Ideas Day Motivates Students to Drive Change In Their Communities
There aren’t many things that get a group of high school students moving in the morning. But thanks to Chicago Tech Academy’s Class of 2017 delegates, Chicago Ideas Week YOU(th) program [...]
$2.3 Million in Scholarships for ChiTech Students
The Chicago Tech Academy High School class of 2017 will send 74 graduates across the stage at 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 10 at Hermann Hall, located at the Illinois Institute of Technology. [...]
Exhibiting More than Projects
JUNE 1 — Chicago Tech Academy’s second Exhibition of the 2016-2017 school year blew away nearly 200 guests. Families, friends and community partners visited the school for the second installation [...]
Students Build “The Wall,” Bringing Immigrant Stories to Life
Chicago Tech Academy Students will present “Nadie Es Ilegal,” or “Nobody is Illegal,” during Spring Exhibtion 2017 on Thursday, June 1. Exhibition is a bi-annual event hosted by ChiTech. [...]
Inside Chicago Tech’s Biggest Event Supporting Women in Tech
It was a night to remember. 365 of Chicago’s most influential women and men in tech and entrepreneurship gathered on May 11, 2017 to celebrate the success of women in STEM. Chicago Tech Academy [...]
The Great Escape
Gabrielle G. doesn’t stop moving as she’s talking. Peering around the room, bending to check on the progress of classmates, she watches every member of her team at once. Gabrielle is a sophomore [...]
At Winter Exhibition 2017, Students Soar
JANUARY 19 — Our first exhibition of 2017 was a blast. Students from all grades amazed nearly 100 visitors and ChiTech family with their creative explorations in every discipline. ChiTech [...]
Save the Date – 2017 Winter Exhibition
Each year, ChiTech hosts 2-3 exhibitions per year as part of its project-based learning curriculum. Exhibitions serve as public displays of students’ work. Many of the projects have been [...]
Making an impact through internships
JOIN THE 30+ ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING INTERNSHIPS TO CHITECH SENIORS IN FEBRUARY 2017. In the last two weeks, we have made incredible progress toward our year-end fundraising need. This [...]