On Wednesday, July 7, U.S. Department of Education's Alberto Retana, Director of Community Outreach, spent time on campus with Perspectives Calumet Middle School students, parents, and teachers. His visit included a discussion of the impact of violence and the effects of new safety programs with middle schoolers, a tour of the school-based health clinic, and watching the basketball and mentorship summer program in action.

Our very own Vinay Mullick, Perspectives Athletic Director, was recently named an ESPN Local Hero. Vinay was nominated in recognition of his dedication to enriching the lives of young students both as a coach and as a teacher.
 
In the last year, under Vinay's direction, Perspectives won a number of championships including the Perspectives Calumet Varsity Girls track team win of their IHSA-2A state sectional!

In 2010-11, Vinay's teams, which include track, basketball, football, rugby, baseball, softball, and volleyball will compete to make it to the championships again. Perspectives is introducing three new intramural clubs next year - bowling, cross-country, and wrestling!

On June 30th,  James Joiner, Principal of the Perspectives Rodney D. Joslin school opened the doors of our award-winning campus to attendees from the National Charter School Conference. 
 
Principal Joiner, Program Manager Kate Cichon, Amber Donell, Perspectives Chief Academic Officer, and Tony Seiden, Perspectives Director of College Counseling conducted the tour, introducing our guests to our innovative education model and College For Certain practices. Perkins + Will architect Mark Jolicouer joined them to explain how his firm's design of the school was developed to reflect our innovative culture of A Disciplined Life©.

Summer school students use math and engineering principles to build a sound structure. Photo courtesy of Anita Barter Garvert.

Close to 1,000 of our students are participating in nearly 25 different scholastic, athletic and artistic camps and college programs this summer - more students than ever before!  With a whopping 45 students, our participation in the USI Network Summer Accelerated Math Camp (SAMC) and Summer Writer's Workshop is the largest by any one charter school in the program.  The SAMC, held at the University of Chicago during the month of July, is a highly selective program designed to engage students who are especially talented in mathematics in projects focused on economics, biology and genetics.
 
Other programs Perspectives students are attending include Xavier University of Louisiana SuperScholar/Excel, which prepares students for college through test preparation and courses that strengthen critical thinking, reading, writing and math in the heart of New Orleans; Girl Scouts Camp CEO where girls are matched with female CEOs as week-long mentors, assisting them in career choices and planning; Wallis Annenberg Scholars program at USC Summer Seminars, a two-year commitment for students to participate in a month-long college immersion program in a subject of their choice and receive college credits; the highly selective Andover (MS)2 Program a Math and Science for Minority Students program where two of our students are studying math, science and English for three consecutive summers at the Phillips Academy at Andover, preparing them for careers in engineering, science, medicine, computers, and other technical fields; and the University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program, a three-year enrichment program where students select from classes in literature, mathematics, science, social studies and writing, taught by the best teachers at the U of C.
 
Several students are participating in Project Exploration in partnership with the Field Museum, gaining valuable skills as Junior Paleontologists and Dinosaur Giants - a docent program for public science exhibits. Many more are interning at YMCA sports and arts programs across the city through Youth Ready Chicago. Through our continuing partnership with Elev8, middle school students in summer school are also taking part in sports, pre-engineering and cuisine clubs, to name a few!

 

Enroll now for 6th-8th grade at one of our three campuses.

Wait-list spaces are also available for 9th and 10th grade at four schools.  

Enrollment is non-selective, open to all students.

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