Rooted in Rogers Park

7007 North Glenwood Avenue may look ordinary from the outside, but don’t be fooled. It’s a special place. This Rogers Park storefront is the original location of Redwood Literacy. In early 2018 it began as the home of our summer programming. Later that fall it welcomed the first class of Redwood Day School students. And it continues to thrive as our in-person location for year-round, after-school reading intervention. This one-room schoolhouse of sorts has seen professional development days for teachers, parties for students, and countless hours of literacy instruction for students from all over the city of Chicago. 

TWO REDWOOD ORIGINALS

So who better to add some artistic love to the Rogers Park space but a Redwood Original in her own right? Auset Gordon is a beloved member of the Redwood community and an incredible artist. She began her time at Redwood as a member of the original Redwood Day class. She graduated from Redwood Day and is currently thriving in high school. Redwood continues to support Auset through virtual, SPELL-Links™ intervention sessions. We are so proud of the incredible work Auset has done to grow in her reading, confidence, and self-advocacy skills.

THE PROCESS

In addition to being an amazing student, Auset is a wonderful artist. She spent many hours over the course of two weekends bringing not just one, but two custom murals to life. She used multiple mediums - paint, paint pens, 3D flowers - to bring her art to life. Redwood Rogers Park is now the proud owner of a tree mural in the front sitting area of our space and a whole forest of beauty on the bathroom walls. Check out Auset’s art on Instagram @insomnis_art 

ROOTED IN ROGERS PARK

We invite you to come down to 7007 and see our new murals for yourself! Grab a decodable reader, relax in a comfy orange chair, and take in the beauty.

If your child is in need of literacy intervention in the Rogers Park neighborhood, we would love to help. We offer year-round after-school small groups in the Wilson Reading System® that meet on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. Click here to book a placement consultation or call us at 773-309-4524. This is the first step in enrolling in a Rogers Park small group or individual session. 

This summer we will also be offering daytime small groups in Wilson® or Writing Our World™ for summer learning gains. Sign up for a Wilson® Summer Small Group here. Sign up for a Writing Our World™ Summer Small Group here.