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Interfaith Community Evening  Featuring poetry and performances by Muslim, Jewish and Catholic 4th grade students Chicago neighbors coming together for an interfaith evening celebrating
our cultures… All are welcome! Participating Schools include: MCCFTS: MCC Full Time Muslim Day School Solomon
Schechter Jewish Day School Sacred Heart Catholic School ICCI: Islamic Community Center of Illinois Academy Event Location: Skokie Solomon Schechter,
9301 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL 60076. More info: Contact adam@poetrypals.org
Poetry Pals hosts programs in three Chicagoland "hubs": 2011-2012 Solomon
Schechter Day School, Muslim Community Center Fulltime School, Islamic Community Center of Illinois and Sacred
Heart School: Implemented successful fall programs for the new Chicago Hub, and Northern Suburb Hub, with
plans to continue programing through the spring. Highlights of the Solomon Schechter program can be seen Here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009-2011 Islamic Foundation
School and St. Pius X: The 4th and 5th Graders from these schools
have met for each of the last three years, and their poetry has been published in two different booklets
and printed on posters that now hang in the schools. In 2009 student Charlie Mahay from St. Pius and poet-educator Adam
Shames were interviewed on Different Drummers. Other video highlights here. 2009-2010 Muslim Community Center Fulltime School in Morton Grove and St. Brebeuf
in Niles met for a Poetry Pals program. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008-2009 KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation and City of Faith Church: Young
members of the synagogue and church met and through poetry and art developed new friendships. The students
also created a quilt that hangs at KAM. This program was co-sponsored by Changing Worlds. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 Diamond Lake School: Bilingual
Spanish and regular English classes met to share poetry and music. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008: Muslim
Community Center Fulltime School in Morton Grove and Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Jewish Day School gathered
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