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As letters are piling up and we are preparing for letter opening day #3, my students are becoming more and more excited. They ask me every day if it is

It’s hard to believe that we’re already at the half way point of this school year. Students came back on January 5th and we’ve hit the ground running. Currently we’re

Students at KIPP Academy of Opportunity in South Central Los Angeles had a blast during Letter Opening Day #2 this past Tuesday! The smiling faces and weeks of anticipation make

This year, my 6th grade students have a unique opportunity. My students participated in the letters to a pre-scientist program while they were in 5th grade and many of them

We opened our first letters from our pen pals yesterday! Letters were sitting in bins on my desk for a few weeks as we waited for them all to trickle

This year, our scholars started learning about the STEM field.  We first learned what it stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.  We then learned about several really cool STEM

One of my big goals going into my 2nd year of teaching was to include more problem based learning, labs, and projects in the classroom. Over the past few months

In our community, Roseland, only 2% of students graduate from a 4-year university.  Our mission at Chicago Collegiate Charter School is that 100% of our students will graduate from college