Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez on Tuesday announced the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, filled with thousands of education, enrichment, career training, and job opportunities to keep young people engaged, safe and connected with their peers and mentors. CPS has worked closely with the City of Chicago to promote One Summer Chicago, a City program with a My Chi. My Future. app that connects every young person to youth-centered and engaging experiences. As of today, the program has received more than 25,300 applications for One Summer Chicago from CPS students at 602 schools. CPS will provide expanded summer programming as a District and in partnership with the City of Chicago and its various agencies, as well as community-based organizations and private companies. The District expects to spend up to $50 million to support summer programming for approximately 90,000 students.
The summer camps, which will take place at 23 District-wide high schools between July 5 and Aug. 11, aim to expose sixth to ninth-grade CPS students to CTE program offerings and skills sets at campsites such as Al Raby High School (Culinary Arts and Pre-Law), Roberto Clemente Community Academy (Broadcast Technology), Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School (Automotive Technology), Uplift Community High School (Teaching), Richard T. Crane Medical Prep High School (Health Sciences), Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (Cosmetology, Barbering, Architecture), and Chicago Builds (Carpentry), among many others. In addition to the summer academic, enrichment, and career opportunities, the District will extend the successful Safe Passage program into the summer to support students who will be attending programming at various Chicago Parks. CPS and “Summer Safe Passage” workers will partner with the Chicago Park District to provide a positive adult presence to help keep them safe as they travel to and from their programs. Families can browse all CPS summer programs by visiting www.cps.edu/summerprograms.
