Second-grade students at Beulah Park are developing fine motor skills and learning about artistic form by designing and painting life-size cake pieces, according to a Mar. 15 announcement. The project allows students to express their creativity while gaining hands-on experience with various artistic techniques.
This initiative highlights the importance of practical art education in helping young learners develop essential skills. By engaging in creative projects, students can improve their dexterity and understanding of visual concepts.
Beulah Park Elementary School is part of Zion Elementary School District 6, which also includes East Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, West Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School according to the Illinois Report Card. The district serves grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Zion and Lake County and enrolled 2,483 students during the 2019-2020 school year according to the Illinois Report Card.
The district’s teaching staff consists of 164 teachers with an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions; women make up 83.3 percent of the faculty while men account for 16.7 percent. There were no teachers with more than ten absences in a school year according to the Illinois Report Card.
Demographically, Zion Elementary School District 6 is composed of 4.9 percent White students, 36.6 percent Black students, 50.9 percent Hispanic students, and 0.2 percent Asian students according to the Illinois Report Card. In terms of spending, the district allocated $27,927 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 according to the Illinois Report Card.
Chronic truancy remains below state averages within the district: there were 179 chronically truant students enrolled in the 2020 school year—a rate of 7.2 percent—compared to a statewide average of 9.6 percent according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Projects like these not only foster creativity but also support broader educational goals by encouraging engagement among diverse student populations.
