WILLIAM P. NIXON ELEMENTARY
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Vision 

Vision

​All children will be empowered to meet the demands of their future: Today! 

Mission Statement

To provide academic and social opportunities that model positive and engaging learning activities in a college career ready environment. 

Instruction

At Nixon we have a clear instructional vision. We believe that classroom instruction should be meaningful to students. As such, we strive to design learning experiences that:
  • Are inquiry driven- students build a base of knowledge in order to conduct rigorous inquiry.
  • Promote in-depth understanding- students are asked to extend beyond isolated facts and skills by being prompted to synthesize and apply knowledge to solve complex problems, synthesize across ideas, and generate original works.
  • Require elaborated communication- students are asked to communicate their learning through essays, math proofs, original productions, original presentations and other means of communicating mastery in the field of study.
  • Are relevant- students are engaged in learning that is personally relevant and have value beyond school.
  • To accomplish this, we have adopted the American Reading Company Unit of Studies for literacy instruction and the enVision Math Curriculum in grades K-6. Teachers work together to adapt this core curriculum into unique inquiry units of study that are relevant, and tailored to the needs of Nixon students.
  • ​This vision for instruction is true across our mono-lingual and dual-language classrooms. Please see our dual language page for further information on our vision, and pedagogical approach to dual language instruction.

WILLIAM P. NIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ADDRESS:
​2121 N. Keeler Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
TELEPHONE:
(773) 534-4375 Main Building

(773) 534-4661 Annex Building
(773) 534-4539 FAX
MORE INFORMATION:
CPS’ Non-Discrimination Statement
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources
  • Home
  • Meet our Staff
  • About
    • Enroll at Nixon
    • Vision
    • School Administration
    • Local School Council
    • Arts
    • Community Partnerships >
      • Playground Updates
    • Dual Language
    • Library
    • Media
  • Parents
    • Community Meetings
    • Health Services
    • Behavior Health Request Form
    • Become a Volunteer
    • Parent Portal
    • Supply Lists
    • Newsletter - Espanol
    • Newsletter - English
  • Staff
    • CPS Calendar
    • Gradebook Login
    • Portal Connect VPN
    • Service Now
  • Students
    • Dress Code Policy
    • Food Menu
    • Check My Grades
    • Raz-Kids
    • Freckle
    • OST After School
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
  • Calendar