Bronzeville Scholastic Institute
Encyclopedia
Bronzeville Scholastic Institute is a four year college preparatory high school, and part of the Chicago Public Schools
network. It is located in the neighborhood of Bronzeville
in Chicago
, Illinois
on the DuSable Campus, and shares a building with Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine
and DuSable Leadership Academy
.
, which is a sub- neighborhood area of Douglas, Chicago
. In 1930, the editor of the Chicago Bee used the name in a campaign to elect the "mayor of Bronzeville". After a physician was elected in 1945, the community began to use the name Bronzeville. It reflected both the dominant skin color of the members of the community, and an attempt to raise the community's and outsiders' favor toward toward the area, as the word "bronze" had a more positive connotation than "black."
Bronzeville Scholastic Institute was opened in 2005 as a Performance School in the Chicago Public School's Renaissance 2010
, which is an effort to create more quality schools across the city of Chicago. The school is run by Chicago Public Schools
, and employs Chicago Public School teachers.
is to create lifelong learners and adults who will be productive members of society, both in terms of careers and leadership. The school centers around a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, character development, and service-learning
.
Athletics
Before and After School Programs
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...
network. It is located in the neighborhood of Bronzeville
Bronzeville
Bronzeville may refer to:* Bronzeville, a community area of Douglas, Chicago* Bronzeville, a neighborhood in Milwaukee* King-Lincoln Bronzeville, a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
on the DuSable Campus, and shares a building with Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine
Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine
Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine, or DHW, opened in September 2005. DHW is a public four-year high school with a 7th and 8th grade academic center on the south side of Chicago...
and DuSable Leadership Academy
DuSable High School
DuSable High School was a public high school in Chicago opened in the Bronzeville neighborhood in 1934. It was named after Chicago's first permanent non-native settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. DuSable was built to accommodate the growing Phillips High School in the 1930s. The campus was...
.
History
The school is named after the community in which it is located, BronzevilleBronzeville
Bronzeville may refer to:* Bronzeville, a community area of Douglas, Chicago* Bronzeville, a neighborhood in Milwaukee* King-Lincoln Bronzeville, a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio...
, which is a sub- neighborhood area of Douglas, Chicago
Douglas, Chicago
Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A. Douglas, a famous Illinois politician, whose estate included a tract of land given to the federal government...
. In 1930, the editor of the Chicago Bee used the name in a campaign to elect the "mayor of Bronzeville". After a physician was elected in 1945, the community began to use the name Bronzeville. It reflected both the dominant skin color of the members of the community, and an attempt to raise the community's and outsiders' favor toward toward the area, as the word "bronze" had a more positive connotation than "black."
Bronzeville Scholastic Institute was opened in 2005 as a Performance School in the Chicago Public School's Renaissance 2010
Renaissance 2010
Renaissance 2010 was a program of the Chicago Public Schools school district of Chicago, Illinois, United States.In 1997, the Illinois General Assembly approved 60 charter schools for the state...
, which is an effort to create more quality schools across the city of Chicago. The school is run by Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...
, and employs Chicago Public School teachers.
School Mission
The school's missionMission statement
A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...
is to create lifelong learners and adults who will be productive members of society, both in terms of careers and leadership. The school centers around a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, character development, and service-learning
Service-learning
Service-learning is a method of teaching, learning and reflecting, frequently youth service, throughout the community. As a teaching method, it falls under the philosophy of experiential education...
.
Programs
Activities- Academic Club
- Academic Fair
- Book Fair
- Campus Council
- Career Club
- Career Fair
- Decathlon
- Urban Ecology Club
Athletics
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Pom-pons
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor, Boy's and Girl's)
- Wrestling
- Dance
Before and After School Programs
- 100 Black Men
- Amer-I-Can Program
- Mentoring
- Tutoring
- Urban Solutions
- Academic Decathlon
- Book Club
- Dance Club
- Mayor Daley's Book Club
- Student Council
- Yearbook
- Yearbook Club