The Extended Classroom

A Transformed First-Year Studies Program Places Chicago at the Center of the Curriculum
By Cara Jepsen ’86

Imagine the sight when nearly 350 first-year Lake Forest College students armed with sack lunches and CTA passes poured from a Metra train into the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago’s Loop.... MORE

Chicago: How the Second City Became Lake Forest College’s Second Classroom
By Michael H. Ebner

The link between Lake Forest College and Chicago was not first forged in September of 2002, when the College received a $250,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.... MORE

Reflections on The Benefits of a Geographically Extended Classroom
By Carol Lasser

The geographically extended classroom has the potential to build civic capacity, and to move young people from students to informed citizens with a sense of their accountability in a world system.... MORE

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