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Step back in time to the Roaring 20s at Cherry’s Speakeasy! Experience a Fall evening filled with glamor, gangsters, and mystery. Join us for an unforgettable immersive experience complete with flappers and bootleggers. Book now for a night of intrigue and suspense! Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind event.
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Paint your way into the spring season in our LyArts Watercolor and Acrylic painting classes.
The translucent layering of watercolor paint creates stunning works of luminescent art. Learn or improve your skills in our LyArts studio this season and by next season you’ll be framing your work for the mantle.
Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Mark Rothko and Ellsworth Kelly are a few of the greats to use acrylic paints as their medium, creating works of art that have maintained their popularity and worth for decades. This class will provide an introduction to the technical and expressive possibilities of working with Acrylic paints. The course will build a foundation in color mixing and the application of a variety of techniques applied to a variety of subject matter.
The FACULY ART EXHIBIT is currently on display in the LyArts Gallery, located on the 2nd floor at The Community House. This dynamic exhibit showcases the extraordinary art work of D181 and 86 teachers as well as LyArts instructors.
The piece included above was provided by Aleksandra Zdun. Aleksander is an art educator and a painter located in the Chicago Suburbs. Her work is a “coming-of-age” autobiography inspired by the concept of inner dialogue originating from Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way”. This concept of inner dialogue explores the relationships between three characters: the child, the wise, and the critic. As a first-generation student, Zdun has used this concept to process her childhood and ultimately allowed her to give power to her wisdom, love her child-self, and accept her critic as a protector of who she is. This body of six pieces also allowed her to create a dimension not rooted in reality, a surrealistic world that deconstructs any binary, letting her exist in a space society cannot touch. She has been featured in the MiddleWestern Voice (2022, 2023), the Pink Slip (2023), and her work was part of a group exhibition in The Accelerator ArtSpace (2022).
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND, DICK JOHNSON
For over 20 years we were honored and in awe of the work Dick did in support of The Community House. His legacy and generosity is an integral part of our history and we will always be grateful for the contributions he made to our community.
In September, we honored Dick as a Founder of The Community House Players, but Dick was not just a Founder, he was a performer and if you ever had the good fortune to see the shows he was a part of, you know that he always brought down the house! Dick was an incredibly talented, genuine, kind, charismatic person who was quick to share his bright smile and could light up a room with his boisterous laugh.
To know him, was to love him.
We send our thoughts and sincere condolences to his family, his friends and everyone who was impacted by this truly wonderful man.
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STAY AND PLAY
The Community House believes that play is the best form of research, and we pride ourselves on providing safe and engaging environments where students are provided with homework help, enrichment and STEM activities, presentations and special guests, indoor and outdoor play. Both before and after services are provided at D181 schools and The Community House.
We offer flexible scheduling with no commitment, daily registration available.
Drop your child off before school and let them stay and play with their friends after school. Enroll now for a seamless experience!
BEFORE SCHOOL
BEFORE THE BELL is a safe environment for your child to be with friends before the school day begins. Your child will do fun activities, gym time and organized games. A light breakfast snack will be provided. BEFORE the BELL follows School District 181 calendar and runs Monday-Friday 7:00am-8:30 am.
Before the Bell– The Community House should also state that we transport to Walker School.
Pricing: Non-Members :$27 (One Child) $17 (Sibling Discount)
Key Holders: $17 (One Child) $7 (Sibling Discount)
Before School services will be provided at the following locations:
The Community House (Serving the following schools: Madison, Oak and Elm. Students are transported to school by TCH)
AFTER SCHOOL
AFTER the BELL is a great way to excel this school year while having fun. This program is great for the children to be able to get their homework done but also have a fun place to come after a long day of school. AFTER the BELL follows the School District 181 calendar and typically runs Monday – Friday from 3:05 pm to 6:00 pm. This program covers Afternoon Kindergarten – 8th Grade. This program will be held at your child’s school and Community House staff will wait in a designated area to pick up students. You can customize your experience by signing up for one day, week, month. A typical week at After the Bell includes: Homework assistance, enrichment activities, park/active time, fun-filled Fridays and so much more!
Pricing: Non-Members: $35 (One Child) $25 (Sibling Discount)
Key Holders: $25 (One Child) $15 (Sibling Discount)
After School services will be provided at the following locations:
The Community House (Serving Madison & PM KEAP, students are picked up from school by TCH)
Monroe School (Students are transported from Monroe School to The Community House.)
EXAMPLE MORNING SCHEDULE
7:00-7:30 – Games/Activities (ex. Coloring, board games, card games, organized group games)
7:30-7:40 – Breakfast snack
7:40-8:05 – Active play
8:05-8:15 – Get ready for school
EXAMPLE AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
3:05-3:15 –Check in
3:15-3:30 – Snack time
3:45-4:15 – Outside active play
4:15-5:00 – Homework Help/SQUIRT
(Super Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time)
5:00-5:30 – Enrichment activity
5:30-6:00 – Active play/check out
For more information please contact Karen Kaspar at 630-323-7500 ext. 248 or at kkaspar@thecommunityhouse.org
The Community House’s Willowbrook Corner Partners Program provides counseling and therapy services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Services are provided at no cost to the residents of Hinsdale Lake Terrace, Hinsdale Point, Waterfall Glen, and Echo Lane. Partnerships are the key to strong and healthy communities. Here at The Partners Program, we use our relationships with other service providers in the community to help clients find the services to meet their needs. Through counseling, groups and workshops, The Partners Program offers experiences and opportunities for clients to heal and enrich their lives.
The Willowbrook Corner Partners Program provides education and support workshops to help residents learn and grow through life’s challenges. Participants explore ideas, tools, and teachings related to each topic in order to enrich their lives and relationships. Each workshop guides participants with engaging exercises and activities so they can return to their everyday lives with fresh skills, abilities, and outlooks. Snacks and child care are also provided at no cost.
Partner Program Groups provide members with essential skills and experiences to successfully face the challenges of everyday life. Through fun activities and discussions, members develop vital abilities such as social skills, positive conflict resolution, anger management, collaboration, morals and values, goal setting, and much more. Groups meet nightly for 8 weeks and are divided by age and gender for children 3rd-8th grade. All group meetings include a meal.
Without the support of generous donors and partners, many of these families would not receive any services or support.
The Partners Program is made possible in part by 
Generous support for the Child and Adolescent Program is provided by 
For enrollment in services or more information please contact:
Allison Rodgers at arodgers@thecommunityhouse.org
