on a deeper level. It also provides<br />
teachers flexibility to design a<br />
range of learning experiences. The<br />
goal is to support meaningful academic<br />
engagement, inquiry-based<br />
and experiential learning, and a<br />
more balanced and healthy school<br />
experience.<br />
Outcomes<br />
The true outcome of a North<br />
Shore Country Day education is<br />
seen in graduates who advance<br />
into college and the world fully<br />
prepared for whatever comes next.<br />
They are exceptionally equipped<br />
with the skills and the mindsets to<br />
make an impact on their world after<br />
years spent exploring, collaborating<br />
and embracing the school’s<br />
motto, “Live and Serve.”<br />
Submitted by North Shore Country<br />
Day School, 310 Green Bay Road,<br />
Winnetka, www.nscds.org, (847)<br />
446-0674.<br />
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tural issues at the international<br />
level. The program is housed<br />
under the Global Department,<br />
which offers interdepartmental<br />
courses. For 2018-19, students<br />
can consider taking The Good<br />
Life: An Exploration and Study<br />
of Global Happiness, Global<br />
Water, or Opium and Opioids:<br />
The History, Chemistry, and<br />
Economics of Pain Relief.<br />
Becoming global citizens<br />
involves learning how to communicate<br />
with others in different<br />
settings. Therefore, as a<br />
supplement to LFA’s rigorous<br />
curriculum, the Academy’s athletic<br />
program further emphasizes<br />
teamwork and collaboration.<br />
LFA requires all students<br />
to participate in a sport so athletes<br />
of various backgrounds<br />
can become exposed to various<br />
health and fitness opportunities.<br />
In addition to top-notch athletic<br />
facilities, LFA houses an ice<br />
rink, a track, and numerous expansive<br />
fields on its campus.<br />
Proceeds from the 2018<br />
Spring Gala, along with a lead<br />
gift from the Estate of David O.<br />
MacKenzie ’50, helped underwrite<br />
the current construction of<br />
artificial turf fields for competition<br />
and practice areas. As of fall<br />
2018, LFA students and local<br />
competing field hockey, soccer,<br />
lacrosse, and softball teams will<br />
be able to play games regardless<br />
of poor weather conditions.<br />
The fields will also be used during<br />
all-school campus events<br />
and other athletic activities.<br />
With such a robust set of programs,<br />
LFA is proud to support<br />
the development of scholarathletes<br />
with global mindsets.<br />
This year’s graduating class<br />
will matriculate to 77 esteemed<br />
universities, and twelve graduates<br />
will play sports at the D1<br />
and D3 level at various colleges<br />
in the fall.<br />
Submitted by Lake Forest Academy,<br />
1500 W Kennedy Road, Lake<br />
Forest, http://www.lfanet.org,<br />
(847) 615-3210.<br />
North Shore School of Dance provides finest<br />
teachers for 29 years in Highland Park<br />
At the North Shore School of<br />
Dance, we foster the passion for<br />
dance in a positive and nurturing<br />
environment. It is our belief that<br />
everyone should have the opportunity<br />
to dance and be recognized<br />
individually. Here, students can<br />
feel safe and be themselves, allowing<br />
them to reach their fullest<br />
potential.<br />
<strong>NS</strong>SD has an unparalleled reputation<br />
for providing the finest<br />
teachers on the North Shore for 29<br />
years, and “continues the lineage<br />
of high integrity and professionalism<br />
that spans over 47 years.”<br />
We provide the highest caliber of<br />
instruction by renowned faculty<br />
members who are dedicated to inspiring<br />
and educating each dancer.<br />
With over 120 classes per week,<br />
there is all levels of training for<br />
pre-school through adults. These<br />
classes are offered in both traditional<br />
and contemporary styles<br />
of dance. We offer ballet, pointe,<br />
modern and contemporary, jazz,<br />
tap, lyrical, hip-hop, pre-dance,<br />
boy’s and adult classes. In addition,<br />
we offer a full summer<br />
of camps and programs, master<br />
classes and workshops.<br />
In our Student Division for<br />
first grade through teens, <strong>NS</strong>SD<br />
provides skill development and<br />
performance opportunities at for<br />
the dedicated, recreational or preprofessional<br />
dancer. Each dancer<br />
is guided by our experienced and<br />
knowledgeable faculty and directors<br />
to create a proper schedule of<br />
classes and planning for the future<br />
near and far.<br />
For ages 2.5-6 years, our Pre-<br />
Dance Division classes incorporate<br />
movement, dance steps and<br />
creative expression in a fun and<br />
caring atmosphere. Fantasy and<br />
imagery is often their inspiration<br />
to improve and practice what they<br />
have learned.<br />
Our non-competitive concert<br />
dance performance opportunities<br />
meet professional standards of artistic<br />
development, performance<br />
values and production qualities.<br />
Since 1989, they have been presenting<br />
our annual production of<br />
“The Nutcracker” and the most<br />
popular “Sugar Plum Tea Party.”<br />
In addition, the North Shore<br />
Dance Company, North Shore<br />
Repertory Dance Ensemble and<br />
North Shore Ballet Theatre are<br />
wonderful opportunities for the<br />
dancers to grow with.<br />
North Shore School of Dance<br />
is known for excellent traditional<br />
and contemporary training, and<br />
has continued the legacy of training<br />
outstanding dancers from our<br />
communities.<br />
Submitted by North Shore School of<br />
Dance, 505 Laurel Ave, Highland<br />
Park, (847) 432-2060, www.northshoredance.com.<br />
North Shore School of Dance<br />
Ballet, Modern,<br />
Contemporary, Jazz, Tap,<br />
Hip-hop, and Lyrical. Summer<br />
dance camps and classes.<br />
Ages 2-1/2 – Adult, beginner<br />
through professional.<br />
Register Now!<br />
North Shore<br />
Performance Companies<br />
30th Annual Production of<br />
The Nutcracker<br />
Professional Faculty<br />
3In Our<br />
th Year<br />
Inspiring the Passion of Dance!<br />
www.northshoredance.com<br />
email us at nssdance@aol.com<br />
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Tweet us on Twitter!<br />
North Shore School of Dance<br />
505 Laurel Avenue,<br />
Highland Park<br />
847. 432.2060
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Mathnasium allows children of all ages<br />
to develop and learn vital math skills<br />
Mathnasium is a mathonly<br />
after-school learning<br />
center with over 900 locations<br />
worldwide. Mathnasium<br />
provides a fun,<br />
active and social learning<br />
environment where a child<br />
can develop a lifetime passion<br />
for math, operating on<br />
the core belief that virtually<br />
any child can become<br />
great at math.<br />
Mathnasium focuses its<br />
curriculum on the development<br />
of Number Sense<br />
— the ability to think<br />
mathematically and with<br />
mathematical fluency —<br />
which is the foundation of<br />
math understanding. The<br />
Mathnasium Method,<br />
implemented at more than<br />
900 Mathnasium centers<br />
in the U.S. and abroad<br />
combines mental, verbal,<br />
visual, tactile, and written<br />
techniques. Using Number<br />
Sense and the Mathnasium<br />
Method, “Mathletes” learn<br />
how to conceptualize math<br />
through a unique program<br />
that provides each child<br />
with a customized learning<br />
plan and personalized<br />
instruction in a way that<br />
‘makes sense to them.’<br />
“At Mathnasium, we focus<br />
solely on math, so we<br />
know how to teach it in a<br />
way that really connects<br />
with kids. Mathnasium<br />
centers across the country<br />
have helped struggling<br />
students develop into ‘A’<br />
students and ‘A’ students<br />
go on to even greater<br />
achievements. Children at<br />
Mathnasium quickly learn<br />
that math can be fun and<br />
interesting as well as extraordinarily<br />
useful, both<br />
in terms of succeeding in<br />
school and for the valuable<br />
life skills it provides.”<br />
Mathnasium increases<br />
a student’s understanding,<br />
skills, and overall<br />
math performance, while<br />
building a child’s confidence<br />
and a positive attitude<br />
toward math. For<br />
students, the Mathnasium<br />
experience begins with a<br />
highly detailed assessment<br />
of each child’s strengths<br />
and weaknesses, which is<br />
then used to create a customized<br />
learning plan.<br />
Personalized instruction<br />
from Mathnasium’s highly<br />
trained and caring instructors<br />
assures that each student<br />
fully understands key<br />
concepts before moving<br />
on to the next. “The greatest<br />
part of Mathnasium is<br />
that we can individually<br />
tailor our curriculum to the<br />
student’s needs — from<br />
the struggling student to<br />
the gifted wanting enrichment.”<br />
“The teaching of math<br />
is rapidly changing these<br />
days. Common Core standards<br />
are impacting how<br />
all students are taught (particularly<br />
impacting gifted<br />
students). In addition, the<br />
expansion of technology,<br />
such as graphing calculators,<br />
is evolving topics reserved<br />
in the past for college<br />
to be taught in high<br />
school. Math is the U.S.<br />
in a ‘mile wide but an inch<br />
deep.’ A lot of ground is<br />
covered but not with great<br />
depth. At Mathnasium, we<br />
dig deeper so that our students<br />
develop true mastery<br />
in the topic.”<br />
Mathnasium. We change<br />
lives through math!<br />
Submitted by Mathnasium,<br />
www.mathnasium.com, 877-<br />
601-MATH (6284).<br />
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Fall speaker series open to the public at<br />
Lake Forest Country Day School<br />
On Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 10<br />
a.m., LFCDS welcomes New<br />
York Times best-selling author<br />
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, Founder<br />
and Executive Director of<br />
The Center for Connection in<br />
Pasadena, CA. Dr. Bryson is a<br />
psychotherapist who specializes<br />
in children and adolescent<br />
behavior. Dr. Bryson’s talk is<br />
entitled, “The Yes Brain: Cultivating<br />
Emotional Regulation,<br />
Resilience, Personal Insight, and<br />
Empathy in Children.”<br />
On Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m.,<br />
LFCDS will host Dr. Eboo Patel,<br />
a leading voice in the movement<br />
for interfaith cooperation and<br />
the Founder and President of<br />
Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a<br />
national nonprofit organization<br />
dedicated to making interfaith<br />
cooperation a social norm. He<br />
is the author of the best-selling<br />
books “Acts of Faith,” “Sacred<br />
Ground” and “Interfaith Leadership.”<br />
Lake Forest Country Day<br />
School places an emphasis on<br />
rigorous academics as well as<br />
social and emotional learning<br />
and responsible citizenship. According<br />
to Head of School Joy<br />
Hurd, “A student’s social and<br />
emotional well-being is a direct<br />
contributor to academic success.”<br />
He notes that achievement test<br />
scores for students with social<br />
and emotional instruction are<br />
eleven percent higher than those<br />
of students without this training.<br />
“In addition, developing<br />
awareness, appreciation, and<br />
empathy ultimately leads our<br />
students to understand that they<br />
have the capacity to shape and<br />
direct their paths,” Hurd said.<br />
Through its annual Special<br />
Speaker Series, LFCDS is committed<br />
to bringing parenting and<br />
child-development experts to the<br />
North Shore communities. These<br />
expert-led events, which are<br />
free and open to the public, take<br />
place at Lake Forest Country<br />
Day School. Register at www.<br />
lfcds.org/speakerseries or call<br />
the Main Office.<br />
Lake Forest Country Day<br />
School serves students from<br />
more than 35 communities<br />
throughout the North Shore and<br />
beyond.<br />
Submitted by Lake Forest Country<br />
Day School, 145 S. Green Bay<br />
Road, Lake Forest, www.lfcds.org,<br />
(847) 234-2350.<br />
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701 Locust Road, Wilmette, IL 60091<br />
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grade.<br />
CHA HIGH SCHOOL RANKED #1 IN<br />
ILLINOIS — With ACT, AP and standardized<br />
test scores among the best in the area,<br />
Christian Heritage Academy’s programs<br />
are synonymous with academic excellence.<br />
In 2018, CHA earned the ranking of<br />
#1 Best Christian High School and #8 Best<br />
Private K-12 School in Illinois by Niche.<br />
com, an independent agency that ranks<br />
schools based on data from test scores, college<br />
data, and ratings. Students from recent<br />
graduating classes have been accepted into<br />
top-tier colleges and universities including<br />
University of Chicago, Northwestern<br />
University, University of Illinois (Urbana-<br />
Champaign), Purdue University, Wheaton<br />
College and Calvin College.<br />
STRONG BEGINNINGS IN PRE-<br />
SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN —<br />
From the two-year-old program through<br />
kindergarten, CHA’s early education programs<br />
offer age-appropriate and researchbased<br />
learning experiences, focused on<br />
nurturing a child’s faith, curiosity and love<br />
of learning. With biblical integration and<br />
hands-on STEAM programs, our early<br />
childhood classes develop a strong foundation<br />
for long-term social and academic<br />
success, while nurturing a heart for Christ<br />
and his call to love and serve others. Lunch<br />
bunch and extended care options are also<br />
available.<br />
NURTURING FAITH, CHARACTER,<br />
LEADERSHIP. — In an increasingly competitive<br />
culture, CHA takes a holistic approach<br />
to educating the child’s mind, body<br />
and heart through all developmental stages.<br />
From early elementary years, students<br />
have the opportunity to lead and serve their<br />
community through the Reading Buddy<br />
program, service projects, and student-led<br />
chapels and drama productions. Through<br />
mentoring programs for middle and high<br />
school students and weekly chapels, students<br />
connect biblical truth to their daily<br />
lives and receive spiritual support. Special<br />
programs such as serving trips to the Dominican<br />
Republic and internships at local<br />
hospitals allow students to gain real-life<br />
experience and discover paths for college<br />
and life. One high school parent stated,<br />
“My child has grown in spiritual maturity<br />
and character because of the positive,<br />
faith-nurturing environment and the caring<br />
teachers at CHA. CHA’s academically rigorous<br />
honors and AP courses have given<br />
her outstanding preparation for college,<br />
and the school’s smaller size has allowed<br />
her to have more leadership roles than she<br />
would have had at a huge school. I’m so<br />
thankful to CHA and proud of the person<br />
she is becoming - a compassionate, godly<br />
and intelligent young leader who reflects<br />
the heart of Christ.”<br />
“Christian Heritage Academy is unique<br />
among schools in this region, combining<br />
academic excellence with a Christian<br />
worldview. CHA partners with parents to<br />
develop leaders who will take their faith<br />
into the world and serve their communities<br />
with excellence,” CHA President Hutz<br />
Hertzberg said.<br />
Visit Christian Heritage Academy and<br />
discover the difference a Christ-centered<br />
education can make in your child’s life.<br />
Now accepting applications for the 2019-<br />
2020 school year, Pre-K-12th grade.<br />
Submitted by Christian Heritage Academy,<br />
315 Waukegan Road, Northfield, contact<br />
Admissions Director Cynthia Strull at (847)<br />
446-5252 or visit www.christianheritage.
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Forest Bluff School fosters independence<br />
through self-directed learning<br />
Walk into a Forest Bluff<br />
School classroom on any<br />
given day, and you will see<br />
students deeply engaged in<br />
a wide array of meaningful<br />
work of their choosing,<br />
perhaps identifying<br />
the parts of speech in a<br />
favorite poem, researching<br />
the burial customs of<br />
ancient Egypt or collaborating<br />
with classmates on<br />
an original play about the<br />
structure of a leaf. At Forest<br />
Bluff School, an internationally<br />
renowned,<br />
AMI-accredited Montessori<br />
school in Lake Bluff,<br />
students between the ages<br />
of 18 months and 14 years<br />
experience the joy and satisfaction<br />
of a self-directed<br />
learning approach that respects<br />
their innate curiosity,<br />
encourages independence,<br />
and embraces the<br />
individuality of each child.<br />
Since its founding 35<br />
years ago, Forest Bluff<br />
School has adhered faithfully<br />
to the educational<br />
philosophy developed by<br />
Dr. Maria Montessori. We<br />
believe that the search for<br />
understanding, as opposed<br />
to the memorization of information,<br />
is the essence<br />
of a meaningful education.<br />
A Forest Bluff School<br />
education focuses on the<br />
child’s skills for discovery<br />
and exploration through<br />
hands-on learning opportunities<br />
at every age. The<br />
child-centered instructional<br />
methods allow students<br />
to take ownership of their<br />
learning and provide students<br />
with the skills and<br />
confidence to challenge<br />
themselves on many levels.<br />
Many of the learning<br />
experiences that students<br />
most enjoy at Forest Bluff<br />
School are those that take<br />
place off campus. Schoolwide<br />
theatrical productions,<br />
Secondary Level<br />
(ages 12-14) work trips,<br />
small group outings to<br />
supplement classroom research,<br />
and regular visits<br />
to local parks and the public<br />
library are just some<br />
of the ways in which our<br />
students are given frequent<br />
opportunities to apply<br />
their learning outside of<br />
the classroom.<br />
As a true Montessori<br />
school, we support the<br />
development of the whole<br />
child. Students at Forest<br />
Bluff School not only exhibit<br />
academic excellence,<br />
but also the many qualities<br />
that constitute positive<br />
character development:<br />
empathy, integrity, grit,<br />
resilience, responsibility,<br />
initiative, self-discipline,<br />
self-reflection, and respect<br />
for themselves, others, and<br />
the environment.<br />
Graduates of Forest<br />
Bluff School achieve excellent<br />
records at public<br />
and private high schools,<br />
large and small, local and<br />
North Shore Country Day<br />
national. Recent graduates<br />
have gone on to attend<br />
Lake Forest High School,<br />
Lake Forest Academy,<br />
Woodlands Academy, St.<br />
Paul’s School, and Phillips<br />
Exeter Academy, among<br />
others.<br />
Every member of the<br />
Forest Bluff School faculty<br />
holds a master’s degree<br />
in education and is AMI<br />
Montessori certified. Our<br />
experienced and dedicated<br />
teachers work closely with<br />
one another, sharing their<br />
wisdom and best practices<br />
for supporting all students<br />
in their quest for knowledge,<br />
understanding, and<br />
genuine human connections.<br />
Forest Bluff School recognizes<br />
the importance of<br />
building strong relationships<br />
with the families it<br />
serves. As such, we maintain<br />
close communications<br />
with parents on an ongoing<br />
basis through our Parent<br />
Education programs that<br />
include book discussions,<br />
lectures, parent and child<br />
classes (for children under<br />
18 months), and more.<br />
Adults and children alike<br />
benefit from the intimate,<br />
supportive, and welcoming<br />
parent community at<br />
Forest Bluff School.<br />
Submitted by Forest Bluff<br />
School, 8 W Scranton Ave.,<br />
Lake Bluff, (847) 295-8338,<br />
www.forestbluffschool.org.<br />
Chicagoland’s vibrant, engaging independent school<br />
for junior kindergarten through grade 12.<br />
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