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Zoo Day! Summer S.T.E.A.M. 2021 Concludes at Lincoln Park Zoo

7/19/2021

 
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On Monday, July 19th, the 2021 Summer S.T.E.A.M. Program culminated with a jam-packed day at Lincoln Park Zoo. Students from Jordan Community Elementary School, Sherman School of Excellence, Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary, and William H. Brown Elementary School were transported from their schools to the Zoo in the morning.

Learn more about Zoo Day and see more photos below! (Click "Read More")

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Summer S.T.E.A.M. 2021 Wraps Up at Northwestern University (Video & Pictures)

7/16/2021

 
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On Friday, July 16th, the James R. Jordan Foundation finished the first week of our annual Summer S.T.E.A.M. program in partnership with Northwestern University! Throughout the week, CPS students from our four partner schools were transported to Northwestern's campus to learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics through projects, interactive presentations, lab tours, and more!

Check out pictures and watch our recap video below (click 'Read more")

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Summer S.T.E.A.M. 2021 Starts off Strong (Pictures)

7/12/2021

 
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On Monday, July 12th, the James R. Jordan Foundation kicked off its annual Summer S.T.E.A.M. program in partnership with Northwestern University! Throughout the week, CPS students from our four partner schools are being transported to Northwestern's campus to learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics through projects, interactive presentations, lab tours, and more!

​Learn more about the program and check out pictures from Monday's session below (click 'Read more")

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Celebrating Creativity, Computation, and Culture: Street Code Jam Fest

6/12/2021

 
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​The inaugural Street Code Jam Fest, hosted by the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship at 2112 Chicago celebrated the talent, creativity, and culture of young people working at the intersection of music and computer code. The ​James R. Jordan Foundation was a proud community partner for the event.

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Full STEAM Ahead! Combining Music Creation With Coding

5/27/2021

 
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The James R. Jordan Foundation is excited to share updates from our S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) program.

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Supporting Students as They Return to the Classroom

4/21/2021

 
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Read highlights from the James R. Jordan Foundation's March 2021 Newsletter!

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Congratulations Class of 2020!

8/11/2020

 
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Beyond the Classroom: July 2020

6/7/2020

 
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JRJF is committed to supporting students beyond the classroom. Markessa, JRJF Program Lead, has been able to conduct virtual Read with Me! sessions with students since April. 

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2019 Summer Sessions

8/2/2019

 
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See photos from the 2019 Summer Session:

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S.T.E.A.M. Pop-up Sessions Features Northwestern

6/30/2019

 
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Facilitators from Northwestern taught students at Jordan, Dett, and Sherman Schools  how to use Tunepad. TunePad is a learning platform that combines music creation with python computer programming. Kids express themselves creatively by remixing popular music or coding their own beats from scratch. Along the way, they pick up important programming concepts from variables, loops, and functions to abstraction, modularity, and debugging. See more pictures:

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