March 30, 2023
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 ...
March 24, 2023
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 ...
March 21, 2023
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...
March 9, 2023
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...
March 6, 2023
“Art In Motion is one of the greatest things I have ever been able to be a part of. It’s a school less than two miles from where I grew up. It's geared to bring academics but also...
March 1, 2023
March is Women's History Month, a month to study, observe, and celebrate the vital role women play in American life and history. We will continue to encourage girls and young wome...
February 24, 2023
Art in Motion Creative Arts School (AIM) is proud to announce Black History Month artistic celebrations! Tenth graders Yvette Armour and Amira Pope and ninth grader Alexis Pulido ...
February 8, 2023
National School Counseling Week is February 7-11th. We thank our school counselors for their contributions to our students and school communities. School counselors help students ...
January 30, 2023
DCP Harper Woods celebrated kindness with a fun spirit week! Here are students from Mrs. Dixon & Mrs. Cassel’s Kindergarten classes showing off their outfits for "Tied to Kindness...
January 26, 2023
We Are Distinctive.
On this day in 2011, January 26, Distinctive Schools was officially founded! In celebration of the past twelve years , we are excited to launch The...
January 23, 2023
Happy Lunar New Year!
Lunar New Year is a fifteen-day celebration marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar, determined by both...
January 17, 2023
Thank you, CICS for this amazing feature! Meet CICS Bucktown Paraprofessional and parent, Cibelen Smiguel!
As a parent, Cibelen has enjoyed being a part of the Bucktown comm...
January 9, 2023
It’s National Thank You Month! Thank You Month is an opportunity to spread kindness by thanking all the people who’ve helped us along the way.
To kick off Thank You Month, we w...
January 2, 2023
Happy 2023, Distinctive Schools! We look forward to a successful year. This year, we encourage you to show self-compassion as you think of your New Year’s Resolutions. When we sho...
December 21, 2022
As we approach the close of the year and reflect on 2022, we have so much to be thankful for – and even more to look forward to in the New Year! We are embarking on our most ambit...
December 16, 2022
Trinity, an 11th grade student and her mom LaTanya were able to tour the expansion at Art In Motion! Check out the space and see all that is in progress! We are on track to occupy...
December 7, 2022
The Illinois Network of Charter Schools announced that Lindy Mandel, middle school teacher and instructional coach at Chicago International Charter School Irving Park, a Distincti...
November 29, 2022
Did you know that today is #GivingTuesday? We'd love your support!
This year, Distinctive Schools campuses launched a series of initiatives to bring our students and f...
November 15, 2022
It is with great excitement that we are officially launching the next iteration of the Distinctive Schools Strategic Plan ! With guidance from partners, the voice of our students...
November 13, 2022
Thank you to our partners at Care Solace for this wonderful World Kindness Day article! How will you spread love and joy today? World Kindness Day on November 13th is a day to...