Rush Education and Career Hub (REACH)
The Primary Enrichment Program provides students in grades 3rd – 5th the opportunities to engage in discoveries and active STEM/healthcare learning that promotes inquiry.Students can apply these experiences to problem solving of issues relevant in the “real world”. Within the context of hands-on activities, use of lab equipment and meaningful subject matter, students engage in practices that develop STEM skills, knowledge, and empathy for others.The goal is to allow more access to STEM/healthcare learning with an understanding of the way that scientist and health care professionals work.
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This program is implemented in partnership with classroom educators in 3rd – 5th grades to provide coaching/instructional support for educators in delivering high-quality learning experiences accompanied with professional development and resources. The professional development is developed around topics identified as a high need by educators/school and a chance to collaborate with other teachers from REACH partnering schools at the same grade levels.
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Kimberly Bailey
T. 312.942.5961
Community Education Associate
Kimberly Bailey
About Kimberly
Kimberly Bailey is the lead coordinator for the primary enrichment program for grades 1st-4th. As a lifelong resident of Chicago, attending elementary and high school in the Chicago Public School system, she pursued a career in Education and working with families. Kimberly earned her Bachelor’s in Human Resources and Family Resources from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master's in Education at Loyola University while teaching for the Chicago Public School system.
After nearly 20 years of passionate service educating Chicago students, she is now serving the Chicago West Side communities surrounding Rush with the Rush Education And Career Hub (REACH). She hope to continue to educate, inspire, and transform lives in the spirit of the Rush Mission and Values.