2020-2021 Graduation Ceremony
Time: 5:30 PM – 8 PM
Location: Rauner YMCA, 2700 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
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Provoke Culture Collaborates with IJLA Students to Create a Beautiful Mural
The amazing artist Sam Kirk and her team at Provoke Culture worked together with IJLA students and alumni to turn a blank wall into a message of hope and possibility.
IJLA Students Lead the Newberry Library's Declaring Independence Event
On May 20th, 2021, IJLA students led workshops at a virtual Newberry Library event for over 60 community members. Students had been collaborating with library staff all year, engaging with Newberry collection materials, including American, Haitian, Venezuelan, and Mexican declarations of independence. With help from IJLA teachers and Newberry staff and scholars in the field, students used what they’ve learned to formulate their own personal declarations of independence.
The Cook County Justice Advisory Council Awards IJLA a 2-Year Grant Recognizing its Work with Restorative Practices
The purpose of JAC Restorative Justice Demonstration Grants is to build healthy and safe communities by strengthening and repairing relationships at an individual and community level.
IJLA Awarded Microgrant in Recognition of Work that Promotes Racial Healing
2/3rds United's Healing Illinois Micro Grants Selection Committee awarded IJLA a microgrant for its proposal to promote dialogue, encourage collaboration, facilitate learning, and seed connection to promote racial healing among black and brown communities.
English Teacher Fabiana Casas Published in Fight Back News
In this article Fabiana details IJLA's unique response to distance learning during the pandemic.
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- Small Class Sizes
- Social Justice Curriculum
- Paid Work-Based Learning Opportunities
- Post-Secondary Counseling