Community as a Campus

CAAC Initiative at Yates Elementary School Parents Participate in Training to Build & Fly Drones As part of the Yates Elementary School’s Work with Parents Initiative, which is driven by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center’s Community as a Campus (CAAC) Program,  the staff of the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)...

CONGRATULATIONS!  PACHS and Clemente Students For the third consecutive year, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) awarded 100 scholarships valued at $2,000 each, for a total $200,000, to exceptional high school and undergrad students of Puerto Rican descent who are making a difference in their communities. The Puerto Rican Cultural...

By Michael Emmer, Puerto Rican Cultural Center The newly installed president of the University of Illinois, Timothy L. Killen spent several hours learning about the Community as a Campus concept. The event was held at the newly opened Parent University at Clemente Community Academy. State Representative Cynthia Soto welcomed the president...

By Michael Emmer, Puerto Rican Cultural Center Safe Passages staff We are extremely excited to announce that last Wednesday, February 18th, saw the opening of the Parent University/Parent Popular Institute at Clemente High School! The participant workers from CPS' safe passage program are the first group of parents from the community invited...