Avenues Community Connections

Topic: Music
Speaker: Music Teacher Jeannie Wyse
Time: 9:00-9:45 a.m., Tuesday, November 15

Topic: ACC on Children’s Health
Speaker: SW Lambs Teacher Celia and Health Office
Time: 9:00-9:40 a.m., Tuesday, November 1

Topic: English Literacy through Play
Speaker: ADH Rene
Time: 9:00–9:40 a.m., Tuesday, October 18

Topic: Resilience & Supporting Separation Anxiety
Speaker: Janie Zhang from SST and Dorothee ADH
Time: 9:00–9:45 a.m., Tuesday, September 20

Topic: Reimagining Story time at Home
Speakers: Stacey Ann
Time: 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 10

Topic: Primary Curriculum Introduction
Speakers: ADHs of Primary Division
Time: Wednesday, March 2, 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Topic: Science
Speaker: Science Teacher Zara McDermott
Time: Tuesday, March 1, 7:00–7:40 p.m.

Topic: K Moving up to G1
Tuesday, March 1, 9:00–10:00 a.m.

Topic: Family Story Time
Speaker: Robin Chen
Time: 9:00–9:45 a.m., Tuesday, January 4

Topic: The Children’s Health
Speaker: Nurse, Ms Winny, Ms Xiuqi
Time: 9:00–9:40 a.m., Tuesday, December 7

Topic: First Steps in Music
Speaker: Jeannie Wyse
Time: 9:00–9:45 a.m., Tuesday, November 23

Topic: The Logic Behind Play
Speaker: Dana Iu, Dorothee Wong
Time: 9:00–9:45 a.m., October 26

Topic: Target Language Acquisition
Speaker: Rene Smal
Time: 9:00–9:45 a.m. October 12

Topic: Secondary Curriculum Introduction
Time: 8:30–9:30 a.m., Friday, December 2

Topic: Literacy in Chinese
Speaker: Coral Liang
Time: 8:15-9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 9

Topic: Bi-literacy @ Avenues - integration
Speaker: Coral Liang, Kate Burden
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 2

Topic: Evaluation & Learning Statement
Speaker: ADHs
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 12

Topic: Home Learning, Excursions, Air Quality
Speaker: ADHs, Air Quality Expert
Time: 8:15-9:15 a.m., Wednesday, September 21

Topic: Partner with Us
Speaker: Subject Leaders
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14

Topic: Foster reading engagement in summer
Time: 8:15-9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 22
Speaker: Liberian, Lily Liang

Topic: Being A Kid Again–Music Class
Time: 8:15-9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13
Speaker: Music Teacher, Frank Ang

Topic: Junior Secondary Curriculum Introduction
Speaker: Nico Wu, ADH of Junior Secondary Division
Time: 10:15–11:15 a.m., Wednesday, March 2

Topic: English Language Proficiency Assessment
Speaker: Student Success Team
Time: 8:30 a.m., Monday, Jan 17

Topic: Digital Citizenship
Speaker: Bryan Iversen, Vicky Sheng
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 5

Topic: Mathematics at Avenues
Speaker: Bonita Huang, Math Coach
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 1

Topic: Chinese Literacy and English Literacy
Speaker: Coral Liang, Kate Burden
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 10

Topic: Language at Avenues
Speakers: Kate Burden, Coral Liang
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., October 27

Topic: Home Learning and Assessment
Speakers: Kate Burden, Coral Liang, Ryan Baxter, Bonita Huang
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., September 22

Topic: How to build students' soft skills?
Speaker: Clara Duan, Faye Yu
Time: 8:20–9:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17

Topic: Duolingo Assessment Information Session
Speaker: Sarah Magnussen Link, Dean of Students
Time: 8:15–9:15 a.m., Thursday, November 17

Topic: Student Led Conferences
Speaker: Faye Yu, Dean of Students, Xiao Lu, 9th Grade parent
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Thursday, November 3

Topic: Middle Grades Mathematics
Speaker: Li Bin, Associate Division Head
Time: 8:20–9:00 a.m., Friday, October 28

Topic: Language Support in the Middle Grades
Speaker: Darcy Coonan, Language Support Coordinator
Time: 8:20-9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 20, 2022

Topic: Introduction to the College Application Process
Speakers:

• Douglas Ray, Director of Student Wellbeing and College Counseling
• Sarah Magnussen Link, Dean of Students
• Faye Yu, Dean of Students

Introduction to the Upper Grades Program
Speakers: Matt Scott, Secondary Division Head; Douglas Ray, Director of Student Wellbeing
Time: 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 1

Topic: Online Learning at Avenues – AON and Shenzhen
Speaker: Matt Scott, Division Head
Time: 8:15 a.m., Thursday, March 17

Topic: Introduction to the Avenues Advanced Math Institute
Speaker: Li Bin, Associate Division Head
Time: 8:00–8:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 1

Topic: Writing in the English Program
Speaker: Melissa Buyum and Margarita Escobar
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 24

Topic: English Language Proficiency Assessment
Speaker: Student Success Team
Time: 8:30 a.m., Monday, Jan 17

Topic: Letter Grades and Transcripts
Speakers: Matt Scott, Jesse Field
Time: Thursday, November 25, 8:15–9:00 a.m.

Topic: Student Led Conference
Speaker: Li Bin, ADH
Time: Thursday, November 18, 8:15–9:00 a.m.

Topic: Physical and Mental Health, Avenues Wellness and Movement Program and Sports
Speaker: Caetano Santoro
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m. Thursday, November 11

Topic: Chinese Studies Curriculum
Speaker: Wu Xun
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., October 28

Topic: How do I know how my student is progressing?
Speaker: Matt Scott
Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m., October 14

APA Parent Workshop
Topic: Cultivating a Reading Habit in Children
Time: Wednesday, December 14, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Moderator: Ms. Ally Wu
Speaker: Ms. Wei Li

The event featured Wei Li, Chief Principal of Shenzhen Cuibei Education Group, as the guest speaker. Based on her 38 years of teaching experience, she shared suggestions on the cultivation of reading habits and the practice of home-school co-education.

Avenues Open.Ed
Topic: Preparing the Next Generation of Worldwise Leaders: The Importance of Inner Wellbeing | A conversation with Dr. Aneel Chima
Time: 8:30 a.m., Thursday, October 20

Open.Ed is an Avenues lecture series featuring speakers who share their perspectives on the most important issues in the world of education. This Open.Ed is hosted by our Silicon Valley campus but all Avenues families are invited to join via this link. Dr. Chima will discuss the science of how cultivating inner wellbeing directly affects our ability to sustain social innovation work over the long term. Our conversation will focus on how we can help students avoid burnout and prepare them to flourish into tomorrow’s change-makers.