Last summer, 40 District 214 students participated in the English Language Learners (ELL) Career Academy, a program that provides resources and opportunities for postsecondary success.
The program, now in its second year, gives current and former ELL students hands-on, relevant learning experiences that may have been unavailable to them in the past.
Read MoreA quick search of #214Ready or #214Learns will reveal real-time examples of what learning looks like in District 214 and how we are teaming with students, parents and our communities to prepare students to be college, career and life ready.
Read MoreWhen Buffalo Grove student Nicole Relias needed inspiration for a business idea in her entrepreneurship class, she turned to a problem her dog had experienced – being skunked.
Through District 214’s innovative entrepreneurship curriculum, Relias and her classmates invented Skunk Aid, a kit to de-skunk dogs.
Read MoreOn Thursday, Oct. 20, District 214 educators showed how they prepare students to be College, Career and Life Ready using #214ready on Twitter.
Some examples:
October is Redefining Ready! month in High School District 214: a month dedicated to promoting the opportunities educators are providing our students to demonstrate postsecondary readiness and the awesome things our students are accomplishing to make them Career, College and Life ready.
Read MoreOn top of classwork, live sports broadcasting and putting together morning announcements, Hersey’s media tech students in just one year participated in 74 industry experiences, gaining press credentials to cover the Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, Great America’s Fright Night and Lake Shake, a three-day country music festival, among others.
Read MoreAll District 214 schools are committed to preparing students for successful start to the school year. To get an idea of what those first days looked like, click here.
To help students transition and connect with their school community, several schools implemented unique programs with modified schedules. Elk Grove and Prospect High Schools created special programs for their Freshman classes, while Wheeling created a modified start for all classes.
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Elk Grove High School alumna Cassidy Hamilton knew what she wanted to be when she was 10 years old – a zookeeper.
Now 19, Cassidy is double majoring in Wildlife Ecology & Management as well as double minoring in Biology and Captive Wildlife Management at The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. She also recently completed a prestigious internship at the Brookfield Zoo.
Discover how we prepare students for success in college, careers and life in High School District 214.
