Happy Thanksgiving to our Distinctive families! We hope you take time this break to connect with loved ones and recharge. Even though our schools are closed, you will continue to ...
World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day on November 13 is a day to recognize the importance of being kind to each other, ourselves, and the world. On this day, participants cel...
Distinctive Schools Chicago campuses are celebrating! Art In Motion, CICS Bucktown, CICS Irving Park, CICS Lloyd Bond, CICS Loomis, CICS Longwood, and CICS Prairie have achieved i...
Distinctive Schools, a non-profit organization, has been appointed to serve as fiscal agent on the $6.5 million Race, Equity, Arts, and Cultural History (REACH) grant awarded by...
“We understand that making mistakes is part of growing up, and Restorative Practices provide an opportunity for each student to learn from the conflict,” -Michele Lansing, Distinc...
All Means All . At Distinctive Schools, we are proud to support all students both as learners and as individuals. One way we do this is through our comprehensive Social Emotional...
Distinctive Schools Mental Health and Wellness Support
October 10th is World Mental Health Day! This day is dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues and mobili...
September 15th is the first day of Latina/o/é/x and Hispanic Heritage Month! Celebrating Latina/o/é/x and Hispanic Heritage Month is not just about recognizing the past; it's ...
In support of our ongoing commitment and prioritization of Mental Health & Wellness, we have partnered with Care Solace to provide an additional layer of care for our community. C...
In an exciting development for the Chicago education landscape, Distinctive Schools has been named the school management organization for four additional Chicago International Ch...
Read the original blog HERE ! Children spend the majority of their time at school. For eight hours a day, five days a week, ten months of the year, our students are in our buildi...
The summer before your child enters Kindergarten is a great time to kickstart learning and prepare them for this exciting new chapter!
Start with anything that gets your stude...
The transition from home or preschool to kindergarten can be a big one for kids- but it’s also a very exciting time where they will learn new things, develop new friendships and b...
Community – our students, our classrooms, our families, our schools – community is at the heart of everything we do at Distinctive Schools. In the spirit of our core values of c...
Check out this amazing blog from CEO Scott Frauenheim and Senior Innovation Partner, Colleen Padgett!
Distinctive Schools and LEAP Innovations want to bring personalized le...
Unleashing the Creative Genius: Exploring the Wonders of the STEAM Lab at CICS Prairie
As you enter CICS Prairie, there are a series of classrooms along a long, narrow ha...
Distinctive News | Read More This year we are deeply focused on providing more for our students – from our Community Hub model, to refreshing our innovative academic model ...
Distinctive Schools Chief Talent Officer, Sami Baugh , was featured in the February issue of The Compass: Direction for HR Leaders in Education from the American Association ...
Introducing... LEAP Innovations with Distinctive Schools
Distinctive Schools was designed to INNOVATE – to bring a new vision for K-12 education, and unleash the incredible...
Celebrating School Social Workers
Happy School Social Work Week ! Mental health and wellness is a core priority at Distinctive Schools, and we are excited to celebrate our...