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Igniting Imagination

Each day Thorp Students use the skills of Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Caring to ignite student imagination. As a K-8 school specializing in educating the whole student, we focus on creating meaningful, memorable moments in learning through innovative teaching and learning. For more information click the video link below.

School News

LSC Meeting 11.08.23

Our next LSC Meeting will be in person and on-line. Please join us in the library at 6:00PM or you can just visit us at the link below.
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Fall Cultivate Survey

The Cultivate Survey helps measure our learning environment from the student's perspective in grades 5-8.
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Lost and Found

This is our Lost and Found Page. See if you see something that belongs to you.
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Our Vision

VISION
O. A. Thorp Scholastic Academy envisions all students educated to their full potential. Literacy, mathematics, the sciences, and the arts are at the core of our instruction. Through our teaching, Thorp students will acquire the skills and values necessary to take an active role in learning how to think critically and creative, communicate effectively, collaborate equitably, and care for the community to which they belong.

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Debate Tournament

Location: Sawyer Elementary School, 5247 S Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL 60632, USA
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About Us

Welcome to our school! We believe that parent participation is key to student success; our new website is designed to provide parents with all the information they need to be active participants in their student’s education. You will find that the site works just as well on mobile devices as it does on a desktop so you can find information on the go.