A coeducational day school serving students JK-12

Mission, Vision and Values

Orange flag - txt Mission

Latin School of Chicago provides its students with a rigorous and innovative educational program in a community that embraces diversity of people, cultures and ideas. Latin inspires its students to pursue their passions and lead lives of purpose and excellence.

 

blue bar
group of students smiling for camera
Latin School achieves its mission by:
  • encouraging excellence in all academic and personal pursuits;
  • creating an educational environment that fosters and supports the moral, physical, psychological and aesthetic growth and development of each student;
  • recruiting and retaining excellent faculty and staff;
  • sustaining a diverse, inclusive and multicultural community that affirms and values each individual;
  • attracting dedicated families committed to the mission of the school;
  • promoting programs in all divisions that help our students make connections and become active citizens in our school and city; and
  • developing the financial and physical resources to support the school's needs.
 
 
orange flag - text says Vision

Our vision for educational excellence is to reinforce the value of an exemplary liberal arts education that makes learning inquiry-based, personal and inclusive. Our approach expands each Latin Learner’s capacity for purposeful learning—whether in our school, our city or our world.

 

What we strive for
  • Inquiry-based learning aims to place the student's own intellectual curiosity at the foundation of the learning process.
     
  • Personal learning recognizes that learners are valued and fully supported in the development of self-knowledge, interests and sense of purpose.
     
  • Inclusive learning environments make space for all students to feel known, respected and cared for regardless of race, gender, identity, religion, sexual orientation or ability.
blue bar
Students at desks learning in different ways, reading, drawing

 

orange flag - text says Values

Our shared values of excellence, community and integrity affirm and define us. They serve as guideposts for all we do, and connect us — students, faculty, staff, families, trustees and alumni — to each other and to Latin.

 

 

Excellence

  • We develop the skills, knowledge and desire to solve complex problems through a global, liberal arts curriculum and master teaching.

  • We identify our interests, learn to advocate for ourselves and others, and become architects of our own education.

  • We promote physical and emotional wellness because they are essential to the pursuit of educational excellence and our happiness.

Community

  • We support and celebrate one another and take responsibility for our words and actions because we shape the lives of others in our community.

  • We embrace diversity within our school and city, knowing that it deepens our learning and enhances our empathy.

  • We use our resources wisely in order to be good stewards of our community and world.

Integrity

  • We are honest, fair and fulfill the commitments we make, building a culture of respect and mutual trust.

  • We give our best effort, take intellectual risks and learn to persevere.

  • We reflect and live with purpose, working toward goals that embody our genuine interests.