Humble Beginings
In the spring of 2000 the community residents of the Little Village neighborhood decided to take action and advocate for their children's education. After a nineteen-day hunger strike their voices were heard and a new high school was promised. Almost four years later, in the fall of 2005, the Little Village Lawndale High School Campus opened its doors to four hundred students!
1 Campus, 4 Schools
The campus is comprised of four autonomous small schools. Each school has its own principal and teaching staff with each school housing approximately 385 to 400 students from both North Lawndale and Little Village neighborhoods.
This model was born out of surveys that the parent activists carried out. Their findings revealed that parents wanted a safe, small, and academically rigorous place for their children.
Multicultural Arts School
A school to celebrate art, dance, and music as part of the curriculum
Social Justice High School
A school to keep the values of peace and equity
Infinity STEM High School
A school to prepare students for the increasing jobs in math, science, and technology fields
World Language School
A school to value bilingualism and biculturalism