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Located near Chicago's Loop in the vibrant urban environment of East Pilsen, and serving Lower West Side, Pilsen and South Side communities, The South Side School is an affordable independent elementary school with a Waldorf-inspired curriculum. We draw on an 90-year-old teaching tradition that engages the "whole child" - intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically - in time with the natural developmental stages of childhood. We are focused not simply on the college your child will attend, but rather the person your child will become: curious, compassionate, self-reliant.

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The uniqueness in a Waldorf education can be found mainly in how and when tPhoto of Contact Page - Private Elementary School in Chicagohe students are taught-not in what they are taught. First comes the experience of the subject and from this experience comes the understanding of the concept.

Education Programs:
- Elementary School program
- Lower School program
- Middle School program

* Our curriculum includes Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Spanish, Chinese, Language Arts, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Music, Movement, Handwork and Outdoor play.
* In the Waldorf tradition, we intend for our classroom teacher to remain with the class until the children reach 8th grade.

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Address: Pilsen, 920 W 19th St , Chicago, Illinois , USA
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Allendale serves over 700 children, youth and families annually. These children, often victims of abuse, neglect or severe mental illness, come to Allendale with the devastating experiences of failure in the classroom, misunderstanding in the home and isolation in the community. Our programs serve both male and female adolescents and kids ranging in age from eight to eighteen who are experiencing a wide variety of problems.

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- Allendale Association offers a full-time on campus special education program for elementary and high school students.

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St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School, Rockford
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Lakefront Children's Academy
Courses / Programs
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Morgan Park Academy, Chicago
Courses / Programs
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Adirondack Learning Academy - Accredited Homeschool Online Programs
Courses / Programs
• Enroll in an accredited online homeschool course from Adirondack Learning Academy (ALA), and give your child or teenager the opportunity to benefit from quality online education from the comfort of their own home in Illinois and throughout the U.S

• We deliver comprehensive, NCAA-approved study-at-home academic programs to kindergarten, elementary school, middle school & high school students. 

• A homeschool diploma is awarded to high school seniors on successful completion of the program, and an official transcript that states that they have completed the requirements for graduation in their state.

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