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School for gifted learners | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove
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2026-04-23 16:47
School for gifted learners | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove
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We’ve been kindling the minds of these learners for over 100 years. They learn faster, think bigger, and delve deeper. They see, hear, and feel more. We know this, we get this, we allow their bright to ignite.
It’s not just rigor. We call it optimal challenge. When we meet gifted students where they are academically and then challenge them to think differently and even deeper about concepts, their minds begin to soar.
Avery Coonley is a place where it is safe — and fun — to be smart. A place where gifted students collaborate with peers who are equally curious, energized by each other’s creativity, and enjoy academic challenge all day. It's an environment in which they will thrive.
When they are encouraged at an early age to take risks, organize information, and solve problems through hands-on experiences, children gain a lifelong love of learning and the resilience needed to do anything. Our graduates will show you.
Whether your child is just beginning preschool or venturing into the middle school years, here is where you'll find information on our School’s admission process, tuition assistance, gifted traits, and more.
Choose from more than 130 exciting and enriching offerings open to children in preschool through eighth grade. Academically and physically challenging courses and an individualized, hands-on approach are hallmarks of the Avery Coonley summer experience.
NEWS
EVENTS
PODCAST
Turning Pages and Heads: ACS Writers Shine Bright
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Apr
16
2026
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ACS Debaters Shine Across the Competition Circuit
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Apr
2
2026
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ACS Students Advance in History Day Competition
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Mar
19
2026
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about ACS Students Advance in History Day Competition (opens in new window/tab)
From Curiosity to Discovery: Student Research in Action
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Feb
26
2026
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Superior Recognition for a Superior Literary Magazine
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Feb
5
2026
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Tue
May
5
PreK Admissions Tour
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Lobby/Commons
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Tue
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K-8 Group Admission Tour
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Lobby/Commons
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about K-8 Group Admission Tour
Episode 34: The Gifted Ed Podcast
Rethinking Leadership in Gifted Education
In this episode, we welcome Allison Yunkun. Allison shares insights about the Leadership Academy, a program designed to develop authentic leadership skills in gifted students from grades 2–4. The conversation explores how the academy helps young learners understand leadership beyond titles—focusing instead on empathy, collaboration, and purpose-driven action. We also discuss the intentional design behind this initiative, how it supports diverse leadership styles (including introverted leaders), and how social-emotional learning (SEL) connects deeply to leadership development. Later in the episode, a student participant from the Leadership Academy joins to offer a firsthand perspective on what it’s like to learn and practice leadership as a gifted student.
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Student to teacher ratio in our Lower and Middle School. In Preschool and Kindergarten the ratio is 8:1.
For Advanced and gifted learners in
Preschool through grade 8.
Starting at age 3.
A financial aid award can be
up to 90%
of tuition costs.
of our faculty hold advanced degrees
(Master's or PhD) and the average tenure of an ACS teacher is nine years.
320 students from
40+ different communities
in the Chicago area.
of our enrolled students identify as
people of color.
All students work at least
1 year above
their current grade level .
of employees, 100% of Trustees, and 87% of families
supported the ACS Fund last year.
Collectively contributing $376,371.
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