Polaris Charter Academy
The mission of Polaris Charter Academy is to educate students to be self-motivated, creative, critical thinkers, with the ultimate goal of shaping life-long learners and citizens... (more...)
Charter Schools
Charter schools are public schools and receive public funding, but they have been freed from some of the rules and regulations that apply to other public schools. (more…)
Expeditionary Learning
Expeditionary Learning schools inspire the motivation to learn, engage teachers and students in new levels of focus and effort, (more…)
The Polaris Community
Polaris Charter Academy partners with many local organizations, including Ekhart Pool, Climate Cycle, and Gourmet Gorilla.
Upcoming Events
02/29/2012
Chasing Freedom: Voices of Slavery, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
News and Announcements
Join Polaris for an evening of cocktails and hors devours in the executive dining room of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, overlooking Wacker Drive! BUY TICKETS NOW!!! You will enjoy a 30 minute dramatic performance in the CME auditorium by Polaris’ sixth graders. This original drama, featuring student-written narratives, is the culmination of the students’ original [...]
Polaris is very excited to congratulate Jaylen Sanders, crew 307, for being recognized by NBC5 as a 2011-2012 Stellar Student! Ms. Authement nominated Jaylen for his “Stellar” performance as a student, a role model, and a true leader in the Polaris community. Click here to see Jaylen’s photo and recognition! Below is the nomination that was [...]
Support Polaris Players’ Drama Troupe! The Polaris Players’ Drama Troupe will present Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, adapted for the stage by Kathryn Schultz Miller. Our young actors will take you on a journey you won’t soon forget—to a fanciful wonderland where the only thing that makes sense is that nothing makes sense at [...]
2011 Expedition Highlights
Kindergarteners put a hammer to their learning in their expedition “Hammers to Homes.”
3rd and 4th grade students at Polaris are spreading the word about recycling in West Humboldt Park!
In the spring of 2011, Polaris 1st and 2nd grade students were true detectives in their quest to uncover the importance of bees to the local ecological system.
In the spring of 2011, our fifth graders dove into American history in their writing-intensive expedition on slavery and the Civil War.