How do you inspire teenagers to explore careers working with technology? One way is starting a tech-focused high school. Joan Matz, a technologist with a passion for education, talks about helping start Chi Tech, Chicago’s Tech Academy High School, a role that led to Creating IT Futures and a position supporting NextUp initiatives, such as…
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…
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…
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