Chicago City Day School

Chicago City Day School Chicago City Day School is a private elementary school serving students in junior kindergarten through grade 8. "Rigorous education. A culture of kindness."

chicagocitydayschool.org The Chicago City Day School is accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), a membership organization of more than 200 independent schools from 15 states of the Midwest region.

The first day of school is still more than a week away, but our students have enjoyed being on campus this week to parti...
09/04/2026

The first day of school is still more than a week away, but our students have enjoyed being on campus this week to participate in our many late-summer camps. Water games, movie making, arts & crafts, sports, all things Harry Potter — these activities and more were available this week, each of them led by a City Day teacher.

As we prepare for the opening of our new school year next month, we are thinking of our most recent graduates, City Day'...
08/24/2026

As we prepare for the opening of our new school year next month, we are thinking of our most recent graduates, City Day's Class of 2026, as they begin their high school experiences at top schools in Chicago and beyond. We wish all City Day alums in high school and college a rich and rewarding new school year! (To read more about where the Class of 2026 is attending, click here: https://tinyurl.com/4m8fvvu7)

A little rain couldn't dampen the fun of our FIeld Day games this past Friday, the last day of school. Students danced, ...
06/08/2026

A little rain couldn't dampen the fun of our FIeld Day games this past Friday, the last day of school. Students danced, jumped, tossed, and hula-hooped all morning, and then our teachers squared off against the recently graduated eighth-graders for the annual faculty vs. students volleyball game. A wonderful end to a great year! Have a great summer!

Congratulations to our Class of 2026, which formally graduated from City Day on Wednesday. As part of their commencement...
06/04/2026

Congratulations to our Class of 2026, which formally graduated from City Day on Wednesday. As part of their commencement, the graduates gave short speeches, reflecting on their past experiences at City Day. Other commencement speakers praised the graduates for their hard work and stellar academic record. Members of the Class of 2026 earned admission to excellent high schools in Chicago and beyond, including independent, parochial, boarding, and selective-enrollment public high schools. Best of luck to our graduates!

Our last field trip of the school year! Grades 1 and 5 visited the Shedd Aquarium today. Once there, the two groups spli...
06/02/2026

Our last field trip of the school year! Grades 1 and 5 visited the Shedd Aquarium today. Once there, the two groups split up and explored different types of marine life and marine environments inside the museum. The first-graders were particularly taken by the immersive quality of the Shedd's exhibits — it felt almost like they'd actually entered the sea!

Our boys volleyball A-team capped off what has been a tremendously successful year in City Day sports by winning a third...
05/28/2026

Our boys volleyball A-team capped off what has been a tremendously successful year in City Day sports by winning a third-place trophy in the CAMS postseason tournament this week. It's the third trophy won by City Day teams this year — the girls volleyball A-team won a first-place trophy in the fall, and our girls basketball B-team won first place in the winter. Congratulations to all of this year's student athletes and the coaches who guided them. We look forward to more success in 2026-2027! GO COUGARS!

Our eighth-graders opened a miniature golf course this week! The course consists of holes that the students designed an...
05/27/2026

Our eighth-graders opened a miniature golf course this week! The course consists of holes that the students designed and built in art class after visiting a real mini golf park — Par-King Skill Golf in Lincolnshire — for inspiration. One of the holes pays tribute to iconic buildings in downtown Chicago, while another stands as an ode to pizza, to give just two examples. Our junior kindergartners had a blast playing the course this morning! Great work, students!

Our eighth-graders were fascinated and moved during their recent exploration of the Experience360 installation created b...
05/26/2026

Our eighth-graders were fascinated and moved during their recent exploration of the Experience360 installation created by the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. The highlights of the visit were a virtual-reality presentation of a Holocaust survivor's life & experiences and a holographic "conversation" with another survivor. Our students left the downtown Experience360 site talking about the importance of preserving personal stories of significant historic events. Thank you to the Experience360 staff for being wonderful hosts and guides.

Today, our sixth-graders collected and identified wildlife specimens from the North Branch of the Chicago River to learn...
05/22/2026

Today, our sixth-graders collected and identified wildlife specimens from the North Branch of the Chicago River to learn about the river's ecosystem. It was the last in a series of service-learning trips to the river that our students took this spring. In recent weeks, our eighth- and fourth-graders worked together to remove invasive plants from the area, while our seventh-graders measured various aspects of the river's water quality. At City Day, the city truly is our classroom!

Our third-graders have been studying Chicago architecture as part of their yearlong exploration of the city's history an...
05/21/2026

Our third-graders have been studying Chicago architecture as part of their yearlong exploration of the city's history and culture in class. This week, students observed Chicago's famed architecture via the unique vantage point of a Chicago's First Lady Cruises boat tour along the Chicago River. The third-graders loved seeing the buildings up close and learning the stories behind their creation!

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541 W Hawthorne Place
Chicago, IL
60657

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+17733270900

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