Archive for October 2016

Sophomores in the Stories class visited the Stony Island Arts Bank, to observe firsthand the acts of cultural preservation that some have considered heroic. In the third unit of this Humanities course, students will explore stories of individuals who have been regarded by various cultures as “heroes,” observing the patterns that these stories tend to take. This Field…

Sophomores in the Population class visited the Oak Woods Cemetery in Greater Grand Crossing to collect data and identify patterns by looking at tombstones. In the second unit of this STEAM course, students have been pursuing the guiding question, what does the story of population suggest about the future?. In their pursuit of an answer, students…

Juniors in the Design & Engineering class talked to experts at The Recyclery Collective in Rogers Park to learn about the mechanics of bikes and the purposes that different types of bikes serve. The Recyclery is an educational bike shop that promotes sustainability by giving access to tools, skills and opportunities for collaboration. In the…