Flower Vocational High School
Flower Vocational High School is an inner-city public high school located in the East Garfield Community on Chicago's west side, directly across the street from the Garfield Park Conservatory (the largest conservatory under one roof in the world). The student population reflects the socio-economic makeup of the low income East Garfield community, and virtually 100 percent of the students are African-American. The school's population has increased from 469 at the beginning of the 1990-1991 school year to more than 700 at the beginning of the 1993-1994 school year. In the last few years, Flower has developed new programs designed to move the school toward its goal of restructuring and to provide a quality education for all students.
We have been a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) since 1990. The nine common CES principles guide everything we do. Our students focus on entrepreneurship and community economic development by operating one of six on-site businesses and one off-site business. Our teacher-coaches prepare our student-workers for the real-world of work.
Flower continues to develop a challenging and rigorous curriculum for its students. These efforts will be highlighted when our digital portfolio is completed. This portfolio is currently being produced by Flower staff, students, and community with support from the MacArthur Foundation. This portfolio shows the unique interactions between Flower and all its stakeholders.
For more information, please contact:
Flower Vocational High School
3545 W. Fulton Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60624
773-534-6755
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