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Meet Peter Moravetz
Peter Moravetz joins Avenues this fall as a Spanish teacher in the Middle School. This summer, he was an instructor, through the Broadreach program, on 22-day Spanish immersion and service courses...
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Last spring it was my great pleasure to introduce a speaker to the seventh grade: Ronald C Rosbottom, the Winifred L. Arms professor in the arts and humanities and professor of French and European...
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The Third First Day
In September, 2012, we rushed around the new Avenues campus sporting tee shirts that proclaimed “The First, First Day.” Now venerable, in our third year, Middle and Upper School students trooped into...
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Minimester Video Series
In February of 2014, Avenues Middle School students took part in our second annual minimester program, a week-long period where students take time off from their regular academic schedule to...
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Minimester – Avenues on Tour
Avenues on Tour was conceived as an effort to push students out of their comfort zones and in so doing demonstrate the generosity of spirit our mission statement espouses. We put students in a pressure...
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Minimester – SEEING THINGS
Seeing Things was a week-long exploration during minimester into how, from a design perspective, we view everyday objects and experiences around us. Students were visited by a number of entertaining...
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Inquiry and a Silent Conversation
The inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is central to an Avenues classroom. As teachers, we seek to help children construct their own knowledge and understanding by presenting our students...
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MINIMESTER – READ, EAT, WRITE
The readers, eaters and writers in this course spent their mornings during the minimester week delving into the world of culinary journalism. Their objective was to notice how food writers use the...
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Minimester – Dinner Lab
In this minimester course, 12 Avenues students under the supervision of Maggie Wollner, the head of eighth grade, worked with the Dinner Lab team to design and host a dinner event at Avenues that...
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Fifth Grade Drama
It’s been a jam-packed first few weeks at Avenues. And for the fifth graders, it’s been a big adjustment to the Middle School. It has been fascinating watching them figure out how to open their...
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Minimester – Sports Journalism
Last year during minimester, students were fortunate enough to have guest instructor Trey Bonnell share some of his knowledge on writing and broadcasting for a course called “Sports Journalism.”
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APP OF THE WEEK – KIDS MEDIA
Kids Media is an app from Common Sense Media that helps parents find age-appropriate media for their children. Users can search through thousands of ratings and reviews of movies, DVDs, books, music,...
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APP OF THE WEEK – KOMA KOMA
Koma Koma is a simple and easy stop motion animation app for the iPad. Stop motion animation is a cinematic process used to make static objects appear as if they are moving. It is commonly used in...
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APP OF THE WEEK – SHADOW PUPPET EDU
Shadow Puppet EDU is a digital storytelling app for creating and sharing narrated slideshows. Users have the ability to add images to their slideshows from their camera roll, NASA, Flickr: Creative...
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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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A SHORT INTERVIEW WITH NEIL GINSBURG
Neil Ginsberg joined Avenues in the fall of 2013 as a Middle and Upper School vocal music teacher. In this short interview, Neil talks about collaborating with his young musicians and working in an...
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Middle School Clubs
Life for Middle School students at Avenues asks that they take ownership of their learning, become more independent and explore their interests. One way Avenues cultivates a lifelong passion for...
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A SHORT INTERVIEW WITH CARRIE POLLACK
Carrie Pollack joined Avenues in the fall of 2013 as an art teacher in the Middle School. In this short interview, Carrie talks about her role as an art educator and about helping students transform...
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