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Welcome Home!

By Hiu To

We had an incredible first week of school. This year, we welcome five new members to our team and over thirty new students to our community! We spent the week…

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Spirit? We’ve Got It!

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It was Spirit Week and boy, did we bring it this year! Members of student council hosted a spectacular week of fun starting with Cohort Color Monday, then Twin Tuesday,…

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GCE Community Cookbook

GCE Community Cookbook

By GCE Lab School

Sweet or savory? Baked or grilled? The answer is obviously, “yes.”  We’re firing up a new GCE Community Cookbook to share our favorite recipes with one another—and throughout the rest…

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The Gift of Snow

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On Monday evening, Chicago received its first major winter storm of the season. The first significant snow is an occasion to observe the calm of slowed traffic and muffled sounds. So…

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Get Your 2019-2020 Yearbook!

By GCE Lab School

The 2019-2020 GCE Yearbook is off to the press and we can’t wait to share it with our community. We made a lot of memories this year and the yearbook…

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Education Will Endure: Our First Student Presentations in the Days of Distance Learning

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Shortly after we closed our campus for COVID-19, our learning community came together to design an online version of Final Presentations, where ordinarily, students demonstrate what they’ve learned. It was…

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Bike Prototyping

By Hiu To

After weeks of learning from different experts in the field, the Juniors were ready to build the prototype of their original bike designs. Each group of students was given a…

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Fresh with a pH

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The Freshmen in the Water class are studying the water cycle. In the process, students learned that infiltration is an important part of the cycle because as the water passes…

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Hit Me With Your Best Shot

By Hiu To

Students in the Journalism class have been investigating the power of a photograph. Specifically, they have been pursuing the question, “How does photojournalism help you see the world?”. As a…

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These Hands are Made for Tilling…

By Hiu To

The Juniors in the Design and Engineering class are addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 9 by examining the guiding question, How does the design process impact…

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Get Your Yearbook!

By GCE Lab School

The 2018-2019 GCE Yearbook has just been sent off to the presses and we can’t wait to share it with our community. We made a lot of memories this year…

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Truss Fall!

By Hiu To

During the first Unit of the Urban Planning course, Juniors investigate the elements necessary to build a strong bridge. The engineers studied examples of bridges in order to understand the…

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Can You Sell a Drum Set?

By Hiu To

Rhetoric student, Ayana was challenged to demonstrate her understanding of rhetorical devices in a creative way. She rose to the challenge with a humorous and layered video ad for Ludwig…

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It’s Lunchtime and The Livin’s Cheesy

By Hiu To

As a part of this month’s community lunch theme, Spice It Up, the Sophomores whipped up a macaroni and cheese bar that featured paprika. The preparation of this lunch was…

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Empathy in the Garden

By Hiu To

The Juniors in the Design and Engineering class are addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 9 by examining the guiding question, How does design process impact product…

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Step Up to the Soapbox!

By Hiu To

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It’s Yearbook Time: 2017- 2018!

By GCE Lab School

The 2017-2018 GCE Yearbook has just been sent off to the presses and we can’t wait to share them with our community. We made a lot of memories this year…

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Truss In It!

By Hiu To

During the first Unit of the Urban Planning course, Juniors investigated the elements necessary to build a strong bridge. The engineers studied examples of bridges in order to understand the…

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Spring Into Community

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There’s nothing like a little friendly competition to build community. We started off Spring term with a Community Day that focused on teamwork, problem-solving, a bit of athleticism, and a…

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We Call BS!

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On March 14th, high school students across the nation walked out in solidarity to protest Congress’ inaction to do more in response to the violence that plagues our schools and…

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Spring Term Final Presentations

June 13, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
Investing in a sustainable, thriving blue planet billboard

Investing in a Sustainable, Thriving Blue Planet

June 20, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
animation

Animation: Intro to The Twelve Principles

July 24, 2023 @ 11:00 am - August 4, 2023 @ 3:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
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Animation: From Story to Storyboarding

July 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am - July 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
drawing character

Animation: Introduction to Character Design

June 19, 2023 @ 11:00 am - June 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy with Rapunzl

July 10, 2023 @ 9:00 am - July 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy with Rapunzl

June 19, 2023 @ 9:00 am - June 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
ReMobilizing the Future Summer School Poster

ReDesigning the Future

June 19, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - June 30, 2023 @ 3:30 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
Vintage Baseball

American History and Literature Through Baseball

June 19, 2023 @ 9:00 am - June 30, 2023 @ 12:00 pm CDT
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States

Faculty In-Service [No School]

June 15, 2023 - June 16, 2023
9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60602 United States