Mary Meyer School

For over 70 years, children have passed through the doorway of this Chicago Lakeview graystone schoolhouse. Mary Meyer School is a preschool that offers two daily half-day programs for 3 and 4 year old students under the care of three teachers.

We are a NAEYC accredited preschool that inspires children to encounter the world with joy, curiosity and confidence.

Our children spend their time at school in small and large groups being supported and taught by creative and inspirational teachers. All of our head teachers have a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and a comprehensive understanding of child development and what children need at this age. With decades of experience, we also support our parents as their children move into their life as a student.

Our work inside often leads us outside to explore our Lakeview neighborhood. Whether we are collecting leaves for a science experiment or proclaiming our love to preserve our planet on an Earth Day Parade, we spend each day as thoughtful explorers.

Our Playgarden behind our schoolhouse inspires students to run and play and bike and climb…and to plant. Our large raised beds inspire young farmers to get their hands dirty as they sow and plant and host a farmer’s market in the spring

Our school invites a variety of experts to share their skills with us throughout the school year:
• Theater with Lookingglass
• Music and movement with Susan Salidor
• A year-long artist residency with Melanie Liss
• Planting and gardening in the spring with our farmer-in-residence, Vicki Rosenbluth