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WINTER 2018<br />
Guide<br />
ADVERTISING SECTION<br />
The Glenview Lantern | The Northbrook Tower<br />
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St. David’s Nursery School<br />
provides growth and<br />
development for the whole child<br />
Since 1954, St. David’s Nursery<br />
School has been providing<br />
children ages 2-4 years old with a<br />
warm, nurturing and challenging<br />
preschool experience where creative<br />
play may flourish and sound<br />
human relationships may develop.<br />
The goal of St. David’s Nursery<br />
School is to provide for the growth<br />
and development of the whole<br />
child and his or her social, intellectual,<br />
motional and physical needs.<br />
St. David’s Nursery School offers<br />
programs for 2-4 year olds as well<br />
as a Kinderplus program and after<br />
school enrichment classes. Our<br />
curriculum is developed using the<br />
Illinois Early Learning Standards<br />
and Creative Curriculum and we<br />
are NAEYC accredited. We integrate<br />
key areas of content into<br />
our curriculum, including literacy,<br />
mathematics, science, social studies,<br />
technology, creative expression,<br />
health and safety and the arts.<br />
Children will have the opportunity<br />
to affect what happens in the classroom<br />
by participating in the decision<br />
making process about issues<br />
concerning classroom behavior,<br />
plans and activities. The exceptional<br />
teachers and staff at St. David’s<br />
Nursery School are highly aware of<br />
their responsibility to give the children<br />
a positive introduction into<br />
school life and accept the responsibility<br />
with warm and caring hearts.<br />
Submitted by St. David’s Nursery<br />
School, 2410 Glenview Road, Glenview,<br />
www.stdavidspreschool.com,<br />
(847) 724-7841.<br />
Regina Dominican shows young<br />
women their enormous potential<br />
Regina Dominican is the<br />
all-girls, Catholic college preparatory<br />
high school that inspires<br />
young women to lead<br />
and serve. It focuses on helping<br />
girls excel by fostering<br />
academic excellence, creating<br />
an inclusive, friendly environment,<br />
and challenging each<br />
student to develop leadership<br />
for life. In addition to a college<br />
preparatory education, it<br />
prepares our students for their<br />
future careers, relationships,<br />
and life.<br />
If you want your daughter to<br />
reach her full potential, Regina<br />
Dominican is the school for<br />
you and your family. Regina<br />
Dominican’s all-girls environment<br />
will give your daughter<br />
the confidence to push herself.<br />
The faculty and staff will challenge<br />
your daughter to excel,<br />
teach her to be a confident<br />
leader in her community and<br />
inspire her to live up to her full<br />
potential.<br />
Regina Dominican is the<br />
school where your daughter<br />
can learn that there is enormous<br />
potential and power in<br />
being a girl, and nothing can<br />
stand in her way.<br />
In most recent news, 19<br />
percent of the members of the<br />
class of 2018 were named Illinois<br />
State Scholars. This honor<br />
is awarded to only the top 10<br />
percent of students in the state.<br />
100 percent of Regina Dominican<br />
graduates attend colleges<br />
and universities. 91 percent of<br />
the class of 2017 was accepted<br />
to their first choice school.<br />
Regina Dominican has been<br />
providing young women with<br />
an unparalleled college preparatory<br />
education for nearly 60<br />
years. The school tailors a students’<br />
schedule based on her<br />
strengths in order to challenge<br />
her. With a 15:1 student to<br />
faculty ratio, students receive<br />
individualized attention and<br />
instruction from elite faculty,<br />
of which 84 percent hold advanced<br />
degrees.<br />
Outside the classroom, students<br />
can pick from one of the<br />
12 varsity sports Regina Dominican<br />
offers. 72 percent of<br />
students participate in at least<br />
one sport. The fine arts department<br />
has extensive extracurricular<br />
and curriculum opportunities<br />
in visual art, music, theater<br />
and dance. The school also<br />
offers 40 different clubs and<br />
many service opportunities.<br />
Families considering Regina<br />
Dominican should contact Pattie<br />
Fuentes, director of admissions,<br />
at pfuentes@rdhs.org or<br />
(847) 256-7660 ext. 223.<br />
Submitted by Regina Dominican,<br />
701 Locust Road, Wilmette, www.<br />
rdhs.org, (847) 256-7660<br />
Join us for an Open House at The Cove School<br />
Wednesday, March 14th | 9:15am - 11:30 am<br />
At Cove, we provide an individualized approach with<br />
integrated specialized services that enables students<br />
with learning disabilities to shine. At this Open House,<br />
you will hear from Cove leadership, staff and current<br />
families, as well as have the opportunity to see the<br />
school and our students.<br />
RSVP to mditthardt@coveschool.org<br />
Northbrook, IL | 847.562.2100 | coveschool.org<br />
GMPS<br />
is now accepting applications for the<br />
2018-2019 School Year<br />
Morning & Afternoon Classes Available<br />
Accredited by NAEYC and recipient of the<br />
Gold Circle of Quality by ExceleRate Illinois<br />
Please visit our new website www.glenviewmethodistpreschool.com for more information<br />
or contact us directly via phone or email: enrollmentgmps@yahoo.com | (847) 729-3606.<br />
Located in the heart of Glenview on Harlem Ave.
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Glenview New Church<br />
School provides options to<br />
serve needs of community<br />
The Glenview New<br />
Church School has been<br />
around since 1894, and has<br />
been serving the needs of<br />
Glenview and surrounding<br />
area families ever since.<br />
Centrally located near the<br />
heart of Glenview, the<br />
Christian-based, private<br />
school sits on a quiet, 26<br />
acre campus boasting wide<br />
open fields and wooded areas,<br />
a pond, school garden,<br />
multiple playgrounds, and<br />
is perfectly suited to provide<br />
an exceptional, beyond-the-classroom-walls<br />
learning experience.<br />
In recent years, with<br />
more parents both working,<br />
GNCS has developed<br />
programs to accommodate<br />
every need. The school<br />
prides itself on providing<br />
an excellent, individualized<br />
education, and has<br />
added more programs for<br />
those wishing to enhance<br />
educational opportunities<br />
or extend school days<br />
to fit a work schedule.<br />
GNCS offers programs<br />
from preschool through<br />
grade 7. Last year, the<br />
school added a Turning-3<br />
preschool class, and continues<br />
to offer full or halfday<br />
preschool options.<br />
Kindergarten is full-day,<br />
a rarity in some communities.<br />
The school also offers<br />
a Kindergarten extension<br />
program to complement<br />
District 34’s half-day Kindergarten<br />
programs. The<br />
school provides a free<br />
shuttle from D34 schools<br />
directly to GNCS.<br />
Students have options<br />
for popular after school<br />
enrichment classes such<br />
as gymnastics, baking, science,<br />
crafts and more. Aftercare<br />
can be arranged to<br />
extend the school day even<br />
further.<br />
While serving the needs<br />
of the community by providing<br />
many options at<br />
reasonable tuition rates,<br />
GNCS also focuses on<br />
serving those needs in a<br />
different way. The school<br />
emphasizes going out into<br />
the larger community and<br />
incorporating charity into<br />
students’ learning experience.<br />
Each year students<br />
go on field trips to food<br />
and clothing donation centers<br />
and other charities. In<br />
the process, students learn<br />
to be well-rounded, caring<br />
individuals who build<br />
on kindness and sharing<br />
of their time and talents to<br />
help those around them.<br />
GNCS strives to prepare<br />
students for life and to<br />
make a difference.<br />
Submitted by Glenview New<br />
Church School, 74 Park Dr.,<br />
Glenview, www.glenviewnewchurch.org,<br />
(847) 724-0057<br />
St. Catherine Labouré School<br />
OPEN HOUSE<br />
Sunday, January 28, 2018 l 9am–11am<br />
ALL SCHOOL MASS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING<br />
Scholastic Achievement.<br />
Catholic Values.<br />
Lifelong Learning.<br />
A unique, family-like education<br />
in the heart of Glenview.<br />
Pre-K3 -8th Grade<br />
Come visit us at 3425 Thornwood Avenue, Glenview.<br />
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Experience emergent curriculum at Bright Horizons<br />
For more than 30 years, Bright<br />
Horizons® has been partnering<br />
with Chicagoland families to<br />
provide engaging, enriching early<br />
education and preschool programs.<br />
Bright Horizons prides<br />
itself on providing high-quality<br />
early childhood education, focusing<br />
on school readiness by<br />
using top of the line educational<br />
resources. Implementing an approach<br />
to educating the child as<br />
a whole, Bright Horizons offers<br />
an emergent curriculum tailored<br />
to the individual child.<br />
The term “emergent curriculum”<br />
is rooted in the work of noted<br />
early childhood theorists like<br />
Dewey, Piaget, and Vygotsky,<br />
and is defined as a process where<br />
teachers plan activities and projects<br />
based on the specific group<br />
of children they are working<br />
with, taking into account their<br />
skills, needs, and interests. In<br />
an emergent curriculum program,<br />
what happens in side by<br />
side classrooms will look different<br />
because of the varying skills,<br />
interests, and needs of the children<br />
within those classrooms. A<br />
teacher takes into account what<br />
she knows about individuals and<br />
the particular group of children<br />
she teaches and plans accordingly.<br />
A successful emergent curriculum<br />
approach means that<br />
teachers thoughtfully plan the<br />
environment, offering visible<br />
choices, based on the children’s<br />
skills and needs. Teachers conduct<br />
observations to help with<br />
planning, Teachers practicing<br />
emergent curriculum utilize reflective<br />
practice, taking time to<br />
reflect and act on their observations<br />
of children.<br />
Teachers still plan according to<br />
age group objectives and appropriate<br />
content including school<br />
readiness skills such as letter and<br />
number concepts. They also follow<br />
state early childhood standards<br />
where available and may<br />
use a system for tracking children’s<br />
progress such as Teaching<br />
Strategies GOLD.<br />
Project work is often another<br />
component of programs that successfully<br />
practice emergent curriculum.<br />
Projects allow children<br />
to study a topic in more depth<br />
over a period of days or weeks<br />
and can involve a small group or<br />
the whole class. Projects in an<br />
emergent curriculum classroom<br />
often focus on answering children’s<br />
questions such as “Where<br />
does water go when you water<br />
plants?” Teachers take note of<br />
children’s questions and where<br />
appropriate, build project work<br />
to help answer those questions.<br />
Emergent curriculum is a<br />
developmentally appropriate<br />
approach to planning for children’s<br />
learning in early childhood<br />
settings. Through this approach,<br />
teachers gain greater<br />
understanding of each child’s<br />
individual needs, allowing for<br />
thoughtful and individualized<br />
programming.<br />
To see emergent curriculum<br />
in action, schedule a visit at<br />
one of our convenient locations<br />
throughout Chicagoland: visit<br />
www.brighthorizons.com/sg18<br />
or call (877)-624-4532.<br />
Submitted by Bright Horizons,<br />
(877) 624-4532, www.brighthorizons.com.<br />
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Countryside Montessori School:<br />
A place not only to learn but to grow up<br />
Countryside Montessori<br />
School is unique among<br />
the many independent<br />
schools on the North Shore<br />
and has carved out a niche<br />
market for families who<br />
are looking for an educational<br />
experience that<br />
focuses both on academic<br />
rigor, but also on the development<br />
of social-emotional<br />
learning that is the<br />
foundation necessary for<br />
the development of good<br />
character.<br />
In fact, Countryside’s<br />
faculty can often be heard<br />
saying, “We are committed<br />
to more than great students<br />
– we are committed to exceptional<br />
adults.”<br />
Countryside is able to<br />
achieve this goal by creating<br />
classrooms that emulate<br />
real life, giving its students<br />
the opportunities to<br />
make independent choices,<br />
learn from mistakes and<br />
failures, share the responsibility<br />
of class management<br />
with the teachers, and<br />
be peer mentors, teachers<br />
and mediators. Whether<br />
that means helping a friend<br />
in the toddler class put her<br />
socks on after gym or design<br />
a micro-business to<br />
run in the Middle School.<br />
Parents of CMS have<br />
reported that after their<br />
children have started at<br />
CMS, “They are eager and<br />
excited to learn. They have<br />
developed greater selfconfidence.<br />
School has<br />
become a joy for them! In<br />
addition, much progress<br />
has been made in developing<br />
respect, responsibility,<br />
and resourcefulness in<br />
our children; all qualities<br />
that will serve them well<br />
throughout their lives.”<br />
Countryside is more<br />
than a school for students.<br />
It is also a school for parents<br />
who want to consider<br />
carefully the choices they<br />
are making in their daily<br />
lives that will impact the<br />
development of the children’s<br />
character and be a<br />
part of a community with<br />
a shared vision for how<br />
to accomplish the goal of<br />
raising young adults who<br />
are ready to take their<br />
place in the world when<br />
they are 18 years old.<br />
Countryside just celebrated<br />
its 50th year serving<br />
the North Shore community.<br />
Students can begin<br />
as early as 16 months and<br />
continue all the way<br />
through eighth grade. The<br />
school has a remarkable<br />
dedicated faculty with<br />
very little turnover, many<br />
of whom have been at the<br />
school for more than fifteen<br />
years. The teachers<br />
in the school say that they<br />
always have their minds<br />
on the adults each of their<br />
students will become and<br />
what decisions will best<br />
prepare them for their independent<br />
futures.<br />
CMS holds monthly information<br />
sessions. Families<br />
can sign up on their<br />
website or call the school<br />
for a tour. They also have<br />
an extensive portion of<br />
their website dedicated to<br />
interviews with graduates,<br />
parents of graduates, and<br />
objective data on how the<br />
students perform academically<br />
during their time at<br />
CMS and after they graduate<br />
(see Outcomes in the<br />
menu bar). The next Parent<br />
Information Sessions are<br />
at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.<br />
Feb. 21.<br />
Submitted by Countryside<br />
Montessori School, 1985<br />
Pfingsten Road, Northbrook,<br />
www.countrymontessori.org,<br />
847-498-1105.
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Welcome to St. Catherine Laboure school<br />
As each new school year<br />
brings new beginnings, we<br />
have been happy to welcome<br />
many new students in<br />
all grades, PK through 8th,<br />
from throughout Glenview<br />
and surrounding towns. St.<br />
Catherine Laboure school<br />
has been sought out due to<br />
our small, family-focused<br />
atmosphere and rigorous<br />
academic programs.<br />
SCL’s exceptional<br />
teachers continue to develop<br />
our academic program,<br />
which includes full<br />
day preschool and full<br />
day Kindergarten. Spanish<br />
classes have been expanded<br />
to include grades PK<br />
through 8th, our science<br />
lab has been updated with<br />
better resources for a more<br />
hands on science education.<br />
Google Classroom<br />
has been incorporated into<br />
technology classes, and we<br />
continue to work with area<br />
high schools to ensure that<br />
our curriculum prepares<br />
our students for success.<br />
This year again saw the<br />
success of our fourth annual<br />
SCL Golf Outing, held at<br />
the Highland Park Country<br />
Club this past June. More<br />
than $48,000 was raised,<br />
all of which directly supported<br />
the school’s Technology<br />
programs, including<br />
the purchase of new<br />
Chrome Books for the Jr.<br />
High students, and new<br />
laptops for the staff.<br />
Lastly, St. Catherine Laboure<br />
Parish was blessed<br />
to install the first shrine to<br />
honor Our Lady of Fatima.<br />
Cardinal Blasé Cupich celebrated<br />
mass with Pastor<br />
Faither Maina and many<br />
faithful to celebrate this<br />
special shrine. It is the first<br />
and only shrine in all of<br />
North America, and we are<br />
so excited to welcome all<br />
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School<br />
A Premiere Private Education in the Finest Catholic Tradition<br />
Parishioners and those who<br />
wish to visit the shrine daily.<br />
You can find this shrine on<br />
the South West corner of the<br />
Church. As Cardinal Cupich<br />
said, “You are truly a Parish<br />
of United Nations!”<br />
The SCL School community<br />
is grateful for a<br />
wonderful 2017 and we<br />
look forward to more great<br />
things ahead in 2018! We<br />
invite all families to visit<br />
our school during our upcoming<br />
Open House between<br />
9-11 a.m. on Jan.<br />
28. This event starts our<br />
celebration of Catholic<br />
Schools Week. More information<br />
can be found<br />
on our website, www.<br />
sclschool-glenview.org.<br />
Submitted by St. Catherine<br />
Laboure, 3425 Thornwood<br />
Ave., Glenview, IL 60026,<br />
(847) 724-2240, www.<br />
sclschool-glenview.org.<br />
School of St. Mary celebrates Catholic Schools Week<br />
Please join us for our Open<br />
Houses on Sunday, Jan. 28. Information<br />
and student-led tours<br />
will be available at both the Primary<br />
Grade Center (pre-K – 3rd<br />
grades), 900 W. Everett Road,<br />
and the Upper Grade Center<br />
(4th – 8th grades), 185 E. Illinois<br />
Road, from 8:30 a.m. to<br />
1:30 p.m. Both campuses are in<br />
Lake Forest. The Open Houses,<br />
together with student speakers<br />
at Sunday Mass, will kick-off<br />
Catholic Schools Week, our annual<br />
celebration of what makes<br />
education at School of St. Mary<br />
outstanding. A whole week of<br />
activities are planned to showcase<br />
what our students are accomplishing<br />
and to celebrate<br />
the community we have built to<br />
educate tomorrow’s citizens and<br />
church leaders.<br />
The theme of Catholic<br />
Schools Week is “Catholic<br />
Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead.<br />
Succeed.” This theme encompasses<br />
the core products and<br />
values that can be found in<br />
Catholic schools across the<br />
country. Not only are we teaching<br />
students to become future<br />
servant leaders, faith-filled disciples<br />
and enriched citizens in<br />
our communities, educators are<br />
growing with them. In Catholic<br />
schools, we are all learners, servants<br />
and leaders. These shared<br />
Please see st. mary, 7<br />
Catholic Schools Week<br />
OPEN HOUSE<br />
Sunday, January 28<br />
following the<br />
9:30 & 11 am Masses<br />
Explore Our Website<br />
olph-il.org<br />
Faith • Knowledge • Discipline • Service<br />
Preschool – 8th Grade • 1123 Church Street • Glenview • 847.724.6990
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OLPH School transforms the lives of children<br />
When setting foot on the<br />
campus of Our Lady of<br />
Perpetual Help School in<br />
Glenview, students enter<br />
a place unlike any other<br />
— a vibrant 21st century<br />
Catholic school in an<br />
idyllic 8 building campus<br />
filled with 3-14 year olds.<br />
We invite you to discover<br />
the distinction that makes<br />
our school an extraordinary<br />
place of learning for<br />
children. When you select<br />
OLPH School, you join<br />
a community bound by<br />
a mission of faith, with<br />
families passionate about<br />
education, students fully<br />
engaged in their learning,<br />
and teachers committed<br />
to their practice as caring<br />
professionals.<br />
In every grade, we foster<br />
the growth and development<br />
of the whole person.<br />
Religious education and its<br />
formation of responsible<br />
young adult Catholics is<br />
the foundation of our parish<br />
school. As an academic<br />
institution, OLPH School<br />
is dedicated to designing<br />
an individualized program<br />
of success for each<br />
child. Careful structuring<br />
of classes allows for every<br />
child to be known and<br />
loved, while providing a<br />
broad range of learning<br />
opportunities in academics,<br />
visual and performing<br />
arts, athletics, service, and<br />
leadership.<br />
Additionally, the OLPH<br />
School distinction involves<br />
parents being 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 />
School supports, supplements,<br />
and enriches your<br />
family life.<br />
Explore the 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 />
As the school celebrates<br />
Catholic Schools Week beginning<br />
Sunday, Jan. 28,<br />
guests are invited to attend<br />
the 9:30-11 a.m. Mass and<br />
Open House following<br />
each Mass. Additional information<br />
on events during<br />
CSW and throughout the<br />
school year are available<br />
on the school’s website.<br />
Submitted by Our Lady of<br />
Perpetual Help School, 1123<br />
Church St. Glenview, (847)<br />
724-6990, olph-il.org<br />
st. mary<br />
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qualities are what make Catholic schools<br />
work. They are what make Catholic<br />
schools succeed. The theme also focuses<br />
on key elements of Catholic education:<br />
faith development, academic excellence<br />
and dedication to service. These elements<br />
set Catholic schools apart from<br />
other educational options. They are why<br />
families make sacrifices to provide their<br />
children with a Catholic education.<br />
Please visit the School of St. Mary<br />
on Jan. 28 during the Open Houses and<br />
see how our students embrace their faith<br />
development, excellent education and<br />
dedication to service. Please bring your<br />
friends and neighbors, particularly those<br />
who may be considering Catholic education<br />
for their children.<br />
Submitted by School of St. Mary, Primary<br />
Grade Center, 900 West Everett Road, Lake<br />
Forest, (847) 283-9800; Upper Grade Center,<br />
185 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, www.<br />
schoolofstmary.org, (847-234-0371<br />
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School<br />
Curriculum Night<br />
February 1, 2018 • 7:00 p.m.<br />
• Meet department chairs, parents and students.<br />
• Learn more about the freshman curriculum,<br />
schedule, coursework and more.<br />
Contact us — admissions@rzjhs.org<br />
www.rzjhs.org • 847.470.6700<br />
A partner with the Jewish United Fund in serving our community.
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Northbrook Community Nursery School’s<br />
tradition continues in downtown Northbrook<br />
Founded 66 years ago, Northbrook<br />
Community Nursery<br />
School (NC<strong>NS</strong>) is turning over<br />
a new leaf this year. The nonprofit,<br />
non-denominational<br />
preschool will relocate to The<br />
Village Presbyterian Church in<br />
downtown Northbrook in July.<br />
The move signifies a homecoming,<br />
as NC<strong>NS</strong> was previously<br />
based at the corner of Shermer<br />
Road and Church Street from<br />
1955 to 1975.<br />
The location offers NC<strong>NS</strong><br />
bright, big classrooms and excellent<br />
facilities perfectly suited<br />
to school’s play-based philosophy.<br />
A beautiful back garden,<br />
soon to be equipped with a new<br />
playground, invites children to<br />
explore outside.<br />
NC<strong>NS</strong> has a strong reputation<br />
for preparing children for<br />
kindergarten and beyond. Each<br />
preschool class is taught by two<br />
highly-experienced co-teachers<br />
using the Creative Curriculum<br />
model. This flexible curriculum<br />
engages students in theme-based<br />
study units while fostering development<br />
across social/emotional,<br />
physical, cognitive, and<br />
language platforms.<br />
A day’s activities include a<br />
range of dramatic play, creative<br />
art, scientific exploration, storytelling<br />
and literature, and outdoor<br />
play. Students engage in a<br />
mix of small- and large-group<br />
activities. Each week, children<br />
spend dedicated time with the<br />
school’s music specialist. Pre-K<br />
classes also include a focus on<br />
math and science in addition to<br />
daily practice of Handwriting<br />
Without Tears.<br />
Beyond the independent<br />
classes for two-, three-, and fouryear<br />
olds, NC<strong>NS</strong> offers enrichment<br />
programs. Students are<br />
invited to extend the day with<br />
Lunch Bunch classes ranging<br />
from yoga to Spanish to cooking.<br />
Along with their caregivers,<br />
children ages 18 to 23 months<br />
experience their first taste of preschool<br />
in the popular Parent &<br />
Tot program.<br />
In addition to a commitment<br />
to excellent education, Northbrook<br />
Community Nursery<br />
School is known for its inclusive<br />
atmosphere and deep local<br />
ties. The school hosts several<br />
popular family events each year,<br />
bringing parents and children together.<br />
The return to downtown<br />
Northbrook will grant families<br />
easy access to The Village Green<br />
as well as many local events in<br />
which the school participates,<br />
including Northbrook Farmers<br />
Market, Fourth of July Parade,<br />
and Northbrook Days.<br />
“Northbrook Community<br />
Nursery School is a special<br />
place. Our students learn from<br />
an early age the importance of<br />
being a part of a community,<br />
participating in local events and<br />
service,” Board President Kelly<br />
Parikh said. “Many of our parents<br />
attended the school, and are<br />
now enrolling their own children<br />
here. We look forward to many<br />
years at our new location instilling<br />
a love of learning in all our<br />
little ones.”<br />
Northbrook Community Nursery<br />
School is now enrolling.<br />
Tours are available on request.<br />
For more information, please<br />
follow NC<strong>NS</strong> on Facebook and<br />
visit www.ncnskids.org.<br />
Submitted by Northbrook Community<br />
Nursery School, 2700 Willow<br />
Road, Northbrook, www.ncnskids.<br />
org, (847) 272-5430.<br />
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16 Months through 8th Grade Private School<br />
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February 21st 10:30am or 6pm<br />
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Lake Forest Academy seeks to develop global minds<br />
LFA students come from<br />
near and far — from Chicago’s<br />
suburbs and across the United<br />
States, to many different countries<br />
around the globe. No matter<br />
where they call home, students<br />
at the Academy are committed<br />
to excellence, possess a curiosity<br />
about the world, and are excited<br />
to learn in a diverse school community.<br />
This year’s student body<br />
includes students from 16 states<br />
and 40 countries and territories.<br />
Students of color comprise 30%<br />
of our community, and international<br />
students make up 26 percent.<br />
The Academy’s focus on globalism<br />
stretches far beyond the<br />
make-up of the student body. The<br />
school places the utmost importance<br />
on helping its students become<br />
better global citizens. Cultivating<br />
a deeper sense of global<br />
awareness and understanding is<br />
rooted throughout the curriculum.<br />
Whether in the classroom,<br />
on service trips, traveling with a<br />
class, or spending a year abroad,<br />
LFA students are encouraged to<br />
widen their horizons both figuratively<br />
and literally.<br />
Head of School, Dr. John<br />
Strudwick, points out, “LFA is<br />
committed to the education of<br />
character, ethics, and a value<br />
system based in community,<br />
empathy, and support. The term<br />
‘Midwestern Heart’ embodies<br />
cooperation, diligence, and an<br />
authentic approach to life. LFA<br />
is also committed to being a<br />
global educational community<br />
that embraces a diverse group of<br />
students and faculty from around<br />
the world, and, through its curricular<br />
and extra-curricular programs,<br />
encourages the development<br />
of a ‘Global Mind.’<br />
The Stuart Center for Global<br />
Leadership, which opened in the<br />
fall of 2016, offers co-curricular<br />
transformative global programs<br />
that inspire members of the LFA<br />
community to apply classroom<br />
concepts to problems in the real<br />
world. The Academy offers ample<br />
opportunities for students to<br />
travel abroad. This year students<br />
have the opportunity to travel to<br />
Eastern Europe, Greece, Taiwan,<br />
Singapore, Guatemala, Nicaragua<br />
and Tanzania, as part of the<br />
Spring Break trip offerings.<br />
Recent graduate, Erin Snoddy<br />
’17, recalls, “I really enjoyed all<br />
of the opportunities to succeed<br />
and try new things. Because of<br />
the immense diversity at LFA, I<br />
have become a lot more culturally<br />
aware and knowledgeable about<br />
the outside world.”<br />
Submitted by Lake Forest Academy,<br />
1500 W Kennedy Road, Lake<br />
Forest, http://www.lfanet.org, (847)<br />
615-3210.<br />
We’re a preschool.<br />
We’re an elementary school.<br />
We’re a family.<br />
“Feed the mind,<br />
touch the heart,<br />
prepare for life!”<br />
Call Us Today!<br />
74 Park Drive Glenview, IL 60025<br />
847-724-0057 | glenviewnewchurchschools.org
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The Gow School approach allows its<br />
students to thrive with personal experience<br />
The Gow School is a collegeprep<br />
boarding and day school<br />
for students, grades 6-12, with<br />
dyslexia and similar languagebased<br />
learning disabilities. Focusing<br />
on small class sizes, 3-7<br />
students per class, and a low 4:1<br />
student to faculty ratio, The Gow<br />
School offers a multi-sensory<br />
approach to teaching that enables<br />
dyslexic students to thrive.<br />
The Gow community has a sense<br />
of belonging, of equality, and of<br />
connection born on common trials<br />
and shared triumph.<br />
Gow has a start fast, finish<br />
strong mentality and students<br />
typically start to see progress<br />
soon after they step foot in our<br />
classrooms. Progress typically<br />
comes quickly, soon after they<br />
invest themselves in the program.<br />
At the School’s core is a<br />
structured program designed to<br />
help students navigate the academic<br />
day and a daily schedule<br />
designed to keep students busy.<br />
Between a packed class schedule,<br />
after-school sports, study<br />
hall and Saturday classes, there<br />
is little unprogrammed time.<br />
The School is settled on a 120<br />
acre campus which gives our students<br />
plenty of room to learn and<br />
play. Boarding school life does<br />
not always allow lots of free<br />
time, but it has plenty of room<br />
for fun. Students are so involved<br />
– playing sports, going on trips,<br />
and hanging out with each other<br />
– that they get the most out of the<br />
rich residential experience.<br />
In July, the School’s co-ed<br />
summer program is five weeks of<br />
learning and fun for ages 8-16!<br />
The Gow School Summer Program<br />
is for students who have<br />
been experiencing academic difficulties,<br />
or have been diagnosed<br />
with dyslexia or specific learning<br />
disabilities. The Summer Program<br />
runs from the end of June<br />
to early August with morning<br />
academics, afternoon fun and<br />
games and weekend adventures!<br />
The Gow School Summer Program<br />
gives students academic<br />
tools and self-confidence they<br />
can take with them wherever<br />
they go; to the classroom and<br />
beyond.<br />
By combining a structured<br />
program and environment with<br />
flexibility, individualization,<br />
and room for fun, Gow provides<br />
a rich school experience that is<br />
precisely what dyslexic students<br />
need to learn and to enjoy learning.<br />
Submitted by The Gow School, 2491<br />
Emery Rd., South Wales, NY, www.<br />
gow.org, 716-687-2005<br />
WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART<br />
Studies show girls’ school graduates are three times<br />
more likely to consider majoring in engineering and six times more likely<br />
to consider majoring in math, science and technology.<br />
Empower your daughter today!<br />
ATTEND THE SPRING OPEN HOUSE ON APRIL 17.<br />
Or call (847) 234-4300 for your personal tour of our campus.<br />
760 EAST WESTLEIGH ROAD | LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 | 847.234.4300 | WOODLANDSACADEMY.ORG |
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Christian Heritage Academy gives students<br />
strong foundation for success<br />
Are you looking for a<br />
school where your child<br />
can thrive intellectually,<br />
emotionally, and spiritually?<br />
A place where a love<br />
of learning is cultivated<br />
in the rich foundation of<br />
Christ-centered excellence?<br />
Christian Heritage<br />
Academy (CHA) has been<br />
integrating vibrant faith<br />
with academic excellence<br />
since 1984. Located on<br />
a 15-acre campus at 315<br />
Waukegan Road in Northfield,<br />
CHA has served<br />
thousands of families from<br />
northern Chicagoland for<br />
over 30 years, providing<br />
an exemplary Christian<br />
education to students from<br />
preschool to 12th grade.<br />
CHA earns No. 1 ranking<br />
in Illinois. With ACT,<br />
AP and standardized test<br />
scores among the best<br />
in the area’s school systems,<br />
Christian Heritage<br />
Academy’s programs are<br />
synonymous with academic<br />
excellence. In 2018,<br />
CHA earned the ranking<br />
of #1 Best Christian High<br />
School and #8 Best Private<br />
K-12 School in Illinois<br />
by Niche.com, an<br />
independent agency that<br />
ranks schools based on<br />
rigorous analysis of data<br />
from test scores, college<br />
data, and ratings. Students<br />
from recent graduating<br />
classes have been accepted<br />
into top-tier colleges<br />
and universities including<br />
Northwestern University,<br />
University of Illinois (Chicago),<br />
Wheaton College,<br />
and Baylor University.<br />
Nurturing young men<br />
and women in faith, character,<br />
leadership. In an<br />
increasingly competitive<br />
culture, CHA takes a holistic<br />
approach to educating<br />
the child’s mind, body and<br />
heart. Through mentoring<br />
programs for middle and<br />
high school students and<br />
weekly chapels, students<br />
connect biblical truth to<br />
their daily lives and receive<br />
spiritual support. Innovative<br />
programs, such<br />
as the “Winterim” term in<br />
January, allow students to<br />
enjoy special courses and<br />
programs such as a Leadership<br />
Camp at HoneyRock<br />
through Wheaton College,<br />
serving trips to the Dominican<br />
Republic, or internships<br />
at local hospitals. One<br />
parent stated, “My child<br />
has grown in spiritual maturity<br />
and character, but she<br />
has also taken advantage of<br />
the academically rigorous<br />
honors and AP courses and<br />
has had more club leadership<br />
opportunities than she<br />
would have had at a huge<br />
school. She is thriving in<br />
every way and at the same<br />
time building a strong portfolio<br />
for college.”<br />
“Christian Heritage<br />
Academy is unique among<br />
schools in this region, combining<br />
academic excellence<br />
with a Christian worldview,”<br />
CHA President Hutz<br />
Hertzberg said. “Christian<br />
Heritage Academy partners<br />
with parents to develop future<br />
leaders who will take<br />
their faith into the world<br />
and serve their communities<br />
with excellence.”<br />
Visit Christian Heritage<br />
Academy and discover the<br />
difference a Christ-centered<br />
education can make in your<br />
child’s life. We are now accepting<br />
applications for the<br />
2018-2019 school year for<br />
Pre-K through 12th grade.<br />
Learn more by contacting<br />
Admissions Director Cynthia<br />
Strull at (847) 446-5252<br />
or by visiting www.ChristianHeritage.org.<br />
Submitted by Christian Heritage<br />
Academy,315 Waukegan<br />
Road, Northfield, www.<br />
christianheritage.org, (847)<br />
446-5252.<br />
Award Winning Academics<br />
A National Blue Ribbon School<br />
Accelerated Curriculum<br />
STEM Program<br />
Focus on Faith<br />
Sacrament Preparation<br />
Weekly Mass<br />
Service Projects<br />
Call to Schedule a Tour 847.272.0051<br />
1817 Walters Avenue • Northbrook, IL 60062 • 847.272.0051 • www.stnorbertschool.org<br />
Student Engagement<br />
Athletics<br />
Academic Teams<br />
After School Enrichment
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Woodlands Academy<br />
prepares women for<br />
STEM careers<br />
Young women are losing<br />
ground in the STEM<br />
fields. At the bachelor’s<br />
degree level, between<br />
2004 and 2014, the share<br />
of STEM-related bachelor’s<br />
degrees earned by<br />
women decreased in all<br />
seven discipline areas: engineering;<br />
computer science;<br />
earth, atmospheric<br />
and ocean sciences; physical<br />
sciences; mathematics;<br />
biological and agricultural<br />
sciences; and social sciences<br />
and psychology.<br />
Graduates of girls’<br />
schools, however, are faring<br />
much better than their<br />
peers from coeducational<br />
institutions. Girls’ school<br />
graduates are three times<br />
more likely to consider<br />
majoring in engineering<br />
and six times more likely<br />
to consider majoring in<br />
math, science and technology.<br />
“Not only do our graduates<br />
go on to pursue degrees<br />
in the STEM fields,”<br />
says Head of School Meg<br />
Steele, “but they go on to<br />
become leaders. We are<br />
immensely proud that our<br />
graduates are blazing trails<br />
in traditionally male-dominated<br />
fields.”<br />
Woodlands Academy of<br />
the Sacred Heart is Lake<br />
County’s only singlegender<br />
school. Located<br />
in Lake Forest, the 160<br />
year-old school is an independent,<br />
Catholic day<br />
and boarding, college-preparatory<br />
school for young<br />
women of all faiths grades<br />
nine through 12. It’s challenging<br />
academic program<br />
and extracurricular offerings<br />
prepare students to<br />
pursue degrees in STEM<br />
fields. For example, the<br />
Woodlands Academy<br />
Robotics team advanced<br />
to the FTC Illinois State<br />
BRIGHT HORIZO<strong>NS</strong>: WHERE ACADEMIC<br />
EXCELLENCE BEGI<strong>NS</strong><br />
For more than 30 years, Bright Horizons ® has been partnering with Chicagoland<br />
families to provide engaging, enriching early education and preschool programs and<br />
camps that meet working parents’ needs while preparing their children for elementary<br />
school and beyond.<br />
Individualized, emergent curriculum for<br />
infants through kindergarten prep, plus<br />
preschool and school-age camps<br />
Flexible schedules for busy, working<br />
families with full- and part-time options<br />
Championship in 2017.<br />
Additionally, Woodlands<br />
Academy students earned<br />
an average score of 4.5<br />
on the A.P. Calculus exam<br />
compared to a 2.9 national<br />
average in 2016.<br />
Woodlands Academy<br />
students also show academic<br />
strength across all<br />
disciplines evidenced by<br />
the fact that nearly one-inthree<br />
Woodlands Academy<br />
of the Sacred Heart Class<br />
of 2017 were honored by<br />
the Illinois Student Assistance<br />
Commission (ISAC)<br />
State Scholars. Honorees<br />
were chosen based on a<br />
combination of exemplary<br />
ACT or SAT test scores<br />
and sixth-semester class<br />
rank. They typically rank<br />
in or near the top 10 percent<br />
of high school seniors<br />
from 765 high schools<br />
across the state.<br />
Founded in 1858, Woodlands<br />
Academy is an independent<br />
Catholic college<br />
preparatory day and<br />
boarding high school for<br />
young women. It’s part of<br />
a worldwide network of<br />
Sacred Heart Schools that<br />
spans the United States and<br />
40 other countries. A nonprofit,<br />
Woodlands Academy’s<br />
identity is rooted in<br />
Saint Madeleine Sophie<br />
Barat’s desire to inspire<br />
young hearts and minds to<br />
excel, to lead lives of integrity<br />
and to serve.<br />
Submitted by Woodlands<br />
Academy of the Sacred<br />
Heart, 760 E. Westleigh<br />
Road, Lake Forest, (847)<br />
234-4300, www.woodlandsacademy.org.<br />
Schedule a Visit<br />
Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool<br />
877-624-4532 | brighthorizons.com/sg18<br />
Locations throughout the city and<br />
suburbs, including Northbrook, Skokie,<br />
Evanston, and Deerfield<br />
© 2017 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC<br />
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR<br />
2, 3, AND 4 YEAR OLDS
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The Goddard School offers families<br />
different educational opportunities<br />
For nearly 30 years, The Goddard<br />
School has been a trusted<br />
name among parents and families.<br />
Its classrooms are safe,<br />
nurturing environments for children<br />
6 weeks - 6 years, offering<br />
age-appropriate opportunities to<br />
explore and discover. From infants<br />
to toddlers, preschoolers to<br />
kindergarteners, highly trained<br />
teachers lead each child to reach<br />
developmental milestones, preparing<br />
the children for social and<br />
academic success.<br />
At The Goddard School, the<br />
on-site owners, Andrew and<br />
Mary Fratini, work to make sure<br />
every family enjoys a warm,<br />
positive experience. They strive<br />
to provide the best quality program<br />
for each child year-round,<br />
offering full-time and part-time<br />
schedules with open enrollment.<br />
The F.L.EX.® Learning Program<br />
(Fun Learning Experience)<br />
ensures that they meet high standards<br />
specific to early learning,<br />
development and care.<br />
The F.L.EX.® Learning Program<br />
is grounded in research on<br />
how 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 21st<br />
century skills such as communication,<br />
collaboration, creativity<br />
and critical thinking - to provide<br />
a well-rounded experience and<br />
help each one become schoolready,<br />
career-ready and lifeready.<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 />
Fratini said. “When children<br />
solve puzzles or play with<br />
blocks, they create pathways in<br />
their brains that help with more<br />
advanced STEAM skills later<br />
on.” The preschool and pre-kindergarten<br />
classrooms integrate<br />
this 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 percent<br />
higher on mathematics and literacy<br />
assessments compared to<br />
non-Goddard peers. CPAA is an<br />
early childhood assessment system<br />
that assists teachers in making<br />
informed and individualized<br />
instructional decisions.<br />
Submitted by The Goddard School,<br />
9651 Gross Point Road, Skokie,<br />
www.GoddardSchool.com/SkokieIL,<br />
847-773-0200.<br />
Lake Forest Academy is an<br />
independent, co-ed, college<br />
preparatory school for<br />
boarding and day students<br />
located in the Chicago<br />
suburb of Lake Forest.<br />
• Grades 9 to 12<br />
• 435 students<br />
• 40 countries and 16 states<br />
• 30 miles north of Chicago<br />
1500 W Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045<br />
847-615-3267 www.lfanet.org<br />
Spring Open House:<br />
April 22, 2018
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St. Norbert School celebrates 100 years of Catholic education<br />
Since 1917, St. Norbert School<br />
has honored its mission of serving<br />
God through Learning, Faith<br />
and Service. Academics are our<br />
focus. Our small class sizes are<br />
ideal<br />
for providing meaningful differentiation<br />
in the classroom.<br />
Teachers help each child reach<br />
his or her full potential. State<br />
of the art technology is used in<br />
every classroom to make lessons<br />
dynamic and provide resources<br />
beyond traditional textbooks.<br />
Our accelerated curriculum assures<br />
St. Norbert students are<br />
well prepared for whatever high<br />
school they choose to attend.<br />
While academics are the focus<br />
of the school, faith is the heart.<br />
Catholic values are integrated<br />
into the school day so our students<br />
aren’t just learning their<br />
faith; they’re living it. In addition<br />
to religion classes, students<br />
participate in Mass together every<br />
week. They prepare for the<br />
sacraments and look forward to<br />
religious celebrations including<br />
the annual Christmas program<br />
and May Crowning.<br />
St. Norbert graduates are well<br />
rounded individuals. The school<br />
provides opportunities outside<br />
the classroom that help our students<br />
grow as much as they do<br />
inside the classroom.<br />
Six competitive athletic teams<br />
ensure our students learn the importance<br />
of teamwork and the<br />
value of good sportsmanship.<br />
Our academic teams consistently<br />
shine in Quiz Bowl, math and<br />
STEM competitions. Ongoing<br />
service projects, like our support<br />
of local food pantries, help our<br />
students to appreciate what they<br />
have and share their gifts and talents<br />
with others.<br />
At St. Norbert School, Think<br />
Ahead isn’t just our tagline. It is<br />
the way we live our mission.<br />
We prepare students to be lifelong<br />
learners, rooted in faith and<br />
committed to service. We prepare<br />
them to be successful; not<br />
just in high school, but in life.<br />
Submitted by St. Norbert School,<br />
1817 Walters Ave., Northbrook,<br />
(847) 272-0051, www.stnorbertschool.org.<br />
Sacred Heart School students thrive under right guidance<br />
The school mission states:<br />
“Sacred Heart School is a faithbased<br />
community of faculty, parents<br />
and staff dedicated to educating<br />
the hearts and minds of<br />
children from preschool through<br />
eighth grade.” Visitors immediately<br />
recognize key elements of<br />
the school’s mission in action.<br />
From the youngest preschooler<br />
to the most mature eighth-grader,<br />
Sacred Heart Vikings display<br />
a strong sense of community,<br />
personal confidence, and a deep<br />
commitment to service in order<br />
to build a better world for tomorrow.<br />
This year, Sacred Heart<br />
School started a program called<br />
Prayer Families. Eleven Prayer<br />
Families, each led by an eighthgrader<br />
and made up of students<br />
from every grade, meet on a<br />
monthly basis. The eighth-graders<br />
prepare a lesson and activity<br />
to share with their group, with a<br />
focus this year on the eight Beatitudes.<br />
Prayer Families allow<br />
students the opportunity to share<br />
faith across grade levels while<br />
giving the eighth-grade Confirmation<br />
candidates a chance to<br />
lead and teach younger students.<br />
A new Parent and Tot class<br />
was also introduced this year,<br />
organized and led by Laura Wettersten,<br />
Early Childhood Coordinator<br />
and kindergarten teacher.<br />
This free class is offered to parents<br />
in the community and their<br />
children (ages 3 months through<br />
3 years old). Classes are held on<br />
the first and third Wednesdays<br />
of each month, from 9:15-10:15<br />
a.m. The Parent and Tot class is<br />
a wonderful opportunity for parents<br />
of young children to connect<br />
with other parents while<br />
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RKMS<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori School<br />
est. 1963<br />
Programs For Children 6 Months To Six Years<br />
Creating a nurturing, stimulating environment<br />
for 55 years that promotes the life skills needed<br />
for each child to reach his or her full potential.<br />
847.256.2922 • www.ronaldknox.org<br />
2031 Elmwood Ave., Wilmette Illinois 60091<br />
Now Offering Full Day Kindergarten<br />
and New Enrichment Programs!
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Ronald Knox encourages students<br />
to explore world of activities with unique teaching<br />
Why choose a Montessori<br />
School for your<br />
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<br />
most formative, impressionable<br />
years can set<br />
them firmly on that path.<br />
Fundamental to the<br />
Montessori approach<br />
is that children become<br />
independent by developing<br />
their sense of order,<br />
coordination, and<br />
concentration. In doing<br />
so, they also develop<br />
positive character qualities,<br />
self-discipline, the<br />
ability to think independently,<br />
and a life-long<br />
love of learning.<br />
Why choose Ronald<br />
Knox Montessori<br />
School?<br />
In dedicating ourselves<br />
wholly to Maria Montessori’s<br />
philosophy, Ronald<br />
Knox Montessori<br />
School (RKMS) adheres<br />
to the highest standards<br />
of Montessori education.<br />
RKMS is fully accredited,<br />
meeting or exceeding<br />
standards set forth by<br />
the American Montessori<br />
Society (AMS). We have<br />
55 years of educating<br />
and instilling the love of<br />
learning in children ages<br />
6 months – 6 years and<br />
many of our “graduates”<br />
are now sending their<br />
own children to Ronald<br />
Knox!<br />
The child, making<br />
use of all that he finds<br />
around him, shapes himself<br />
for the future.<br />
— Maria Montessori<br />
RKMS offers children<br />
a warm, welcoming environment,<br />
where they<br />
are encouraged to explore<br />
a world of activities<br />
in mixed age classrooms<br />
under the watchful eyes<br />
of nurturing, competent,<br />
and qualified Montessori-trained<br />
and certified<br />
directresses (teachers).<br />
The beautiful classroom<br />
environments are designed,<br />
built, and maintained<br />
for the children,<br />
following the Montessori<br />
philosophy.<br />
Children are introduced<br />
to la<br />
nguage, math, science,<br />
history, geography, art,<br />
and music in a natural,<br />
intuitive, hands-on manner.<br />
They develop life<br />
skills such as creative<br />
problem solving, grace<br />
and courtesy, respect for<br />
themselves, others, and<br />
the world around them.<br />
The directresses are<br />
dedicated to supporting<br />
and guiding the children<br />
in the beginning of their<br />
path of a life-long love<br />
of learning, leading to<br />
fulfilling their highest<br />
potential. RKMS<br />
children are more than<br />
prepared to enter elementary<br />
schools upon<br />
“graduating.”<br />
Our strong and involved<br />
community of<br />
parents, faculty and<br />
administrators ensures<br />
that RKMS continues its<br />
mission successfully and<br />
maintains its level of excellence.<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori<br />
School offers a<br />
Full Day Kindergarten<br />
program, a Full Day Primary<br />
program (3-4 year<br />
olds), a Lunch program,<br />
an Early Bird and Extended<br />
Care program,<br />
Enrichment programs,<br />
and three different Summer<br />
Camps.<br />
To learn more about<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori<br />
School, and/or to<br />
schedule a tour, contact<br />
Anita McGing, Admissions<br />
Director, at (847)<br />
256-2922, ext. 19, or<br />
email anita_mcging@<br />
ronaldknox.org.<br />
Submitted by Ronald Knox<br />
Montessori School, 2031<br />
Elmwood Ave., Wilmette,<br />
www.ronaldknox.org,<br />
(847) 256-2922.<br />
sacred heart<br />
From Page 14<br />
their children socialize, learn, and make<br />
new friends. Come join us!<br />
The STEAM lab has been up and<br />
running since January 2017. The lab<br />
integrates technology exploration<br />
with academics in a powerful handson,<br />
minds-on learning environment.<br />
Core subject knowledge is reinforced<br />
through applied learning – engaging<br />
and motivating students while improving<br />
academic performance. The most<br />
exciting addition to the lab is the brand<br />
new 3D printer.<br />
Sacred Heart students thrive under<br />
the guidance of a highly qualified faculty<br />
focused on nurturing the whole child.<br />
To learn more, call (847) 446-0005,<br />
visit www.shwschool.org or consider a<br />
private tour. While enrollment opportunities<br />
are available for the 2018-2019<br />
school year, preschool classes are nearing<br />
capacity.<br />
Submitted by Sacred Heart School, 1095<br />
Gage St., Winnetka, www.shwschool.org,<br />
(847) 446-0005.<br />
Gow is a college preparatory boarding and day<br />
school, grades 6-12, for students with dyslexia<br />
and related language-based learning disabilities.<br />
Gow provides the right environment and the right<br />
tools for dyslexic students to rethink the learning<br />
process and reinvent themselves.<br />
By combining a structured program and<br />
environment with flexibility, individualization,<br />
and room for fun, Gow provides a rich school<br />
experience. This is precisely what dyslexic<br />
students need to learn.<br />
2491 Emery Rd • South Wales, NY 14139<br />
P 716.687.2001 • F 716.687.2003<br />
gow.org
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