Author: FXW

  • With Mission in Mind—March 22, 2021

    With Mission in Mind—March 22, 2021

    Reflection from Kendall Mallette, Director of Mission Integration Diversity Is What You See, Inclusion Is What You Do Just one day ago, we learned that a great man, our Campus Pastor, Father Thomas Hurley is stepping away from his role as Pastor of Old St. Patrick’s Church. In his transparent and heartfelt comments before his…

  • With Mission in Mind—March 15, 2021

    With Mission in Mind—March 15, 2021

    Reflection from Amy Bilek, K-8 Math Instructional Coach Math Revolutionized Think about how math class started when you went to school. Did a teacher stand at the front of the room, using a chalk board or overhead projector to explain a math procedure or concept? Did you take notes and follow the directions step by…

  • With Mission in Mind—March 1, 2021

    With Mission in Mind—March 1, 2021

    Reflection from Kendall Mallette, Director of Mission Integration The FXW SET Program Is Back And Reminding Us That Everything’s Going to Be Alright In a verywell family article written in September 2019 entitled The Concerns About Kids and Screen Time: What research says about the impact on health and development, Katherine Lee writes, “In a pinch,…

  • With Mission in Mind—February 22, 2021

    With Mission in Mind—February 22, 2021

    Reflection from Kendall Mallette, Director of Mission Integration FXW as Village Commons In light of the challenges created by the last year of the world being in a health crisis and the United States facing the double pandemic of racism, it is more critical now than ever that we seek solutions and create spaces to…

  • With Mission in Mind—February 8, 2021

    With Mission in Mind—February 8, 2021

    Reflection from Kendall Mallette, Director of Mission Integration 100 Ideas That Changed the World I was recently looking at a 2011 special issue of Time Magazine entitled 100 Ideas That Changed the World: History’s Greatest Breakthroughs, Inventions and Theories. I vividly recall picking it up off the grocery store rack near the cashier ten years…

  • Equity and Justice Bulletin—Vol.14

    Equity and Justice Bulletin—Vol.14

    What We Are Celebrating: Together We Heal launches a journey aimed at building racial healing across Chicago. We want every Chicagoan to do their part to foster racial healing, learning, and restoration in every neighborhood across our City. We seek to promote civic unity by encouraging Chicagoans to connect across lines of difference and support…

  • With Mission in Mind—February 1, 2021

    With Mission in Mind—February 1, 2021

    Know the Past, Shape the Future “Black History Month shouldn’t be treated as though it is somehow separate from our collective American history, or somehow just boiled down to a compilation of greatest hits from the March on Washington, or from some of our sports heroes,” President Barack Obama said in a 2016 speech.”It’s about…

  • Equity and Justice Bulletin—Vol.13

    Equity and Justice Bulletin—Vol.13

    What We Are Celebrating: There were several firsts and memorable moments during last week’s inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, but no one can deny that Amanda Gorman, America’s youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, stole America’s heart. FXW will be walking the talk as faculty incorporate this lesson suggested by…

  • With Mission in Mind⁠—January 25, 2021

    With Mission in Mind⁠—January 25, 2021

    Reflection from Erin Horne, Director of Education A question I’ve been asked many times over my tenure at FXW is, “What makes FXW a special community?” While my role as an educator has changed over the 20 plus years from Grade 3 teacher to Assistant Principal to parent to Principal to Director of Education, my…

  • Equity and Justice Bulletin—Vol.12

    Equity and Justice Bulletin—Vol.12

    Save the Date: Equity & Justice Forum Community Read: The Other Wes MooreIn honor of Black History Month, DePaul College Prep has chosen to read The Other Wes Moore for their community book club. FXW’s Equity & Justice Forum has accepted DCP’s invitation to have FXW families, particularly in but limited to those in Grades 6-8, read the book and join…