We design learning rooted in place.
We partner with Chicago schools and neighborhood organizations to facilitate hands-on projects in cultural heritage, local history, public art, ecology, and urban design, and to turn what young people create into real change in their communities.
Cultural heritage ■ Local history ■ Public art ■ Ecology ■ Urban design
4 ways to work with us.
Hire us for a single residency or build a long-term partnership. Every engagement is shaped around your students, your school, and your neighborhood.
Learning guides & resources We create guides, toolkits, and activities so teachers and community groups can keep place-based projects going after our time together. Link: Browse resources →
School & community partnerships We connect schools with local organizations, elders, artists, and city partners so student work has a real audience and a real impact. Link: Build a partnership →
Design From public art and signage to learning spaces and exhibits, we design with young people and deliver finished work. [ADD 1–2 EXAMPLES] Link: See design work →
Classroom facilitation Our facilitators lead project-based units in your classrooms, working alongside your teachers from launch to final presentation. Link: Plan a residency →
We envision a Chicago where young people are recognized within and by their communities as leaders and creators who help shape solutions that build healthier, more just, and more livable neighborhoods for all.
We center cultural heritage, local history, public art, ecology, and urban design at the foundation of our project-based learning.
We work in the Bronzeville, North Kenwood, Oakland, Altgeld Gardens, Golden Gate, East Garfield Park, North Lawndale, and Hyde Park neighborhoods.
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student-led public forums.
2024-26 IMPACT
850+
students served in Chicago.
60+
unique experiential learning and workshop experiences.
300+
instructional hours in the classroom during school hours.
20 +
civic, community, cultural partners.
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exhibition/art activations at Chicago museums.
Take a look at our current and past projects.
