CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Cook County announced the launch of a new initiative, Project Rainbow.
It’s a family-focused recovery effort designed to address the education barriers and learning loss exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
“We've created a breadth of content that is engaging, educational and fun and will help to supplement children's early education and bridge the learning losses that occurred over the past year and a half,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Through the initiative, Cook County and 24 other community partners will produce new video content, or repurpose existing educational content, to be utilized by children and families.
“Think of a toddler at home during the day with a caretaker, who can tune in and work on their ABCs,” said Preckwinkle. “Think of children of parents who work from home in need of high quality programming for their iPad to keep them busy, and after school, we'll have the opportunity to unwind with an educational alternative to TV time.”
As the content library builds over time, Project Rainbow programming will air on Cook County’s cable channel (channel 22/900 on Comcast) Monday through Friday.
Videos can also be viewed on YouTube and the University of Chicago Tech Team is working on a free Project Rainbow mobile app which will soon be available on the Google Play store and the Apple Store.
Project Rainbow Partners:
— Adler Planetarium
— Investments
— Brookfield Zoo
— Chicago Botanic Garden
— Chicago Children’s Museum
— Chicago Children’s Theatre
— Chicago History Museum
— Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
— Chicago Symphony Orchestra
— Common
— Cook County Health
— DuSable Museum of African American History
— Erikson Institute
— Field Museum
— Forest Preserves of Cook County
— Golden Apple Foundation
— Housing Authority of Cook County
— Joffrey Ballet
— Microsoft
— Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
— Museum of Science and Industry
— National Museum of Mexican Art
— Shedd Aquarium
— The University of Chicago
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