Schools
Raise Your Play IQ – AWEsome Water Play
by Alix Tonsgard
We are so excited that our new AWEsome Water exhibit is open! Many years of planning and hard work have gone into...
Circling Back – Meeting students where they are
by Jason Altenbern
In 1971, a group of citizens banded together out of concerns for young people hanging out by the bridge in downtown Naperville....
Software helps train associates at Made to Inspire Café
Reflection Software has partnered with Turning Pointe Autism Foundation to develop the online training modules for their Made to Inspire Café. The café is...
School District 203 appoints new member to Board of Education
Above / Effective immediately, Janet Yang Rohr was appointed to serve as member of Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education. Pictured...
North Central College’s ‘Junior/Senior Scholars’ program charts success
Above / Now year-round, North Central College's program for students in high-need schools charts 30 years of success.
Thirty years ago, Janis Fitzsimmons launched the...
Equal Fun for Everyone – Your invitation to play days
July is National Parks and Recreation Month making it the perfect time to grab the family and head to your nearest park! Not sure...
Art Garfunkel, Wynonna, Branford Marsalis headline North Central College’s new Fine Arts Season
Art Garfunkel, Wynonna & The Big Noise, Branford Marsalis, The Wailers and Little River Band are just some of the many featured artists in...
Circling Back – Community Alliance for Prevention
by Matt Cassity
A little less than a year ago, the Community Alliance for Prevention received a Drug Free Communities Support Grant. While the coalition...
Art Talk – I shoulda Wentz
Driving down Chicago Avenue, one may notice North Central College's Fine Arts Center, but how many of us have actually been inside? Speaking from...
The Y – 173 years of the YMCA
Recently the YMCA in the United States celebrated its 173rd Anniversary. Today, the Y engages more than 10,000 neighborhoods across the U.S. We are...
Raise Your Play IQ – Splish and splash to critical thinking: water play
by Alix Tonsgard
Few children can resist the draw to play in water, and who can blame them. Water is fascinating, fun, and multifaceted. Maybe...
Little Friends’ Serendipity Resale Shop
Shoppers from all walks of life have found that a trip to downtown Naperville can be made complete with a visit to Little Friends’...
Naperville residents named to North Central College Dean’s List of scholars
Above / North Central College is a top-ranked private comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences, located in the heart of Naperville, Illinois.
NAPERVILLE,...
Equal Fun for Everyone – USA Boccia Nationals comes to Naperville
Synergy Adaptive Athletics is hosting the USA Boccia Nationals Tournament July 5-9 in Naperville. In the world of adaptive sports…this is huge!
Over 200 athletes,...
Naperville Gardener – Scholarships in season
Naperville Garden Club is proud to announce our 2017-2018 Scholarship Recipients!
Jonathan Buettner- llinois State University, Horticulture and Landscape Management; Cory Burkwald- Michigan Technological University,...
Raise Your Play IQ – Physics on board
by Alix Tonsgard
Gravity, friction, inertia, and momentum. These are the physics concepts that can be explored with young children using a 4-to-5-foot board, a...
School District 203 announces board vacancy, seeks applicants to fill seat
Above / During the swearing in of recently elected members* of the Naperville Unit School District 203 Board of Education on May 1, 2017,...
Fire Prevention 24-7 – Y-Fire program
Summer is around the corner and children will be outside enjoying the nice weather. Fire play does not have a season, but the warm...
Focus on Safety – ‘Citations’ for safe biking
The Naperville Police Department, in partnership with the Naperville Park District Police, will be “citing” residents all summer long for demonstrating safe biking. Unlike...
Circling Back – Where is Russ now?
by Jason Altenbern
360 Youth Services circles back this month to give special recognition to Russ Wolf for his many years of support to our...
