The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

Calendar & Projects

ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE FROM 2009. PLEASE CHECK WITH PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR CURRENT COSTS AND DATES.

Chicago: City of Possibilities, Plans, Progress

Chicago:  City of Possibilities, Plans, Progress

Chicago: City of Possibilities, Plans, Progress provides materials that offer a starting point to making the city itself part of your curriculum. As your students explore their city we hope that they will understand their own ability to change their communities and make a different in shaping Chicago's future.

We encourage you to take full advantage of Chicago's museums, libraries and education organizations, as well as extensive on-line resources as part of the learning experience. And finally, we hope that the Centennial's primary goal -- to make our region one of the world's best places to live and work -- will enrich and inform your teaching well into the future. 

For more information on this unit builder and to download the content, click here.

Program Partner

Burnham Plan Centennial Committee

Chicago's civic leaders are rallying around the opportunity to continue the legacy of the Plan of Chicago through the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee, chaired by John Bryan and George Ranney with Adele Simmons as Vice Chair. Staff support is provided ...[MORE]


Burnham Plan Centennial Committee

Contact: Justin Speer, Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Chicago Education, jspeer@depaul.edu, (773) 325-7986

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