Monthly Archives: May 2011

“When I first looked at GCE, I never expected anything like it. It had diversity, respect, but above all, a home to go to. I have never seen any school in my life with such a feeling.” — GCE Student DG Dear GCE students, families, partners, and board:   I am deeply grateful for your Read More…

This spring term our group went into Rogers Park and studied it through many lenses. In school, we had two different classes to help us deepen our understanding of urban planning and how cities work. In policy, our English/History class taught by Keziah, we learned about the history of Chicago and how it was built […]

In Revisiting Professional Learning Community’s at Work (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, 2008), the authors submit that there are four “pillars” around which a PLC is built: mission, vision, values and goals. These pillars contain essential questions, addressed when GCE Chicago High School students and faculty use 21st century ingenuity to demonstrate a PLC that works. While Read More…

The purpose of this piece is to interview someone that is close to you. In this particular assignment we had to interview somebody so we could get to know ourselves better. I included this piece because I wanted people to know how close my tutor and I are. What made me proud about this piece Read More…

At the beginning of the term, we set out to look at the problems in a couple neighborhoods in Chicago and find solutions to those problems. We broke into two teams of four, my team focused on the Pilsen community. When my team and I visited Pilsen, we saw issues involving vacant lots, viaducts, streets […]

The purpose of my piece is to tell the story of me going from Maine South High School to GCE. I used this stop motion to show my life from Maine South and how it improved. This process was very time consuming, but I had fun. I am proud I was able to express myself Read More…

The purpose of my piece is to tell the story of me going from Maine South High School to GCE. I used this stop motion to show my life from Maine South and how it improved. This process was very … Continue reading →

I interviewed my mom for a few reasons: she knows a lot about me, she is someone to look up to, and she has very interesting stories to share. I included this piece because it means a lot to me. It tells some stories that I never knew about me, and I find it interesting. […]

CO Family Interview by CO Today is May 9 2011. This is CO and I am  with MD. And we’re going to talk about MD’s life. Mr MD.

Hoy es Jueves 12 de Mayo, de 2011. Yo soy SS y estoy aqui con GG. Quisiera hacerte algunas preguntas.
SS Family Interview by ssenior