Let’s Play! Wilderness Exploration
Join The Alliance for Early Childhood and Community Partner Cook County Forest Preserve in tree climbing. The Forest Preserve Resource Management Team will belay children up and down native trees in the woods. All protective equipment will be provided. Children will also engage in shelter building activities and explore the site using a map and applying navigational skills.
Intended Age: 5 years old and up
Registration is preferred but drop-in attendees are welcome. Please visit www.theallianceforec.org a month prior to the event to register.
Upcoming Events
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
Emily M. Bender, Ph.D.
Professor of linguistics at the University of Washington
Alex Hanna, Ph.D.
Director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
Timnit Gebru, Ph.D.
Founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
ON ZOOM
The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success
Susan Dominus
Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New York Times Magazine
Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and "Ask Lisa" podcast co-host
ON ZOOM
Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence
Jens Ludwig, Ph.D.
Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy
Christian Mitchell
Vice President for Civic Engagement for the University of Chicago
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
