The future Dr. Corissa Dixon is practical. She is polite and measured in her responses to my questions when we first meet in an administrative office on the campus of Chicago Tech Academy, her high school. Corissa has the type of beauty that you know can only come from within. Her eyes are bright and…
Chicago is full of opportunities, and ChiTech wants to take advantage of those opportunities for our students. In addition to project-based learning, real-world learning is an integral part of our education process. Through ChiTech’s real-world learning programs, students gain access to resources in Chicago that they would not necessarily be able to access on their own.…
Tuesday, June 5, marked the second annual Ideas Day held at Chicago Tech Academy High School. Students chose gun violence in their community as the topic of their Ideas Day. The school was split into 15 business teams to develop ideas that may help raise awareness to slow rates of gun violence. Javonte Peoples, a…
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…
Another year has come to a close here at Chicago Tech Academy High School, but that doesn’t mean we stop supporting our students. We’re proud to announce we’re being backed by a partnership with the Illinois Tech Association (ITA) and G2 Crowd to raise $100,000 for the school. G2 Crowd will donate $10 for each…
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