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Northbrook Public Library
Apply to Become a Summer High School Volunteer at the Northbrook Public Library
All students who will be attending high school in the fall of 2021 are eligible to apply. This year Summer High School Volunteers will have the choice to work from home individually on group assignments or to participate in small groups working outdoors at the library.
To apply, they can visit the library's website to download an information packet that includes the application and details regarding assignments and dates. Completed applications must be submitted online by Sunday, May 23.
High School and Middle School AI + Social Good Programs by Stanford PhD Students
Inspirit AI offers live online (25 hours) enrichment programs that expose high school students (Grades 9-12) and middle school students (Grades 5-8) to fundamental artificial intelligence concepts and the opportunity to build socially impactful projects in areas including art, journalism, education, and more. Taught by our team of graduate students from Stanford and MIT, students receive a personalized, interdisciplinary learning experience with a student-teacher ratio of 4:1. We offer multiple dates and times for our Summer Break programs, and students of all backgrounds may apply here for our high school program and here for our middle school programs by April 30th. For detailed course information, check out our high school website and brochure or our middle school website and flyers. Please contact Lucas Hornsby at lhornsby@stanford.edu with any questions. Thank you!
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Northbrook Park District and YMCA
Northbrook Park District - Community TIES Program
The Northbrook Park District, in partnership with District 27, is excited to announce a new program to assist families who have children attending school in a hybrid learning model. The attached information is for the new Park District program Community TIES – Together in Educational Support. Opens in New Window Opens in New Window
Includes:
• Supervision and assistance for virtual lessons
• ADA assistance available
• Staff to child ratio is 1:10
• Children are required to wear a face covering and maintain 6 feet of social distance
• Masks may be removed when outdoors and physical distance is possible
• Families provide lunch, snack and drinks daily
• Bring a laptop/tablet and headphones/earbuds; Internet access provided
• CDC and IDPS guidance protocols include scheduled cleaning and sanitization
8AM - 3:30 PM
$69/day
Northbrook Sports Center, 1739 Pfingsten Road
$69/day
Northbrook Sports Center, 1739 Pfingsten Road
*First month's fee due at registration
Questions can be directed to Nancy Eschker, Recreation Supervisor for the Northbrook Park District, at (847) 291-2995 or neschker@nbparks.org Opens in New Window Opens in New Window .
