Dorothy Stang Popular Education Adult High School

A bilingual high school completion program serving Latino adults, ages 25 and older, in the Midwest.
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Congratulations to DSAHS alumni who opened the first Latino business to operate in a CTA station!

"Promoting Healthy Food in the Pilsen Neighborhood"

Read English version of La Raza article here.

 

Felicidades a los graduados de DSAHS quienes abrieron el primer negocio Latino de operar en una estacion de tren, CTA.

"Fomentan lo Saludable en el Vecindario de Pilsen"

 Lea el articulo en La Raza.

 

Welcome!

 

Dorothy Stang Adult High School (DSAHS) was started in 2004, by a small group of educators and community activists, to meet the needs of Latinos, ages 25 and older, who wanted to continue their education, gain employment or move on to jobs and positions that improve their quality of life.

 

The program provides relevant learning and skill building for our students through democratic decision making-processes requiring the participation of students, faculty, and administration.  The model for the high school builds on the popular education movements of Latin America, and on recognizing the academic value of life experience. 


Students describe the DSAHS experience as transformative not only in offering the chance to enter college or gain better job opportunities, but in reclaiming their collective knowledge and personal authority and dignity.  Ninety-eight per cent of DSAHS students graduate.

 

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