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Part 2<br />
Advertising Section<br />
• The Glenview Lantern • The Northbrook Tower •<br />
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2 | august 8, 2019 | 22nd century media private school Guide<br />
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OLPH school celebrates 90 years of Catholic education<br />
Celebrating 90 years of<br />
Catholic education, Our<br />
Lady of Perpetual School<br />
is a place unlike any other<br />
— a vibrant 21st-century<br />
Catholic school in an idyllic<br />
eight-building campus<br />
filled with 3 to 14 year<br />
olds.<br />
We invite you to discover<br />
the distinction that<br />
makes OLPH an extraordinary<br />
place of learning.<br />
When you select OLPH,<br />
you join a community<br />
bound by a mission of<br />
faith, with families passionate<br />
about education,<br />
students fully engaged in<br />
their learning and teachers<br />
committed to their practice<br />
as caring professionals.<br />
In every grade, OLPH<br />
fosters the growth and development<br />
of the whole<br />
person. Religious education<br />
and its formation of<br />
responsible young adult<br />
Catholics is the foundation<br />
of the parish school. As<br />
an academic institution,<br />
OLPH is dedicated to designing<br />
an individualized<br />
program of success for<br />
each child. Careful structuring<br />
of classes allows for<br />
every child to be known<br />
and loved, while providing<br />
a broad range of learning<br />
opportunities in academics,<br />
visual and performing<br />
arts, athletics, service and<br />
leadership.<br />
Additionally, at OLPH<br />
School, parents are active<br />
partners in their child’s education.<br />
We do not simply<br />
enroll a student; we enroll<br />
a family. Recognizing parents<br />
as the primary educators<br />
of children, OLPH<br />
supports, supplements and<br />
enriches your family life.<br />
Explore our website.<br />
Tour the school. Ask questions.<br />
Become a part of<br />
Our Lady of Perpetual<br />
Help School — a Premier<br />
Private Education in the<br />
Finest Catholic Tradition.<br />
We invite you to schedule<br />
a tour or attend one<br />
of our November Admission<br />
events. Preschool and<br />
Kindergarten Information<br />
Night will be 6-7 p.m. on<br />
Nov. 13. Preschool though<br />
eighth-grade open houses<br />
will be 4-6 p.m. on Nov.<br />
13 and 8:30 a.m.-noon on<br />
Nov. 14.<br />
Submitted by Our Lady of<br />
Perpetual Help School,<br />
1123 Church St., Glenview,<br />
IL, 60025, (847) 724-6990,<br />
olphglenview.org.<br />
Cove School gives students with learning disabilities education they deserve<br />
The Cove School provides<br />
highly individualized education<br />
and life strategies for students with<br />
complex learning disabilities.<br />
For over 70 years, Cove has<br />
believed that every child, given<br />
the appropriate support, accommodations<br />
and time, has<br />
the potential to learn, grow and<br />
flourish. The Cove School has<br />
changed lives and built futures<br />
for countless students and their<br />
families.<br />
A private K–12 day school in<br />
Northbrook, Cove is a national<br />
leader in learning disability education,<br />
a special education center<br />
approved by ISBE to serve<br />
students with Learning Disabilities,<br />
Speech and Language Disabilities,<br />
Other Health Impaired<br />
(OHI), Emotional Disabilities<br />
and Traumatic Brain Injury<br />
(TBI).<br />
Cove’s dual purpose is to provide<br />
students with customized<br />
learning strategies to complete<br />
an academic curriculum and to<br />
facilitate the development of<br />
their social, emotional and selfadvocacy<br />
skills. This approach<br />
creates a space for students to<br />
build the self-confidence necessary<br />
to make a successful transition<br />
to their community schools<br />
or to make post-secondary<br />
choices.<br />
While serving nearly 170 students<br />
from over 50 school districts<br />
each year, Cove limits class<br />
sizes to no more than 10 students<br />
per class. Cove’s 118 staff members<br />
range from unit-level teachers<br />
to clinical support-minded<br />
specialists, such as speech and<br />
language pathologists, social<br />
workers, reading teachers, occupational<br />
therapists and more.<br />
At all unit levels, Cove provides<br />
individualized “whole<br />
child” education, implementing<br />
robust programs in STEAM,<br />
art, music, drama, PE, transition<br />
services and more. In the classroom,<br />
Cove integrates cuttingedge<br />
research into every aspect<br />
of its instructional methods, including:<br />
A school-wide executivefunctioning<br />
curriculum, embracing<br />
the development, growth<br />
and utilization of students’ E.F.<br />
skills.<br />
Orton-Gillingham, a proven<br />
multi-sensory approach to reading,<br />
incorporated into every<br />
reading lesson.<br />
Neurobiological understandings<br />
of core cognitive processes,<br />
matching methodologies to each<br />
student’s learning attributes.<br />
Cove parents, teachers and<br />
specialists work hand-in-hand to<br />
ensure the best possible educational<br />
plans for students. When<br />
students arrive at Cove, they immediately<br />
feel the difference that<br />
comes from a nurturing, supportive<br />
setting. They feel safe yet<br />
challenged to reach their fullest<br />
potential, and they often make<br />
new friends, establishing the social<br />
relationships that are so important<br />
in life.<br />
Furthermore, students at Cove<br />
receive direct support to make<br />
and maintain those authentic<br />
peer relationships. Cove’s cutting-edge<br />
instructional methodologies,<br />
including classroom<br />
ability-grouping, allow students<br />
to feel at home within a learning<br />
environment. With over<br />
twenty-five after school activities,<br />
monthly social events and<br />
limited class sizes, Cove gives<br />
students the opportunity to find<br />
the community meant for them.<br />
If you know a child who could<br />
benefit from an enhanced learning<br />
atmosphere, we invite you to<br />
explore our website, coveschool.<br />
org, and visit our school for an<br />
in-depth personal tour. We look<br />
forward to sharing our vision for<br />
a world where every child finds<br />
the tools they need to adapt, to<br />
learn and to grow.<br />
Join us for an open house at<br />
The Cove School on Oct. 16 at<br />
9:15 a.m. Please RSVP to mditthardt@coveschool.org.<br />
Submitted by The Cover School,<br />
350 Lee Rd., Northbrook, IL, 60062,<br />
(847) 562-2100, coveschool.org.
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The Goddard School offers best childhood<br />
preparation for success in North Shore<br />
For over 30 years, The Goddard<br />
School has been a trusted<br />
name among parents and families.<br />
Its classrooms are safe, nurturing<br />
environments for children<br />
six weeks to 6 years, offering<br />
age-appropriate opportunities<br />
to explore and discover. From<br />
infants to toddlers, preschoolers<br />
to pre-kindergarteners, highly<br />
trained teachers lead each child<br />
to reach developmental milestones,<br />
preparing the children<br />
for social and academic success.<br />
At The Goddard School located<br />
in Skokie, the on-site owners,<br />
Andrew and Mary Fratini, work<br />
to make sure every family enjoys<br />
a warm, positive experience.<br />
They strive to provide the best<br />
quality program for each child<br />
year-round, offering full-time<br />
and part-time schedules with<br />
open enrollment. The F.L.EX.<br />
Learning Program ensures that<br />
they meet high standards specific<br />
to early learning, development<br />
and care.<br />
The F.L.EX. Learning Program<br />
(Fun Learning Experience)<br />
is grounded in research on how<br />
children learn best: Children<br />
experience the deepest, most<br />
genuine learning when they are<br />
having fun. It’s designed to help<br />
build each child’s emotional,<br />
academic, social, creative and<br />
physical skills — including 21stcentury<br />
skills such as communication,<br />
collaboration, creativity<br />
and critical thinking — to<br />
provide a well-rounded experience<br />
and help each one become<br />
school-ready, career-ready and<br />
life-ready.<br />
Twenty-first century skills<br />
also tie in directly with STEAM<br />
learning (science, technology,<br />
engineering, arts and mathematics).<br />
Introducing these subjects<br />
early on helps promote children’s<br />
natural curiosity in them,<br />
increasing the chance that children<br />
will pursue STEAM-related<br />
careers later on in life.<br />
“Supporting STEAM learning<br />
at the preschool level involves<br />
identifying activities children<br />
naturally do for opportunities<br />
to further guide them,” Andrew<br />
said. “When children solve puzzles<br />
or play with blocks, they<br />
create pathways in their brains<br />
that help with more advanced<br />
STEAM skills later on.”<br />
The preschool and pre-kindergarten<br />
classrooms integrate this<br />
play-based learning philosophy<br />
into their lesson plans.<br />
In the preschool classroom,<br />
children use a variety of interesting,<br />
hands-on learning and reading<br />
materials to make play more<br />
complex and challenging. Their<br />
play also becomes more social<br />
and cooperative as they build<br />
their social skills, make friends<br />
and learn to collaborate.<br />
Children continue their journey<br />
of exploration and discovery<br />
in the pre-kindergarten<br />
classroom. Teachers help them<br />
apply their developing literacy<br />
and math skills through fun, purposeful<br />
learning experiences.<br />
Play-based learning is so effective<br />
that the results of a recent<br />
review by the Children’s<br />
Progress Academic Assessment<br />
(CPAA) show that Goddard<br />
School students score 45% higher<br />
on mathematics and literacy<br />
assessments compared to non-<br />
Goddard peers. CPAA is an early<br />
childhood assessment system<br />
that assists teachers in making<br />
informed and individualized instructional<br />
decisions.<br />
Submitted by The Goddard School,<br />
9651 Gross Point Rd., Skokie, IL.,<br />
60076, (847) 773-0200, goddardschool.com.<br />
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School<br />
A Premier Private Education in the Finest Catholic Tradition<br />
OPEN HOUSE<br />
NOVEMBER 13 & 14<br />
olph-il.org
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Love, learn, lead at Saint Athanasius School<br />
At St. Athanasius<br />
School, we offer a rigorous<br />
learning environment<br />
for our students<br />
and we are committed to<br />
the highest standards of<br />
academic excellence. It<br />
is our priority to provide<br />
our students with an outstanding<br />
educational experience,<br />
to prepare them<br />
for academic challenges<br />
that lie ahead and to help<br />
instill a life-long love of<br />
learning. St. Athanasius<br />
students are expected to<br />
work diligently to achieve<br />
their potential. We help<br />
our students become selfdirected,<br />
accountable and<br />
responsible. We recognize<br />
and appreciate individual<br />
learning styles and abilities<br />
and encourage students<br />
to think critically<br />
and creatively. We nurture<br />
a climate of caring<br />
and mutual respect. St.<br />
Athanasius School offers<br />
a wide range of extracurricular<br />
activities to provide<br />
additional opportunities<br />
to support and nurture<br />
development of the whole<br />
child.<br />
We believe that each<br />
child’s sense of self worth<br />
is enhanced through a personal<br />
relationship with<br />
God. We provide a Christcentered<br />
environment<br />
through, which we pass<br />
on Catholic scripture,<br />
tradition, prayer, liturgy,<br />
sacraments and commitment<br />
to service. We challenge<br />
students to live their<br />
faith by participating in<br />
parish life and committing<br />
to the ideals of peace,<br />
justice and respect for all<br />
of God’s creation. We encourage<br />
each student to<br />
“love, learn, and lead.”<br />
Our dedicated faculty<br />
and staff employ timetested<br />
methods of learning,<br />
innovative teaching<br />
techniques and advanced<br />
technology to foster each<br />
student’s success. We<br />
communicate proactively<br />
and comprehensively with<br />
parents about their child’s<br />
development. Our teachers<br />
are involved in all<br />
aspects of school life and<br />
serve as exceptional role<br />
models for our students.<br />
St. Athanasius parents,<br />
as the primary educators,<br />
are actively involved in<br />
their child’s education.<br />
We encourage a strong<br />
parent-teacher partnership,<br />
based on trust and<br />
mutual respect, for the<br />
benefit of all of our students.<br />
Submitted by St. Athanasius<br />
School, 2510 Ashland Ave.,<br />
Evanston, IL 60201, (847)<br />
864-2650, saintas.net.<br />
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School<br />
OPEN HOUSE<br />
FOR INCOMING 9 th GRADE STUDENTS<br />
Sunday,November 3, 2019 • 1:00 -3:00 p.m.<br />
DISCOVER THE COVE COMMUNITY.<br />
IMAGINE IF BEING PART OF A<br />
COMMUNITY WAS PART OF THE<br />
CURRICULUM.<br />
At The Cove School, students with complex learning disabilities receive direct support<br />
to make and maintain authentic peer relationships. Cove’s leading-edge instructional<br />
methodologies, including classroom ability-grouping, allow students to feel at home<br />
within alearning environment. With over twenty-five after school activities, monthly<br />
social events and limited class sizes, Cove gives students the opportunity to find the<br />
community meant for them.<br />
Join us for an Open House at The Cove School on<br />
Wednesday, October 16, 2019<br />
Please RSVP to mditthardt@coveschool.org<br />
1095 LakeCook Rd, Deerfield • 847.470.6700 • www.rzjhs.org<br />
Apartner with the Jewish United Fundinservingour community.<br />
PASS THIS ALONG<br />
TO OTHER PARENTS<br />
AND PROFESSIONALS<br />
350 Lee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062<br />
847.562.2100 • www.coveschool.org
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Kensington School a partner in community<br />
What parent doesn’t want<br />
the best for their child? As<br />
parents, we want to see our<br />
children grow successfully,<br />
achieving more than even<br />
we ourselves have accomplished.<br />
When searching<br />
for a first full-day school<br />
experience for young children,<br />
parents seek a program<br />
in which their child is<br />
encouraged and educated,<br />
nourished and loved.<br />
Nearly 50 years ago,<br />
Kensington School’s<br />
founder, Barbara Marlas,<br />
believed what studies<br />
would later show: The optimal<br />
time for setting the<br />
stage for future learning<br />
begins in the early years.<br />
Determined to provide an<br />
environment specifically<br />
created for the education<br />
of pre-kindergartners, she<br />
opened her first school in<br />
the Chicago suburbs in<br />
1969.<br />
Since that first year,<br />
Kensington School has developed<br />
into a leader in early<br />
childhood education and<br />
recently opened its 10th location<br />
in Glenview and will<br />
soon open its 11th in Arlington<br />
Heights and 12th in<br />
Hinsdale. The educational<br />
integrity and the sustained<br />
determination to provide<br />
children with the best possible<br />
learning opportunities<br />
have been keenly fostered<br />
over the years by Marlas,<br />
her family and her staff of<br />
educators. Never stagnant,<br />
always evolving, Kensington<br />
School’s carefully designed<br />
curriculum encourages<br />
children from infancy<br />
through kindergarten age to<br />
be curious, to explore and<br />
to seek answers.<br />
Kensington School actively<br />
partners with families<br />
and the community at<br />
large. The social and academic<br />
skills that will serve<br />
a child throughout their life<br />
begin with this partnership.<br />
As a community of likeminded<br />
parents, Kensington<br />
families join with staff<br />
to celebrate and encourage<br />
the young children in our<br />
midst.<br />
From comprehensive<br />
curriculum for every age<br />
to natural and organic food<br />
served family style, to talented<br />
teachers, beautiful<br />
materials and environments,<br />
the magic of learning<br />
and the hum of activity<br />
fill Kensington School’s<br />
classrooms each and every<br />
day.<br />
Gardening in the Kensington<br />
organic garden,<br />
expanding Spanish vocabulary<br />
through songs<br />
and games with our Spanish<br />
specialist and building<br />
strength and flexibility<br />
with our yoga instructor,<br />
children participate in additional<br />
enrichments that<br />
broaden their interests.<br />
The Kensington Tinkerlab<br />
gives students ages 3 and<br />
above the unique opportunity<br />
to wonder, think and<br />
dream as they build with<br />
open-ended, real materials.<br />
From the youngest infants<br />
to our oldest kindergarten<br />
students, music<br />
plays an important role in<br />
every child’s day. Songs<br />
gently guide children<br />
through transitions; fullbody<br />
music and movement<br />
activities provide powerful<br />
links to learning; and<br />
seasonal performances are<br />
a highlight for parents and<br />
grandparents.<br />
Kensington School’s<br />
standards for excellence in<br />
early education align with<br />
the mission and values of<br />
The National Association<br />
for the Education of Young<br />
Children (NAEYC), the<br />
premier accrediting body<br />
for early childhood programs.<br />
All eight eligible<br />
Kensington School locations<br />
have achieved this<br />
gold standard accreditation.<br />
Kensington School’s<br />
new locations will strive<br />
for this accreditation as<br />
soon as they are eligible.<br />
When a child attends<br />
Kensington School, they<br />
are not only experiencing<br />
a superior early childhood<br />
education, but their family<br />
is part of a support system<br />
that communicates, encourages<br />
and delights in the<br />
joys of raising a child.<br />
See kensingtonschool.<br />
com or call (630) 990-8000<br />
for more information or to<br />
arrange a tour of Kensington<br />
School of Glenview.<br />
Submitted by Kensington<br />
School, 2160 Chestnut Ave.,<br />
Glenview, IL, 60026, (630)<br />
990-8000, kensingtonschool.<br />
com.<br />
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St. Norbert School prepares students for lifelong success<br />
For over 100 years, St. Norbert<br />
School has enriched the lives of<br />
students from Pre-K-8th grade<br />
through its challenging curriculum<br />
designed to prepare students<br />
for a life of success. This curriculum,<br />
when combined with our<br />
unique culture of care, inclusivity<br />
and community grounded in<br />
values and faith, facilitates the<br />
development of the whole child<br />
that is ready to thrive in the 21st<br />
century.<br />
At St. Norbert School, we are<br />
committed to equipping students<br />
with the skills needed for success<br />
in a rapidly changing world.<br />
This means students learn how<br />
to learn. They learn to navigate<br />
knowledge, think critically and<br />
develop a viewpoint all while<br />
exhibiting respect, integrity and<br />
excellence — three of our four<br />
core values. This ensures our<br />
students are prepared to enter the<br />
unknown and thrive in whatever<br />
they choose to do.<br />
More importantly, a high-quality<br />
education such as that found<br />
at St. Norbert School ensures all<br />
our students develop not only<br />
academically but also spiritually<br />
by instilling the sustaining values<br />
that ensure our kids do what<br />
is right when no one is watching.<br />
Instilling these lessons at a<br />
young age ensures the next generation<br />
of leaders have the moral<br />
foundation needed to lead our<br />
world in the years to come. This<br />
is what drives our foundation of<br />
faith where students learn compassion<br />
for others and a shared<br />
sense of service. Service to our<br />
world and to God — our fourth<br />
core value and the foundation<br />
with which we live.<br />
Just as it is important to develop<br />
the mind and spirit, our holistic<br />
approach to learning ensures<br />
students have the opportunity to<br />
participate in an array of athletics.<br />
Students can choose from nine<br />
different sports and our no-cut<br />
policy ensures every child gets<br />
the chance to do so because it’s in<br />
these opportunities that kids learn<br />
invaluable skills of teamwork,<br />
sportsmanship and discipline.<br />
Whether it is cheerleading, basketball,<br />
track and field or football,<br />
there is an array of athletic opportunities<br />
for kids to try.<br />
Students at St. Norbert School<br />
are inspired to become confident,<br />
independent, lifelong learners<br />
skilled with the critical thinking,<br />
collaboration, resilience and<br />
responsibility needed to reach<br />
their full potential in school and<br />
in life.<br />
St. Norbert School creates<br />
the path for success, but it’s our<br />
students that reach for it and<br />
achieve it during their time with<br />
us and beyond.<br />
Submitted by St. Norbert Catholic<br />
School, 1817 Walters Ave., Northbrook,<br />
IL, 60062, (847) 272-0051,<br />
stnorbertschool.org.
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Countryside Day School continues to fill niche in community<br />
Countryside Day School,<br />
a renowned institution in<br />
Northbrook for more than<br />
50 years, continues to fill<br />
a niche in the educational<br />
market by providing students<br />
16 months through<br />
eighth grade with an unique<br />
learning experience that<br />
emphasizes not only rigorous<br />
academic studies but<br />
also the development of<br />
critical character skills essential<br />
for success not just<br />
in school, but more importantly<br />
in life. Countryside<br />
is committed to working in<br />
partnership with parents to<br />
help young people become<br />
more than great students<br />
but also exceptional adults.<br />
Faculty at Countryside<br />
understands education in a<br />
broader and deeper context<br />
than conventional schools.<br />
Teachers see school as an<br />
internship to adulthood in<br />
which students develop a<br />
strong sense of agency and<br />
empathy. Countryside students<br />
feel a deep responsibility<br />
to make a contribution.<br />
This is accomplished<br />
in classes that are “microsocieties”<br />
designed to emulate<br />
real life, with mixed<br />
ages, the expectation to<br />
take initiative, permission<br />
to follow interests which<br />
develops deep concentration<br />
and an intrinsic love<br />
of learning and room to<br />
learn that failing is necessary<br />
in order to accomplish<br />
great things.<br />
This great work is<br />
also accomplished with<br />
uniquely strong one-to-one<br />
student-teacher relationships<br />
where teachers do<br />
more than offer academic<br />
content but also serve as<br />
mentors to their students.<br />
Teachers’ knowledge of<br />
each individual student is<br />
one of the most treasured<br />
aspects of the Countryside<br />
experience by both<br />
students and parents alike.<br />
It is also what makes the<br />
role of teaching so inspiring<br />
that Countryside Day<br />
enjoys very little teacher<br />
turnover.<br />
The final piece of the<br />
Countryside success strategy<br />
is a close working relationship<br />
with parents in<br />
which faculty share observations<br />
of their students,<br />
seek information from<br />
parents about what they<br />
see at home, and make<br />
recommendations regarding<br />
parenting based on the<br />
expert, collective experience<br />
of master teachers.<br />
The CDS faculty is keenly<br />
aware of the changes in<br />
culture that are impacting<br />
children and families and<br />
how these changes are affecting<br />
the development of<br />
young people.<br />
The mission of Countryside<br />
Day School is to<br />
provide an education that<br />
assists students in developing<br />
the qualities of respect,<br />
responsibility and<br />
resourcefulness so they<br />
become great students and<br />
exceptional adults.<br />
Countryside’s website,<br />
countrysideday.org, is a<br />
great place to start your<br />
research, but families say,<br />
without exception, that<br />
it is a visit to the classrooms<br />
themselves that reveal<br />
the unparalleled and<br />
awe-inspiring educational<br />
experience. Parents are<br />
encouraged to schedule a<br />
personalized tour anytime.<br />
Submitted by Countryside<br />
Day School, 1985 Pfingsten<br />
Rd., Northbrook, IL, 60062,<br />
(847) 498-1105, countrysideday.org.<br />
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Contact our admissions office to learn more<br />
and schedule your tour.<br />
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www.stnorbertschool.org<br />
847.272.0051<br />
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Regina Dominican, where North Shore<br />
enrollment continues to grow rapidly<br />
“This fall, Regina Dominican High<br />
School is looking at a 51 percent increase<br />
in freshmen enrollment, with the<br />
most significant numbers coming from<br />
the North Shore,” president Elizabeth<br />
Schuster remarked. “Never has the value<br />
of single-gender education been more<br />
important to parents and students than it<br />
is today. At open houses, we outline the<br />
science. There have been significant studies<br />
on the impact of the all-girl environment<br />
during this important developmental<br />
stage — and it shows when these young<br />
women enter college and the workforce.”<br />
Admittedly, the school’s best marketing<br />
comes from its graduates. On average, 91<br />
percent of Regina Dominican graduates<br />
are accepted to their university of first<br />
choice and 46 percent of the 2019 graduates<br />
choose majors in the STEM fields.<br />
“Keep in mind, most of these students<br />
did not walk in the door focused on the<br />
sciences, but given the opportunities we<br />
offered they developed the interest and<br />
confidence to pursue these passions,”<br />
Schuster noted.<br />
Known for launching leaders, the<br />
school’s Leadership Institute has grown<br />
to offer opportunities to all students at every<br />
level, from freshmen to seniors. Students<br />
learn to use their strengths to listen,<br />
inspire and empower others to be the best<br />
they can be and make a difference in the<br />
world.<br />
“We find involvement in the Regina<br />
Dominican Leadership Institute is a key<br />
differentiating factor during the college<br />
application process,” Schuster said. “Universities<br />
are taking note of this program,<br />
the impact it is having on a young woman’s<br />
college choices is evident. Not many<br />
students walk away from high school<br />
with a veritable leadership portfolio, but<br />
at Regina Dominican they have that opportunity.”<br />
Regina Dominican’s campus is also<br />
growing.<br />
“We are embarking on a campus redevelopment<br />
plan to ensure the physical<br />
school reflects the innovation seen in our<br />
classrooms,” Schuster explained.<br />
To do this, they are working with alumna,<br />
architect Carol Ross Barney, most recently<br />
lauded for her work on Chicago’s<br />
Riverwalk.<br />
On the athletic front, the school is more<br />
vibrant than ever with the recent launch of<br />
home fields for soccer, lacrosse and softball,<br />
plus a new athletic director who is<br />
focused on raising the school’s competitive<br />
profile.<br />
Open houses are slated for Oct. 17<br />
and Nov. 10, all are welcome. Till then,<br />
please call to schedule a Shadow Day for<br />
your daughter or visit rdhs.org for further<br />
information.<br />
Submitted by Regina Dominican High School,<br />
701 Locust Rd., Wilmette, IL, 60091, (847)<br />
256-7660, rdhs.org.<br />
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On Stage Salon and Spa<br />
continues local success<br />
When Steve Stavros left<br />
his hometown in Greece to<br />
come to America, he had<br />
scissors in his hands and<br />
a dream in his heart. He<br />
wanted to make the world<br />
a better place, one haircut<br />
at a time. Stavros knew<br />
that one day his passion<br />
for hair and love for the<br />
business would eventually<br />
pay off. Before long, Stavros<br />
and his wife Effie made<br />
their dream a reality and in<br />
June of 1973 when their<br />
first baby was born — On<br />
Stage Salon and Spa.<br />
Steve and Effie’s very<br />
first shop was located<br />
in Niles. On Stage then<br />
moved to Skokie and<br />
then Highland Park before<br />
planting its seeds and<br />
growing to its full potential<br />
in Glenview in the<br />
late `90s, when Stavros<br />
built his very own place at<br />
654 Waukegan Rd. After<br />
the heartbreaking loss of<br />
his wife, Stavros’ daughter<br />
Vasi and his two sons<br />
Dean and Alex all helped<br />
their dad run the shop.<br />
His entire staff thought he<br />
would retire in that building<br />
but a business opportunity<br />
arose and Stavros<br />
once more packed up his<br />
shop and moved his passionate<br />
employees to Plaza<br />
Del Prado at Willow and<br />
2757 Pfingsten Rd.<br />
The On Stage family<br />
feels right at home here in<br />
the Plaza. The surrounding<br />
shops located in the mall<br />
are convenient for our staff<br />
and clients who are coming<br />
to get their hair, makeup,<br />
nails, or waxing done.<br />
We have come to love<br />
Glenview, the surrounding<br />
suburbs and the clientele<br />
we’ve had the pleasure of<br />
getting to know over the<br />
past 40 years. Since being<br />
in our new location,<br />
we have gained so many<br />
incredible new customers<br />
who we truly appreciate.<br />
We hope to continue<br />
the tradition of making<br />
them life long clients and<br />
friends.<br />
The Tsornis family has<br />
grown the salon and its<br />
staff to include so many<br />
amazingly talented employees.<br />
They are dedicated<br />
to their craft and<br />
continuing their education<br />
by attending classes<br />
and events held by the top<br />
educators in the industry.<br />
Learning and surrounding<br />
themselves with the industry’s<br />
finest products, techniques<br />
and styles to share<br />
and pass on to their amazing<br />
clientele, is the secret<br />
sauce to their creative<br />
spark and endless passion.<br />
On Stage Salon and Spa<br />
offers customized consultations<br />
to offer the perfect<br />
personalized service just<br />
for you. Services including<br />
an array of hair coloring,<br />
beautiful haircuts, smoothing<br />
keratin treatments,<br />
thickening or lengthening<br />
extensions, amazing<br />
up-dos, pampering nail<br />
services, relaxing spa services<br />
and a full make up<br />
lounge in devotion to endless<br />
beauty.<br />
A part from being experts<br />
in their craft, they<br />
are committed to ensuring<br />
your investment in yourself<br />
by using and recommending<br />
only the best<br />
products that are enhancing<br />
and nourishing to the<br />
hair, skin and nails, allowing<br />
the wonderful salon<br />
experience to continue for<br />
weeks at home.<br />
Blessed with an extremely<br />
loyal team and<br />
46 years of amazing and<br />
beautiful clients, the owners<br />
and staff always strive<br />
to put their hearts into their<br />
work. We will continue to<br />
grow our small business<br />
and serve the community<br />
with as much passion for<br />
beauty as when we first<br />
started.<br />
Submitted by On Stage Salon<br />
and Spa, 2757 Pfingsten Rd.,<br />
Glenview, IL, 60026, (847)<br />
832-1300, onstagesalon.com.<br />
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Mathnasium makes math fun again<br />
Students are settling into<br />
the new school year and<br />
learning new math concepts<br />
nearly every week.<br />
Math topics introduced in<br />
class today build on concepts<br />
taught prior years.<br />
Sometimes students have<br />
knowledge gaps from previous<br />
years. These gaps<br />
can prevent kids from<br />
keeping up with the class<br />
— and cause them to fall<br />
behind. Other times, students<br />
may lose interest in<br />
math because they don’t<br />
feel challenged. They are<br />
finishing work early and<br />
acing their tests and quizzes.<br />
Either way, Mathnasium<br />
is the place for you.<br />
Is Your Student Behind?<br />
“Children don’t hate<br />
math. What they hate is<br />
being confused, intimidated,<br />
and embarrassed by<br />
math.”<br />
Every day children<br />
struggle in math — not for<br />
lack of natural potential,<br />
but because they haven’t<br />
yet developed the right<br />
way of thinking about<br />
math.<br />
At Mathnasium, we believe<br />
that every child has<br />
the ability to be successful<br />
in math. It’s just a matter<br />
of teaching math the way<br />
that makes sense to them.<br />
We’ll work with your child<br />
so they understand math<br />
and get on the path to improvement.<br />
Our Approach<br />
Our approach, the Mathnasium<br />
Method, pinpoints<br />
exactly what makes math<br />
difficult for each child in<br />
grades 2–12. Every day,<br />
struggling students attend<br />
Mathnasium to work<br />
with our specially trained<br />
instructors who are great<br />
with math and great with<br />
kids. We’ll lend a helping<br />
hand to every struggling<br />
student in an individual<br />
setting—our unique approach<br />
enables us to effectively<br />
explain concepts<br />
and teach a personalized<br />
learning plan that addresses<br />
each child’s specific<br />
needs. With regular<br />
attendance at Mathnasium,<br />
we’ll teach your child how<br />
to think the way natural<br />
mathematical thinkers do<br />
and open doors.<br />
Is Your Student Ahead?<br />
“With understanding<br />
comes passion, and with<br />
passion comes growth—a<br />
treasure is unlocked.”<br />
At Mathnasium we love<br />
math — using it, talking<br />
about it and especially<br />
teaching it. We think math<br />
is exciting, fun and interesting.<br />
Every day, students who<br />
excel at math and are eager<br />
for greater challenges attend<br />
Mathnasium for math<br />
enrichment to broaden<br />
their math knowledge and<br />
learn from our experienced<br />
math tutors.<br />
Our Approach<br />
Our programs are designed<br />
to give kids more<br />
than they get at school.<br />
Our specially trained instructors<br />
are exceptional<br />
at math and love working<br />
with kids — they make<br />
all the difference. Our<br />
educational materials and<br />
teaching techniques are<br />
designed to challenge students<br />
in grades 2–12 beyond<br />
what they’re learning<br />
in school and broaden their<br />
horizons in math. In our<br />
centers, we nurture and<br />
grow your child’s natural<br />
enthusiasm for math by<br />
broadening skills and challenging<br />
students to think<br />
the way that natural mathematical<br />
thinkers do.<br />
How can Mathnasium help<br />
you?<br />
The experts at Mathnasium<br />
can help by conducting<br />
a thorough assessment to<br />
learn more about your student’s<br />
math strengths and<br />
weaknesses. The next step<br />
is developing a customized<br />
plan to get your child<br />
back on track or start to<br />
get ahead and celebrating<br />
math successes throughout<br />
the school year! To learn<br />
how Mathnasium can help,<br />
call your local learning<br />
center today.<br />
Submitted by Mathnasium,<br />
various locations, mathnasium.com.
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St. Catherine Labouré offers nurturing environment<br />
St. Catherine Labouré<br />
School warmly invites all<br />
parents to come and see<br />
our welcoming, caring<br />
and faith-filled community.<br />
The school is a onestory<br />
building, located in<br />
a quiet residential area,<br />
on lush green grounds at<br />
3425 Thornwood Avenue<br />
in Glenview.<br />
St. Catherine Labouré<br />
School offers a program<br />
of academic excellence in<br />
a nurturing environment<br />
to all students in the Glenview<br />
area.<br />
The school features a<br />
wonderful Early Childhood<br />
Education Program for 3<br />
and 4 year olds with halfday<br />
and full-day options<br />
and an outstanding full-day<br />
academic kindergarten.<br />
Academic excellence<br />
is the primary focus of<br />
St. Catherine Labouré<br />
School’s rigorous Pre-<br />
K-8th grade curriculum.<br />
The students consistently<br />
score in the 90th percentile<br />
on standardized testing,<br />
making it one of the best<br />
schools in the Archdiocese<br />
of Chicago. Convenient<br />
and economical Extended<br />
Care is available 7-8 a.m.<br />
and 2:30-6 p.m.<br />
St. Catherine Labouré<br />
School’s multicultural<br />
learning community is<br />
dynamic and provides<br />
students with a chance to<br />
build meaningful relationships<br />
with people from<br />
a wide range of cultures.<br />
The devoted staff and great<br />
community of parents create<br />
a closely-knit, safe<br />
environment that embodies<br />
a family atmosphere.<br />
All students are given an<br />
opportunity to experience<br />
success through academics,<br />
sports, fine arts and<br />
character building.<br />
Because our Catholic<br />
faith is the cornerstone<br />
of St. Catherine Labouré<br />
School, students are instilled<br />
with Christian values<br />
of service to God, to<br />
others, and to our home<br />
communities. The school<br />
embraces the Catholic faith<br />
with frequent celebration of<br />
the Sacraments, a dynamic<br />
prayer life, and high expectations<br />
for moral behavior.<br />
Submitted by St. Catherine<br />
Laboure, 3535 Thornwood<br />
Ave., Glenview, IL, 60026,<br />
(847) 729-1414, stcatherinelaboure.com.<br />
KE<strong>NS</strong>INGTON SCHOOL<br />
Infant Nursery - Full Day Kindergarten 2019<br />
Academic Early Education<br />
Spanish, Music, Yoga<br />
The Kensington Tinkerlab<br />
Natural and Organic Meals<br />
Celebrating 50 Years, Established 1969<br />
Glenview<br />
2160 Chestnut Avenue<br />
(Lehigh Avenue and Chestnut Avenue)<br />
www.kensingtonschool.com<br />
630.990.8000
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The Gow School approach allows students to thrive<br />
The Gow School is a<br />
college-prep boarding and<br />
day school for students,<br />
grades 6-12, with dyslexia<br />
and similar languagebased<br />
learning disabilities.<br />
Focusing on small class<br />
sizes, three to seven students<br />
per class and a low<br />
4:1 student-to-faculty ratio,<br />
The Gow School offers<br />
a multi-sensory approach<br />
to teaching that enables<br />
dyslexic students to thrive.<br />
The Gow community has<br />
a sense of belonging, of<br />
equality, and of connection<br />
born on common trials and<br />
shared triumph.<br />
Gow has a start fast, finish<br />
strong mentality and<br />
students typically start to<br />
see progress soon after<br />
they step foot in our classrooms.<br />
Progress typically<br />
comes quickly, soon after<br />
they invest themselves<br />
in the program. At the<br />
School’s core is a structured<br />
program designed to<br />
help students navigate the<br />
academic day and a daily<br />
schedule designed to keep<br />
students busy. Between<br />
a packed class schedule,<br />
after-school sports, study<br />
hall and Saturday classes,<br />
there is little unprogrammed<br />
time.<br />
The School is settled on<br />
a 120 acre campus which<br />
gives our students plenty<br />
of room to learn and play.<br />
Boarding school life does<br />
not always allow lots of<br />
free time, but it has plenty<br />
of room for fun. Students<br />
are so involved – playing<br />
sports, going on trips, and<br />
hanging out with each other<br />
– that they get the most<br />
out of the rich residential<br />
experience.<br />
In July, the School’s coed<br />
summer program is five<br />
weeks of learning and fun<br />
for ages 8-16! The Gow<br />
School Summer Program<br />
is for students who have<br />
been experiencing academic<br />
difficulties, or have<br />
been diagnosed with dyslexia<br />
or specific learning<br />
disabilities. The Summer<br />
Program runs from the end<br />
of June to early August<br />
with morning academics,<br />
afternoon fun and games<br />
and weekend adventures!<br />
The Gow School Summer<br />
Program gives students academic<br />
tools and self-confidence<br />
they can take with<br />
them wherever they go; to<br />
the classroom and beyond.<br />
By combining a structured<br />
program and environment<br />
with flexibility,<br />
individualization, and<br />
room for fun, Gow provides<br />
a rich school experience<br />
that is precisely what<br />
dyslexic students need to<br />
learn and to enjoy learning.<br />
Submitted by The Gow<br />
School, 2491 Emery Rd.,<br />
South Wales, NY, www.gow.<br />
org, (716) 687-2005.<br />
1500 WKennedy Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045<br />
847-615-3267 | www.lfanet.org<br />
•Grades 9 to 12<br />
• 30 miles north of Chicago<br />
• 100% College Matriculation<br />
•Class of 2019 will attend 69 colleges<br />
in 22 states and 4 countries<br />
Lake Forest Academy is an independent,<br />
co-ed, college preparatory school for<br />
boarding and day students located in the<br />
Chicago suburb of Lake Forest.<br />
Fall Open House:<br />
October 6, 2019
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Explore what’s possible at<br />
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Ronald Knox Montessori School: A 55-year tradition of excellence<br />
Why choose a<br />
Montessori School<br />
for your child?<br />
Research has shown<br />
that the best predictor<br />
of future success is<br />
confidence along with<br />
a positive sense of self.<br />
Beginning your child’s<br />
education at a Montessori<br />
school during their most<br />
formative, impressionable<br />
years can set them<br />
firmly on that path.<br />
Fundamental to the<br />
Montessori approach is<br />
that children become independent<br />
by developing<br />
their sense of order, coordination,<br />
and concentration.<br />
As a result, they<br />
develop positive character<br />
qualities, self-discipline,<br />
and the ability to “think<br />
out of the box.”<br />
Why choose Ronald Knox<br />
Montessori School?<br />
In dedicating ourselves<br />
wholly to Maria Montessori’s<br />
philosophy, we<br />
adhere to the highest<br />
standards of Montessori<br />
education. Ronald Knox<br />
Montessori School is fully<br />
accredited, meeting or exceeding<br />
standards set forth<br />
by the American Montessori<br />
Society (AMS). We<br />
have over 55 years of educating<br />
and instilling the<br />
love of learning in children<br />
on the North Shore —<br />
many of our “graduates”<br />
are now sending their own<br />
children to Ronald Knox!<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori<br />
School offers children<br />
a warm, welcoming<br />
environment, where they<br />
are encouraged to explore<br />
a world of activities in<br />
mixed age classrooms,<br />
supervised by nurturing<br />
teachers and their assistants.<br />
Our teachers are<br />
highly qualified, with credentials<br />
from AMS certified<br />
training centers. Our<br />
beautiful classroom environments<br />
are designed,<br />
built, and maintained for<br />
the children, following<br />
Montessori philosophy.<br />
“The child, making use<br />
of all that he finds around<br />
him, shapes himself for the<br />
future,” Maria Montessori<br />
said.<br />
The children in all of our<br />
programs are guided by<br />
their teachers as they make<br />
discoveries and learn in a<br />
natural, intuitive, handson<br />
manner. Children develop<br />
skills they will use<br />
both inside and outside<br />
the classroom, such as<br />
creative problem solving,<br />
grace and courtesy, respect<br />
for themselves, others, and<br />
the world around them.<br />
Ronald Knox children<br />
are more than prepared to<br />
enter elementary schools<br />
upon “graduating.”<br />
Our teachers respect all<br />
children as unique individuals.<br />
They understand that<br />
children develop and learn<br />
at their own pace. They<br />
strive to instill a life-long<br />
love of learning in all of<br />
the children, setting them<br />
on a path to reach their<br />
highest potential.<br />
Our strong, involved,<br />
and supportive community<br />
of parents, faculty and administrators<br />
are dedicated<br />
to ensuring that Ronald<br />
Knox continues to maintain<br />
its level of excellence.<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori<br />
School offers the following<br />
programs<br />
Parent/Child (6-23<br />
months of age), Toddler<br />
(2-3 yrs of age), Primary<br />
(3-6 years of age): full &<br />
half- day programs, including<br />
full-day Kindergarten.<br />
Also offered are<br />
the options of early arrival<br />
(Early Bird), lunch, aftercare,<br />
a selection of enrichment<br />
programs, and summer<br />
programs.<br />
To learn more about<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori<br />
School, please visit<br />
our website: ronaldknox.<br />
org, and/or contact Anita<br />
McGing, Director of Admissions<br />
and Enrollment<br />
Management, at (847)<br />
256-2922, ext. 19, or anita_mcging@ronaldknox.<br />
org.<br />
Submitted by Ronald Knox<br />
Montessori School, 2031<br />
Elmwood Ave., Wilmette,<br />
IL, 60091, (847) 256-2922;<br />
ronaldknox.org.<br />
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No. 1 ranked Christian Heritage Academy<br />
celebrates 35 years of faith, academic excellence<br />
This year marked the 35-year<br />
anniversary of Christian Heritage<br />
Academy (CHA), a PK-12<br />
Christian school that integrates<br />
faith with academic excellence.<br />
Located on a 15-acre campus at<br />
315 Waukegan Road in Northfield,<br />
CHA has served thousands<br />
of families from over 40 Chicago<br />
communities and 100 churches<br />
with an exemplary Christian<br />
education for students from preschool<br />
to 12th grade.<br />
For two years in a row, CHA<br />
earned the ranking of No. 1 Best<br />
Christian High School and is also<br />
the top-ranked Christian school<br />
among private K-12 schools in<br />
Illinois (from Niche.com, an<br />
independent agency that ranks<br />
schools based on data from test<br />
scores, college data, and ratings).<br />
With SAT/ACT and standardized<br />
test scores among the best in the<br />
area, students from recent graduating<br />
classes have been accepted<br />
into top-tier colleges and universities,<br />
including Northwestern<br />
University, University of Chicago,<br />
Duke University, University<br />
of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign),<br />
Case-Western University and<br />
Wheaton College.<br />
From the 2-year-old program<br />
through kindergarten, CHA’s<br />
early education programs offer<br />
age-appropriate and researchbased<br />
learning experiences,<br />
focused on nurturing a child’s<br />
faith, curiosity and love of learning.<br />
With biblical integration and<br />
hands-on STEAM programs, our<br />
early childhood classes develop<br />
a strong foundation for longterm<br />
social and academic success,<br />
while nurturing a heart for<br />
Christ and his call to love and<br />
serve others. Half-day and fullday<br />
preschool options are available,<br />
as well as “lunch bunch”<br />
and extended care.<br />
CHA takes a holistic approach<br />
to educating the child’s mind,<br />
body and heart through all developmental<br />
stages.<br />
“While academics are a major<br />
focus, what sets CHA apart is the<br />
Christ-centered environment and<br />
the teachers who love God, pray<br />
for the students, and integrate<br />
the Bible in all subjects,” principal<br />
Joan Okamoto said. “These<br />
days, I do believe we need to<br />
fight harder for the souls of our<br />
students.”<br />
Living out the value of “loving<br />
God and loving others,” students<br />
of all ages served both locally<br />
and globally during Service<br />
Learning Week, from younger<br />
students making gifts for pediatric<br />
patients and visiting the<br />
elderly, to the Upper School students’<br />
serving trips to Chicago,<br />
the Texas-Mexico border, Dominican<br />
Republic, and Cuba, to<br />
help families in need.<br />
Parents attribute the spiritual<br />
formation and high-academic<br />
performance of students to the<br />
quality of faculty and staff,<br />
whom CHA calls “living curriculum”<br />
teachers.<br />
CHA parent, Lisa S. of Glenview,<br />
stated “The hours of 8:30-<br />
3:30 matter. It matters who’s<br />
influencing your children. The<br />
teachers here are ‘living curriculum<br />
teachers’ who follow Christ,<br />
know Him, and love Him.” Joanna<br />
K., a parent of two alumni<br />
said, “CHA has influenced the<br />
course of my children’s entire<br />
lives. From elementary to high<br />
school, they received Christlike<br />
love and nurturing from<br />
the teachers, as well as academics<br />
and leadership opportunities<br />
which led to admissions to<br />
Northwestern University, and<br />
more importantly, to their strong<br />
faith in Christ on campus and in<br />
the workplace.”<br />
Discover how your child can<br />
flourish through a Christ-centered<br />
education that is both academically<br />
excellent and life-transforming.<br />
Interested families may<br />
visit Christian Heritage Academy<br />
during Fall Tour Days or schedule<br />
an individual tour. Contact<br />
Admissions: (847) 446-5252 or<br />
visit www.christianheritage.org.<br />
Submitted by Christian Heritage<br />
Academy, 315 Waukegan Rd.,<br />
Northfield, IL, 60093, (847) 446-<br />
5252, christianheritage.org.
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Leadership lives at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy<br />
Beyond the gates of St. John’s<br />
Northwestern Military Academy<br />
lies a historic institution that has<br />
prepared teens for college and a<br />
lifetime of opportunity for 135<br />
years.<br />
“We attract a diverse group<br />
of young boys and girls capable<br />
of significant achievement and<br />
looking for guidance on how to<br />
maximize their potential,” said<br />
Tom Stocks, president of St.<br />
John’s Northwestern and a 1969<br />
alumnus.<br />
St. John’s Northwestern (SJN-<br />
MA) opened in 1884 as a private,<br />
college preparatory and leadership<br />
development school. In<br />
1995, it merged with Northwestern<br />
Military and Naval Academy<br />
of Lake Geneva to become St.<br />
John’s Northwestern. Nestled in<br />
the center of beautiful Delafield,<br />
Wisc., SJNMA is principally a<br />
boarding school for boys and<br />
girls, grades 7-12; while also offering<br />
an active day student program<br />
to the local community.<br />
SJNMA follows a long-established<br />
military format for<br />
the benefit of structure, and the<br />
advancement of honor, dignity<br />
and respect. Hundreds of<br />
its graduates have been admitted<br />
to the Five Military Service<br />
Academies, and the overwhelming<br />
majority advance to notable<br />
colleges and universities.<br />
Prominent alumni include Curtis<br />
“Buzz” Roosevelt, the actor<br />
Spencer Tracy and Martin Torrijos<br />
Espino, former president of<br />
the Republic of Panama.<br />
The academic curriculum at<br />
St. John’s Northwestern features<br />
a student-instructor ratio that<br />
allows for personal support by<br />
highly dedicated faculty.<br />
“Individual attention and<br />
classroom interaction optimize<br />
mastery of the subject matter,<br />
and the learning process itself,”<br />
said Dr. Eric Wozniak, SJNMA’s<br />
Headmaster.<br />
In addition, cadets learn outside<br />
the classroom through field<br />
trips, excursions, community<br />
service and study abroad. Diploma<br />
options include STEM Honors,<br />
Humanities Honors, as well<br />
as technical diplomas and paths<br />
to earn dual college credit. St.<br />
John’s Northwestern also offers<br />
courses in English as a Second<br />
Language, music, art, engineering,<br />
technology and aviation.<br />
St. John’s Northwestern places<br />
a high value on faith formation<br />
as a foundation for solid character<br />
development. Cadets are<br />
taught the importance of service<br />
before self through a variety of<br />
community service activities.<br />
The stunning Noble Victory<br />
Chapel — St. John the Divine,<br />
was constructed by highly-dedicated<br />
returning cadets serving<br />
in World War I. The chapel is<br />
part of the Episcopal Diocese of<br />
Milwaukee and is celebrating its<br />
100th anniversary.<br />
A commitment to athletics and<br />
wellness is yet another important<br />
pillar of SJNMA’s program.<br />
“Through varsity-level competition<br />
or intramural sports or activities,<br />
athletic competition instills<br />
valuable life lessons such as<br />
teamwork, dedication, and good<br />
sportsmanship” said Mike Fink,<br />
SJNMA’s Athletic Director.<br />
A variety of sports are offered,<br />
including football, basketball,<br />
baseball, cross country, wrestling,<br />
swimming, golf, tennis and<br />
lacrosse.<br />
The Academy’s 110-acre campus<br />
is a sight to behold. The<br />
beautiful terrain is accented by<br />
historic early-20th Century architecture<br />
and features a ninehole<br />
golf course, impressive outdoor<br />
athletic complex, obstacle<br />
course, tennis courts and indoor<br />
swimming pool.<br />
St. John’s Northwestern is<br />
rated a top Christian boarding<br />
school by Boarding School Review<br />
and received a perfect score<br />
at the 2019 JROTC Program<br />
of Accreditation review. Open<br />
houses are held every month for<br />
families to tour the campus, meet<br />
the leadership, and learn about<br />
the various scholarship and financial<br />
aid options available.<br />
SJNMA is a 501C-3 non-profit<br />
organization. To learn more<br />
about St. John’s Northwestern<br />
Military Academy, visit www.<br />
sjnma.org or call (800) SJ-CA-<br />
DET.<br />
Submitted by St. John’s Northwestern<br />
Military Academy, 1101 N.<br />
Genesee St., Delafield, WI, 53018,<br />
(262) 646-7199, sjnma.org.<br />
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Quest Academy launches<br />
new AI curriculum with<br />
Microsoft collaboration<br />
As a leader in gifted education for over<br />
35 years, Quest Academy has remained<br />
true to its mission of serving the gifted<br />
child through a dynamic and innovative<br />
approach to learning. Quest students benefit<br />
from an advanced curriculum that is<br />
not limited by the age of the child; instead<br />
highly qualified teachers ensure that academic<br />
foundations are supported and the<br />
work is appropriately challenging for the<br />
individual student.<br />
Quest Academy is excited to announce<br />
an exclusive partnership with Microsoft<br />
to develop an exceptional, forward-thinking<br />
Artificial Intelligence curriculum for<br />
our students in first through eighth grades.<br />
It is an honor to be the only elementary/<br />
middle school in the nation to have this<br />
opportunity to work with Microsoft.<br />
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is revolutionizing<br />
how we interact with the world<br />
around us, specifically as it pertains to the<br />
technology we encounter everyday. Inspired<br />
by this ever-changing landscape,<br />
Quest Academy has embraced the philosophy<br />
of “learning today, leading tomorrow”<br />
to ensure that tomorrow’s leaders<br />
are indeed equipped to be AI changemakers.<br />
“Our knowledge of the gifted child and<br />
gifted curricula, coupled with Microsoft’s<br />
research on Artificial Intelligence, affords<br />
us a perfect opportunity to develop an AI<br />
curricula for 21st-century learners,” said<br />
Jacque Negus, Quest Academy’s Head of<br />
School.<br />
Quest Academy serves children in preschool<br />
through eighth grade on its Palatine<br />
campus that includes a large main<br />
school building, additional preschool and<br />
junior kindergarten spaces and a beautiful<br />
west campus featuring athletic and<br />
outdoor education facilities for extended<br />
learning opportunities. Drawing from<br />
over 50 different Chicago area communities,<br />
parents seek out Quest for their<br />
gifted learner when other educational settings<br />
are not equipped to extend the curriculum<br />
beyond grade level or when the<br />
child exhibits both a desire and ability to<br />
work ahead of the typical classwork. The<br />
curriculum combines liberal arts content<br />
with innovative and inspiring instructional<br />
methods facilitated by teachers who<br />
collaborate to create multi-disciplinary<br />
projects that elicit original thinking and<br />
creative problem solving.<br />
In addition to a unique approach to academics,<br />
Quest Academy is committed to<br />
nurturing the whole child through character<br />
education, service learning and social<br />
emotional development.<br />
“We have been at Quest for 11 years.<br />
The school fulfills its mission — an advanced<br />
curriculum with nurturing teachers.<br />
My children entered high school so<br />
prepared. They are also confident problem<br />
solvers, a skill they learned very early<br />
at Quest. Quest teaches students lifelong<br />
educational and social skills that will help<br />
them in high school and college.” (Quest<br />
Parent)<br />
The Quest Academy experience includes<br />
a 7:1 student-teacher ratio that<br />
supports individual student growth. After<br />
school options such as competitive sports,<br />
clubs, activities in the arts and academic<br />
competition teams provide additional enrichment<br />
opportunities and build community<br />
throughout the student body.<br />
Quest Academy invites families to<br />
learn more about what sets the school<br />
apart from the traditional learning experience.<br />
To arrange for a tour of the campus,<br />
contact Amanda Davey, Director of<br />
Enrollment Management, by office phone<br />
(847) 202-8035 or by email admission@<br />
questacademy.org. Learn more about the<br />
school, visit www.questacademy.org.<br />
Submitted by Quest Academy, 500 N. Benton<br />
St., Palatine, IL, 60067, (847) 202-8035,<br />
questacademy.org.<br />
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Why do families choose Rochelle Zell Jewish High School?<br />
At Rochelle Zell Jewish High<br />
School, we nurture the whole<br />
student — academically, spiritually,<br />
physically and socially. Our<br />
mission is to create a culture of<br />
academic excellence that inspires<br />
and prepares our students to think<br />
critically, achieve their full potential<br />
and live Judaism as responsible<br />
and involved citizens in the<br />
modern world.<br />
Rochelle Zell Jewish High<br />
School is committed to an intellectual<br />
and spiritual environment<br />
in which questions, critical thinking,<br />
experiences and relationships<br />
are at the center of our Jewish<br />
and secular general studies curricula.<br />
Teachers at Rochelle Zell<br />
come to know their students as<br />
multi-dimensional human beings.<br />
The close relationships that form<br />
between them contribute to students’<br />
confidence in their ability<br />
to advocate for themselves and<br />
for others in high school, in college<br />
and beyond.<br />
RZJHS offers students an exceptional<br />
college preparatory<br />
curriculum that includes honors<br />
and AP classes in all subject areas<br />
as well as a 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 />
Rochelle Zell alumni are bright<br />
and articulate young women and<br />
men who have enrolled at the nation’s<br />
leading colleges and universities.<br />
They are well rounded and<br />
confident and possess a strong<br />
sense of values and a commitment<br />
to making the world a better place.<br />
Visit us at www.rzjhs.org or<br />
find us on Facebook and Instagram.<br />
Submitted by Rochelle Zell Jewish<br />
High School, 1095 Lake Cook Rd.,<br />
Deerfield, IL, 60015, (847) 470-<br />
6700, rzjhs.org.<br />
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Lake Forest Academy enters new era of globalism<br />
This year, Lake Forest<br />
Academy is proud to welcome<br />
José De Jesús as the<br />
Academy’s 30th Head of<br />
School. De Jesús was born<br />
in Puerto Rico and migrated<br />
to New York City<br />
with his family when he<br />
was 6 years old. Over the<br />
past 31 years, he has been<br />
a student, teacher and administrator<br />
in independent<br />
schools.<br />
He was most recently the<br />
head of the upper school<br />
and a history teacher at the<br />
Packer Collegiate Institute<br />
in New York City. He<br />
earned a bachelors degree<br />
from Wesleyan University,<br />
a masters degree in history<br />
from Tufts University and<br />
a second masters degree<br />
in private school leadership<br />
from the Klingenstein<br />
Leadership Program at<br />
Teacher’s College, Columbia<br />
University. De Jesús<br />
began his official duties on<br />
July 1, 2019.<br />
LFA’s community will<br />
also greet over 100 new<br />
students from Chicago’s<br />
suburbs, across the United<br />
States and many different<br />
countries around the globe<br />
this fall. No matter where<br />
they call home, students<br />
at the Academy are committed<br />
to excellence, possess<br />
a curiosity about the<br />
world, and are excited to<br />
learn in a diverse school<br />
community.<br />
The Academy’s focus<br />
on globalism stretches<br />
far beyond the make-up<br />
of the student body. The<br />
school places the utmost<br />
importance on helping its<br />
students become better<br />
global citizens. Whether<br />
in the classroom, on service<br />
trips, traveling with<br />
a class, or spending a year<br />
abroad, LFA students are<br />
encouraged to widen their<br />
horizons both figuratively<br />
and literally.<br />
In addition to standard<br />
and individualized coursework,<br />
LFA students have<br />
the unique opportunity to<br />
work with veteran filmmakers.<br />
Last year, LFA<br />
was featured in “The<br />
Global Generation,” a film<br />
produced by LFA former<br />
trustee and Hall of Fame<br />
member Mike Leonard ‘66<br />
and Executive Producer of<br />
Leonard Films Mary Kay<br />
Wall. The film aired on<br />
Chicago’s WTTW channel<br />
on Oct. 25, 26 and 27,<br />
2018. Throughout the year,<br />
Leonard and Wall held academic<br />
sessions on various<br />
aspects of filmmaking and<br />
provided individual evaluation<br />
of student work.<br />
Other students participated<br />
through interviews,<br />
musical contributions,<br />
drone-camera operation,<br />
and technical assistance. A<br />
second edition of the documentary<br />
is currently in the<br />
works.<br />
As LFA students develop<br />
new skills and build on<br />
their interests, they work<br />
closely with their college<br />
counselors at the Academy<br />
during junior and senior<br />
year to create college<br />
lists, attend workshops,<br />
and work on their college<br />
applications. LFA’s Class<br />
of 2019 will matriculate<br />
to 75 colleges and universities<br />
in 23 states and<br />
five countries. Visit www.<br />
lfanet.org/collegecounseling<br />
for more details about<br />
LFA’s college counseling<br />
program.<br />
For more information<br />
about LFA’s admissions<br />
process and academic program,<br />
visit www.lfanet.<br />
org. LFA’s fall open house<br />
will take place on Oct. 6.<br />
Registration for campus<br />
tours, information sessions<br />
and shadow days can be<br />
completed at www.lfanet.<br />
org/visit.<br />
Submitted by Lake Forest<br />
Academy, 1500 Kennedy Rd.,<br />
Lake Forest, IL, 60045, (847)<br />
615-3210, lfanet.org.
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Missouri Military Academy teaches young men<br />
how to take command of their lives<br />
Since 1889, thousands of parents<br />
have looked to Missouri<br />
Military Academy (MMA) to<br />
give their boys the structure, responsibility<br />
and love they need<br />
to grow, compete and thrive —<br />
and ultimately become young<br />
men who are in full command of<br />
their lives.<br />
Students come from across<br />
the United States and around<br />
the world to attend MMA. Focused<br />
on the education of boys<br />
in grades 7 through 12 and<br />
post-grad year, the Academy is<br />
a college-preparatory boarding<br />
school with a military tradition.<br />
MMA’s comprehensive 360°<br />
Education empowers boys and<br />
young men to unlock their full<br />
potential. Through MMA, families<br />
give their boys gifts of courage,<br />
strength, heart and pride —<br />
an edge to triumph in college and<br />
in life.<br />
“We have known what potential<br />
he has and he is now seeing<br />
for himself,” MMA parents Bob<br />
and Jennifer Wever said. “MMA<br />
has been the best decision we<br />
have ever made for our son.”<br />
MMA understands and embraces<br />
how boys learn and what<br />
inspires and challenges them.<br />
Through MMA’s tight-knit environment,<br />
supported by peers,<br />
teachers, and mentors, boys learn<br />
personal accountability, perseverance,<br />
and self-discipline.<br />
“MMA has given my son the<br />
ability to think about his choices<br />
and to take responsibility for<br />
them. He has learned that he is<br />
in charge of his freedom, privileges,<br />
and future,” MMA mom<br />
Dr. Victoria Thompson said.<br />
“He said to me, ‘I know I don’t<br />
tell you enough, but I am very<br />
grateful for the opportunity you<br />
have given me to be able to go<br />
to MMA.’”<br />
Known for their sense of character<br />
and strong leadership traits,<br />
MMA graduates consistently<br />
achieve 100 percent college acceptance<br />
and earn an impressive<br />
number of scholarships. The<br />
Class of 2018 earned more than<br />
$6.5 million in college scholarships,<br />
and recent graduates have<br />
been accepted to Loyola Marymount<br />
University, Case Western<br />
Reserve, Savannah College of<br />
Art and Design, the Citadel, the<br />
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,<br />
University of Washington, and<br />
more.<br />
MMA’s unique Triumph Program<br />
gives students an early<br />
start on college. Qualifying students<br />
can finish high school with<br />
one year of college -- or even<br />
earn their associate degree. Supported<br />
by MMA’s structured environment,<br />
students take classes<br />
with William Woods University<br />
faculty on MMA’s campus. Parents<br />
and students benefit from a<br />
map to college graduation, starting<br />
as early as middle school, to<br />
help understand their college investment<br />
and academic plan.<br />
Located in central Missouri,<br />
approximately six hours from<br />
Chicago, Missouri Military<br />
Academy’s 288-acre campus<br />
provides a safe, supportive, and<br />
scenic setting for learning and<br />
growth. Visit missourimilitaryacademy.org<br />
for more information.<br />
Submitted by Missouri Military<br />
Academy, 204 N. Grand St.,<br />
Mexico, Missouri, (573) 581-1776,<br />
missourimilitaryacademy.org.
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Woodlands Academy<br />
prepares tomorrow’s<br />
global leaders with<br />
global education today<br />
As aptly stated by the<br />
Brookings Institution,<br />
“The challenges that face<br />
the world today — from<br />
global poverty and climate<br />
change to financial<br />
systems and conflict —<br />
require globally-minded<br />
solutions. Global competency<br />
skills are necessary<br />
so that young people can<br />
invent a future that appropriately<br />
addresses global<br />
challenges.”<br />
Additionally, research<br />
shows that students who<br />
learn about global issues<br />
are more than twice as<br />
likely to see the importance<br />
of personally taking<br />
social action. Global learning<br />
encourages awareness<br />
and critical thinking about<br />
issues such as poverty, climate<br />
change, religious and<br />
cultural differences, world<br />
trade and politics.<br />
Graduate of Woodlands<br />
Academy of the Sacred<br />
Heart Julie Bateman was<br />
inspired to help solve<br />
global challenges because<br />
of the experiences of<br />
her Rwandan-born high<br />
school best friend who<br />
was forced to flee her native<br />
country because of the<br />
country’s cruel past. After<br />
receiving an engineering<br />
degree from University of<br />
Michigan, Bateman spent<br />
two years at Vayu Inc.,<br />
a company dedicated to<br />
delivering vital supplies<br />
anywhere, anytime using<br />
drone technology. The<br />
company spends a great<br />
deal of time working in<br />
Africa. This is just one<br />
of the many examples of<br />
Woodlands alumnae applying<br />
the global competencies<br />
they learned to<br />
make a difference.<br />
Woodlands graduates<br />
are uniquely qualified<br />
to understand and solve<br />
challenges of global significance<br />
thanks to the<br />
school’s long-standing tradition<br />
of global education<br />
and commitment to social<br />
justice. Blending traditional<br />
classroom learning with<br />
opportunities for meaningful<br />
community service<br />
and global experiences,<br />
Woodlands Academy educates<br />
tomorrow’s global<br />
leaders. The Center for<br />
Global Studies equips students<br />
to navigate through<br />
and flourish in a rapidly<br />
changing global landscape<br />
by preparing each student<br />
with essential global competencies.<br />
As a part of the worldwide<br />
network of Sacred<br />
Heart Schools that spans<br />
the United States and 40<br />
other countries, internationality<br />
is a part of<br />
the school’s DNA; the<br />
school’s international exchange<br />
program dates to<br />
the 1930s. Founded in<br />
1858, Woodlands Academy<br />
is an independent,<br />
Catholic, college preparatory<br />
day and boarding high<br />
school for young women<br />
of all faiths. The school’s<br />
identity is rooted in Saint<br />
Madeleine Sophie Barat’s<br />
desire to inspire young<br />
hearts and minds to excel,<br />
to lead lives of integrity<br />
and to serve. By empowering<br />
girls to lead, compete,<br />
engage, and explore,<br />
Woodlands Academy empowers<br />
girls to change the<br />
world.<br />
Submitted by Woodlands<br />
Academy of the Sacred<br />
Heart, 760 E Westleigh Rd.,<br />
Lake Forest, IL, 60045, (847)<br />
234-4300 woodlandsacademy.org.<br />
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Forest Bluff School fosters independence<br />
in joyful learning environment<br />
At Forest Bluff School, an<br />
internationally renowned AMIaccredited<br />
Montessori school in<br />
downtown Lake Bluff, students<br />
between the ages of 18 months<br />
and 14 years experience the joy<br />
and satisfaction of a self-directed<br />
learning approach that honors<br />
their innate curiosity, encourages<br />
independence and respects<br />
the individuality of each child. A<br />
Forest Bluff School education focuses<br />
on the child’s skills for discovery<br />
and exploration through<br />
hands-on learning opportunities<br />
at every age. The child-centered<br />
instructional methods allow students<br />
to take ownership of their<br />
learning and provide students<br />
with the skills and confidence to<br />
take risks, challenge themselves,<br />
and embrace their “failures” as<br />
learning opportunities.<br />
Forest Bluff School students<br />
begin developing their independence<br />
in the youngest of classrooms,<br />
where they are given the<br />
opportunity to choose their own<br />
work, ranging from practical life<br />
skills such as preparing food and<br />
setting a table for a communal<br />
meal to painting, sewing and arranging<br />
flowers. As they progress<br />
through the years, students<br />
take on greater responsibilities,<br />
such as creating daily and<br />
weekly work plans, coordinating<br />
small-group field trips to supplement<br />
their classroom research<br />
and participating in service<br />
learning trips that require detailed<br />
planning and preparation,<br />
all of which the Secondary Level<br />
(ages 12-14) students do themselves.<br />
By allowing children the<br />
freedom of choice in their learning<br />
at every age, a Montessori<br />
education allows children to be<br />
the primary agents in developing<br />
their own intellect and character,<br />
an experience that is both profound<br />
and joyful for Forest Bluff<br />
students.<br />
As a true Montessori school,<br />
we support the development of<br />
the whole child. Students at Forest<br />
Bluff School not only exhibit<br />
academic excellence, but also<br />
the many qualities that constitute<br />
positive character development:<br />
empathy, integrity, grit, resilience,<br />
responsibility, initiative,<br />
self-discipline, self-reflection<br />
and respect for themselves, others<br />
and the environment.<br />
Graduates of Forest Bluff<br />
School achieve excellent records<br />
at public and private high<br />
schools, large and small, local<br />
and national. Recent graduates<br />
have gone on to attend Lake Forest<br />
High School, Lake Forest<br />
Academy, Woodlands Academy,<br />
St. Paul’s School and Phillips<br />
Exeter Academy, among others.<br />
Every member of the Forest<br />
Bluff School faculty holds<br />
a Masters degree and is AMI<br />
Montessori certified. Our experienced<br />
and dedicated teachers<br />
work closely with one another,<br />
sharing their wisdom and best<br />
practices for supporting all students<br />
in their quest for knowledge,<br />
understanding, and genuine<br />
human connections.<br />
Forest Bluff School recognizes<br />
the importance of building<br />
strong relationships with the<br />
families it serves. As such, we<br />
maintain close communications<br />
with parents on an ongoing basis<br />
through our Parent Education<br />
programs that include book discussions,<br />
Parent & Baby classes<br />
(for children under 18 months),<br />
guest lecturers, and more. Adults<br />
and children alike benefit from<br />
the supportive and welcoming<br />
parent community at Forest<br />
Bluff School. For more information<br />
or to schedule a tour, please<br />
contact Lynn Lillard Jessen at<br />
847-295-8338. For practical parenting<br />
suggestions, read our blog<br />
at forestbluffschool.org/blog/.<br />
Submitted by Forest Bluff School,<br />
8 W. Scranton Ave., Lake Bluff, IL,<br />
60044, (847) 295-8338, forestbluffschool.org.<br />
Sacred Heart educates children’s minds, hearts<br />
Families are drawn to<br />
Sacred Heart School because<br />
of its mission to<br />
educate children’s hearts<br />
and minds in a faithfilled,<br />
Catholic community,<br />
teaching 21st-century<br />
skills. They are proud of<br />
their growing school and<br />
excited that Sacred Heart<br />
was named a 2018 National<br />
Blue Ribbon School<br />
of Excellence. To be a<br />
Blue Ribbon nominee, a<br />
school’s test scores must<br />
place them in the top 15<br />
percent nationally on standardized<br />
tests. Even more,<br />
Blue Ribbon Schools must<br />
demonstrate that they are<br />
extraordinarily committed<br />
to meeting the unique<br />
needs of students, and they<br />
must show that faculty,<br />
teachers, parents and students<br />
collaborate to ensure<br />
students’ success.<br />
School begins each day<br />
with Principal Kristen<br />
Fink personally welcoming<br />
each student by name<br />
into the building. Studies<br />
show that when students<br />
are greeted, or “seen” by<br />
multiple people at the<br />
start of their school day,<br />
engagement in school increases,<br />
test scores go up<br />
and students feel valued.<br />
Throughout this past<br />
year, Fink has had the opportunity<br />
to visit some<br />
high-performing schools<br />
through her participation<br />
as a fellow in the University<br />
of Notre Dame’s Center<br />
for Transformational<br />
Educational Leadership<br />
(CTEL). She learned that<br />
the power of gathering the<br />
entire learning community<br />
first thing in the morning is<br />
striking. Therefore, rather<br />
than starting each day by<br />
going to individual homerooms,<br />
students will come<br />
together as a school in the<br />
gym to pray, build community,<br />
learn from each other<br />
and celebrate success.<br />
Each day of the week will<br />
have a different theme.<br />
Morning Assembly will<br />
provide Sacred Heart with<br />
the opportunity to live out<br />
its root beliefs and grow<br />
together as a faith community.<br />
To accommodate<br />
Morning Assembly and<br />
to avoid losing any valuable<br />
instructional time,<br />
the school day has been<br />
lengthened by ten minutes.<br />
Sacred Heart students<br />
thrive under a faculty<br />
committed to continuous<br />
improvement through<br />
ongoing professional development.<br />
More than 70<br />
percent of teachers have<br />
masters degrees. They<br />
collaborate across grade<br />
levels and subject areas<br />
to provide a rigorous curriculum.<br />
The highly specialized<br />
Student Services<br />
Department — with specialists<br />
in math, reading,<br />
and speech as well as a<br />
counselor — supports<br />
teachers and learners, differentiating<br />
to ensure each<br />
child’s needs are met.<br />
Since 2009, Sacred<br />
Heart has been an Apple<br />
Distinguished School for<br />
successful integration of<br />
technology. The STEAM<br />
lab offers opportunities to<br />
explore and innovate with<br />
circuitry, coding, robotics<br />
and software engineering,<br />
all while collaborating<br />
with peers.<br />
Student life extends far<br />
beyond school hours with<br />
after-school care and a<br />
teacher-supervised Homework<br />
Lab as well as arts,<br />
sciences and athletic offerings.<br />
A highly engaged<br />
drama troupe, band, choir,<br />
enrichment classes and<br />
no-cut competitive team<br />
sports keep students engaged<br />
and filled with<br />
school spirit.<br />
Five years ago, Sacred<br />
Heart introduced its first<br />
three-year-old preschool<br />
class. Today, Sacred Heart<br />
School has two preschool<br />
classes and there are three<br />
junior kindergarten classes<br />
slated for fall, including<br />
one full-day program. Sacred<br />
Heart’s classes are<br />
growing, including the<br />
highest retention in five<br />
years from kindergarten to<br />
first grade.<br />
Submitted by Sacred Heart,<br />
1095 Gage St., Winnetka,<br />
IL, 60093, (847) 446-0005,<br />
shwschool.org.
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North Shore Country Day focuses on what matters<br />
In 1919, North Shore<br />
Country Day (<strong>NS</strong>CD) was<br />
the visionary answer to<br />
a fundamental question:<br />
What matters most when<br />
educating a child? Since<br />
then, <strong>NS</strong>CD has continually<br />
refined its answer to<br />
propel the school’s educational<br />
model forward<br />
with purpose and passion,<br />
building a transformative<br />
JK-12 community on four<br />
essential pillars:<br />
Purposeful Challenge —<br />
Truly knowing each student<br />
allows faculty to challenge<br />
and support them as<br />
people and learners.<br />
Intentional Design —<br />
<strong>NS</strong>CD carefully crafts its<br />
entire JK-12 program to<br />
optimize learning, develop<br />
skills and prioritize wellness.<br />
Courageous Exploration<br />
— The school pushes students<br />
to participate widely<br />
and take risks regularly,<br />
ensuring they stretch, explore<br />
stumble and grow.<br />
Conscientious Community<br />
— The diverse community<br />
and collaborative<br />
culture help students understand<br />
themselves and<br />
their obligations to each<br />
other, their communities<br />
and their world.<br />
North Shore Country<br />
Day is a place where<br />
school is engaging, interesting,<br />
rigorous and fun.<br />
Teachers know each student<br />
and set the bar high<br />
in order to build confident,<br />
independent thinkers. Students<br />
balance passions<br />
with responsibilities and<br />
learning becomes a way of<br />
life.<br />
Early Childhood<br />
Every moment in<br />
<strong>NS</strong>CD’s junior and senior<br />
kindergarten program is<br />
an opportunity for joyful<br />
learning. These youngest<br />
students are known and<br />
loved, they’re empowered<br />
and encouraged. Asking<br />
questions, making choices,<br />
listening, participating in<br />
discussions, sharing, reading<br />
books, creating art,<br />
making music, speaking<br />
Spanish and moving about.<br />
Lower School<br />
<strong>NS</strong>CD believes that<br />
learning is engaging when<br />
it’s meaningful, awakening<br />
the senses and opening<br />
the mind. Students<br />
develop a solid academic<br />
foundation, venture into<br />
local communities and<br />
are encouraged to think<br />
globally — not only growing<br />
in knowledge but in<br />
character. Students learn<br />
to speak up and become<br />
self-advocates. The goal<br />
is to see each child thrive<br />
by helping them develop<br />
the self-confidence needed<br />
to truly blossom in a challenging<br />
program.<br />
Middle School<br />
<strong>NS</strong>CD Middle School<br />
faculty sees the world<br />
through students’ eyes,<br />
and not only understand<br />
but truly enjoy adolescents.<br />
They also set high<br />
standards and demand<br />
academic accountability.<br />
The school welcomes<br />
spontaneous ideas that enhance<br />
learning: An experiment<br />
becomes a Science<br />
Olympiad project, a debate<br />
evolves into a Model<br />
United Nations presentation<br />
and a service-learning<br />
exercise builds awareness<br />
to enlighten others.<br />
Upper School<br />
The North Shore Country<br />
Day Upper School is<br />
vibrant, challenging, engaging<br />
and intentionally<br />
designed for learning. The<br />
long-block schedule is just<br />
one example. With four<br />
75-minutes classes per<br />
day, students have time<br />
to practice and develop<br />
skills, and understand<br />
and analyze material on a<br />
deeper level. It also provides<br />
teachers flexibility to<br />
design a range of learning<br />
experiences. The goal is to<br />
support meaningful academic<br />
engagement, inquiry-based<br />
and experiential<br />
learning and a more balanced<br />
and healthy school<br />
experience.<br />
Outcomes<br />
The true outcome of a<br />
North Shore Country Day<br />
education is seen in graduates<br />
who advance into college<br />
and the world fully<br />
prepared for whatever<br />
comes next. They are exceptionally<br />
equipped with<br />
the skills and the mindsets<br />
to make an impact on their<br />
world after years spent exploring,<br />
collaborating and<br />
embracing the school’s<br />
motto, “Live and Serve.”<br />
Submitted by North Shore<br />
Country Day School, 310<br />
Green Bay Rd., Winnetka,<br />
IL, 60093, (847) 446-0674,<br />
nscds.org.<br />
Winnetka Public School Nursery uses play-based approach for success<br />
Winnetka Public School Nursery<br />
has such a strong commitment<br />
to its play-based Reggio<br />
Emilia approach that over the<br />
last several years, eight WPSN<br />
teachers have travelled to the<br />
actual town of Reggio Emilia,<br />
Italy to engage in educational<br />
conferences about the learning<br />
style. Their travels and research<br />
have helped to structure WPSN<br />
as one of the preeminent Reggioinspired<br />
schools in Chicagoland.<br />
Established in 1926 and serving<br />
children ages 16 months<br />
through junior kindergarten,<br />
WPSN has been implementing<br />
the Reggio style for almost 30<br />
years. The approach came about<br />
in post-World War II Italy with<br />
the recognition that in order<br />
to build a different future, the<br />
community had to start by acknowledging<br />
the rights of children.<br />
Today in a Reggio-inspired<br />
classroom, teachers observe<br />
children’s interests and playing<br />
styles and base their classroom<br />
goals off of that. Children’s relationships<br />
with each other and<br />
their teachers are integral to their<br />
learning, and classrooms are set<br />
up to promote social interaction.<br />
To more fully embrace this<br />
style of learning, the teachers<br />
who have so far chosen to attend<br />
the conference participate<br />
in long days filled with intense,<br />
thought-provoking lectures and<br />
school visits.<br />
Between the four teachers who<br />
attended in Spring 2017, they<br />
took 214 pages of notes and attended<br />
58 lecture hours.<br />
Each teacher has taken away<br />
unique aspects of the approach<br />
to incorporate at WPSN, but all<br />
teachers acknowledged what a<br />
valuable experience the conference<br />
is and that they are grateful<br />
for the reminder of how knowledgeable<br />
children are.<br />
WPSN teacher Carolyn Wing<br />
remarked that upon her return,<br />
“The trip most affected my documentation<br />
process: how I observe,<br />
record and process what<br />
I see in the classroom. It helped<br />
me greatly in bringing it to a<br />
higher level and aided me in seeing<br />
the threads that connect the<br />
children’s learning throughout<br />
the year.” Ms. Wing further noted<br />
that the conference allowed her<br />
to look at the classroom space<br />
in a less rigid way, instead opting<br />
for more fluid arrangement<br />
in which materials and explorations<br />
are prepared for the flow of<br />
ideas throughout the room.<br />
Another WPSN teacher, Connie<br />
Pickrell, added that as a result<br />
of the conference “I notice I ask<br />
more open-ended questions, and<br />
when I am asked questions, I respond<br />
with ‘what do you think?’<br />
I engage one-on-one with the<br />
children more often. In fact, the<br />
majority of the classroom time,<br />
I like to get on the floor with the<br />
children and find out what they<br />
are creating and why.” Further<br />
Reggio-inspired decisions Pickrell<br />
has observed other teachers<br />
and herself incorporating are the<br />
use of natural materials and colors<br />
in activities and art.<br />
With the WPSN Board’s support<br />
of teachers’ persisting efforts<br />
to learn more about different<br />
approaches and incorporate<br />
best practices for the children,<br />
teachers will continue to travel<br />
to Reggio Emilia to seek inspiration<br />
in creating joyful, meaningful<br />
spaces where the pre-schoolers<br />
can explore the world and<br />
their relationships with others.<br />
Submitted by Winnetka Public<br />
School Nursery, 1155 Oak St., Winnetka,<br />
IL, 60093, (847) 446-5153,<br />
winnetkapublicschoolnursery.org.
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