Immersion in third grade
Wow! Third grade started out with lots of “wows” in our Spanish classrooms this fall. We began our first week sharing our hopes and dreams, with students reflecting on what they hoped to learn and...
View ArticleWonderstruck: A Humanities Project
I work with fifth grade English teachers Erin Finn-Welch and Elizabeth Brus, and we write and teach cross-curricular units of study as often as possible. At the forefront of all our planning are...
View ArticleMeet Our Newest Teachers (Part Four)
Meet more of the new teachers who will be joining us in the fall, and see which current teachers will be taking on new roles.
View ArticleHow Mr. Wonka And Mr. Fox Got Us To Cook
Young children find storytelling and cooking riveting. Knowing this, the Early Learning Center teachers hoped to inspire the children to have a little adventure connected to food.
View ArticleMeet Amanda Friedman
Amanda Friedman joins Avenues in fall 2015 as a long-term substitute reading specialist in the Lower School. Amanda comes to Avenues from PS/MS 37 Multiple Intelligences School, where she worked as a...
View ArticleBanned Books Week
From September 27 to October 3, Avenues students will be joining in on the national celebration of our freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries all over the country will be discussing and bringing...
View ArticleUni Project Brings Readers Together
As a fourth-year student at Avenues: The World School, I’ve seen all that the Avenues Community Engagement (ACE) program has to offer. The Uni Project, this year’s newest addition to the ACE team, is...
View ArticleCelebrating Literacy Awareness at Avenues
From October 19 to October 23, the Early Learning Center and Lower School students took part in a week of literacy awareness events hosted by two non-profit organizations, Points of Light and Jumpstart.
View ArticleAuthor Angela Dominguez Visits Avenues
On Wednesday, February 24, award-winning author and illustrator Angela Dominguez came to Avenues to visit with nursery, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students.
View ArticleAuthor Lenore Look Visits Avenues
Attention all Alvin Ho and Ruby Lu fans—award-winning author Lenore Look recently visited the Lower Division! Lenore Look hosted multiple sessions for grades one through four, presenting to the...
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