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Introducing Nima Rouhanifard

Nima Rouhanifard joins Avenues in fall 2016 as a dean of students for grades six through nine in the Upper Division. In our new structure, students are paired with a dean upon entering sixth grade.

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Introducing Elizabeth Michelis

Elizabeth Michelis joins Avenues in fall 2016 as a dean of students in the Upper Division, working with students in grades six through nine. In our new organizational structure, students are paired...

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Reintroducing Bernard Geoxavier

Bernard Geoxavier joined Avenues in fall 2013 as a Chinese teacher for students in the middle grades. In fall 2016, he returns as a dean of students in the Upper Division, working with grades six...

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Reintroducing Tiffany Trotter

Tiffany D. Trotter will join Avenues as ninth grade head of grade and a humanities teacher with a focus on history. She comes to us from Phillips Exeter Academy, where she has taught since 2003....

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Reintroducing Amy Young

In fall 2016, Amy will continue to direct the college counseling program at Avenues and expand our profile with leading colleges and universities around the world. She will also take on the role of...

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Reintroducing Elizabeth Smith Déu

Elie Déu first joined Avenues in 2012 as head of grade six, as well as a history and Spanish teacher for the Middle School*. After spending the 2013–14 year as director of Middle and Upper School...

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New and Returning Teachers: Part One

We're excited to introduce several new teachers who will be joining us in the fall. In addition, we're highlighting returning teachers who will be occupying new positions at Avenues come autumn.

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Reintroducing Steven Carpenter

Steve Carpenter first came to Avenues in fall 2013 as a STEM and physics teacher in the upper grades. In fall 2015, Steve became the STEAM cohort leader for grades nine and 10, as well as continuing...

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New and Returning Teachers: Part Two

We're excited to introduce several new teachers who will be joining us in the fall. In addition, we're highlighting returning teachers who will be occupying new positions at Avenues come autumn.

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Introducing Carlene Bauer

In fall 2016, Avenues welcomes Carlene Bauer as a High Intensity Practice (HIP) writing teacher in the Upper Division. The HIP writing program, now in its second year at Avenues, is based on the...

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Reintroducing Erin Finn-Welch

This fall, we welcome Erin Finn-Welch back as a program coordinator for the High Intensity Practice (HIP) writing in the middle grades program.

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Introducing Rachel Park

Rachel Park joins Avenues in fall 2016 as a middle grades art teacher in the Upper Division. Prior to joining Avenues, Rachel was a ceramics instructor and visiting artist at the Bryn Mawr School...

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Introducing Warren Tappe

In fall 2016, Avenues welcomes Warren Tappe as a science teacher in the Upper Division. He joins us from the Cairo American College (Maadi, Egypt) where he spent over 20 years teaching courses such as...

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New and Returning Teachers: Part Three

In addition to our new faculty joining us in the fall, a number of our returning teachers are taking on new responsibilities.

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Reintroducing Peter Moravetz

Peter Moravetz first joined Avenues in fall 2014 as a Spanish teacher in the Middle School. This fall, he will become a World Course teacher in the middle grades program.

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Reintroducing Deborah Dannatt

Deborah first joined Avenues in spring 2014 as a learning specialist in the middle grades program. In fall 2015, she became the middle grades program curriculum specialist for the humanities while...

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Reintroducing Shabari Banerji

Shabari Banerji joined Avenues in fall 2013 as a science teacher in the middle grades. In fall 2016, she will continue on as a science teacher within the middle grades program while taking on the role...

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Reintroducing Maggie Wollner

Since joining Avenues in 2012, Maggie Wollner has been the head of grade eight and a middle grades science teacher, as well as teaching upper grades biology in 2014–2015. In fall 2015, she moved from...

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New and Returning Teachers: Part Four

We’re excited to introduce several new teachers and other staff members who will be joining us this fall. In addition, we’re highlighting returning teachers who will be occupying new positions at...

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Reintroducing Sally Kent

Sally Kent first joined Avenues in 2012 as the science curriculum specialist for the middle grades program and Lower Division while teaching middle grades science. In addition, in fall 2015 she became...

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