To kick off the new book club begun by Berwyn CARES (Citizens Aligned to Renew Education for Students) Jacqueline Edelberg, coauthor of "How To Walk to School" spoke at a middle school in Berwyn on Thursday, May 19th. Edelberg recounted the transformation of Nettelhorst School in Chicago from an elementary school shunned by the neighborhood to a coveted place bursting with children from the community.
Edelberg's main talk
Audio from video about Nettelhorst with commentary by Edelberg
Edelberg Q & A
Parents, educators, community activists and politicians packed the cafeteria at Heritage Middle School in Berwyn, Illinois, to hear Edelberg speak about how she and a group of parents worked with the school principal of Nettelhorst School in Chicago to create the school of their dreams.
You can listen to her talk by clicking on the links.