East Chicago students open up with Positive Potential
Positive Potential, a program put on by A Positive Approach to Teen Health, Inc. (PATH), is the highlight of the day for some of Washington Elementary’s 5th [...]
East Chicago students show off their musical talent at El Sistema Orchestra Parents’ Night
On the evening of April 18, 21 elementary students dressed in black and red ran back and forth from a Washington Elementary School classroom to the auditorium [...]
Providing a Positive Impact on The Lead Poisoning Crisis
The International Institute of Northwest Indiana (ICA) has always provided resources to help their clients adapt in their new societies. But the new crisis of lead poisoning [...]
PATH addresses issues not covered in school curricula
In today’s world, children deal with so much more than just homework and tests when they are at school. Kids are now experiencing higher rates of peer [...]
Preparing East Chicago Residents for College
The job market in Northwest Indiana has fluctuated as the steel mills closed and the industrial landscape disappeared into the sunset over Lake Michigan. The Indiana [...]
El Sistema brings music back to East Chicago students
As music programs are disappearing from schools, the East Chicago Arts Initiative (ECAI) is working to bring after school musical education to students within the School City [...]