| Bell School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1917 |
| Type | Public Elementary |
| Principal | Sandra A. Caudill [1] |
| Faculty | 50+ |
| Students | 950+ |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Location | 3730 North Oakley Avenue Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | City |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Website | http://www.agbellschool.com/ |
Alexander Graham Bell School is a public school located in the North Center section of Chicago, Illinois, United States; it is a part of the Chicago Public Schools. It offers grades kindergarten through grade eight. It also has a deaf department for students in preschool through grade eight and additionally a gifted department for students in grades one through eight.
The elementary school was founded in 1917 with 24 classrooms for hearing students and 15 classrooms for deaf students, after the Chicago School Board allocated US$285,000 for it in 1915 (approximately $6,170,000 in current dollars).[2][3][4]
The school, one of the largest built in the Chicago Public School system at the time, was dedicated on April 1, 1918 by its name source Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone and a strong advocate of education for deaf students.[5]
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Bell School offers a variety of sports, including basketball, cross country, flag football, soccer, softball, track and field and volleyball.
In 2008, 5th and 6th grade girls' basketball team won The City Championship. The 5th and 6th grade girls' volleyball team also won the Area Championship, with MVPs of Kaelee Arrieta and Sabrina Aponte.
In 2010 the 7th and 8th grade boys' softball team won The City Championship.
Since 2003 Martyrs', a music venue on Lincoln Avenue, has hosted "Bands for Bell" where Bell parent bands play as a fundraiser for the Bell School.