Michael J. Nyenhuis, president and CEO of UNICEF USA since March 2020, sat down with Make It Better founder Susan B. Noyes to share his insight and excitement about the launch of “Heart Strings: Creating Connection To The World’s Children.” The interactive, multimedia experience, a collaboration between UNICEF USA and award-winning multimedia studio Moment Factory, […]
In Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood, the team at Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America (FORA) is diligently working to change the narrative for countless refugee families. These families, escaping oppressive regimes that denied them even the basic right to education, find themselves in America seeking a new beginning. With open arms, FORA ensures they receive […]
Although Academic Approach is best known for our ACT/SAT tutoring services, we are, unsurprisingly, experts in everything academic. That includes academic tutoring to support your student with their schoolwork; helping them through a particularly tricky class; guaranteeing they’ve mastered skills that might have slipped through the cracks during COVID-impacted school years; or tacking on some […]
For over 45 years, the Carole Robertson Center for Learning has been committed to the development of children, youth and their families across Chicago — serving culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse populations and reaching more than 2,500 children and families across 27 communities. In celebration of this impactful work and the people who make it […]
Ever since its 2011 founding, the mission of Ingenuity — a Chicago-based arts education nonprofit — has been focused on ensuring that every student, in every grade, in every Chicago Public School (CPS) school, has access to the arts as part of a well-rounded education. On Thursday, May 18, from 6-9 pm, Ingenuity invites you […]
The polls are open, and we’re here to help. The Record North Shore’s Local Election Guide is a tool meant to equip you with information for the local municipal elections. Early voting began Monday, March 20, and Election Day is Tuesday, April 4. Before you head to the polls, you can learn about your candidates, […]
Executive Director of RISE International, Lynn Cole, is the 2022 Red Cross Global Citizenship Hero Award recipient. During a 1998 trip to Angola with her husband, Andrew, the Coles witnessed the devastating effect of 27 years of civil war in the country and were moved to help. They learned that the after-effects of the civil […]
In certain circles, Chat GPT — an artificial intelligence bot — has been vilified as a harbinger of education’s doom. Some of the country’s largest school systems, including districts in New York City and Los Angeles, have blocked access to the technology out of fear it could enable widespread cheating among the students. North Shore administrators […]
Do you feel wasteful throwing away wrapping paper? Do you despise gift wrapping, with the tape crumples and disappearing scissors? Well does Skokie School sixth-grader Jonny Ornstein have the answer for you. Introducing Vrapper, a new way to wrap using reusable fabric lined with velcro strips. “You can unattach it and reuse it,” Ornstein explained, […]
On October 13, the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center hosted an event, Women All in For Poker, held at RPM Seafood Chicago. This exclusive, inaugural event was an opportunity for over 160 women to experience and learn “the art of poker.” Moreover, the evening was in support of the Museum’s constant mission to fight […]
