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2 | August 8, 2019 | 22nd century media education Guide 22ndCenturyMedia.com Sterk Family Law Group empowers clients with options Sterk Family Law Group offers a full range of family law and estate planning services in Orland Park for clients in Will, Cook and DuPage counties. Each of the attorneys at Sterk Family Law Group has a specific area of concentration to further support our client’s individual needs including: estate planning, seniors, small business, real estate, special needs and support calculation enforcement. The Sterk team provides a holistic approach to the practice of law and strives to not only service a client’s legal needs, but also help manage a client’s emotional and overall well-being by establishing connections with a vast network of counselors, support groups, and various other non-traditional service providers within our communities by way of their unique Resource Center. The Resource Center provides Sterk Family Law clients with access to other professionals to help prepare for the next steps in their lives. Gwendolyn and team are advocates for providing ongoing education and are often involved in sharing their knowledge by speaking to our chambers, various mental health organizations, mental health providers and educational institutions. In addition to its website and social media pages, the Sterk Family Law Group’s YouTube page serves as another avenue for information via video podcasts that are hosted with various local professionals and organizations to discuss a variety of trending topics, issues and laws. In 2017, Sterk Family Law was a founding sponsor of the free community program called Building Hope for the Future, which provides the community with access to resources similar to those found in their Resource Center. The Building Hope for the Future program is held each month to offer our communities programs to learn about a variety of life topics, ranging from anxiety and depression, bullying, financial planning, human trafficking, autism, and more. Some life decisions are greater than others. Choosing a doctor to perform a medical procedure or selecting a university to attend requires investigation and attention. Selecting a lawyer for an important family matter is no different, which is why Sterk Family Law Group offers free, no obligation consultations for family law and estate planning matters. To learn more about the team at Sterk Family Law Group and their services, or to schedule your free, no obligation consultation, visit sterkfamilylaw.com or call (815) 600-8950 and empower yourself with options. Submitted by Sterk Family Law Group, 11508 183rd Place in Orland Park. For more information, call (815) 600-8950, or visit sterkfamilylaw.com. St. George School: Where spirit, grace and success lead to a prosperous future St. George is celebrating its 70th year of educating students in Tinley Park and the surrounding areas by educating children with the tools needed to become successful adults in our world of today. St. George has a strong tradition of educating students with a robust, competitive and rigorous academic education infused in a faith-based education, stressing the fruits of the Holy Spirit and the greatest commandment to, SAT, AUG 24 FREE Book Presentation – 1pm Palos Heights Library “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Over the past 70 years, St. George has educated students who have become successful adults serving as strong Christians in the community and beyond. The school has an up-to-date curriculum and instruction program that focuses on best practices in education for the 21st century. St. George is an GLORIA J. YORKE #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TAROT READER / CHANNELER “MEDICAL MANSLAUGHTER” Will Your Doctor Cause Your Death? inclusive school, believing Catholic education is for all learners, and considers success for each individual to be its mission. The graduates of St. George School attend many of the surrounding community Group Speaker • Parties Medicalmanslaughter28@gmail.com WEB: www.gloriajyorke.us SUN, AUG 25 Book Signing – 1-5 pm Barnes & Noble - Orland Park SAT, SEPT 14 TAROT READING – 11am-5pm • PSYCHIC FAIR – OPEN HOUSE • SODERWORLD – WILLOWBROOK high schools, and many of them are enrolled in honors and Advanced Placement classes. We are a strong institution in the community and participate in many local and worldwide endeavors. The students are involved in many special service programs, such as planting and harvesting food for neighborhood food pantries and buying animals for farms in African countries. St. George students graduate with the skills needed to bring about change and service in the world. In recent years, we have integrated the use of Chromebooks for all students in grades third through eighth, and iPads are used throughout the primary grades. Current technology skills are incorporated throughout the curriculum, enabling students for success in high school and beyond. Google Classroom and Smart Boards are used in daily instruction. All St. George students in grades PreK through eighth participate in our Spanish program. Our reading and math programs incorporate all learners with a blended learning approach; both are supported with web-based enrichment programs. The writing program incorporates real-world skills to develop a love of writing. Students throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago annually take the ACT Aspire Assessment, which indicates that over 80 percent of St. George students score in the ready or exceeding area for future ACT/SAT success. Students of St. George School participate in a variety of school clubs, such as Junior Honor Society, Caring Hearts, book clubs, grade level sports teams, band and STEM clubs. St. George welcomes all, and we invite one to become part of our family where faith, family and focus are the foundation for the future. Submitted by St. George School, 6700 176th St. in Tinley Park. For more information, call (708) 532-2626, or visit stgeorgeschool.org.
22ndCenturyMedia.com education Guide 22nd century media | August 8, 2019 | 3 St. Mary Catholic School offers advanced learning Benefits of a learning community focused on academics, faith and family St. Mary School is a vibrant and welcoming Catholic school, serving students in preschool through grade 8. Since 1949, teachers have been providing an extraordinary, personalized learning environment, allowing each student to achieve their full potential. “We chose St. Mary’s for its community, its extraordinary faculty and staff, and its exceptional learning environment,” said Frank Murray, St. Mary School Board vice president and parent. “It is the faith-based, family community that we believe is critical for our children’s academic, social and spiritual development. St. Mary’s family is everything we wanted in a school community.” See the exceptional learning environment St. Mary’s offers 3-year-old preschool through eighth grade. Visitors are always impressed with the school’s facilities, which include a music room, library, computer lab, science lab, spacious gymnasium, and the science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics classroom. The STEAM classroom allows teachers to bring a unique approach of teaching to enhance student learning and understanding of how all things relate to each other, in school and in life. Unlike other STEM programs, St. Mary’s program also emphasizes the integration of the arts and offers more creativity to students in the learning process. The STEAM program and open classroom setting allow teachers to facilitate rather than lecture, resulting in students experiencing their education as a process instead of a final product. St. Mary’s also offers a one-toone technology program that provides each student in grades sixth through eighth with an individual iPad, a class set of iPads for third through fifth grade, and kindergarten through second grade has designated classroom iPads and smartboards for educational use. Primary students also benefit from a certified reading specialist and teacher aides. Learn about numerous extracurricular opportunities and more Students can enjoy many afterschool programs, including band, chess, bell choir, youth choir, drama club, STEM, yearbook, Scout groups, Student Council, social events and an extensive athletic program. Before and after school care is available for a fee from 6:45-7:50 a.m. and 2:40-6 p.m. Bus service is an option for those families who reside in the Mokena Public School District 159 for a fee. Learn about tuition assistance Recent legislation in Illinois has opened up opportunities for families to receive scholarships for up to 100 percent of tuition for Catholic education. Through Empower Illinois, families can apply for tuition assistance in the form of grants to help pay for their child’s Catholic education. Additionally, St. Mary’s offers a special Tuition Transfer Grant for up to $1,500 per family ($1,000 in Year 1, $500 in Year 2) for students entering grades first through seventh who transfer from any private, public, charter or home school. Students transferring from another Catholic school in the Diocese of Joliet or neighboring dioceses are not eligible. Submitted by St. Mary Catholic School, 11409 159th St. in Mokena. For more information, call (708) 326-9330, or visit stmaryschoolmokena.org. Fox’s Restaurant still about family after 50 years Three generations later, Fox’s Restaurant and Pub is still providing quality food and service to residents all over Chicago’s south side and the surrounding suburbs. Thomas and Therese Fox started their restaurant with a simple desire to serve good food to other families. The rich history of the restaurant is kept alive today by Thomas Fox’s descendents, and Fox’s is now a beloved spot by residents not only at its original location in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, 9956 Western Ave., but also in Oak Lawn and Plainfield. The restaurant also has a strong Please see family, 11 OFFERING $1500 TUITION TRANSFER GRANTS St. Mary School is offering a Tuition Transfer Grant up to $1,500 per family ($1,000 in year one, $500 in year two) for students entering grades 1-7 who transfer from anyprivate*, public,charteror home school. *Students transferring from another Catholic school in the Diocese of Joliet or neighboring diocese are not eligible. Find Us on Facebook @ facebook.com/stmaryschoolofmokena COME SEE THE DIFFERENCE. 11409 195 th St., Mokena Call 708-326-9330 Or visit us online at www.stmaryschoolmokena.org
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