Our Model
Learn how we help every student succeed.
Our Educational Model
A small school with a big presence in the Back of the Yards community.
Each year, we empower our San Miguel School Chicago scholars to dream big dreams, reach for the stars, and achieve their full potential.
Read on to Find Out How:
School-day enrichment
San Miguel School Chicago scholars develop their talents and discover new interests as they participate in art, health, and physical education classes; build their logic skills in our Chess Club; and develop leadership skills as members of the Student Ambassadors Club.
Growth Beyond the Classroom
When the school day is over, San Miguel School Chicago scholars pursue personal growth beyond the classroom as they engage in after-school clubs and activities such as:
Local Field Trips
Throughout the year, students explore their city and broaden their perspectives during school-day field trips to Chicago-area cultural, business, educational, and recreational destinations.
Experiential Learning
Our eighth-graders gain valuable insights into civics and civil rights during multi-day trips to the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield and the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. During summer and fall retreats in Minnesota and Wisconsin, San Miguel School Chicago scholars experience the healing rhythms of nature as they grow closer to God and one another, engage in outdoor adventures, and participate in team-building and leadership exercises.
Counseling and Social-Emotional Support
Our students benefit from a safe and nurturing school community where caring adults provide the social- emotional support they need to succeed during their middle school years. Through individual and group counseling and other social-emotional supports, students learn how to regulate their emotions, resolve conflicts, and build positive relationships with their peers.
High School Bridge Program
Our eighth-graders have all the support they need to navigate the next step in their academic journeys: high school! We guide students through every part of the high school search, selection, and enrollment process—and even offer an entrance exam test-prep course for students applying to selective enrollment or Catholic high schools.
Graduate Support Program
The support doesn’t end when our students’ San Miguel School Chicago days are over. Through our Graduate Support Program, alumni can access a wide range of services during their high school years, including tutoring, mentoring, counseling, and assistance with the college search, selection, application, and enrollment process. This graduate support pays off: Our alumni earn high school degrees at nearly twice the rate of their neighborhood peers—and more than half of these high school graduates continue on to college. You’ll find San Miguel School Chicago alumni pursuing degrees at Concordia College, DePaul University, Lewis University, St. Xavier University, University of Illinois Chicago, and other institutions of higher learning in Illinois and across the nation.
Family Programs
