Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers After-School & Summer Programs
Midtown Achievement Center for boys and Metro Achievement Center for girls, 1510 N Claremont Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
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Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers After-School & Summer Programs offer character-based after-school and summer programs that include mentorship, academic enrichment, and character formation. The programs are guided by Catholic moral and social teaching and follow Midtown-Metro’s Statement of Values. Midtown-Metro’s approach is summarized by the acronym A V.I.P.: Academics, Virtues, Individual Attention, Parents.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers guide low-income urban youth in Chicago along pathways of success through enrichment programs that focus on academic excellence, virtue development, individual attention, and parental involvement. Midtown-Metro operates through its Metro Achievement Center for girls and Midtown Achievement Center for boys in grades 3–12. Programs focus on Hispanic and African American youth, and embrace students regardless of their religious, racial, ethnic, or familial status. Midtown-Metro received its original inspiration from Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church, and continues its partnership with Opus Dei; the Christian orientation of the program centers is entrusted to this Catholic institution.
Midtown Center for boys opened its doors in 1965, and Metro Achievement Center for girls opened its doors in 1985. Since the centers opened, nearly 22,000 students have participated, and more than 14.5 million hours of academic tutoring and virtue development have been provided. Midtown-Metro reports that 100% of their students graduate high school. Micheil Pruni is the Director of the Midtown Achievement Center in Chicago.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers guide low-income urban youth in Chicago along pathways of success through enrichment programs that focus on academic excellence, virtue development, individual attention, and parental involvement. Midtown-Metro operates through its Metro Achievement Center for girls and Midtown Achievement Center for boys in grades 3–12. Programs focus on Hispanic and African American youth, and embrace students regardless of their religious, racial, ethnic, or familial status. Midtown-Metro received its original inspiration from Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church, and continues its partnership with Opus Dei; the Christian orientation of the program centers is entrusted to this Catholic institution.
Midtown Center for boys opened its doors in 1965, and Metro Achievement Center for girls opened its doors in 1985. Since the centers opened, nearly 22,000 students have participated, and more than 14.5 million hours of academic tutoring and virtue development have been provided. Midtown-Metro reports that 100% of their students graduate high school. Micheil Pruni is the Director of the Midtown Achievement Center in Chicago.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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