The mission of The Chicago Grammar School is to provide children, preschool through eighth grade, the means to construct knowledge through experience, within the richness of a classical curriculum, informed by emerging research.

Our educational program is designed to foster life-long learners by developing academic skill and proficiency, intellectual curiosity, personal wisdom and virtue, and responsible participation in society.

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"When Philip Jackson heads back to class this fall, he won’t tell his students at the Chicago Grammar School that the countless hours of SpongeBob SquarePants they watched over the summer were a complete waste of time..."

Read about CGS in  Aug. '09 Chicago Parent Magazine