A child’s brain develops faster from birth to age 5 than at any other time, and their earliest experiences and relationships are profoundly important when it comes to laying a foundation for future successes in school and in life. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, early childhood professionals — from doulas and home visitors to […]
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Keep your kids busy this summer with fun and excited camps for your little ones.
Chicagoland charter school recognizes exceptional and ethical leaders.
While togetherness may look a bit different this year, The Cove School didn’t want to miss a tradition of bringing its cherished community together, albeit virtually. The Northbrook institution will host its annual benefit, Stronger Together: The Cove School Annual Benefit 2021, virtually on Saturday, Feb. 27. As part of the festivities, The Cove School […]
Since it opened its doors to students last fall, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School has continued to offer full, in-person learning during these unique and trying times. Glenview-based OLPH has gone above and beyond to provide students with an “as near normal as possible” school experience, maintaining a safe environment by following protocols outlined […]
Ed Wehmer founded Wintrust on a strong belief that he could spend more time with his large and growing family, while serving a community he loved, if he built a better bank for Lake Forest, where he and his wife, Dorothy, were raising six young children. He was so successful that the bank grew to eventually become Chicagoland’s […]
Liz Thompson knows the power of a good educator. “I have always admired teachers because of the amazing people that taught and motivated me throughout my education,” said Thompson. So, this year, when children across Chicago were unexpectedly distanced from those impactful figures, Thompson wanted to make sure tomorrow’s young leaders could hold their heads […]
The need for food across Chicagoland has stunned Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) Executive Director and CEO Kate Maehr, but it has never disheartened her. “Every time I go out to a distribution, I’m just struck that every single person standing in line is a person with a life, with a family, with a story—and […]
Play is essential for children. Unstructured, imaginative play is key to so many aspects of a child’s cognitive growth, including language development, the nuances of socialization and creative problem solving. The research on the neurological effects of play is clear: “Play is not frivolous: it enhances brain structure and function and promotes executive function, which […]
