by UICSKC Communications Team | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
My name is Conor Kelly and I am a senior at Rockhurst High School. I have been volunteering at St. Mark Center for three weeks. I’ve had a great time, and I’ve learned a lot. I chose St. Mark Center for my senior service because I am interested in making a lasting...
by UICSKC Communications Team | Jan 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
A picture of compassion, an example of fellowship, and an advocate for education is how Rev. Dr. Robert (Bob) Lee Hill described Deidre Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of United Inner City Services, as he presented her with the 2019 Evelyn Wasserstrom Award....
by UICSKC Communications Team | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Imagine being able to turn a student’s potential meltdown into a positive learning opportunity. It is possible using Conscious Discipline, a trauma-informed care approach that combines social and emotional development with discipline and guidance. St. Mark Center uses...
by UICSKC Communications Team | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The holiday season is a great time for giving, but did you know contributing to others can increase your health and happiness? A study conducted by Harvard Business School in 2008 found that giving money to someone else increased participants’ happiness more than...
by UICSKC Communications Team | Dec 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
The youngest students at St. Mark Center started their school day on Nov. 30, 2018 by moving to the music performed by Violinist Abigail Walden from the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. There was so much excitement as the students, 10 months to 15 months old, huddled...
by UICSKC Communications Team | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Families from St. Mark Center gathered on the evening of November 19, 2018, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for the unveiling of the Grow Up Great Gallery, a new handprint art wall that St. Mark students helped create. Students searched for their...
by UICSKC Communications Team | May 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
What is your child’s bedtime? Is it consistent? Important new research shows just how important sleep is for a child’s brain development. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that children age 1 to 3 need 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day, while 3- to...
by UICSKC Communications Team | May 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Cardboard City, an evening of dramatic play, was the culmination of a weeks-long project in which cardboard boxes were transformed by the imaginations of the children and their parents. The students, under the guidance of a resident artist, worked for weeks designing...
by UICSKC Communications Team | Jan 6, 2017 | Family Stories
“When my children started at UICS a year ago, it was a relief for me. I was living in transitional housing close by and trying to find a quality preschool for my kids. Several of my neighbors had told me about St. Mark. I toured the center and it definitely...
by UICSKC Communications Team | Dec 19, 2016 | Family Stories
“Three years ago, our daughter Destiny started preschool at St. Mark. I was living in a women and children’s shelter with our four kids. While the shelter was meeting our basic needs – a place to sleep and something to eat – we needed more. You don’t get...
