Michael works with Cameron in his notebook.
When students at the Center need help with math or physics, they know which tutor to go to — Michael Quiroz, 21.
Michael is a tutor through the University of Chicago’s Neighborhood Schools Program and has been working at Sue’s for one year. At the U of C, he is studying anthropology, but here at the Center he has found his niche developing a math curriculum for both elementary and advanced math students.
“This summer we’ve been preparing for the school year by creating a math curriculum. Basically, it’s a set of different lessons that we can move through during the year, things they will need for the classroom that they might have missed out on.” Read more…
Nicholas prepares to run home.
Foundation Board and Auxiliary Board members joined the kids at the Center for a field day on July 31st. The day featured a game of kickball between the kids and adults (kids won!), a basketball game, a game of bean bags and a picnic lunch. Over a dozen adults came out to play, giving kids plenty of attention while they took advantage of the summer weather.
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Sherron, 15, gets a taste for sand.
For one week in July, a dozen children from the Center traveled to Sawyer, Mich. to experience camp life at the Help Us Grow (HUG) Camp. The camp was held at Tower Hill Camp Site from July 11 to 17 and featured group activities like archery, drama, batik and dance. SDCC tutor Jill Glenn from the Chicago School organized students to attend and spent the week with them in Michigan.
All of the kids were provided scholarships to attend the camp though Tower Hill’s Camp Fund and the following sponsors: Jeremy Giacomino, Vanya and Mark Weglarz, Gail Gill, Debbie and Chris Snyder, and Becky and John Simpson.
“I enjoyed all my activities, which included Fun with Science, Wall Climbing, Tennis, Adventure Course, and Waterball. But my all time favorite was tennis. They also served the best food ever! I liked dinner the best. I liked the fact that we had big sisters. My big sister’s name was Amanda. She was really nice. I can’t wait to go next year,” wrote Tyra, 10.
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