Education- Nicholas Senn High School

Nicholas Senn High School is a Chicago public school located in the Edgewater community on the Northeast Side of Chicago. Senn is a neighborhood school that serves students in 9th - 12th grade. Senn opened in 1913 and has a diverse student body that includes students from more than 65 countries and 20 states. Senn offers a general program of instruction as well as a variety of special programs, including: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (a rigorous, comprehensive college preparatory program for highly motivated self-disciplined students), TESOL/Multilingual Program (a program of English-as-a-Second Language, bilingual and sheltered English classes for limited-English-proficient students), Striving for Excellence Program (for a select group of freshmen identified as struggling or at-risk) and Education-To-Careers Program (for 10th, 11th and 12th graders that includes job shadowing, apprenticeships and partnerships with local businesses). Senn's mission is to develop a community of life-long learners who embrace diversity, have a social conscience, and possess the academic, critical thinking, social and technological skills to be responsible and productive members of society.