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Mission
The mission of Polaris Charter Academy is to educate students to be self-motivated, creative, critical thinkers, with the ultimate goal of shaping life-long learners and citizens with a strong sense of personal and civic responsibility.
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To emphasize high achievement through active learning, critical literacy and teamwork structured around in depth learning expeditions.
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Expeditionary Learning – challenging, standards-based learning experiences that involve research, field/site work, and high quality products and performances.
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History
While on sabbatical in the fall of 2005, three Golden Apple Award winning teachers identified the common thread of their best practices in teaching: they all gave students the opportunity to “learn by doing.”
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Contact Us
Please contact the school at:
Polaris Charter Academy
620 N. Sawyer Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624
773.534.0820
info (at) pcachicago (dot) org
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