Neighborhood Schools Program at the University of Chicago

06/17/2025

Another amazing year in the books! 📚 Grateful as always for the dedication of our incredible students and the generosity of our community partners who open their doors (and hearts) to create meaningful experiences for both their students and ours. ❤️

Can’t believe we’re getting closer to celebrating 50 years of NSP in 2026! 🎉🥰

06/24/2024

At a time when career opportunities in STEM fields are growing, a new UChicago initiative has started providing support to South Side public schools interested in expanding their STEM curriculum an...

12/20/2023

Ice skating is back! Free lessons for children ages 5-12 on the midway led by UChicago students. Signup below!

Start the new year with FREE ice skating lessons for your kids! Beginning January 11, University of Chicago students will teach children ages 5 to 12 to ice skate at the Midway Plaisance rink. Registration is required and ice skates are provided. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/yc34k724

12/04/2023

On December 9, families, students, teachers and especially the curious are invited to attend Physics with a Bang! Experience fast, loud, surprising and beautiful physics demonstrations. Talk to scientists about their latest discoveries and take tours of their labs. Get more info here: https://mrsec.uchicago.edu/education/informal/physics-with-a-bang-1/.

This event is hosted by the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Chicago.

11/28/2023

We're one of the featured projects on !

Your help is invaluable as we continue to create new opportunities for PK-12 students on the south side and UChicago students to learn together! Details below!
https://crowdfunding.uchicago.edu/campaigns/south-side-neighborhood-schools-program

11/28/2023

It's Giving Tuesday!!! Please consider making a donation to support the Neighborhood Schools Program. By giving to the Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP), you are supporting the academic success of South Side youth as well as employment and engagement opportunities for UChicago students who build lasting relationships as they bring their energy, enthusiasm, and fresh ideas to classrooms across the South Side.

Your donation, at any level, will help ensure that local students receive the support they need to stay on track academically.

By giving to the Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP), you are supporting the academic success of South Side youth as well as employment and engagement opportunities for UChicago students who build lasting relationships as they bring their energy, e...

09/05/2023

06/23/2023

At UChicago, civic engagement is an institution-wide commitment that draws upon our strength as an economic anchor and on the power of education, research, and innovation to create real, lasting impact and opportunity, in Chicago and beyond.

06/09/2023

We're excited for this year's "Movies on the Midway" sponsored by UChicago Civic Engagement!

UChicago’s annual Movies on the Midway summer event series is back with a fresh line-up of movies and interactive programming for the whole family!

Hosted by UChicago's Office of Civic Engagement in partnership with the Chicago Park District, Movies on the Midway returns on Wednesdays this year starting July 12. Get more information here: https://tinyurl.com/4t6xk6f7.

05/12/2023

Congratulations to Principal Calloway and the entire Kenwood Academy community!!! We're thrilled to be a long-standing partner of team Kenwood!

04/25/2023

The Southside STEM Camp is accepting applications through April 28! During this free camp for current 6th grade girls, participants will crack secret messages, learn to code, practice the engineering design process, and apply math to the real world. This camp is hosted by UChicago STEM Education. Apply here: https://bit.ly/40zTZMW.