Transportation
Now Offering Chaperoned Metra Service from Chicago
SAA offers chaperoned Metra service before and after school between the Clybourn and Des Plaines Metra stations. A school shuttle bus transports students between the Des Plaines Metra station and SAA (0.5 mile distance). Parents are responsible for dropping their child off and picking their child up from the designated SAA chaperone at the Clybourn Metra station in Chicago. The SAA chaperone ensures students’ safe arrival to Science & Arts Academy in the morning, as well as their safe arrival back to the Clybourn station in the afternoon. All SAA students are eligible for this service.
Metra Details
The Clybourn Metra Station is located at 2001 N. Ashland Avenue in Chicago. In the morning, the SAA group takes the Union Pacific Northwest train 609, which departs Clybourn at 7:38am. A parent (or designee) must sign the child in with the SAA chaperone at the Clybourn station promptly between 7:25 - 7:30am. The train arrives at the Des Plaines Metra Station at 8:04am. The students, escorted by the SAA chaperone, board the waiting shuttle bus and arrive at SAA at approximately 8:15am. SAA’s school day begins at 8:30am.
In the afternoon, students and the SAA chaperone board the shuttle at 3:30pm to the Des Plaines Metra Station. The SAA group takes Union Pacific Northwest train 648, which leaves Des Plaines at 3:44pm and arrives back at Clybourn at 4:12pm. A parent (or designee) must sign the child out from the SAA chaperone at the Clybourn station between 4:12 - 4:17pm.
Cost
Families wishing to take advantage of the chaperoned Metra service are charged a yearly fee of $750.00 for this round trip service. Parents are responsible for paying the child’s Metra fare. Reduced Metra fares are available for students by presenting an enrollment verification letter from SAA to a Metra ticket agent.
Reserve Your Spot
Click here to register for the chaperoned Metra service. Your enrollment contract and deposit must be submitted prior to registering for transportation.
Now Offering Shuttle Service between SAA and Des Plaines Metra
SAA also offers shuttle bus service between the Des Plaines Metra Station and Science & Arts Academy before and after school. The Des Plaines Metra station is located on the Union Pacific Northwest line, and is a half-mile from SAA. This line travels to/from Chicago and the northwest suburbs, and includes communities such as Edison Park, Park Ridge, Mt. Prospect, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Barrington, and more. Students who arrive in Des Plaines via Metra can board the awaiting 14 passenger SAA shuttle bus for the short (approximately 5 minute) ride to school. This shuttle service is offered between 7:55-8:30am and 3:30-4:00pm. The exact pick-up times are coordinated based upon participating students’ train schedules. This service is subject to space availability.
Cost
Round-trip shuttle service to/from SAA and the Des Plaines Metra Station is $200.00 for the year.
Reserve Your Spot
Click here to register for the shuttle bus service. Your enrollment contract and deposit must be submitted prior to registering for transportation.
SAA offers chaperoned Metra service before and after school between the Clybourn and Des Plaines Metra stations. A school shuttle bus transports students between the Des Plaines Metra station and SAA (0.5 mile distance). Parents are responsible for dropping their child off and picking their child up from the designated SAA chaperone at the Clybourn Metra station in Chicago. The SAA chaperone ensures students’ safe arrival to Science & Arts Academy in the morning, as well as their safe arrival back to the Clybourn station in the afternoon. All SAA students are eligible for this service.
Metra Details
The Clybourn Metra Station is located at 2001 N. Ashland Avenue in Chicago. In the morning, the SAA group takes the Union Pacific Northwest train 609, which departs Clybourn at 7:38am. A parent (or designee) must sign the child in with the SAA chaperone at the Clybourn station promptly between 7:25 - 7:30am. The train arrives at the Des Plaines Metra Station at 8:04am. The students, escorted by the SAA chaperone, board the waiting shuttle bus and arrive at SAA at approximately 8:15am. SAA’s school day begins at 8:30am.
In the afternoon, students and the SAA chaperone board the shuttle at 3:30pm to the Des Plaines Metra Station. The SAA group takes Union Pacific Northwest train 648, which leaves Des Plaines at 3:44pm and arrives back at Clybourn at 4:12pm. A parent (or designee) must sign the child out from the SAA chaperone at the Clybourn station between 4:12 - 4:17pm.
Cost
Families wishing to take advantage of the chaperoned Metra service are charged a yearly fee of $750.00 for this round trip service. Parents are responsible for paying the child’s Metra fare. Reduced Metra fares are available for students by presenting an enrollment verification letter from SAA to a Metra ticket agent.
Reserve Your Spot
Click here to register for the chaperoned Metra service. Your enrollment contract and deposit must be submitted prior to registering for transportation.
Now Offering Shuttle Service between SAA and Des Plaines Metra
SAA also offers shuttle bus service between the Des Plaines Metra Station and Science & Arts Academy before and after school. The Des Plaines Metra station is located on the Union Pacific Northwest line, and is a half-mile from SAA. This line travels to/from Chicago and the northwest suburbs, and includes communities such as Edison Park, Park Ridge, Mt. Prospect, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Barrington, and more. Students who arrive in Des Plaines via Metra can board the awaiting 14 passenger SAA shuttle bus for the short (approximately 5 minute) ride to school. This shuttle service is offered between 7:55-8:30am and 3:30-4:00pm. The exact pick-up times are coordinated based upon participating students’ train schedules. This service is subject to space availability.
Cost
Round-trip shuttle service to/from SAA and the Des Plaines Metra Station is $200.00 for the year.
Reserve Your Spot
Click here to register for the shuttle bus service. Your enrollment contract and deposit must be submitted prior to registering for transportation.
