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  • Empower Sessions Week #9 — Family

    This Empower Session takes a close look at the importance of connecting with family. Our family can help motivate us to go out and achieve our dreams. During challenging times, our families can be there to support us, make us laugh and play with us.

  • Empower Sessions Activity Guide Week #8 — Persistence

    This Empower Session takes a close look at the importance of staying persistent. It is a useful skill to be able stick with something until you get better at it. I bet you can think of some times when you’ve had to be persistent in order to accomplish something.

  • Empower Session Activity Guide Week #7 — Time Management

    This Empower Session takes a close look at the importance of time management. Have you felt like time is zooming by or dragging on while social distancing? Or maybe the days and weeks are blending together? Whatever you are feeling is completely okay. With good time management, you can be sure to make your time…

  • Empower Sessions Activity Guide Week #6 — Focus

    This Empower Session takes a close look at the importance of focus. Now more than ever, while we are all stuck at home, it is important to keep our focus level high so that we can do well on our schoolwork and any other tasks that you may have.

  • Navigating Remote Learning — A Guide for Guardians

    As schools across the country transition from the physical classroom to virtual learning platforms, you may have heard of the following terminology: e-learning, online learning, remote learning, virtual learning, and distance learning.

    Navigating Remote Learning — A Guide for Guardians
  • Empower Sessions Activity Guide Week #1 — Fun & Well-Being

    This Empower Session focuses on the positive impacts of play. Play a balance challenge game that will get you active and smiling.Create and play your own memory game.Coach Eugene and Coach Reggie talk about the importance of play.Wrap up with some discussion questions to think about while you’re at home.

  • Our Response to COVID-19

    Starting March 17th, all Chicago Public Schools will be closed until March 30th to protect the safety, health and well-being of students, staff and other student support services.  As a result, all Urban Initiatives programming has been suspended until further notice as recommended by Chicago Public Schools. While we are saddened to be temporarily unable…