Educational services
The educational services program at Children's Memorial provides an opportunity
for children to keep up with their school work and improve their skills while
hospitalized.
- Students from outside Chicago or who are not eligible for district
services can get help with their school work from the School Services Program
at Children's. Either a certified teacher or a volunteer will tutor patients
while in the hospital and help families connect with teachers if patients need
educational services after discharge. Call the school services coordinator at
773.880.3626 for more information.
- Teachers and volunteer tutors are available daily either at the bedside or
in the seventh floor classroom. They will give patients assignments if they
forget their work or ask schools to fax homework.
- Chicago Public School students who are also Children's Memorial patients
may be eligible for educational services from district teachers on-site at the
hospital. The Chicago Public Schools' Home/Hospital Services can assist
students who are expected to miss two or more weeks of school due to
hospitalization.
- Chicago students whose chronic health problems cause them to miss school
intermittently (usually less than two weeks per episode) may be eligible for
home/hospital educational services throughout the school year. For further
information on the Chicago Public Schools program, please call 773.880.4007.