Experiential Education2025-10-24T11:17:35+00:00
Students with learning differences attend World Language field trip

Experiential Education

Exploring All That Chicago Has to Offer
Wolcott students use the city of Chicago and its many resources to enrich learning. Whether participating in leadership training, attending the theater, or learning about Chicago’s many neighborhoods, the opportunities are endless.

Experiential learning partners:

  • National Museum of Mexican Art
  • Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
  • Museum of Science and Industry
  • Chicago History Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo
  • The Disney 100 Year Exhibition
  • NBC News
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Navy Pier)
  • Steppenwolf Theater
  • Illinois Holocaust Museum
  • The Center on Halsted
  • Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
  • Chicago neighborhoods, including Bronzeville, Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greektown

 

Students go on

25+ Trips

Senior Trip

to merge service
and exploration

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ACCREDITATIONS

Independent Schools Association of the Central States
National Association of Independent Schools
Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools
Association of Learning Differences Schools

Contact Information

Main Building
524 N Wolcott Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
info@wolcottschool.org
Main School Phone: 312.610.4900

Arts & Athletics Center
1950 W Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL 60622

Admissions Office
Rachel Spiro: rspiro@wolcottschool.org
Phone or Fax: 312.610.4925

Business Office | Human Resources
Phone or Fax: 312.610.4926

Nurse’s Office
Phone or Fax: 312.610.4910

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Wolcott College Prep is a rigorous, college-preparatory high school designed specifically for students with diagnosed learning differences, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, and executive functioning challenges. Our strength-based approach honors the unique ways students learn, pairing expert faculty with individualized support to unlock each student’s potential. In a community built on belonging, respect, and high expectations, Wolcott students thrive—academically, socially, and emotionally—emerging as confident, self-aware learners prepared to lead lives of purpose. We currently serve families in Chicago, Oak Park, Naperville, Westmont, Orland Park, Bartlett, LaGrange Park, Forest Park, River Forest, Hammond, Whiting, Riverside, Clarendon Hill, Northbrook, Skokie, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Highland Park, Itasca, Elmhurst, Evanston, Winnetka, LaGrange, Lake Forest, Wheaton, Chicago, and Northfield.

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