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 | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog post, News & Events
Following the roll out of the new Family Engagement Framework: A Guide for Illinois School Districts, Schools and Families, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) assembled a panel of experts to present at Illinois’ annual Every Student Succeeds Act Conference to...
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 | Nov 6, 2015 | News & Events
Families from Hart and Kramer Middle School gathered after their tour of campus as the beat of a dance performance from UMD’s Caribbean Dance Team filled the room at the Nyumburu Cultural Center. The performance set the stage for the middle school students and parents...
by TTP Staff | Oct 29, 2015 | News & Events
On Friday, October 23, staff, volunteers, program participants, supporters, and friends of Turning the Page arrived at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery for our 9th Annual Gala. Attendees enjoyed the musical stylings of Exclusive Report, a 7 piece jazz band led by DC...
