CITY-CENTERED,

We engage Chicago as a dynamic place of learning and service. We see Chicago as our neighborhood and all of Chicago as our classroom—it’s a doorway to fantastic opportunity.

I always wanted to live in a more progressive part of America. So for me, that ended up being Chicago. North Park does seem to be more open, inclusive, and conscious of the way that it treats people who aren’t part of the majority.

Catalyst

This is North Park’s Chicago-based curriculum. Catalyst courses are regular credit-bearing courses in which you spend at least two Wednesday afternoons per semester learning outside the classroom and exploring the city during faculty-guided group excursions. You’ll engage with the city through applied academics, serving, and learning from the diverse people of Chicago. All Chicagoans are our teachers.