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

December 4
School Tour for Prospective Families
9am
Registration link

December 5
PPLC Meeting
3pm - Room 109
Agenda / Public Participation sign-up

December 11-15
Holiday Shop for Students from Penguin Patch
Informational flyer

December 13
Local School Council Regular Meeting
In person at Tubman
6pm
Agenda coming soon

December 14
Annual Dance Show: Back to Broadway
Tubman auditorium
9am
Informational flyer

December 15
Annual Dance Show: Back to Broadway
Tubman auditorium
9am
Informational flyer

December 19
Tubman Inclusive Education Supporters (T.I.E.S.) Monthly Meeting
6pm via Zoom
Meeting link coming soon

December 22-January 7
No school. Winter 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.

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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.