Albanian Language School Chicago

Albanian Language School – Chicago is the organizational entity behind Shkolla Shqipe Arbëria, an Albanian language and cultural program serving children and teenagers in the Chicago area. The school is listed in the National Albanian Registry directory of Albanian-American organizations and appears on Charity Navigator with a Chicago address in the 60639-1031 ZIP code, though the profile is currently unrated for lack of filed public data.

The organization's registration paperwork uses 2701 N Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639-1031, and tuition checks for the Shkolla Shqipe Arbëria program are made payable to Albanian Language School – Chicago. Sunday classes meet at a classroom in Schiller Park, at 10050 Ivanhoe Avenue, which extends the school's reach to families in the nearby suburbs.

Instruction is built for students ages 7 to 17 and organized into three levels, so beginners and fluent speakers can be placed appropriately. Language classes run Sundays from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, and Grupi Arbëria, the affiliated Albanian dance group, meets every other Sunday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Tuition is listed at $125 for a first child and $75 for each additional child per semester for the language school, with Grupi Arbëria at $75 per participant per semester.

Within the Chicago Albanian-American community, the school sits alongside other language efforts such as the Shkolla Shqipe program at St. Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church and the separately listed Shkolla Kongresi i Manastirit in Berkeley, Illinois. Its documented role is narrower and practical: keeping Albanian language and dance in the weekly routine of Albanian-American children across Chicago and Schiller Park.