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| We have been pleased to meet and talk to
many of you in the last couple of months.
Applications are coming in and we continue to
receive many inquiries. We
are looking forward to the next frenzied
months.
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MARCH
MEET AND GREET
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We
are pleased to invite you to attend Chicago
Friends School's Meet and Greet for Parents and
Families. Come meet the organizers of the new
Quaker school opening on Chicago's North
Side. This is a great chance to ask
questions about the school and talk with other
parents considering Quaker education for their
children.
Kids are welcome, and we
will serve light
refreshments.
Chicago Friends
School Parent Meet and Greet
Saturday, March
20, 2:30-4:30 pm
Evanston Friends Meeting
House
1010 Greenleaf Street
Evanston, IL
60202
Street parking is available.
RSVP: mary@chicagofriendsschool.org
or call
773-442-2371 |
SCHEDULES
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We
know that many of you are concerned about the
daily and yearly schedule, as well as the
application process and time line.
We
have a small committee working out the details
of the academic schedules, and expect to post
all of that to our web site within the next
month. We expect the yearly schedule will
closely follow the CPS schedule for convenience
of those who may have children in
both.
Very shortly the Admissions
Committee will meet to review all our current
applications and arrange any meetings. We
will continue to accept applications as space is
available.
We have also heard many of
your concerns about having a half-day pre-k
option, and are working on the logistics of
that.
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FALL
FUND RAISER
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On
a frigid evening the first week of December,
Friends and friends alike braved the temperature
to share food and fellowship at the Loose Leaf
Lounge to benefit the Chicago Friends
School. There was live music, beautiful
art on display, and a great conversation about
our goals for the school and what we need to
reach them.
One thing we
discussed was the need to expand our volunteer
force. There are so many wonderful people
with special talents who are interested in the
school, and we'd like to plug them all into our
work to make this a real grassroots
effort. If you have experience in grant
writing, teaching, curriculum development, or
any other skill useful in opening a brand new
school, please let us know. We would love
to bring you on board one of our
committees.
We also discussed the
goal of getting forty students in our inaugural
classes. To do this, we must spread the
word to parents of children age four, five, six,
and seven. Forwarding this email to
parents would be a great way to help us do
this.
The December dinner was just the first
in a series of events we will be having.
Intimate events like this help us get to know
our supporters as well as raise much-needed
funds for the school. At this time next
year, we'll be having our first holiday party
with students, parents, and teachers of the
Chicago Friends School. Your help today is
crucial in getting us to that
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DONATIONS
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many of you know, any private school depends on
a donor base in addition to tuition. We
continue to actively seek donations of time,
money and equipment. If you have materials
or furnishings you would like to donate, please
contact us at info@chicagofriendsschool.org
so we can determine if they're appropriate to
our needs. You may make donations of any
size through our web site or Facebook, please contact us if
you would like to discuss your donation, or
would like to earmark
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We are excited to have this opportunity to
open a Quaker School in Chicago. To find
out more, please visit our web site: www.chicagofriendsschool.org.
Sincerely,
The Board and
volunteers of
Chicago Friends School
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