CYS programs build community.

Since the fall of 2014, CYS programs have brought over 9000 students together, across dozens and dozens of Chicago area neighborhoods and schools. ​
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CYS programs build confidence.

100% of CYS Ensemble and Summer Shakes students graduate high school, and 99% have gone on to attend college. To learn more about the positive impact of Shakespeare on student learning and development, visit:  The Bard & the Teenage Brain.
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CYS programs change lives. 

100% of student participants surveyed said that CYS made a positive impact on their lives. But don't just take our word for it.
​Read what our students, their parents, and our audience members have to say.

in their own words