History
The school was named after a French Canadian fur trader who is said to
have arrived in Chicago around 1804 and purchased a great deal of land
in the area. Jean Baptiste Beaubien Elementary was built across from the
former Jefferson Park School, which was destroyed by a fire. The first
class graduated in 1906.
Today the school has more
than 1,000 students, has been ranked one of the top ten elementary schools
academically in the Chicago area for over the past 10 years and provides
mainstream K-8 classes as well as preschool, special education, gifted
and bilingual education.
Annual School Report Card
Planned Improvement for
the School and District
Beaubien has been consistent in all areas of student improvement due to
the ongoing implementation of programs designed to enhance our academic
curriculum. We have successfully introduced activities and programs that
allow our students and staff opportunities to interact positively and
cooperatively, which has contributed to the improvement of our school
climate. We continue to increase our involvement in programs in the arts
and we continue our efforts to promote self-discipline, self awareness
and a sense of community. We have successfully integrated a gifted program
with our strong neighborhood program. Our special education students have
been included in the regular programs and continue to experience success
due to the dedicated efforts of the staff.
While progress has been made
in these areas of student achievement, we still strive to expand and implement
more opportunities for professional development in order to continue and
enhance our academic growth. We would like to increase funding to expand
our extra curricular activities, library resources, science labs, classroom
libraries and instructional materials.
Click
here to Look Up the Illinois School Report Card for Beaubien Elementary
Garden
The Beaubien School garden was planted on May 28 and 29, 1999 as the result
of a grant from Greencorp Chicago which is part of the City of Chicago's
Department on Environment, Natural Resources, the Summer Environmental
School Initiative. Their purpose is to provide horticultural materials,
training, and assistance in creating gardens for Chicagoans and their
neighborhoods.
See story on Centennial Gardening Project.
Parking
Although parking is allowed along the park side of Laramie, Winnemac, and Argyle Streets, you may not park there between the hours of 8 - 10 am without a parking permit.
If you are volunteering for the day, you may pick up a temporary parking pass for the areas clearly marked by street signs along these streets. The area extends approximately 200 feet west of the school on both streets and on Laramie in front of the building.
