What's Happening In August
- REGISTRATION FOR 2024-2025 IS HAPPENING NOW!
- Don't Delay! Stop by the School and Register New and Returning Students
- Office Hours: 9 am - 2 pm (Monday - Friday)
- Camp For All Kids - Girls Camp: Sunday, August 4 - Friday, August 9
- Camp For All Kids - Boys Camp: Friday, August 9 - Thursday, August 15
- Freshmen Students and Parents/Guardian Orientation Night: Wednesday, August 14 (5:00 pm)
- Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Students and Parents/Guardian Orientation Night: Thursday, August 15 (5:00 pm)
- Freshmen Connection: Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23, 8 am - 11:45 am
- First Day of School: Monday, August 26: 8:00 am - 2:30 pm (Doors Open 7:30 am)
- Labor Day Holiday: Monday, September 2 - no school
- Legal Prep Board Meeting: Thursday, September 5 at 8:30 am
- NHS Community Service Project: Thursday, September 12 (permission slip required)
- Mentoring Program: Thursday, September 19 from 4-6 pm (permission slip required)
- Pars for Progress Golf Outing: Monday, September 23
- College Fair: Thursday, September 26
- Professional Development Day: Friday, September 27 - non attendance day for students
- Dave and Buster's: Date TBD (must meet attendance and academic qualifications)
Interested in a selective-enrollment style education in a small, open enrollment neighborhood setting for your high school student? Come check us out! You'll see why we are different and how we are educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.
2023-2024 Year In Review: Fast Facts
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BOB BARZ NAMED OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR
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BUILDING HOPE 2023 IMPACT AWARD WINNER FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION
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Illinois Network of Charter Schools named our veteran law teacher Bob Barz as Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year. Whether teaching constitutional law, advising students, or coaching flag football, wherever you find Bob, you find an inspiring teacher, an amazing mentor and a warm heart. To learn more about Mr. Barz:
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Legal Prep has an award winning curriculum. The Building Hope Education Innovation Award recognizes the hard work of our teachers, staff and the many volunteers who coach, mentor and guest teach our students each month.
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MissionFounded in 2012, Legal Prep Charter Academy is a free, open-enrollment public high school in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Legal Prep uses its unique legal themed curriculum and culture of high expectations to cultivate compassion, self-motivation, reflection and advocacy in young adults who will be prepared to succeed at outstanding four-year colleges and universities.
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VisionOur students will use their academic and civic education to grow in their professional careers, be advocates for their communities, and positively impact our society. Legal Prep students develop the skills that all great lawyers possess: excellent written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and advocacy. Whether students pursue a career in law or in another field, the skills that they learn at Legal Prep prepare them for success in college, career, and beyond.
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resources for our Wildcat Community
- Social Emotional Support: https://sites.google.com/legalprep.org/lpcaseteam/home
- City Resources: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/resources.html
- Family Support: If your family is in need of assistance during this challenging time, please contact the CPS Command Center, which can help connect you to vital support services. The Command Center can be reached at 773-553-KIDS (5437) or [email protected].
- CPS Toolkit: Say Their Names - from CPS: “a set of materials and resources to help you foster productive conversations. This toolkit was originally created as a resource for teachers, but now more than ever, it is critically important that we take these conversations out of the classroom and into our homes.”