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Alain Locke alumnus Taylor K. Shaw sits for an interview

Alumni Focus: Taylor K. Shaw, Founder and CEO of Black Women Animate

December 11, 2019 / Alumni, General News

For the final installment of our Alumni Focus series, we chatted with Taylor K. Shaw, a very familiar face here at Alain Locke Charter School. Despite being in her 20s, […]

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Photos from the 2019 Science Fair

December 10, 2019 / General News, Photo Galleries

Alain Locke hosted our annual Science Fair for fifth- through eighth-graders on Thursday. This year’s fair featured tons of great submissions from students—it was very clear how hard everyone worked

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Alain Locke alumnus Amber Cooper

Alumni Focus: Amber Cooper, Student at Howard University

November 21, 2019 / Alumni, General News

This month’s Alumni Focus profile features Amber Cooper, a student at Howard University. Growing up, Amber attended Alain Locke Charter School with her elder cousin, as well as two aunts,

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Chicago photographer Sandra Steinbrecher stands before her work, "Frontline, March for Our Lives, Chicago"

Sandra Steinbrecher Photograph on Display at Smithsonian Exhibition

November 15, 2019 / General News

A powerful photograph by Chicago-based Sandra Steinbrecher—a friend and collaborator of Alain Locke Charter School—is now on display at the world-renowned Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Steinbrecher’s photo,

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Group sits at table in gymnasium during Family Math Night

Alain Locke Hosts First-Ever Family Math Night

October 28, 2019 / General News

Alain Locke Charter School hosted its very first Family Math Night last week for fifth- through eight-graders and their families. Attendees learned a variety of math games—which they are encouraged

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200 in Attendance for Annual Family Literacy Night

October 25, 2019 / General News

More than 200 students and family members were in attendance for the annual Alain Locke Family Literacy Night last week. The event, which was themed “Reading Gives You Superpowers,” included

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Alumni Focus: Martin Hunter, Financial Analyst at Wells Fargo

October 17, 2019 / Alumni, General News

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Students gather around computer at 2019 High School Fair

Another Amazing High School Fair at Alain Locke

October 16, 2019 / General News

Alain Locke Charter School hosted yet another outstanding High School Fair last week, which included visits from nearly 30 high schools from across Chicago. The annual High School Fair gave

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Karmyn Doughty, Alain Locke Charter School Class of 2012

Alumni Focus: Karmyn Doughty, Student at the University of Illinois

September 18, 2019 / Alumni, General News

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Alain Locke Seeking Long-Term Substitute Kindergarten Instructor—Apply Now

August 24, 2019 / General News

Alain Locke Charter School is currently seeking a dedicated individual to immediately fill a long-term substitute kindergarten instructor position. The substitute is needed on a temporary basis—from October through December—while

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