Dizzying School Choices

It is THAT time of year, and if you have a child entering into grades K-1 for the first time you know exactly what I mean! The horrors of applying to 20 or more schools in hopes that at least one will want your little muffin only to be nixed by all but the last possible choice and past the cut-off to apply anywhere else. I know the economy is not the best right now and a lot of us are eyeing public school options when we swore our child would never set foot on their soil. Please give our followers some feed back on some of the more obscure public schools that you LOVE, and have actually attended yourself, not via word of mouth. I am personally big on LaSalle Language Academy if you live in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park or River North/West. There are also a few highly affordable, super safe, clean and cutting edge private schools that sometimes get overlooked as well. DayStar, at 15th and State, is a great choice pre-school and up with a Christian influence. They have a very urban approach to their curriculum in a cool, new building. Another newbie is Christian Heritage Academy, part of Park Community Church on Crosby, close to Japonaise. It is part of the parent school in Northfield and the newer one in Arlington Heights. The focus is on a Christian based curriculum in an urban environment. Great location and a new building for their launch in Fall 2010.