Learn why the Chicago tech scene has embraced T4Youth — and how the event gives back to the city. The T4Youth tournament brings Chicago’s top technology and fintech companies together to compete in table tennis and raise money for the Chicago Tech Academy. The 2016 tournament, held at AceBounce Chicago, set records for both participation…
At ChiTech Academy, we believe every student’s work deserves to be seen. Hear TJ Pavlov, 12th grade psychology teacher and Real World Learning Manager, talk about the role Exhibition serves in our mission.
This article originally appeared at Built In Chicago Seniors at at Chicago Tech Academy, a technology-centered high school in Pilsen, aren’t showing up for class this month. Instead, they’re gaining real-world work experience with startups, marketing agencies and tech organizations throughout the city. The program is designed to give the high school’s diverse student body…
This article originally appeared at ChicagoInno For all the conversation about retaining tech talent from local universities, there’s another pool of Chicago talent that is often overlooked: high school students. Given Chicago Public Schools is the first district in the country to make computer science a graduation requirement, Chicago’s teenagers will soon be among the…
ChiTech is about to round out its monthlong senior internship program. Like any new initiative, year two of the program, which falls under the school’s Real World Learning Programs, had some victories and some defeats. For the most part, students will move into March with a greater sense of what life after college and high…
FEBRUARY 17 — The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and spring is near. For ChiTech seniors, spring doesn’t just mean graduation, it also means college acceptance letters and scholarship offers are beginning to roll in. Many seniors have already been accepted to schools like Elmhurst College, Tuskegee University, Iowa State University and Northeastern…
