As a leader in Real-World Learning education in Chicago, ChiTech hosted a group of attendees from the Schools That Can Forum. The annual forum was held in Chicago this year on May 2-3. School principal, Linnea Garrett, led a small discussion where she explained ChiTech’s mission, project-based learning, the senior internship program, and more. ChiTech…
We are more than excited to have the Motorola Solutions Foundation as a sponsor for Little Black Dress Night 2018. The Motorola Solutions Foundation is the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, which creates innovative, mission-critical communication solutions and services that help public safety and commercial customers build safer cities and thriving communities. …
The Young Women’s Leadership Society (YWLS) is an extra-curricular at Chicago Tech Academy that works to support and empower female students as they pursue future careers in tech and entrepreneurship. As the club sponsors, Assistant Principal Tiara Wheatley and Dorian Allen plan activities, events, and workshops to help the girls examine stereotypes, learn how to…
Thirty sophomore students involved in Embarc left their ChiTech classrooms on Thursday, April 5 to travel to Covenant Harbor. There they engaged in leadership activities alongside thirty other students from New Trier High School to build new relationships. The trip was part of an annual event called Leadership Academy that all Embarc sophomores participate in.…
On Tuesday, March 20, three high school boys interested in the culinary arts received the opportunity of a lifetime: cooking alongside master chef, Rick Bayless, in the Frontera Grill test kitchen. The trip was excellently coordinated by ChiTech geography teacher, Shannon Haberkorn. The event was hosted by Big Green to encourage food literacy programs and…
Chicago Tech Academy is a unique and progressive school, transforming what education can look like for underserved students. With a curriculum built on project-based learning, our school works to educate its students through real-world experiences. Project-based learning allows the students to be inventive and enhance their critical thinking skills through creative projects designed by ChiTech…
