Congratulations to Max Calk, ELA Class of 2014, who made the made the Loyola Academy National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist List. Read More Here.Read More

4th and 5th grades spent the day in STEM activities at the Challenger Learning Center, an East Lake Field Trip favorite. Applying knowledge from the classroom into real world simulation, is a vital part of learning. Yesterday, the students rendezvoused with a new long period comet that they named after themselves Comet BB-24! The mission...Read More

Spanish Heritage Night is a time honored tradition at East Lake Academy.  Every year during Catholic Schools Week, the 4th -8th grade Spanish classes take time to demonstrate their language skills.  This year will be just as entertaining as years past.  The 8th grade has a fun and entertaining skit planned and their finale will...Read More

Preschool students are developing important math concepts which will lead to future success in math. The Saxon math program, which continues through grade six at East Lake, is the base for this instruction. The age appropriate concepts are taught in small pieces and build gradually. Constant review ensures that concepts become second nature to students....Read More

Middle SchoolAt the start of the New Year the students were introduced to badminton. Students are learning the fundamental rules of badminton and how to develop their badminton serve by trying to get the shuttle over the net. The Badminton games include: King of the Court, Newcomb, Survivor, Two vs. Two, and Tournament play. Students...Read More

In Art class, the 1st grade students are learning about a new painting style called Pointillism. We’ve discussed the amount of detail and concentration required for this type of painting and related it to the incredible detail and care that God puts into His creatures here on earth.  Each student chose a picture that entailed...Read More

Our Spanish program is developed to provide students with the opportunity to not only gain mastery of the Spanish language, but also a genuine appreciation for the culture. In third grade, we learned the vocabulary word ceviche in the context of eating at a restaurant with friends, and so we took time from our rigorous...Read More

  East Lake Academy’s sixth through eighth grade students enjoyed a field trip to the Raupp Museum, which is located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.  They were accompanied by helpful parent chaperones Mrs. Kiernan, Mr. Kowalski, Mrs. Morgado, and Mrs. Samra.  Teachers Senora Gonzalez, Miss Plys and Mr. Stack were also on hand.   We very...Read More

The Math Club had a guest speaker on December 21st. The speaker was Kevin McNeely. Kevin is a sophomore at Northern Illinois University. He is majoring in Math and is a member of the NIU Math Club. Kevin talked about what they do in a Math Club in college. He also talked about the general...Read More

When a good book is involved, it is easy to have a blast, and Language Arts is full of great ones! Right before break, our 6th grade class had the opportunity to share presentations about a character from a novel they had just finished, Caddie Woodlawn. These characterization presentations gave our 6th graders a chance...Read More