Community Outreach Events
We offer various events to many different constituencies in the St. Louis community who need or want more information related to learning disabilities.
Our annual College Opportunities Fair for LD/ADHD connects area high school students and their families with college and university personnel who address their specific questions as they journey through the collegiate process.
Wilson® Parent Workshops are offered four times a year for interested parents, educators, or community members who would like to learn more about the research behind the Wilson Reading System® program and why it works. Experience Dyslexia®: A Learning Disabilities Simulation created by the Northern California Branch of the International Dyslexia Association allows participants to truly experience what dyslexia is and how it makes you feel.
As they become available, movies are screened on the topics of learning disabilities and dyslexia.
For more information on Churchill’s Sandra K. Gilligan School Partnerships & Outreach Program Events, check out our upcoming events below or email Rachel Wheatley at rwheatley@churchillstl.org.
Reviews from Community Service Attendees
- “I found the event to be very helpful. We found several new college options, plus a lot of helpful general information. I think this is an outstanding community service for the school to provide.”
– College Opportunities Fair Parent Attendee - “I love the fact that all the activities were hands on. They made me realize how challenging school can be for these children.”
– Experience Dyslexia® Participant - “I felt the frustration my students must feel.”
– Experience Dyslexia® Teacher Participant - “The simulation helped me better understand my students. I learned it’s not about working harder, but teaching differently.”
– Experience Dyslexia® Teacher Participant - “The simulation helped me as a parent better understand how my son learns. It was very eye opening! Now I really understand the frustrations he must face on a daily basis.”
– Experience Dyslexia® Parent Participant
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The Key Comprehension Routine for Teachers of Grades 4-12 (July 2025)
THE KEY COMPREHENSION ROUTINE (for Teachers of Grades 4-12)
WHEN: Monday, July 7, 2025 and Tuesday, July 28, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
WHERE: Churchill Center & School
1021 Municipal Center Drive | Town & Country, MO 63131
COST: $400.00 (covers a copy of the book, access to online course and in-person training)
WHAT:
The Key Comprehension Routine teaches a foundational set of research-based, comprehension strategies that support listening and reading comprehension in any subject area. Teachers learn how to share strategies using existing content reading and instructional materials. When used across multiple grade levels, students will benefit from a consistent approach to comprehension instruction as they move from grade to grade and subject to subject.
Register by May 27, 2025 for our summer session to learn valuable comprehension and notetaking strategies to improve your classroom instruction. You will receive a copy of "The Key Comprehension Routine" book with your registration. The book includes an introduction to comprehension instruction, details about each instructional practice, classroom examples, and professional learning activities. There are also reproducible templates.
* You will need to complete 8 hours of the online course before each in-person meeting. *
QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Rachel Wheatley, Director SKG School Partnerships & Outreach Program, at rwheatley@churchillstl.org.
Wilson Reading System® Seminar for Parents (July 2025)
WILSON READING SYSTEM® SEMINAR FOR PARENTS - JULY 2025
DATE: Thursday, July 10, 2025
TIME: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Churchill Center & School
1021 Municipal Center Drive | Town & Country, MO 63131
* RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. *
RSVP to Rachel Wheatley at rwheatley@churchillstl.org
TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED:
• Brain Basics
• Why Wilson® Works: Ten Critical Points
• What does this mean for my child?
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO FEE TO ATTEND.
As a Wilson Accredited Partner, Churchill has been reviewed by Wilson Language Training (WLT) and meets their standards of excellence in the delivery of their programs.
Our in-house, WLT-certified trainers deliver valuable professional learning to Churchill faculty and educators from schools in the St. Louis region and beyond. The Wilson Reading System is an intensive, multi-sensory program for students who have been unable to learn to read and spell with other teaching strategies.
Churchill Center & School Sibling Workshop
CHURCHILL CENTER & SCHOOL SIBLING WORKSHOP
*** Exclusively for siblings 5th grade through college-aged of Churchill day or summer school students. ***
WHEN: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
TIME: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
WHERE: Churchill Center & School
1021 Municipal Center Drive | Town & Country, MO 63131
WHAT:
Sibling relationships can be complex and challenging. When a child is struggling with a learning disability, those relationships can become even more complicated.
This workshop will focus on activities that simulate what it is like to have a learning disability/dyslexia. Siblings will have the opportunity to actually experience some of the frustrations felt by children with LD via these simulated activities. We hope it will help siblings understand the daily social and academic struggles experienced by their brother or sister with a learning disorder. Some time for discussion and Q&A will be provided.
SPONSORED BY: The Sandra K. Gilligan School Partnerships & Outreach Program.
Free to attend. Must register to attend.