Videos

Each year, West40 and Morton College team up with donors and community partners to support area students and families at the Backpack Giveback. On August 10th, U.S. Representative Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-Illinois 4th Dist.) greeted visitors and distributed items at the Backpack Giveback and shared his thoughts on the event. West40.org

West40 walks through the north building of the former St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, in the days leading up to its demolition in the summer of 2024. The school has a storied history in the Chicagoland area and was featured prominently in a 1994 documentary about high school basketball. West40 purchased the St. Joseph property with plans to renovate the south building into a state-of-the-art residential school for Illinois foster children. West40.org

The West40 main office and regional safe school are located in Maywood, Illinois. We look forward to working together with our neighbors. In this video, Maywood mayor Nathaniel George Booker explains how West40's renovation of the former Lexington School is helping to "reimagine" Maywood. WEST40.ORG

Welcome to Heart 2 Heart, a store open to all of our West40 families. Our families are surprised to hear that there is absolutely no cost to them. For more information visit: https://www.west40.org/heart-2-heart-program

Go behind the scenes as West40 truancy liaison Brucal Green explains the importance of having a positive impact on a student so they can complete school and finish strong.

West40 reaches every student through the adults who support them. Our professional learning team listens to and collaborates with districts to turn their visions into a reality. Learn more at www.west40.org/professional-learning #professionallearning #schooldistrictsupport #schooldistricts #west40

West40 shares how the Illinois Holocaust Museum is making mobile virtual reality teaching trunks available to schools across Illinois. Included in the trunks are VR headsets, which can enhance Holocaust education through 360-degree immersive technology as students "walk" with Holocaust survivors through childhood hometowns and concentration camps as they share their stories of survival. For more information on how to reserve a trunk visit www.ilholocaustmuseum.org #holocauststories #vrexperience #holocaust #holocausteducation #illinois #illinoisholocaustmuseum #museum #education #virtualreality

Alternative Learning Opportunities Programs (ALOP) in Illinois provide a support system for students in grades 4-12 in their home school setting and allow for students to improve their behavior, attendance, and grades. Making ALOP available to students in grades K-3 would require legislative approval. Video by Pexels: 'Person Teaching the Students' By: Max Fischer 'Kindergarten Students Paying with their Teacher' By: RDNE Stock project

Recorded between the Fall of 2022 and Spring of 2024, go behind the scenes as West40 building engineer Chris Raffen prepares the Lexington Building for the arrival of students and staff. Chris explains what this process looked like in the early days of Lexington Building up until today.