Experience the Difference
The traditional approach to education, with heavy emphasis on standardized tests and siloed subjects, does not prepare students for our changing world. At GCE, students experience their education.
Inspired
to learn through thematic, integrated courses
Prepared
for success in college or career as global citizens
Connected
to communities through weekly field experiences
What’s happening now. Reflections, News, and Announcements
Physics in the Garden at Home Depot
Juniors in the Design & Engineering class talked to experts from the gardening department at Home Depot to investigate the physics of gardening tools. In the first unit of this…
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Assessing Human Needs at Lincoln Park Community Services
Unit I of SDGs & You is entitled Access, and it asks students to investigate the first, second, and fourth Sustainable Development Goals: No Poverty, No Hunger, and Quality Education (respectively).…
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Exploring the Chicago River with Urban Rivers
First-year students embarked on their first off-campus Field Experience of their GCE career, and it was definitely one for the books. The students are investigating the guiding question, “How is…
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Communication, community, and care relieves the stress of high school transitions at GCE
The transition from middle school to high school can be stressful for students and their families. If you start to feel overwhelmed about heading off to high school, please remember…
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Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development offering GCE’s ReDesigning the Future in Summer Program
Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development is offering GCE’s ReDesigning the Future class as part of its Spectrum Online Summer Program for 6th–8th-grade students. The three-week, 1-credit course challenges students…
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GCE is Pitching in for the Parks on Chicago’s South Side
We’re excited to announce GCE is participating in the Chicago Parks Foundation’s Pitch In for the Parks program, a citywide volunteer park clean-up effort taking place from June through October!…
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GCE Lab School delivers an inspiring, interactive, dynamic high school experience that will enrich your life, open your eyes to global citizenship, and position you for future success. We are so committed to our vision, we’ve built Global Citizenship Experience (GCE) right into our name.