Tubman Elementary Chicago IB World School

Academically Challenging

Harriet Tubman Elementary School is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in both the Primary Years Program (PYP) and the Middle Years Program (MYP), making Tubman a wall to wall IB World School

Artistically Rich

Harriet Tubman Elementary School is a CPS Neighborhood and Magnet Cluster School with a Fine and Performing Arts Focus.

Culturally Diverse

Harriet Tubman Elementary School students come from 40 zip codes, speak 20 languages and represent 50 countries

Upcoming Events

November 13
World Kindness Day with Bulldog Buddies

November 15
Fall Arts Integration Showcase (K, 6, Music House, Tubman Guitar Performing)
9am
Tubman Auditorium

November 20
Dining Night Fundraiser at Lou Malnati's from Friends of Tubman
Lincoln Park and Lincoln Square Locations
Informational flyer

November 21
School Picture Day

Friends of Tubman (FOT) Monthly Meeting
8am
Tubman lunchroom and via Zoom
Click here to join via Zoom

Parent Night Out with Crafts, Coffee and Conversation from FOT
6:30-8:30pm
The Cuptown - 1435 W. Fullerton Ave
Informational flyer

November 25-29
No School. Fall Break.

View full Tubman calendar here

We are Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Our Mission and Vision

Our promise is to provide a nurturing, challenging, and authentic learning environment. We will instill within our students a love of learning by identifying their positive distinctions through academics, the arts, and athletics. We empower students to be responsible, contributing members of an international community through service and action.

As a result, Tubman students will be lifelong learners who are persistent problem solvers, inquisitive about the world, and have a strong sense of self driven by ongoing reflection. Tubman students will be caring and principled, and possess a foundation of knowledge that equips them to build a more peaceful world.

View Highlights from our Classrooms

Our Graduates

Tubman students will be life-long learners who are persistent problem solvers, inquisitive about the world, and have a strong sense of self driven by ongoing reflection. Tubman students will be caring and principled, and possess a foundation of knowledge that equips them to build a more peaceful world.