Spring Break has started, and there won’t be any E-Learning during the break. Due to Gov. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, students and teachers won’t return to school until April 8. The District’s E-Learning Plan restarts on Monday, March 30. Please click the link to a frequently asked questions document to help clarify the governor's stay-at-home order: FAQ for Stay-at-Home Order.
To help slow or stop the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the governor’s stay-at-home order is meant to mandate social distancing, except in specific circumstances. While the practice of social distancing requires limitations on where we can go and what we can do, maintaining safe distances from others does not have to limit our imaginations. To help increase the number of entertaining and amusing things to do, while attempting to spark your imaginations, below are lists of online and offline things to do during the upcoming weeks.
One of the most common activities that is often recommended to help sustain family harmony is to maintain a daily schedule. Below are two potential schedules, but feel free to develop and manage your own family schedule during these stay-at-home days.
COVID-19 Daily Schedule Daily Schedule with Activity Ideas
Please click on the link for suggested activities to do with your children: Amusing and Entertaining Things to Do While Staying at Home
Below are links to possible entertaining online things to do:
- River Forest Public Library
- Oak Park Public Library
- National Geographic for Kids
- Top 10 Virtual Museum Tours
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Free Online Games for Kids by Commonsense Media
- Khan Academy for Kids age 2-7
- Khan Academy Imagineering
- BrainPop
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
Please use this opportunity to focus on staying safe and helping to slow the spread of the virus. This situation is evolving rapidly, but we will continue to communicate in a timely and transparent manner. Please keep monitoring the District’s website and your email/voicemail from District 90.