by TTP Staff | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog post, News & Events
“I thought I didn’t have an artistic bone in my body” explains student author, Nassem Roach, as he turns to tell his story to a circle of parents at Garfield Elementary school during our community icebreaker. A teacher follows suit, “My students create finger puppets...
by TTP Staff | Nov 16, 2015 | News & Events
Over the past few weeks in Chicago, Turning the Page hosted numerous authors at our partner schools for this semester’s Author Visits. At LEARN Charter (Romano-Butler campus), we hosted Winner of the 2015 Sydney Taylor Award, Jim Aylesworth, who shared his book Old...
by TTP Staff | Oct 9, 2015 | News & Events
Our first Community Night: Questions for Home and School was a blast! In Chicago and DC, we saw over 800 parents and students within our combined eleven schools. With parents and teachers, we discussed the various aspects of their child’s education including tips for...
by TTP Staff | Sep 25, 2015 | News & Events
At Turning the Page, we give them away. We love books and we love sharing that love with our families. We ensure each parent and student receives at least one book when they attend our programs. Our goal is to assist families in building their own family libraries. In...
by TTP Staff | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog post, News & Events
Chicago has an extensive public library system, and is a great resource for parents and students alike. Chicago Public Libraries (CPL) offer various services and resources to all members holding a library card, in good standing. There’s no age limit for library cards...
