ChicagoQuest Schools - Minds on a Mission

ChicagoQuest Schools - Minds on a Mission

ChicagoQuest Schools Phone: 773.565.2100 Fax: 312.951.2906 1443 N. Ogden Avenue Chicago, IL 60610
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CQ Upper School: Opening this summer 2013!

Now Accepting Applications for Grades 6-9

Is ChicagoQuest for you? Find out now! Click, drag and drop the backpack above the students to begin.

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Is ChicagoQuest for you?

ChicagoQuest Schools™ break down walls, opening up the world as a place to learn. Students not only learn. They learn how to learn—and thrive on it.

Discover how you will learn at ChicagoQuest

How do you like to solve tough problems?
Click, drag and drop your answer above the students.

  • blueprint By sketching out different solutions
  • a stack of books By making connections to what I already know
  • a group of three students By discussing ideas with a group
  • pen and paper By writing out my thoughts
  • laptop By working with computer models
 

You are working on a project where you imagine you are going back in history. Which role would you most like to take on?

  • compass Explorer
  • blueprint Ship Builder
  • magnifying glass Map Maker
  • a stack of books Elected Representative
  • feather pen Village Historian
 

What special talent do you like to use in group projects?

  • a group of three students Leading the discussion
  • blueprint Coming up with and presenting different ideas for the group to try out
  • magnifying glass Analyzing how things fit together
  • pen and paper Taking notes on the questions and ideas that we have
  • video camera Making a video that presents my group's ideas
 

What subjects do you like the best?

  • blueprint Math and Science
  • a stack of books Social Studies and Literature
  • laptop Digital Media and Technology
  • pen and paper Writing
 

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Scholastic Administrator highlights the ChicagoQuest model

March 8, 2013

"Imagine kids able to attend a school where the curriculum is designed around games, and the emphasis is on learning by doing...Marcelo Wright, 13, doesn’t have to imagine it. He’s a seventh grader at CICS ChicagoQuest, a charter school founded in 2011 to teach skills like problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and resourcefulness in a game-like environment organized around “missions” and “quests.”... Read More.

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We invite qualified professionals to become a part of a new model, in which they have the opportunity to reimagine learning, to apply their own talents to a proven educational model, to become effective in new ways, and to experience the fulfillment of leading "minds on a mission".

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How is CICS ChicagoQuest different from other schools?

CICS ChicagoQuest is designed to prepare its students to be the thinkers and leaders that tomorrow needs, so it is unique in several ways. Read More

Apply Now

We are now accepting applications for students who will be in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 in August 2013.  Apply Now!

Open Houses

We hold open houses at our campus (1443 N. Ogden, near North & Clybourn) every Wednesday at 6 PM. Please RSVP!

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Watch and listen to the perspectives of CICS ChicagoQuest teachers, school leaders and students. 

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