The Field Experience (FE) Program exposes students to real-world environments where they explore their interests, apply what they’ve learned in the classroom, and expand their knowledge through firsthand interactions of local and global consequence.
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Design Thinking @ gravity tank
What? This term we are studying design, and how to make things better. The purpose of this FE is to io introduce the class to professional designers, and to get…
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Investigative Reporting @ Invisible Institute
Why? The Invisible Institute is a journalistic organization operating on the city’s south side that seeks to not only report news, but also to inspire dialogue. In this sense, it…
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Building a City @ Chicago Architecture Foundation
Why? For the first unit of Urban Planning, we are studying bridges and building our own. Before we do that, we need to see the big picture of Chicago, the…
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Chicago History Through Vivian Maier @ Chicago History Museum
Why? We are studying photojournalism in our first unit, and have learned about the discovery, several years ago, of Vivian Maier’s Chicago street photography. We are going to visit the…
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Anatomy of Performance Space @ Royal George Theater
Why? Students will see what they have been investigating on blueprints. They will get to see the layout of an established theater and make deductions based on what is available…
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Exploring Equality @ Jane Addams Hull-House
Why? Students are studying the Hero’s Journey during their final Unit, and are being asked to analyze examples of heroes who passed through the stages of the journey, both fictional…
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Design Process & Prototyping @ gravity tank
Why? This term we are studying design, and how to make things better. The purpose of this FE is to io introduce the class to professional designers, and to get…
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Economics & Equality in Labor @ Chicago Teachers Union
Why? Students engage experts about labor unions and labor laws.
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History Through Art @ DePaul Art Museum
Why? Unit 2 of Rhetoric is focused on rhetoric that unites, and the students have studied speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama, and Chicago Mayor Rahm…
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From Grower to Grocer
Why? The purpose of this Field Experience is to follow the life of fruits and vegetables to understand the different hierarchies and patterns of labor throughout the food’s journey from…
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Empathetic Design @ Alt Cycles
Why? We are studying bicycles, their evolution and how they are put together, so we can then design our own. How? We will be talking to a bike shop employee…
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Poetry @ Poetry Foundation
Why? There is an emphasis on the oral tradition in Unit 2, and some students have already expressed an interest in poetry as a form of story-telling. Students will visit…
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Poverty, Hunger, and Injustice @ Oxfam
Why? All Chicago and Oxfam address Millennium Development Goals 1 which strives to eradicate poverty. The purpose of All Chicago is to address homelessness in Chicago through a systems approach.…
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