About

Beacon Academy is an intentionally designed, independent, private high school serving Evanston, Chicago, and the suburbs. Teaching and learning at Beacon is informed by Montessori principles, independent school best practices, and a challenging IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum, blending experiential learning, entrepreneurial thinking, and in-depth disciplinary studies. Through an in-depth understanding of adolescent brain science, Beacon Academy enriches and prepares students for life through an empowering environment that fosters independence, choice, and curiosity.

Our strong student/faculty connections provide students with a community-based safe space to become fully realized, ensuring that they are known and valued by their educators, their self-esteem is preserved and nurtured, and they support rather than compete against their peers.

We celebrate intellectual, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity with a culture of acceptance that provides a safe and nurturing space for each student to feel known and valued.