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Brain Builders Academy offers formal Mandarin lessons and piano lessons as part of its core curriculum. All PreK students receive piano lessons twice a week, and students have formal Mandarin lessons twice each week. PreK classes are led by bilingual Mandarin-English teachers, and classes are capped at five students per teacher with one-on-one instruction in math, reading, and piano.
• Ages: 3–9 years old
• Schedule: Hours Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm
• Price: PreK3 $10,000 money-back, READING & MATH GUARANTEE
Brain Builders Academy describes itself as Chicago’s premier immersive STEAM school with a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The school uses a proprietary neuroscience-based curriculum that aligns with the brain’s critical developmental windows and offers an innovative, hands-on, project-based curriculum with a personalized approach to education. The flagship West Loop campus currently serves children in early elementary, from PreK through 6th grade, with youngest learners beginning at 36 months, and it accepts new students year-round.
The program includes a social-emotional development program based on key findings by the Harvard Center of the Developing Child, with a focus on family-sized classes, modeling behavior, and working together to solve problems and create projects. Brain Builders Academy states that its students consistently perform an average of two grade levels ahead of their peers, and that its Kindergarten class ranks in the top 1% globally on the NWEA MAP Math & Reading tests. The mission of Brain Builders Academy is to provide students with an unparalleled education that prepares them for success in the 21st century.
Last updated August 3, 2026.
• Ages: 3–9 years old
• Schedule: Hours Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm
• Price: PreK3 $10,000 money-back, READING & MATH GUARANTEE
Brain Builders Academy describes itself as Chicago’s premier immersive STEAM school with a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The school uses a proprietary neuroscience-based curriculum that aligns with the brain’s critical developmental windows and offers an innovative, hands-on, project-based curriculum with a personalized approach to education. The flagship West Loop campus currently serves children in early elementary, from PreK through 6th grade, with youngest learners beginning at 36 months, and it accepts new students year-round.
The program includes a social-emotional development program based on key findings by the Harvard Center of the Developing Child, with a focus on family-sized classes, modeling behavior, and working together to solve problems and create projects. Brain Builders Academy states that its students consistently perform an average of two grade levels ahead of their peers, and that its Kindergarten class ranks in the top 1% globally on the NWEA MAP Math & Reading tests. The mission of Brain Builders Academy is to provide students with an unparalleled education that prepares them for success in the 21st century.
Last updated August 3, 2026.
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