October is National Principals Month! To our amazing Principal, Ms. Collins, we are so grateful for your incredible leadership and dedication. Thank you for all you do to ensure that West Belden is an amazing place to learn and grow. This month we celebrate YOU!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration! It was amazing to see our community come together to share culture, delicious food, and memories!
Some of our students last week in traditional Mexican clothing celebrating Mexican Independence Day!
4th graders became coal miners for the day! These miners learned about the pros and cons of coal mining as a connection to their ELA unit, and experienced mining in the classroom! Who found the most coal?
Our second graders are having an amazing start to the school year working so hard and enjoying each other's company!
Distinctive Schools is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! This month, we honor and recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the United States. Stay tuned this month to see all the ways we are celebrating in our classrooms!
Our kindergartners having an amazing time working with letters, team building, and being silly!
We are closed today in honor of Labor Day, we hope you're enjoying your long weekend! See you tomorrow!
We couldn’t be more excited to see our students and families today at our Welcome Back event!! Join us from 12-2! 📚✏️🖍
Thank you, DePaul University for this amazing feature on our new CICS West Belden Community Schools Coordinator, Diego Nunez!
"In his new role, Nunez will put the school’s proposed community hub model into action, with a goal of removing barriers for children’s success and wellbeing. He will start by listening... “We don’t work for the community, we work with them equally as partners,” Nunez says."
https://resources.depaul.edu/newsline/sections/campus-and-community/Pages/community-psych-masters22.aspx
Our teachers and leaders are back in the building getting ready for a great school year! You can feel the energy, excitement, and passion as our school prepares for the year ahead!
West Belden friends are the best friends! We can't wait to have all our students back in the building!
Hello Bulldogs!! Come join us and Right at School for our Parent Forum Zoom Meeting! Here will will be discussing information about our new before/after school program at CICS West Belden and answering all your questions! Wednesday, August 10 2022 at 6pm!
¡Hola Bulldogs! ¡Únase a nosotros y Right at School para nuestro reunion de padres en Zoom! ¡Aquí discutiremos información sobre nuestro nuevo programa antes y despues de escuela en CICS West Belden y responderemos todas sus preguntas! Miércoles el 10 de agosto de 2022 a las 6pm.
CICS West Belden celebrated its 20th Anniversary this year! West Belden has been a Distinctive campus from our very first day! West Belden has been featured by Move this World for amazing implementation of Social, Emotional Learning! Learn more at cicswestbelden.org.
Chicago families- check out this webinar from the CDC Foundation and Chicago Department of Public Health! This webinar is for parents with children ages 0-11. It will discuss the COVID- 19 vaccine and resources for transitioning to a “new normal." It is informed to keep informed so our students can stay safe and healthy. Totally free, sign up here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-parents-webinar-tickets-344781529837
We're featured in this great piece about Learner Profiles from Next Generation Learning Challenges! "the goal is to include more than just where the students are performing and consider who they are, what inspires them, and how they best learn so that they can take the wheel and drive their own learning."https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/getting-to-know-you-learner-profiles-for-personalization
Summer learning is going great!
Thinking about our super fun ice cream social on this hot summer day! There are tons of ways to stay involved and have fun learning! Be sure to check out our Anytime, Anywhere Learning page for cool activities and great local events! www.distinctiveschools.org/page/anytime-anywhere
Distinctive Schools is closed today in honor of Juneteenth. As an organization, we will honor the importance of this day in American history. In solidarity with our staff, families & students, and aligned to a growing number of companies across the country, we close our office and campus doors for a day of remembrance and response to systemic racism, and to commemorate our commitment to continued progress in our own equity work as an organization.
We will continue to cultivate an organization together that focuses on inclusivity and solidarity across all lines of difference in our world. We hope you will take a moment to reflect, honor and observe this historic day.
Wishing a wonderful Fathers’s Day this weekend to all of our Distinctive dads, dads-to-be, father figures, grandfathers and those who are simply grateful for their own dads – we thank you for the integral role you play in raising and educating the next generation of leaders, scholars and creatives.
