Beacon Academy offers an innovative and challenging education based on Montessori principles that places a priority on experiental learning, entrepreneurial thinking, and in-depth interdisciplinary studies.
Students learn to think for themselves, collaborate and work in teams, and interact with the outside world by working on authentic problems.
In 11th and 12th grade, Beacon students may choose to pursue the highly regarded International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme or a blend of coursework that meets their goals and interests.
Beacon Academy is a community school in the strongest sense of the word with Evanston and greater Chicago serving as our extended campus.
Club or Organization: Dungeons and Dragons Club, Engineering Club, Inclusion Council, Interact Club, Interfaith Club, LGBTQ Alliance, Literary Magazine, Math Club, Model UN, Rock Band, Scholastic Bowl, Science Olympiad, Service Learning, Yearbook
Arts and Music Programs: Theatre
School Notes
Beacon Academy is home to 217 students from across the
Chicagoland area who possess a passion for independent learning and
a deep commitment to engaging in the real world. Our students come
from more than 50 zip codes and 75 feeder schools, represent every
major religion and close to 20 different home languagess, and
reflect a community that is both ethnically and socio-economically
diverse. With an el and Metra stop located just two blocks away,
more than 80% of our students commute by public
transportation.
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