We hope that Catalyst families are staying healthy and safe. Please find resources below, and if there is any assistance we can provide, please contact our team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thank you and stay safe!
We hope that all Catalyst scholars and families are staying safe and are doing well. Please see the final e-learning plans for Catalyst Circle Rock and Catalyst Maria below. If you have any questions, please contact Catalyst Circle Rock Principal Ms. Jamison-Dunn (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Catalyst Maria Principal Ms. Sandoval (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or the Catalyst admininstrative team (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Thank you and stay safe!
We hope that you are staying safe and are doing well. Catalyst scholars and families should work primarily with their teachers on their e-learning plan, but additional resources are linked below:
The Illinois State Board of Education's Keep Learning website offers an extremely comprehensive list of resources, including free internet access resources, special education resources, English learner resources, and a very comprehensive list of learning activities categorized by subject and grade-https://www.isbe.net/keeplearning
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Literacy Educational Toolkit for At-Home Learning offers free online resources that can help children continue to build critical literacy skills while schools are closed.
We hope that you are staying safe and are doing well. Please find social-emotional resources for scholars/families linked below:
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning offers suggestions for educators on addressing the social and emotional needs of students.
In a Learning Is Social, Emotional and Academic blog, Lorea Martinez offers parents homeschooling tips to ensure social emotional learning is a part of student learning.
Sanford Harmony, a Pre-K-6 research-based social emotional learning program, promotes positive peer relations among students through lessons and activities that encourage communication, collaboration, and mutual respect. These free resources can be used by parents at home to help children express feelings and solve problems together.
The National Association of School Psychologists has developed a set of materials for schools and districts to support for their students and community around COVID-19 and pandemics.
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