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Welcome to:
Andrew Jackson Language Academy (AJLA)
Chicago Public Schools
Site last updated 2/05/2010
For website comments, please
contact us
1340 West Harrison St. (600 S.)
Chicago, Illinois 60607-3317
(773) 534-7000 (main office)
Region 3; Area 9; Unit 4690; General Services Route 39
Click Here for a map to our school
Mr. Mathew Ditto, Principal
Ms. Carol McCollum, School-Wide Coordinator
Ms. Maggie Kempster, Clerk
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Jackson
Language Academy is
a magnet school which provides world language instruction as an integral
part of the basic program for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The goals of the program are to provide the opportunity for proficiency
in another language, create the potential for a 13-year sequence in
a single language for students who begin foreign language in kindergarten,
and facilitate an expanded awareness and appreciation of our ethnically
and racially diverse population.
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World
Language
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Students
at Jackson receive extensive instruction in Spanish, French,
Italian, Japanese, or Chinese four days per week. Each language
serves an equal number of students. The curriculum not only
emphasizes the skills of understanding and using these languages,
but also introduces students to the geography, history, and
traditions of other cultures. As a result, students are more
adequately prepared for the international marketplace, and for
success in the 21st century. Click on the "Languages"
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Computer
Program
Computers
are utilized in every classroom at Jackson to reinforce basic
skills and encourage critical thinking skills in students. In
addition, the school's new computer lab (2007) offers instruction
in mathematics, reading, writing, and problem solving. The lab is also
utilized by students for weekly classes in computer literacy and learning technology. Our lab is fully networked to broadband
Internet and file servers according to the CPS' Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). We thank the 2007 Silent Auction benefit
for the new computers, as well as Northwestern University's College
of Education for the set-up and configuration.
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Highlights of
the School Community
A
close and neighborly relationship exists between Jackson Language
Academy and University of Illinois at
Chicago. There have been numerous collaborative efforts on instructional
projects, including the school-wide implementation of the TIMS program,
an instructional initiative which integrates the teaching of mathematics
and science. In turn, Jackson has assisted the University by serving
as a center for elementary education majors to conduct their field
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Language Academy - All Rights Reserved |
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