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
Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want (Event 4 of 4)
Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University
Buffalo Grove High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You (Event 1 of 2)
Jeff Selingo
Journalist and New York Times bestselling author
Matthew Montgomery, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Lake Forest School Districts 67 and 115 in Illinois
Gorton Center
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You (Event 2 of 2)
Jeff Selingo
Journalist and New York Times bestselling author
Beth Arey
College and Career Services Coordinator at Evanston Township High School D202, Evanston, IL
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
