Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago
- Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago
The Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago opened its doors in August 2000, as part of an effort to provide better education for disadvantaged young women on the South Side of Chicago. The charter school focuses on teaching math, science and technology - in response to statistics showing women are underrepresented in these fields. The YWLCS runs from seventh through grade twelve; providing a single sex education meant to ameliorate [http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Gender_Inequities_in_the_Classroom Gender Inequities in the Classroom (WikiEd)] .
The school is diverse, drawing from many neighborhoods including Bridgeport, the South Side of Chicago, but also the west and southwest sides of the city. As a charter school, it admits applicants by random lottery. Approximately 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the nationally accepted indicator of poverty level in schools.
First located on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, YWLCS has since moved into its own building nearby. Their first class graduated in June 2004; media personality Oprah Winfrey was the guest speaker. In 2005, the guest speaker at graduation was Michelle Obama.
The YWLCS founders drew inspiration from The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, and the school maintains a loose affiliation with the network of Young Women's Leadership Foundation schools ( [http://www.ywlfoundation.org/network_schl_chi.htm TWYLS] ). Another TYWLS network school, The Young Women's Leadership School of Queens (New York) opened in September 2005, in the Jamaica neighborhood with a register of 81 students, under the leadership of new principal Avionne Gumbs.
ee also
* Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls
External links
* [http://www.ywlcs.org/ Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago Home Page]
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