Children

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

The 1895 playroom on the second floor of the home is one of the great spaces of Wright’s early career. Designed to inspire and nurture his six children, the room is a physical expression of Wright’s belief that, “For the same reason that we teach our children to speak the truth, or better still live the truth, their environment ought to be as truly beautiful as we are capable of making it.”

The Grove National Historic Landmark

The Kennicotts built a schoolhouse for local children. Despite the scarcity of paper, the students of the Grove Schoolhouse started the first area newspaper, the School Times, and they wrote all the articles. Today the schoolhouse has been rebuilt to Dr. Kennicott’s original specifications, and it hosts hundreds of school children each year.

Kalo Foundation/Iannelli Studio

We often go to the schools and teach our children about the art history of Park Ridge. We have worked with the school district to produce educational posters.

National Public Housing Museum

Educational programs for teens and young people directly serve the NPHM's mission to encourage community engagement. Programs and curriculum are developed in tandem with the Museum's core and changing exhibits and programs.

Pleasant Home

Farson’s teenage sons built their own playhouse at Pleasant Home. Later the Mills family moved in with eight children, filling all six bedrooms in the house. Today, children of all ages come for field trips, workshops, and educational programming, and to play in Mills Park.