Today our Earth Scouts group paid a visit to PAWS of Tinley Park. PAWS is a no-kill animal shelter dedicated to the protection of domestic animals. Our current Earth Scouts’ focus is to make a difference through participatory democracy–and through those means, together, we chose to focus our attention on animal welfare. Specifically, we are [...]
earth scouts visit paws
January 11th, 2012
1 Comment
Tags: animals · earth scouts · photos · service-learning · tours
glass houses and safe danger
November 15th, 2011
1 Comment
Looking for something to do Sunday morning, we decided to drive west of the city to the sleepy little town of Plano, IL to visit one of the most famous works of modern residential architecture from the 20th century. Tucked amidst sparse trees beside the cold black rush of the Fox River in autumn is [...]
Tags: architecture · art · history · museums · photos · politics · tours
hello, my name is chris and i have become a soccer mom
September 23rd, 2011
2 Comments
This past month seems to have gone by in a blur for me. Part of this blur in due to Aidan’s decision to try a bunch of new activities this fall. So, right now almost every day is booked with something–from gymnastics to robotics and everything in between! In addition to the variety of classes [...]
Tags: learning · photos · physics · science · technology · tours
