The Ancona School

We are so excited that THIS SATURDAY, April 27 is the Mardi Gras Masquerade: the Ancona School Gala honoring alumni Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, parent Jill Potter, and teacher Tony Gleason! Even if you can’t attend, you can still... ancona19.givesmart.com

Today one of our amazing kindergarteners served as “Principal for a Day.” She did an outstanding job overseeing the school, bringing her flair to the position, and granting bonus recess!

We had a wonderful visit this afternoon from author Adam Rubin! He read from his new book “High Five,” hosted a high five competition, answered many questions, signed books, and, of course, ate tacos with mild... facebook.com/186226609670/p…

Our elementary students (and parents and teachers!) had a wonderful time today at our author visit with Adam Rubin, author of “High Five” and “Dragons Love Tacos” among many other delightful books. We had a... facebook.com/186226609670/p…

The faculty and staff had a wonderful day of professional development, including an outstanding session on creating gender inclusive school environments from Lurie Children’s Gender Development Program.

Our 8th graders are having an amazing learning adventure in Oaxaca this week!

This beautiful spring weather makes for extra joyful students (and staff)!

Lots of meetings on this rainy day. working hard to make the best school possible for our dear students!

Our 7th graders are making the most of the sunshine and heading to the park to play golf for PE!

Our 5th and 6th grade students came together representing 7 countries around the world for a re-enactment of the Kyoto climate summit. Their final agreement: - All countries making more than $15,000 per person... facebook.com/186226609670/p…

Our first and second graders in room 110 presented their non-fiction writing to friends at family at their Writers’ Celebration today. Kudos to our young authors!

Our 7th and 8th grade performing arts students are presented their independent projects today.

Our lobby was filled with beautiful music today as one of our many extraordinarily talented students took a break to play Waltz from Sonata No. 9 by Paganini. 🎶 We keep homework light enough that our students have energy and time to pursue their many... facebook.com/anconaschool/v…

We always love recess, but especially when the sun is out and it’s almost spring!

By 8th grade, these students will be rocking it out in band. But it all starts with 1st grade recorder.

Our students learn Spanish through music, games, cooking, and cultural exploration of Spanish speaking areas. As their skills evolve they write poetry, work online with tools like Duolingo, play vocabulary games, and, of course, conjugate verbs.

The first and second graders have been studying composition in photography for the past month. Today students worked in small groups to explore the school and capture images interesting to them.

We hosted a wonderful day of learning for parents, educators, therapists, and children today! Thanks to all who supported our Diversity Symposium!

Our first and second graders shared their projects exploring African Americans in STEM.

Our third and fourth graders are exploring gears, levers, and pulleys.