Make Your Gift Here

Thanks to generous donors and supporters like you, Polaris is a North Star in innovative education and character development. We could not achieve all we do without you. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to Polaris this holiday season to help us deliver a high-quality education that shapes students to be effective learners and ethical leaders who contribute to a better world. Your gift sustains our transformative education, hands-on learning, and character development for K-8 students in West Humboldt Park. Thank you for your continued support. We are grateful to count you as a part of our Crew.

Thank You for Joining Us in This Work!

YOUR DONATION HELPS SUPPORT

$50 Explore Art & Music – art supplies and music instruments and materials for students to explore and express their creativity

$100 Athletics & After School Activities – equipment for gym and activities like basketball, yoga, martial arts, volleyball, stipends for after school coaches/instructors, K-8 recess materials and playground equipment

$250 Learning Expeditions – tools, technology and resources that are essential to Learning Expeditions and allow students to enhance and share their learning and high-quality final projects in meaningful ways

$500 Technology – laptops/tablets for every student, Promethean Boards in every classroom, A/V equipment for the gym, computer science coding and programming resources for students

$1000 – Equipment & Furniture – tables/chairs for student dining room, furniture for SEL “calm corners” in every classroom, furniture for teacher lounge

$1,500 Teacher Professional Development – Help support teachers in their learning and professional development as they work to change students’ lives,

$2,500 Fieldwork – Help support the cost of fieldwork for students as they take their learning outside the classroom to learn from experts throughout Chicago and beyond (Birmingham, Washington DC); camping equipment for K-8 grade overnights

EVERY DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING POLARIS!

MAKE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT BY MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 31

ONLINE VIA PAYPAL:  DONATE HERE

BY MAIL:  Make your check payable to Polaris Charter Academy and send to Polaris Charter Academy, 620 N. Sawyer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624, attn: Development Manager

QUESTIONS:  Please contact Development Manager Elizabeth Whiting if you have any questions or would like to make your donation with her assistance: ewhiting@pcachicago.org

Polaris Charter Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, free public school. All donations are tax deductible.

JUSTICE, Winner of our Holiday Card Contest

Family is important to me, so I made a picture of a penguin family with a Mama and a son. I also wanted to create a holiday message in different languages that many people could understand because I didn’t want anyone to feel left out. I hope everyone can be with family this holiday season.