Exposures

The Schuler Scholar Program provides scholars cultural, civic and social experiences to which they might not otherwise have access. Scholars visit museums, attend the symphony, opera, plays and musicals, travel abroad, visit college campuses, and interact with local, state and national civic leaders. Regular exposures are supplemented with Mega and Mini Schuler Exposures.

Regular Exposures are organized for large groups of scholars (50-100) and are used to give scholars a broad range of experiences. Recent Exposures include etiquette dinners at local restaurants and banquet halls; the Museum of Science and Industry; and a production of A Separate Peace.

Mega Exposures require scholars to complete an application which is then reviewed by Schuler staff. Usually 10-12 scholars participate in a Mega Exposure. Recent Mega Exposures include a 4 day trip to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival; a weeklong Habitat for Humanity build in New Orleans and a two day trip to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Mini Exposures are geared toward small groups of scholars (usually 6-8) and focus on an activity that is of mutual interest to the scholars. Recent Mini Exposures include an architectural boat tour along the Chicago river with a visit to an Architecture Firm and Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me NPR Recording.

Recent Exposures

Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago
Lake Forest Symphony, College of Lake County | Grayslake
The Old Settler, Writer’s Theater | Glencoe
The Adams Family, Ford Center/Oriental Theater | Chicago
Dreamgirls, Cadillac Palace | Chicago
In The Heights, Cadillac Palace | Chicago
The Holocaust Museum | Skokie
Mexican Museum of Fine Arts | Chicago
House on Mango Street, Steppenwolf | Chicago
A Separate Peace, Steppenwolf | Chicago
Tosca, Florentine Opera | Milwaukee
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Writer’s Theater, Glencoe
Froggy’s | Highwood
The Nutcracker Ballet, Genesee Theater | Waukegan
Comedy of Errors, Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier | Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago
Exploration of Indian Culture | Chicago

Mini-Exposures

Mega-Exposures

Habitat for Humanity | New Orleans, Louisiana (2010), Birmingham, Alabama (2011)
Stratford Shakespeare Festival | Ontario, Canada
NASA’s Johnson Space Center | Houston, TX

Schuler Scholars on ice

Scholars at Navy Pier

Scholar Spotlight: Neal Anthony Ellis

Waukegan High School, Class of 2010
Williams College, Class of 2014

Scholar Neal Anthony Ellis Neal was very active in the Waukegan High School community. In addition to being a musician with the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and president of the Orchestra Council, he was an Illinois State Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society. The Schuler Scholar Program provided funding for Neal to travel to New Zealand during the summer before his senior year to work on a reforestation project. Read more.