Hutchins Academy

A Fresh Approach to Education

Chicago's First Socratic Great Books High School

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Hutchins Academy

Hutchins Academy is…

a place where students can speak freely about important questions, work collaboratively to solve complex problems, and develop the skills needed to communicate effectively. Challenging all students to think critically about themselves and the world around them. Preparing our students to participate in democratic society and cultivate meaning in life.

Class Size

12 12 students per class

Smaller Class Sizes =
More Individual Attention

Core Values

  • Education should benefit individual students in their reflective pursuit of truth and purpose.
  • All students are entitled to an academic, intellectually stimulating education that showcases the philosophical foundations of our world and engages with the eternal questions of humanity.
  • Education requires engagement in shared inquiry with fellow students and teachers on equal terms.
  • Creation of an intellectual community in which discussions between students can continue outside classrooms is critical to the educative process.

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