Prairie Pride is STRONG! We love that school spirit!
We hope our Prairie family is having a great summer! Here's a throwback to our end of year fun!
Distinctive Schools is closed today in honor of Juneteenth. As an organization, we will honor the importance of this day in American history. In solidarity with our staff, families & students, and aligned to a growing number of companies across the country, we close our office and campus doors for a day of remembrance and response to systemic racism, and to commemorate our commitment to continued progress in our own equity work as an organization.
We will continue to cultivate an organization together that focuses on inclusivity and solidarity across all lines of difference in our world. We hope you will take a moment to reflect, honor and observe this historic day.
Wishing a wonderful Fathers’s Day this weekend to all of our Distinctive dads, dads-to-be, father figures, grandfathers and those who are simply grateful for their own dads – we thank you for the integral role you play in raising and educating the next generation of leaders, scholars and creatives.
With a day to honor Distinctive Dads right around the corner – we’re celebrating the importance of FAMILY and all parents! We’re excited to share that we will offer 12 weeks of fully paid family leave for full time, benefits eligible staff members expanding their family! We are committed to the mental health and wellness of our staff and celebrating our team in all stages of their lives. #ALLin #WeAreDISTINCTIVE
FRIDAY NIGHT HOOPS!
Our partners at GRO Community are hosting a 3:3 basketball tournament Friday, June 10th at 5PM! The tournament is for boys ages 10-14 years only! Food AND prizes will be provided!
No registration is required...just show up and have fun! We can't wait to see you there!
Right At School summer camp registration will open tonight at 6pm CST! The following link will not be active until 6:00pm, but we are sending it to you now. Set a reminder for 6:00pm if you would like to register for Right At School!
Registration link (live at 6pm tonight!):
https://rightatschool-cics-prairie.jumbula.com/#/summer-camp
Today is the first day of Pride Month and we’re so proud to celebrate the diversity of our students, families, and staff! Reinforcing the message that supporting equality means a better path forward for our future generations. Happy Pride everyone!
Our students had a great Paint the Town Red concert this week with the Chicago Children's Choir! We have such an amazing and talented group!
Happy National Speech Language Pathologist Day! Thank you for all you do to help our students to communicate – your work provides confidence and effective communication strategies, and we appreciate you! Thank you for the ways you assess, diagnose and treat with love and joy. From all of us at Distinctive Schools – Thank you!
Celebration time! Shout out to Tiffany Natasha Johnson, parent of 3rd grader Ariah! She has been selected to be on the CICS Board of Directors Meeting as the parent member of their board, congratulations Mrs. Jonson!
We are so excited to celebrate School Nurse Day! Our nurses always go above and beyond to care for our students and we could not be more grateful! Nurses- thank you for all the knowledge, skill and compassion you bring to our schools, today we celebrate YOU!
Wishing a wonderful Mother’s Day this weekend to all of our Distinctive moms, moms-to-be, mother figures, grandmothers and those who are simply grateful for their own moms – we thank you for the integral role you play in raising and educating the next generation of leaders, scholars and creatives.
It's time to start looking into camps for Summer 2022. Check out Chalkbeat Chicago's Summer Camp Guide: https://bit.ly/3vpjEdu
This is a FAVORITE week for Distinctive Schools, as this week we are celebrating the incredible teachers who help our scholars to GROW! Wishing you all a very happy Teacher Appreciation Week! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #BeDistinctive
BIG CONGRATS to all of our Lexia winners! #literacymatters
We love finding new ways to engage our school community! Here is a throwback to our super fun St. Patrick's Day Bingo Tournament!
We want to thank Nancy and her team at the Neighbor to Neighbor Literacy Project -N2N for installing our very own free little library today AND giving out bilingual books to our Kinders! We are SO grateful! #TakeABookShareABook #FreeLittleLibrary
Today is Administrative Professionals Day! We are so happy to celebrate all of our amazing Distinctive Schools Administrative Professionals, thank you for all the hard work and care you put into making sure our campuses run smoothly. We appreciate you!
Happy Earth Day from Distinctive Schools! We are committed to helping our students learn about sustainability and protecting our planet. What are some ways you and your family show love to our environment? 🌳❤️
