John Templeton Foundation $231K multi-year grant to fund core elements of MEF’s acclaimed character education program
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Interns Learn that Part of Running a Successful Business is Taking Care of Your Community
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Chef Lupita Romero Inspiring Girls with Her Recipes and Her Incredible Story
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Affordable In-Person Day Camps for Rising 4th-12th Grade Students that combine summer fun with personal and academic growth.
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Midtown & Metro Students and Families Take Part in Day to Highlight Bears’ Commitment to Social Justice
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Metro High School Apprentices Partner With Local Business for Successful Film Premiere
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MEF Opens Registration for its 2021-22 In-Person Programs Targeted at Low-income Families Most Affected by Pandemic
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Centers to Give Parents the Choice Between Fully In-Person, Fully Remote or Hybrid Options
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MEF Opens Summer 2021 Program Registration and Shares Its Parent Survey Data
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NBC5 Chicago featured Midtown and Metro students and alumni on a recent news segment, where they discussed the impact of the programs.
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Sally Grimes, ’97, built her career on pushing the innovation envelope. Now a leader at Tyson Foods, she’s changing the paradigm around what it means to be a big food company.
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The Midtown Educational Foundation’s (MEF) 27th Annual Reach for Excellence Dinner provided an electric energy as roughly 450 new and old friends converged at the Four Seasons on a brisk October night. The familial atmosphere was evident to each guest, mirroring the feeling one feels when walking into one of MEF’s centers. As Executive Director, Glenn Wilke, said, “what we teach at the centers, we practice at our events.”
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On September 1, Tim Rivelli interviewed Glenn Wilke, Midtown Educational Foundation Executive Director, on his Saturday morning show, "Profiles in Mercy". Profiles In Mercy, a 30-minute interview program, explores these vital questions through the inspirational testaments of those who bring mercy into the lives of others.
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Midtown Educational Foundation (MEF) was the grateful recipient of a $100,000 grant from the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.! This grant will help fund MEF's College Orientation Program (COP) for low-income high school youth in Chicago.
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Read MoreWe’re kicking off a new series of posts spotlighting our wonderful tutors and the ways they go above and beyond for our students. Stay posted each month for a spotlight on a Midtown and Metro tutor!
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Kathrine Switzer, Marathon Woman, came to Chicago on March 2nd to speak at
MEF’s 21st Annual MAC Luncheon where over 295 MEF advocates and supporters
gathered to raise over $101,000 in support of MEF’s student programming. Alum Giovanna shared, "Metro inspires girls who don’t see themselves represented anywhere else, girls who often don’t think they are worthy of succeeding. Metro teaches us we can do anything we put our mind to. This is why the city of Chicago needs a place like Metro. This is why I needed Metro."
For two weeks in February, Parent Nights were held at Metro. The parents of all Metro students came to learn and grow in order to best lead their families. The topic at hand was both a tough but important one: “Can We Talk? Communication in the Digital Age.”
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