Education Department

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REIMAGINE PROGRAM

REIMAGINE PROGRAM

The Reimagine Program provides youth with safe environments and caring, positive adult mentors to help guide them toward educational success while empowering them with the social/emotional skills necessary to forge paths of healthy development and disengagement from high-risk behaviors. 

Youth are provided with engaging social, cultural, artistic, physical, and personal development activities intended to build resilience and the skills associated with healthy social, emotional, and identity development. 

  • Academic Enrichment
    - Intensive Homework Assistance
    - STEAM Activities

  • Social & Emotional Enrichment
    - Mindful Check-Ins
    - Self & Social Awareness
    - Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

  • Cultural, Artistic, and Athletic Enrichment
    - Exposure through Field Trips, Community Advocates, Guest Speakers, and more...

  • Life Skills
    - Professional Development, Trade Exposure, Financial Literacy, etc.

  • Service Learning
    - Community Education & Engagement

  • Caregiver Involvement
    - Support & Opportunities to Strengthen Adult/Child Bonds

  • Daily Snack Provided

STEAM DREAM INITIATIVE

STEAM DREAM INITIATIVE

STEAM DREAM Initiative

The STEAM education partnership between UChicago STEM Education at the University of Chicago and Bright Star Community Outreach in Bronzeville.  The Steam Dream Initiative will benefit Teachers and Students of Greater Bronzeville.  

The STEAM DREAM Initiative will support training for and implementing three respected programs that develop important STEM skills. The Engineering is Elementary (EiE) and FUSE Studio programs develop students’ understanding of engineering processes and their ability to apply scientific knowledge and critical thinking skills to particular challenges. The Initiative will implement EiE with PreK–Grade 5 and FUSE Studio with Grades 6–8 students. Students will also take part in Lego Robotics kits with Grades 1–8 students to develop their programming and computational thinking skills. We will infuse an arts element into the programming where appropriate to provide integrated opportunities for students’ creative expression. 

High-quality school-day STEAM programming at the TURN Center for all students in all grades at Carter Woodson Elementary School during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, including:

  • Use of one Engineering is Elementary module in each Grade PK - 4 classroom each school year and two EiE modules in Grade 5.

  • Use of FUSE Studio in Grades 6-8 at least four times/month for the duration of each school year.

  • Afterschool programming for grades K-8 will be provided in the future.  Please stay tuned for registration.

PARENT UNIVERSITY

PARENT UNIVERSITY

Parent University is a community collaborative that supports families. This initiative encourages parent involvement and participation in the education of our community's children and youth. Throughout our time hosting these events, we have offered things such as classes on IEPs, classes on health, classes on financial literacy, Zumba classes, vendors/resource tables, free food, coat and toy giveaways, etc.