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Youth Technology Resources in Des Plaines, IL

Compiled By Peter Freville

April 30, 2024

Community Consolidated School District 62

• d62.org
• All schools have a Library Media Center, promote affordable Internet programs on their website, list their digital resources for students, and provide parental controls and online safety suggestions
• Algonquin Middle School
• 767 E Algonquin Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• algonquin.d62.org
• Serves students from sixth to eighth grade
• STEM Club: “Students will explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math concepts through inquiry, team building, and design challenges.” (https://algonquin.d62.org/student-life/clubs)

Central Elementary School

• 1526 Thacker St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• central.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade
• Chippewa Middle School
• 123 N 8th St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• Serves students from sixth to eighth grade
• Coding Club: “Do you know how to code a cool game or a sweet animation? Come teach others how to do it during coding club. Different students will lead with different types of code each week! Come learn how to code and design using various coding platforms.” (https://chippewa.d62.org/student-life/clubs)

Cumberland Elementary School

• 700 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• cumberland.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade
• Forest Elementary School
• 1375 S 5th Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• forest.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade

Iroquois Community School

• 1836 E Touhy Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• iroquois.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to eighth grade
• North Elementary School
• 1789 Rand Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• north.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade

Orchard Place Elementary School

• 2727 Maple St, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• orchardplace.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade
• Plainfield Elementary School
• 1850 Plainfield Dr, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• plainfield.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade

South Elementary School

• 1535 Everett Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• south.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade
• Terrace Elementary School
• 735 S Westgate Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• terrace.d62.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade

Community Consolidated School District 59

• Access to electronic networks: (https://www.ccsd59.org/access-to-electronic-networks/)
• Student use of the district’s electronic networks: (https://www.ccsd59.org/599-2/)
• Brentwood School
• 260 Dulles Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• brentwood.ccsd59.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade

Devonshire Elementary School

• 1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• devonshire.ccsd59.org
• Serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade
• Friendship Junior High
• 550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• friendship.ccsd59.org
• Serves students from sixth to eighth grade

 

Maine West High School

• 1755 S Wolf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018
• west.maine207.org
• Serves students from ninth to twelfth grade
• Additional resources for at-home Internet: https://west.maine207.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/2020-IE-Promo-Brochure.pdf
• Support from Com-Ed: https://west.maine207.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/School-District-207.pdf
• Computer Science Club: “The club’s purpose is the educate students in python, a well-known, general purpose programming language, providing a life-long technical skill that students can utilize for future opportunities.” (https://west.maine207.org/clubs-activities-student-organizations/)

 

Plato Academy

• 915 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• Serves students from preschool to eighth grade
• Computers are utilized as part of the STEAM curriculum (http://platoacademy.org/steam/)
• Let’s Code It extracurricular activity. “Topics covered include event handling, coordinates, conditional statements, user interface design, variables, logic statements, and synchronization.” (http://platoacademy.org/extracurricular/)

 

Willows Academy

• 1015 Rose Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• willowsacademy.org
• Serves students who are girls from sixth to twelfth grade
• Offers an AP Computer Science Principles course for high schoolers (https://willowsacademy.org/high-school-curriculum/)

 

Des Plaines Public Library

• 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• dppl.org
• Computers are available on the second floor, the children’s section
• The library offers monthly Computer and Internet Basics programs