Yoana Cortez, a senior at West Leyden plays with Kato Greenbaum at Wonder Works children's museum in Oak Park. Cortez is one of 108 District 212 students who are getting credit for working at area businesses. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Wonder Works children's museum in Oak Park is one of 51 area businesses that partner with Leyden District 212's cooperative education program. West Leyden senior Yoana Cortez gets school credit for working at the museum. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Her job at Wonder Works children's museum has been really enlightening, says Yoana Cortez, a senior at West Leyden High School who got the job through her school district's cooperative education program. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Yoana Cortez, a senior at West Leyden plays with Kato Greenbaum at Wonder Works children's museum in Oak Park. Cortez is one of 108 District 212 students who are getting credit for working at area businesses. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Yoana Cortez, a senior at West Leyden plays with kids at Wonder Works children's museum March 17, in Oak Park. Cortez is one of 108 District 212 students who are getting credit for working at area businesses. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
West Leyden High School senior Yoana Cortez works at Wonder Works children's museum in Oak Park. She is one of 108 students in District 212 who is in the cooperative education program, which helps students find jobs and earn school credit. | Rob Hart~Sun
Yoana Cortez, a senior at West Leyden plays with kids at Wonder Works Children's Museum March 17, in Oak Park. Cortez is one of District 212 students who are getting credit for working at area businesses. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Ricky Hill, a senior at West Leyden High School, is on his first paid job. He’s motivated. “I wanted to start adulthood,” Hill said. “I wanted to experience how my dad and my mom work.” Hill is one of 108 students in Leyden District 212 …