Education majors have many opportunities to work with students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, including a practicum at a local high-needs school district. Student teaching placements are generally made in local suburban school districts.
Past schools for practicums include:
- Abbott Middle School
- Deerpath Middle School
- Elm Place Middle School
- Glen Flora Elementary
- Jefferson Middle School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Miguel Juarez Middle School
- Washington Elementary
- Webster Middle School
Past schools for student teaching include:
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School
- Antioch Community High School
- Central School
- Cherokee Elementary
- Deerfield High School
- Everett Elementary
- Forrestal Elementary
- Glenbrook South High School
- Grayslake Central High School
- Grayslake North High School
- Hawthorn Intermediate School
- Hawthorn Primary School
- Highland Park High School
- Indian Trail Elementary
- Kipling Elementary
- Lakes High School
- Lake Bluff Elementary
- Lake Forest High School
- Lake Zurich High School
- Libertyville High School
- Lincoln Elementary
- Maine West High School
- O’Plaine Elementary
- Oak Terrace Elementary
- Ravinia Elementary
- Sheridan Elementary
- Sherwood Elementary
- Vernon Hills High School
- Warren Township High School - Almond
- Warren Township High School - O’Plaine
- Waukegan High School
- Wayne Thomas Elementary
- Woodland Primary School
For more information about internships (educational studies minors only) at Lake Forest College, please visit the internships page.