Christopher Elementary School, located in Chicago, is a public school that offers educational and extracurricular programs to students in grades one through eight. The school is a cluster site for low incidence disabilities and the facility is a single-story building with ramps at all entrances. It offers a variety of subjects, such as English, mathematics, social studies and science. Its offerings include a general education program, a Hispanic bilingual program and self-contained classes for cognitively delayed students who have physical disabilities or other health impairments. The school with more than 220 students provides individualized instruction through small class sizes. It has social workers, speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, visual and hearing-impaired specialists, psychologists, nurses and counselors. The school also has a gymnasium, heated swimming pool and shower facilities. The institution is affiliated with the City of Chicago School District 299. |