Students Need to be Illuminated!
Led by educational consultant Rae Shaw, Illumine Systems is a creativity-based educational services company that seeks to further student enlightenment and intellectual growth through artistic methods.
Illumine Systems offers three types of education services to students from elementary to high school: homework help, intellectualism through the arts and personal essay and application review.
Homework Help
Homework. Getting the homework done well and in on-time is a key component to student achievement and success. But we don’t start with just homework; we discover each student’s individual strengths and weaknesses, uncover hidden artistic resources, and work with teachers and parents to help a student get back or stay on track.
Intellectualism Through the Arts Programs
The Intellectualism Through the Arts curriculum is a supplementary program that is developed around specific canons of literature to help students exercise critical thinking and analytical reading skills. Based on previous lessons created and implemented by the program leader during her time as a classroom teacher, we design unique and creative visual and performance art curriculums around selected age-appropriate books that challenge students to gain a deeper understanding of literature, poetry and history. This program is project-based and hands-on and pushes students to go beyond a mere reading of the text. Here the goal is to have students build intellect and talent that will prepare them for college level work; projects include: collage creation, live performance, photo series, etc. This program makes students discerning readers and analytical writers as well as better test takers because they learn not only how to beat the test but how to think beyond it.
Here are some of the workshops we offer: "Show and Don't Tell" Filmmaking Series for Teens, "Words That Inspire" Poetry Collage Program, "Writing My Story" Personal Essay Program for Adults and Teens, "Finding Words, Discovering Voices" Poetry Writing Program for Adults and Teens, "Grammarizing Your Script" scriptwriting program, and more! Click here to find out about the latest Illumine Systems programs.
Here are some of the workshops we offer: "Show and Don't Tell" Filmmaking Series for Teens, "Words That Inspire" Poetry Collage Program, "Writing My Story" Personal Essay Program for Adults and Teens, "Finding Words, Discovering Voices" Poetry Writing Program for Adults and Teens, "Grammarizing Your Script" scriptwriting program, and more! Click here to find out about the latest Illumine Systems programs.
Personal Essay & Application Review
Little do students realize that something as simple as how they organize and assemble materials for their application can significantly impact how their application is viewed. We offer several one-on-one services to help students prepare personal statements and fine tune their college application submissions. The right college can lead a student to discover capabilities they had not even recognized, and by walking students through the application process, we help students present the best application profile according to their individual skills and talents.
Poet, Filmmaker, Artist, Educator
Life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. -George Bernard Shaw
My creative work is a gift to the world and every human being in it. -Marianne Williamson
My creative work is a gift to the world and every human being in it. -Marianne Williamson
About Rae Shaw
Rae Shaw is a writer, educator, program administrator and filmmaker. Rae holds a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MFA from the University of Miami Motion Picture Program. Her mission is to develop student intellectualism through the arts, and she holds a firm belief in a great books education.
Rae began her career as an instructor and educator at the University of Chicago. While she was a student, Rae created and implemented an art program for grade school students at a local Chicago elementary public school. Later, Rae became a full-time English teacher and advisor for the Charter School of Wilmington. Rae’s curriculum included having students create visual collages as written arguments, developing rules and strategies for book-based games, and performing radio and live theater from dramatic works. Rae has taught courses on preparing for college, writing personal essays, literature, and poetry for such programs as the Pasadena Institution for Educational Advancement, Flex College Prep, High Point Academy and the Los Angeles Public Libraries. Additionally Rae has taught creative workshops on film and writing for such nonprofits as the Organization of Black Screenwriters.
Rae started her career in educational administration at the University of Chicago as an Assistant Director of Admissions and Program Administrator in 1994. Rae created and implemented 2 major on-campus programs for prospective students and minority students that led to a desired increase in minority applications. At Westtown School Rae served as an Admissions Officer, Dorm Faculty member and Advisor to students and supervised the Student Admissions activities group. Rae also worked as Development Associate of Special Events for the Chicago Children Museum where she coordinated special events, managed the gift database and acquired donations. In Los Angeles Rae serves as a survey administrator for the RAND Corporation’s Project Choice, an alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention program for middle school students and gives national seminars on the college admissions process for Flex College Prep.
In 2008 Rae founded the production company Wicked Lovely Films, LLC and launched its educational subsidiary company, Illumine Systems in 2011. Rae is crafting several media and creative projects working with youth and offers a variety of educational consultant services. Currently Rae is developing Tales from the Tresses: The Art, Science and Truth About Your Hair, the educational component to the feature film project, The Misidentification of Black Hair, and writing a memoir. She also recently completed the 10-day city-wide Poetrypalooza 2011 festival tour as event programmer.
Rae began her career as an instructor and educator at the University of Chicago. While she was a student, Rae created and implemented an art program for grade school students at a local Chicago elementary public school. Later, Rae became a full-time English teacher and advisor for the Charter School of Wilmington. Rae’s curriculum included having students create visual collages as written arguments, developing rules and strategies for book-based games, and performing radio and live theater from dramatic works. Rae has taught courses on preparing for college, writing personal essays, literature, and poetry for such programs as the Pasadena Institution for Educational Advancement, Flex College Prep, High Point Academy and the Los Angeles Public Libraries. Additionally Rae has taught creative workshops on film and writing for such nonprofits as the Organization of Black Screenwriters.
Rae started her career in educational administration at the University of Chicago as an Assistant Director of Admissions and Program Administrator in 1994. Rae created and implemented 2 major on-campus programs for prospective students and minority students that led to a desired increase in minority applications. At Westtown School Rae served as an Admissions Officer, Dorm Faculty member and Advisor to students and supervised the Student Admissions activities group. Rae also worked as Development Associate of Special Events for the Chicago Children Museum where she coordinated special events, managed the gift database and acquired donations. In Los Angeles Rae serves as a survey administrator for the RAND Corporation’s Project Choice, an alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention program for middle school students and gives national seminars on the college admissions process for Flex College Prep.
In 2008 Rae founded the production company Wicked Lovely Films, LLC and launched its educational subsidiary company, Illumine Systems in 2011. Rae is crafting several media and creative projects working with youth and offers a variety of educational consultant services. Currently Rae is developing Tales from the Tresses: The Art, Science and Truth About Your Hair, the educational component to the feature film project, The Misidentification of Black Hair, and writing a memoir. She also recently completed the 10-day city-wide Poetrypalooza 2011 festival tour as event programmer.
