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21st CCLC Unity Jr. High Cicero D99

OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAM
Cicero Unity Jr. High School D99

The 21st Century Community Learning Center at Cicero Unity J.r High School program is a partnership and collaboration between Northeastern Illinois University's Center for College Access and Success and the Cicero School District 99.

Services are offered to Unity Jr. High Schools to students and their parents who are enrolled in 7th and 8th grade. 

  • Unity Jr. High School

NEIU offers services to students and parents Monday through Friday after school. We also offer a Saturday weekly immersion. The services included:

  • Tutoring/Mentoring/Academic Growth

  • Enrichment Academic Experiences

  • Cultural Immersion Experiences

  • Personal and Professional workshops

*Services are funded by Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) 21st CCLC grant. 

Program Services Fall & Spring

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TUTORING

Engaging students in learning connected to in-school academic content through relationship building

Students meets Monday through Friday for an hour and fifteen minutes to increase their academic knowledge and learning skills. 

VEX Robotics

Introduction to computational thinking & Block-based programming

Students meets weekly for 1.5 hrs to learn about robotics, build robots and develop academic skills in Engineering and Coding

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ANIMATION CLUB

Introduction to computational thinking & Design Thinking

Students meets weekly for 1.5 hrs to learn about design approaches to creating video games and animations while coding.

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FOLKLORIC CLUB

Introduction to Mexican folklore & dance

Students meets weekly for 1.5 hrs to engage in the connection of Mexican culture through history of dance from many regions and participation in perfomrances

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ARTS CLUB

Introduction to Design Thinking and Maker Actvities

Students meets weekly for 1.5 hrs to learn about different medium for art creation. 

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Detailed Calendar of Activity Fall '24 & Spring '25

Unity Jr. High School - Fall 2024

Select this button to view the Fall 2022 calendar of activities. 

Unity Jr. High School - Spring 2025

Select this button to view the Spring 2023 calendar of activities. 

Program Services Summer

Science Class

SCIENCE

Programming Console

CODING

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FIELD TRIPS

English Japanese Dictionary

LANGUAGE

Drama Class

DANCE

Detail Calendar of Activity Summer 2023

University Immersion at El Centro - Summer 2023

Select this button to view the SUMMER 2023 calendar of activities. 

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Calendar of Services

Meet the team

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Aaron Cortes

Director, STEAM Pathways

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Dolores dS Hernandez

Program Manager

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