School Overview

John T. McCutcheon Elementary School educates the whole child through an inquiry based educational experience that focuses on creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.  McCutcheon Elementary is committed to maintaining an inclusive educational environment centered around STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and SEL (Social-Emotional Learning), which supports all students academically, socially, emotionally, and culturally.  We strive to foster a caring environment through strong school, family, and community relationships.  We partner with our school community and stakeholders to make decisions that are in the best interests of our students.  We dedicate ourselves to meeting the individual needs of every student, who are empowered to make positive impacts in their lives, community, and the world.

McCutcheon is a community school with a diverse student and teaching population. McCutcheon features 1:1 IPad/Chromebook ratio, internet access in the classrooms, and middle school coding curriculum. We are an Options for Knowledge and  Chicago Math & Science Initiative (CMSI) school.

We have partnerships with  Lawyers in the Classroom, Northwestern University, Latin School, Urban Gateways, Boys and Girls Club, Asian Human Services, Loyola Health Partners and many others.
 

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