Our Transition class took a field trip out to Oak Park to visit some old friends at PACTT's new Oak Park Vocational Program site. It was great to see those familiar faces!
PACTT Family Open House - and special guests!
Ah, Open House! The rooms were spiffed up, student art decked the walls, and our new staff were excited to get the chance to meet some of our amazing families.
We also were privileged to have two members of Robert Crown Center's Health Education team join us at this year's open house, to talk about their brand-new puberty curriculum. They adapted their traditional curriculum to meet the needs of students on the autism spectrum. Educators from Robert Crown will be visiting the school later this month, to do their presentations for our students. We are SO excited to be their "guinea pigs" as they roll out this new project - both learning from them, and sharing our experiences in this tricky-to-teach area. Here's a pic of health educator Laura, with her giant "Chompers."
City life
Our Transition Class stopped to check out one of the best views of the skyline, from the Museum Campus.
Work - and play!
Our elementary class is back to work, but also squeezing in as much fun in the sun as possible!
While it lasts ...
Our Transition class took a relaxing walk along the beach last week to enjoy the last few days of summery weather.
Aaaaand we're back!
School & Transition students returned this week, ready for a brand-new school year!
Thank you!
To all our tremendously dedicated teachers, job coaches, therapists and paraprofessionals - THANK YOU for a wonderful school year!
Picnic Preparations
Staff and students prepare for our annual Family BBQ and picnic, and take some time to enjoy this beautiful day. Special thanks to Victor, for being our Grillmaster Supreme!
By the sea, by the beautiful ... lake?
Our Transition class had a blast at the lake last week!
Graduation Celebration!
We celebrated our final 2013-2014 graduate this week.
Congratulations, David - we are all so very proud of you!!
Exploring with Mission Arts
We are fortunate this summer to welcome Mission Arts artists and teachers Kristie Keenon and Jessica Correa to PACTT! Each Monday of summer school, they will be helping students explore different art media. Last week was fun with Picasso-esque collages, and this week was painting!
Field Day 2014
School, Transition and Voc had a fantastic time at Field Day 2014!
Wilmette adventures
Our HS2 class ventured northward to the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette for a relaxing wander through beautiful gardens, on what turned out to be a lovely Friday:
Congratulations, Graduate! (Yes, another one!)
Today we honored our latest graduate. Kyle was happy to celebrate with his family and classmates. Congratulations, Kyle - we are proud of you!!
Celebrating our Amazing Staff!
We wish a Happy Teacher Appreciation Day (and Week!) to ALL our teachers, paraprofessionals, therapists, DSPs, job coaches, parents, families, friends ... Thank you for your dedication and hard work - we couldn't do this without you!
Congratulations, Graduate!
We wish our latest graduate all the very best! On Friday, our High School class celebrated with Frank - and with some tasty chocolate cake!
2014-2015 School Calendar
For our vigilantly planning parents:
The 2014-2015 School and Transition calendar is now available online!
Find it here, for now: www.pactt.org/calendar2014-15
We'll move it to our regular calendar page (www.pactt.org/calendar), when the new year starts.
Wrigley Wanderings
Spring Fever has hit the Transition Program! They wandered their way past Wrigley Field last week to celebrate Chicago's northside team:
Spring Break is here!
Just a reminder that PACTT's school and transition programs will be closed for Spring Break next week -- April 14-18th.
Spirit Shirt Sale!
It's time for our annual PACTT Spirit Wear fundraiser -- order your shirts today at www.pactt.org/spirit
Order deadline: Thursday, April 10.