On May 3 at the Lake Forest Club, the families of the Beacon Place community, and the many volunteers and supporters who make it all happen, celebrated 5 years of community success. Learn more about the event here or see pictures of the event here. “We do not often get to meet all of the wonderful people who are behind …
Ommmm…..
Being a teenager can be challenging for any child, including our Beacon Place teens. On a recent Friday night, the teens and tweens of Beacon Place gathered to learn new ways to lean into themselves, and lean onto others as they navigate these tricky years. The night started with a little yoga fun where they learned how breath and movement …
Beacon Place Parents – Giving back is second nature
How many organizations have you been a part of where 20% of the people do 80% of the work? Well at Beacon Place, we have flipped that paradigm and have more than 80% of our parents, volunteering regularly to help deliver our programs! During spring break alone, more than ½ of the adult volunteers that led the activities came from …
Spring Break : Art, Enrichment, Storytelling and IMPROV!
There is a story in all of us and that is exactly what the kids of Beacon Place learned in 5 days of fun over Spring Break! In a community where most families do not head to warmer climates and tropical locales, Beacon Place provided more than 18 hours of creative, hands on fun for more than 70 kids kindergarten …
Volunteer Focus: Morag Bishop
There are many, many committed volunteers at Beacon Place, but there is only one, that brings a wee bit of a Scottish flair to the role, and that is Morag Bishop. Scottish by birth, Morag and her English husband Kevin who serves as Beacon Place Board President, have been heavily involved over the last several years. Morag feels that the …
Annex Update!
“The big, blue house,” as Beacon Place is often affectionately referred, now has a rival for attention on this bright corner in Waukegan with the construction of what the kids are calling “the big, green garage”! December thaws allowed just enough time and temperatures for the foundation to be poured and set for the new Beacon Place Learning and Enrichment …
It’s All In the Numbers: 2018 Update
At Beacon Place, 2017 was an amazing year in so many ways! As we launch into 2018, we look back on all that you have helped make possible over the last twelve months. All of this was possible because there are individuals like you who believe that working together, we can make a difference for individuals, for families, and for …
Inspire
This summer at Beacon Place more than 100 students kindergarten through high school spent four hours per week growing their minds in a focused curriculum of STEAM based learning (science, technology, engineering, art and math). They explored mathematical concepts like the Fibonacci sequence, understanding how this numerical pattern can be used to model or describe an amazing variety of phenomena in math, science, art …
Make A Difference in 2016
During the cold months of winter we are so blessed to be able to offer a home like environment to all those who walk through our doors. We welcome our children who continue to work diligently on their homework and desire to master their math facts, read books, share a meal together and develop friendships. We are thankful to our …
House of Dreams is Making a Difference
As I reflect on all that has taken place in 2015, I am so thrilled to see of all of the progress that Beacon Place has made with the help and support of the community. We moved into 603 S. McAlister in May, changing a house that was in great need of repair into a home for all who walk …
