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About Us
"The end of all education should surely be service to others. It is not enough to teach our young people to be successful so they cam realize their ambitions, so they can earn good livings, so they can accumulate the material things this society bestows. Those are worthwhile goals. It is not enough to progress as am individuals while our friends and neighbors are left behind. Students must have the initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn and act for themselves and be free"
-Cesar Chavez
Community Knowledge:
To Our Families
- We view our community as equal partners in education.
- Community residents, from Little Village and North Lawndate, are knowledgeable of their life experiences and therefore are able to participate meaningfully in the design of our curriculum.
- We invite you to be a part of the school community that partners with us in creating a transformational and culturally relevant curriculum.
Critical Knowledge:
To Our Students
- We will use math, science, english and history classes to equip our students with the analytical tools to investigate the injustices around us.
- Culture, ethnic identity and language will be valued and used for relevant learning.
- Social justice issues of race, equity, peace, gender, and the environment will help us address the real life needs that impact our kids and of our communities.
- We must also understand our youth, their struggles, their identity, the way they learn and their pain if we want them to be come powerful change agents of our society.
Classical Knowledge:
What we will do:
- Develop the power of knowledge in our students.
- Prepare them to excel on standardized assessments i.e. PSAE and ACT.
- Empower our students to dominate the dominant curriculum.
- Every student will have a personalized learning plan.
- Every student will set his/her academic, social/emotional and college goals.
- Each student will create and implement a service learning project on something they are passionate about.
- Each student will apply and be admitted to a college, university or other viable post secondary institution.
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