Seton Hill University (PA) – B.A.
DePaul University (IL) – M.F.A.

The dedicated focus of the faculty, staff, and parents on creating an engaging, safe, and community-driven environment makes North Park a truly remarkable place.

Eastern Illinois University – B.S. in Elementary Education
 

NPES is a great school and a great community. I love supervising lunch and recess when I get to hang out with the students. I also enjoy covering the front desk and getting to see so many people.

DePaul University - B.A. in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies

Northeastern Illinois University – B.A. Early Childhood Education
North Park University – M.Ed. Education/Teacher Leadership

I appreciate our strong sense of community. The relationships between parents, teachers, students, and faculty make North Park special. I am lucky to be a part of it.

Northern Illinois University - B.S. Communications and Media Studies
Keller Graduate School - M.I.S. Information Systems

As I visit or peek my head into classrooms I love to see the curiosity, excitement and engagement as well as the respect the students have for one another and our teachers. But what I enjoy most about my day is hearing the laughter throughout our school. Happy children and a sense of belonging is so important these days and NPES is the place to be!

Indiana University  - B.A. Telecommunications and Gender Studies
 

Indiana University – B.S. Early Childhood/Primary Education
Northeastern Illinois University – M.Ed. Special Education (Learning Behavior Specialist)

Being in the office, I most appreciate that I get to work with all NPES students. I love seeing their smiling faces enter the building each day.

Instituto Guatemalteco Americano Guatemala – B.S. Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary Education

I love teaching folklore. Among my favorites is “Day of the Dead” taught from different cultural points of view.

DePaul University - M.A. in Vocal Performance
North Central College - B.A. in Music
Northeastern Illinois University - PreK-12 Music Educator License

Butler University – B.S. Elementary Education, Minor Technology in Education
Lesley University – M.Ed. Elementary Curriculum & Instruction
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – M.S. Library & Information Sciences

I appreciate the dedicated teachers at NPES, and the hands-on, inquiry-based activities in which our students engage. I also love that each student is honored and respected as an individual.

Kansas State University in Manhattan - M.A. in Teaching in Elementary Education
Lake Forest College - B.A. in Psychology 

I feel particularly grateful to work with our youngest learners, as I aspire to nourish a love of learning that I hope they will take with them throughout their years at NPES and beyond. The preschoolers' natural tendency to explore and question as they make sense of the world around them inspires me to stay curious, too, and to glimpse the world through their eyes.

John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas  – B.S.in Youth Ministry
 

Northeastern Illinois University - Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities and
Behavior Disorders
Southern Illinois University - Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education

It is a joy and privilege to be part of the innovative and inspiring North Park Elementary community.

Loyola University – B.A. English, Minor American Politics
Loyola University – M.Ed. Historical Foundations of Education
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management/ISACS Leadership Academy Certification

Our school’s combination of engaging and rigorous academics–in the context of a supportive, inclusive, and optimistic community committed to the social-emotional wellbeing of all and to equity and justice–is rare, and it’s exactly what children need today.

I’ve been a member of the NPES community for about 20 years. Both of my sons are graduates. I have been lucky to work in a variety of roles for the school. I enjoy working with the students and the close relationships I’ve developed with our terrific faculty and staff.

Illinois State University – B.A. English Education
DePaul University – M.A./M.Ed. Language, Literacy, and Specialized Instruction (Reading Specialist)

Two things I appreciate most about NPES are the community and the creative environment.

University of Alaska-Fairbanks and Moody Bible Institute - B.A. Pre-Counseling (with Honors)
North Park University - Pursuing M.A. in Teaching Middle School Math

University of Wisconsin – B.S. English Literature Minor Writing
Boston University – M.A. Teaching

Teaching students to learn new things and use those skills to help others motivates me as an educator.

Knox College – B.A. Spanish and Sociology
University of Minnesota – M.A. Second Languages and Cultures Education
Concordia University – M.S. Education (School Leadership)

I love opening the world to students, especially hearing students speak Spanish, noticing language and culture, and making connections to their own language and cultures.