Reach the World - Chicago

In select locations around the U.S., Reach the World supports networks of severely under-funded public elementary and middle schools. Through our programs, we take students on annual field trips and give them the opportunity to interact directly with our online travelers. We also provide our teachers with extensive training in how to use technology as a teaching tool, via our graduate student Interns Programs at our partner universities. RTW has been operating in New York City since 1998. Our New York program serves more than 2,000 students every year.

In 2006, Reach the World launched its first program replication in Chicago, IL. The RTW-Chicago program will serve more than 500 students during its first year of operation. Students in the RTW-Chicago program will be following the Voyage of Aldebaran, a two-year circumnavigation aboard a 43-foot sailing vessel. For more information, contact Ashley Metz, Chicago Program Director.

Chicago Advisory Board

Dr. Derrick Fries
Sailor and Author

Susan Just
Vice President (Emeritus), JP Morgan

Jay Palace
CEO, Gelcorp

Dr. Penelope Peterson
Dean, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy

Celeste Johnson
Partner, CJVD International, Ltd.

Joi Roberts
Design Ambassador, Motorola