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Culture is Connection

History, Science, Art, and the Human Story.

In a city of specialists, we strive to be generalists. At New Acropolis, we believe culture isn't something you just watch, it’s something you do. It is the bridge that connects us to each other and to the generations that came before us.

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The Renaissance Spirit in Ravenswood

We live in a world that tells us to stay in our lane. If you are an accountant, you do numbers. If you are an engineer, you do blueprints.

But the human being is curious about everything.

Our cultural program is based on the Renaissance ideal: the well-rounded human being.

We explore:

History: Not just names and dates, but the lessons of the past.
Art: Understanding beauty and creativity across civilizations.
Science: Exploring the mysteries of the universe and nature.

We don't do this to be "intellectuals." We do it to understand the world we live in.

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Culture in Action

We bring ideas down from the clouds and into the community.

Dialogue & Debate: We host movie nights, book clubs, and Socratic dialogues where your opinion matters.

The Arts: From poetry readings to workshops on classical music, we explore how art expresses the best of humanity.

Global Heritage: We are an international school. We study the wisdom of the Mayans, the Egyptians, the Stoics, and the Celts with equal respect.

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Expanding Our Horizons

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. It’s easy to get stuck in our own little bubble.

Culture is the tool we use to pop that bubble. By learning about how other people lived, thought, and created, we become more empathetic and open-minded neighbors.

Whether it's discussing a film or studying ancient architecture, every event is an opportunity to meet someone new and learn something unexpected.

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Latest Philosophy News

A Better Future

We have an election today. You may have heard something about it... I don’t know who will win this election, but one thing is certain - whoever wins, half of the country will be upset. We chose as our political system (against the wishes of our first president) a contest in which there are always winners and losers. But there’s another way of looking at this. A more philosophical one.

Alex Vasquez - Life is a Gift

What is philosophy for you? For me, philosophy has always been about being open to other belief systems and other people's ideas, and with an open mind and with curiosity. I never felt that one certain belief should be prescribed to everybody. I feel like there are good things in all types of teachings and belief systems and religions. And there's really something to learn about life as a whole from all these sources. You say “open-minded”, but do you have at the same time, c

Willette Benford - Restorative Justice

I first met Willette as a tutor, but her story fascinated me, and I quickly scheduled an interview with her. Speaking about philosophy as the Love of Wisdom. How do you understand wisdom? I think about something acquired over time, but also something that is revealed by God. I know that we can have information and not revelation, we can move in that and make mistakes. I think wisdom can be acquired in time, through certain events. “A man will move on and will be punished, a w

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"The school with the studies have provided me with an environment to get to know myself better. From there we open ourselves for multiple ways of change."

-Javier Rueda