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Chinese Immersion Writing Workshop: First, Then, Finally
This writing workshop in first grade focuses on the concepts of “first,” “then” and “finally” and was designed to help students write their own stories. We had read a lot stories together through this...
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Fifth Term Documentary Filmmaking
Last April to June, The Babel Project collaborated with Avenues to teach a documentary filmmaking class as part of the Upper School’s first fifth term elective program.
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ONLINE LEARNING AT AVENUES: SUMMER WRITING WORKSHOP
Learn more about Avenues online learning, as well as the many other programs we offer for both current and non-Avenues students, by visiting avenues.org/extendedlearning and stay tuned in the coming...
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Real-life application of Chinese lessons
Our year at the Avenues Middle School started off with a bit of bad news: Ms. Kim’s Vespa had been stolen. While we were all thankful that “Stella” (the Vespa) was found within the next 48 hours, it...
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Dia de los Muertos en Avenues
The study of languages entails more than just its grammar. In order to create a real immersion experience, students must be in contact with the culture and history of the language. The Day of the Dead...
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AVENUES SPEAKERS SERIES PRESENTS: TONY WAGNER
Avenues was honored to host an evening with Tony Wagner, Expert in Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab. At his lecture to our community, he spoke about preparing students for an “Innovation Economy.”
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First Grade High Line Field Trip
First grade science at Avenues: The World School is full of exciting firsts: our scientists come to our Lower School science labs for the first time; students use science notebooks for the first time;...
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A Short Interview with Ophelia Ma
In this video interview, Ophelia Ma explains how her educational philosophy has been shaped by both the Chinese public school system and the American liberal arts experience.
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A Short Interview with Austin Volz
As the program director of Avenues Beijing, Austin Volz is working to design the curriculum as well as the experiential education strategy of our Beijing campus.
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Minimester 2015
On April 20, the Middle School kicked off its third annual minimester. The minimester program is a week of curriculum that offers students an opportunity to further their interest in a particular...
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Avenues Speakers Series Presents: Tony Wagner
Avenues was honored to host an evening with Tony Wagner, Expert in Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab. At his lecture to our community, he spoke about preparing students for an “Innovation Economy.”
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First Grade High Line Field Trip
First grade science at Avenues: The World School is full of exciting firsts: our scientists come to our Lower School science labs for the first time; students use science notebooks for the first time;...
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A Short Interview with Ophelia Ma
In this video interview, Ophelia Ma explains how her educational philosophy has been shaped by both the Chinese public school system and the American liberal arts experience.
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A Short Interview with Austin Volz
As the program director of Avenues Beijing, Austin Volz is working to design the curriculum as well as the experiential education strategy of our Beijing campus.
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Minimester 2015
On April 20, the Middle School kicked off its third annual minimester. The minimester program is a week of curriculum that offers students an opportunity to further their interest in a particular...
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Reintroducing Todd Shy
Todd Shy joined Avenues in 2012 as the curriculum specialist for Middle School humanities and as a humanities teacher with a focus on history. In 2014, he became the director of the mastery program,...
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Chinese Immersion Writing Workshop: First, Then, Finally
This writing workshop in first grade focuses on the concepts of “first,” “then” and “finally” and was designed to help students write their own stories. We had read a lot stories together through this...
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Interpretive Dances about the Industrial Revolution
Avenues seventh graders have been busy learning about the Industrial Revolution in their World Course class, and were lucky enough early in January to have a visit from one of our Artists-in-Residence...
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in Pre-K
For this year’s Chinese New Year, teachers In the Cheng Se pre-K classroom set out to share some precious Chinese traditions with our preschoolers. The result was a full and exciting two-week...
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Mindfulness in the Classroom
Focusing one’s awareness in this way has a relaxing effect on children and adults alike, and mindful moments often punctuate the end of an action-packed school day in first-grade classrooms. The...
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