I ve been going ever since. The Englewood mother also enjoys attending DePaul for computer training. Like other Urban Imagination schools, Corliss has established a parent resource room, where Goode soon will have access to computers donated to the network. They taught us to get involved with our kids, to sit down with our kids, to read to them, and to take them on field trips so they can get adjusted to different cultures and different surroundings. More and more parents are getting involved, and as the parents get involved, the kids get more involved.
Building relationships Officials at the museums say they, too, have benefited.
It works so well because we re able to support the schools, and the schools help us develop our programs. Because of the length of time we ve been involved with each other, other things have come up because you re in the right place at the right time. Like when the Botanic Garden was paired with Suder in 1997. Suder embraced plant science, devoid as the neighborhood is of any greenery. Then, when the Botanic Garden won two separate grants for school partnerships, Suder got to participate in those programs as well.