District 214 Community Education

A fun day is in store at two of Chicago’s newest attractions, Flyover Chicago and the Museum of Illusions. Located at Navy Pier, Flyover Chicago captures your imagination and engages your senses as you virtually soar over, under, around and through the city’s most epic places! Motion seats, scents, mists and music work together to capture the feeling of flight as you explore Chicago from above in a 360-degree theater experience. Afterwards, enjoy a taste of the islands at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Grill with its backdrop of Lake Michigan and the festive activities of Navy Pier. At the Museum of Illusions get ready to be mesmerized as you enter a world where nothing is ever quite as it seems. Immerse yourself in the illusion rooms where you will grow, shrink, defy gravity, walk on walls as you engage with uniquely designed installations that will completely baffle your brain. Get your camera ready because you won’t want to miss these wild photo-ops!

What can you do on Instagram that can result in huge growth for your customer base and sales? We’ve got the answers you need in this fun beginner level class to grow your business with Instagram. You’ll learn the key steps needed in order to improve your company bottom line and also gain more followers. Plus, you’ll learn to make your content irresistible and have fun in the process!

Nothing compares to the sweetness and flavor of a fresh, homegrown tomato. Mark Lyons, and experienced garden coach, will show you how to successfully grow this juicy, mouth-watering garden fruit in your own backyard or container garden.

This great holiday tour starts with a late afternoon departure as we are off to dinner at the landmark White Fence Farm Restaurant and its proclaimed "World's Greatest Chicken.” Beautifully decorated for the holidays, the restaurant has served travelers on historic U.S. Route 66 since 1926. The famous chicken is pressure cooked thoroughly before being flash-fried for only three minutes and delivered immediately to your table, along with the restaurant’s famous relishes, corn fritters and mashed potatoes and gravy. A special holiday treat follows at Morton Arboretum’s “Illumination: Tree Lights at the Arboretum." Illumination is a spectacular holiday lights display using amazing new technology. Walk along a paved path to see the trees glowing with dazzling LED lights. You will not only see them, but interact with them as well: You can hug a tree to make it glow brighter, sing to a tree and watch it change color and swipe your hand to make it do both. It’s a new experience at every turn! Enjoy a cozy fire and some hot chocolate and stop in at the Visitor’s Center to see other themed displays. Illumination is becoming a true yuletide tradition. (Illumination requires walking along a relatively level outdoor pathway about ¾ to 1 mile in length.)

Individual music lessons are an essential part of any musician's growth. Offering instruction on a wide variety of instruments, our program features over 30 of the best private lesson instructors the Chicago area has to offer. Lessons are offered at all six high schools during the school day for district students and weekdays after school for non-district students and adults. New students must contact us first for a consultation and to schedule a trial lesson. Only returning students may register for lessons online. For an Individual Lesson consultation or to register for a (paid) trial lesson, call us at 847-718-7700 or email us at ce@d214.org.