I Am Project Chicago

college acceptance rates, yet many schools are still failing
when it comes to preparing students with the knowledge and skills they need to
maintain lifelong success. Schools focus on getting our students into college but what happens after that? Will our students leave elementary and high-school with skills they need to continue moving forward in life? Will students be able
to achieve the goals they set for themselves to accomplish? Will students be able to manage themselves under pressure? These are the skills that our students need to have before they can have an
opportunity to experience all that life has to offer them. Due to this educational gap, many of our students find themselves disengaged from the
learning process and eventually lead unproductive lifestyles. We must do a better job of helping our students increase their social and emotional
competencies in order for them to receive, and actually build upon, what they are being taught academically and in life. Students need the opportunity to study and learn about themselves and others just as much as they need to study
and focus on their academics. Students need supportive spaces where they feel
safe enough to fail...so that they can achieve. In addressing the education gap, you are either a part of the problem or the solution. I AM is a solution.