Help OPEF create safe options for summer enrichment

The Oak Park Education Foundation, which has operated fee-based BASE Camp for the past nine years, would like to find another way to serve students and families in this extraordinary summer of 2020. We are not proposing a replacement to BASE Camp. Rather we would like to offer some activities--both in person and online--that are either free or available for a modest cost to cover supplies or for a donation to our nonprofit.

We really need your feedback to understand what families might be interested in, although we recognize that our community situation is changing so quickly and public health guidelines for the summer remain uncertain. This survey will only take a few minutes of your time. Thank you for helping us navigate a new direction during this crisis.


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* 1. Please indicate your level of interest in a "pop-up camp" that would bring in-person hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) activities and kits to families gathered safely on their blocks (near their homes) and led by teachers/experts/artists who would deliver the live lesson at a safe distance.

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* 2. Please indicate your level of interest in scheduled online activities featuring hands-on maker projects delivered by local teachers/experts/artists.

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* 3. Please indicate your level of interest in a public art project where students (likely 5th grade or older) work in small groups to complete a design with guidance from artists/teachers.  

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* 4. Please indicate your level of interest in home deliveries/pickups of small activity kits with paper and/or video instructions focused on hands-on STEAM-focused learning.

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* 5. Please indicate the grade levels of your children as of Fall 2020 (check all that apply)

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* 6. Please indicate which period of the summer you would be interested in these activities (check all that apply)

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* 7. Where do you live?

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* 8. Tell us your expectations around cost for these summer programming options. 

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* 9. Would you be willing to participate in a "virtual video focus group" to help us finalize a menu of safe summer options for families?

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* 10. Do you have any additional ideas you would like us to consider? Please explain below

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