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 [...]
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 [...]
After months of planning and gathering input from Sue, staff, kids and Foundation Board members, the Children’s Center now releases its brand new logo! The idea was to show how the Center is a safe community for urban children and has a long history of giving them the knowledge and motivation to make their lives [...]
Image from The New Yorker website
The Children’s Center was featured in the latest edition of The New Yorker in an article profiling current Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. Carlo Rotella’s story recounts Arne’s history at the Center and how it shaped his pursuits in education.
Rotella describes Arne’s time growing up in Hyde Park, playing [...]