Category Archive

February 2017

  • Field Trip to the Field Museum

    UI’s Student Board hosted a off-season field trip to Chicago’s Field Museum with WTP teams from Bateman and Nixon as a fun way to bond before spring season! UI Program Associate and Coach at Nixon, Camila Giraldo, shares some highlights and special moments from the day. Saturday, February 11th, UI’s High School Board came together…

    Field Trip to the Field Museum
  • Team Captains Explore Rowe Clark Math & Science Academy

    On Friday February 3rd 2017, Take The Lead celebrated its third retreat of the year at Rowe Clark Math and Science Academy. There were 115 team captains who attended, representing 35 schools throughout Chicago. The themes for this retreat were goal setting and self-esteem, two topics that help Team Captains prepare to finish out the…

  • Bullseye! Target Sets Their Eyes on UI

    Urban Initiatives is excited to announce our 2016-2017 partnership with Target! Target is the Champion Sponsor of our Play with Potential program, which serves over 11,200 students in 18 schools across Chicago! Play with Potential is a structured recess program which aims to maximize the health, academic, and social and emotional learning benefits of recess periods as…

    Bullseye! Target Sets Their Eyes on UI