GEMS World Academy
About the school
- GEMS World Academy-Chicago is a premier independent school in the heart of downtown serving students from preschool through the 12th grade. The high school will be housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art building on the Chicago River.
- At GEMS, our mission is to inspire inquiring, knowledgeable, reflective, and intercultural learners to become morally responsible leaders with the skills and attributes necessary to create a more connected and prosperous world.
- We are an International Baccalaureate World School and Illinois’s only private school offering an IB continuum from preschool through twelfth grade.
- Other curriculum highlights include Field Studies, Chicago Curriculum, experiential and inquiry-based learning. In doing so, we are able to equip students with a “passport for success in life” as they apply and extend classroom concepts to real-world contexts. We encourage students to challenge conventions and become the change-agents of tomorrow.
- See Inside GEMS:
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:000 PM (arrival and dismissal times vary by grade level)
- Before school care from 7:15 AM and after school extracurricular activities available until 6:00 PM
- Camps are available during the summer break.
For Northwestern families
Special benefits
- GEMS World Academy Chicago offers a 20% tuition discount to current Northwestern University benefits-eligible faculty and staff with children enrolled in GEMS’s preschool through 12th grade programs. This discount would not apply to any additional costs, fees, or special tuition scholarship promotions.
- Families would still be able to apply for financial aid, and this Northwestern discount would count towards the amount that a family might qualify for.
- For more information, to schedule a visit, register for a virtual event, or to enroll, visit https://www.gemschicago.org/Visit or contact admissions@gemschicago.org. Please mention your affiliation with Northwestern when contacting GEMS.
Contact
GEMS World Academy Chicago
Hannah Williams, Admissions Coordinator
312-809-8912
350 E. South Water Street
Chicago, IL 60601
www.gemschicago.org
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