Beyond Tutoring: The Out-of-School Hours

AN IMAGINATION SALON EVENT PRESENTED BY URBAN GATEWAYS AND MOTOROLA 

Wednesday, April 28

How can we provide the best "out-of-school" experience for Chicago-area youth?

On April 28, Urban Gateways and Motorola Foundation hosted an Imagination Salon event entitled "Beyond Tutoring: The Out-of-School Hours." City and community leaders gathered to discuss the importance of those critical hours before and after school.

CAN-TV covered the event and will be rebroadcasting the discussion at a later date.  Till then, check out the clip below featuring JaMaya Austin, a  student who participates in after-school programming in Chicago's Woodlawn Community, and Sonja Henderson, a teaching artist who provides after-school programming through several organizations including Urban Gateways

MODERATOR:

Michelle Boone - Program Officer, Joyce Foundation

PANELISTS:

Mary Ellen Caron - Commissioner, Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

Sean Harden - Deputy Chief of Community Relations, Chicago Public Schools

Sonja Henderson - Artist-in-Residence, Urban Gateways and After School Matters

Eileen Sweeney - Director of Giving and Philanthropic Relations, Motorola