The WITS Early Childhood Summer Program (ECSP) is a five-week kindergarten readiness program. Each site is led by a CPS teacher and a WITS staff member and activates community volunteers. … Read More
How Study Groups Impact School Culture
WITS believes that if we can develop a love of reading in students, it will positively impact their entire life. WITS knows that empowered readers change the world. Through the … Read More
With Mission in Mind: The Growth and Success of the WITS-Deloitte Partnership
Partnerships between WITS mentors and students are the driving force of WITS volunteer programs. These relationships develop over the course of the school year through weekly reading sessions and provide … Read More
5 Great WITS Memories
I have been so lucky to be a Program Coordinator at WITS for the past two years, and to have worked with students from Perez, McAuliffe, Brownell, and McClellan. As … Read More
Program Reflection: My First Year at WITS
As the program year dwindles down–thousands of pages of words were read by students and volunteers and countless laughs and inside jokes were shared throughout all WITS programs. I want … Read More
How a Rochelle Lee Teacher Champions the Inclusion Model
Vy Nguyen is a Rochelle Lee teacher awardee and special education teacher at Brentano Math and Science Academy in Logan Square. Recently, she shared her insights about the importance of … Read More
“I Am” Poems
In honor of World Poetry Day, my Lozano and Washington Irving Workplace Mentoring students wrote their own poems. They created their own “I Am” poems, which is an imaginative biographical … Read More
Literacy is a Human Right
UNESCO asserts, “Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation for lifelong learning. It is fully essential to social and human development in its ability to transform lives. For … Read More
