Archive for ‘Teacher Video’
Meet Lauren Freer
Lauren Freer will join Avenues as Middle School humanities teacher with a focus on English. She has taught English to grades seven and eight at Trinity School (New York) and The Dwight School (New York). At Trinity, she designed curriculum and taught English and More...
CATEGORY: People
Tags: Faculty, Humanities, Middle School, Teacher Bio, Teacher Video
A Short Video Interview with Alia Methven
Earlier this week we introduced Alia Methven, director of library services at Avenues. In this quick interview, Alia talks about the role of the library as the backbone of the school. To see Alia’s bio, click here. More...
CATEGORY: People
Tags: Faculty, Library, Teacher Video
Meet Elizabeth Jarvis
In September, Elizabeth Jarvis will welcome children as a head teacher in one of the English classrooms for kindergarten. In the immersion classes, nursery through grade one, children spend half their day in a class conducted in English and half in a class conducted in either Spanish or Mandarin Chinese. More...
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Tags: Faculty, Kindergarten, Lower School, Teacher Bio, Teacher Video
Meet Erin Finn-Welch
Erin Finn-Welch will join Avenues as the head of grade for the fifth grade. She comes to us from Greenwich Academy (GA), where she has been teaching English for the last eight years. Most recently, she has been fifth grade team leader, overseeing the programmatic needs of the grade. More...
Tags: 5th Grade, Faculty, Humanities, Middle School, Teacher Bio, Teacher Video
Meet Annabelle Tan
Annabelle Tan will join Avenues as a head teacher in the Mandarin Chinese immersion program for first grade. In the immersion classes, nursery through grade one, children spend half their day in a class conducted in English and half in a class conducted in either Spanish More...
A Short Video Interview with Michael Maccarone
In March we introduced Mike Maccarone, curriculum specialist for science in the Upper School. In this quick interview, Mike talks about connecting students to physics through their everyday lives. To see Mike’s bio, click here. More...
CATEGORY: People
Tags: Faculty, Science, Teacher Video, Upper School
Meet Sally Kent
Sally Kent will join Avenues as the curriculum specialist for science for the Middle and Lower Schools. She joins us from the Touchstone Community School (Grafton, MA), an independent school with multi-age grouping for children ages 3-14, where she has taught since 2006. More...
Tags: Faculty, Lower School, Middle School, Science, Teacher Bio, Teacher Video
A Short Video Interview with Guthrie Schweitzer
In March we introduced Guthrie Schweitzer, head teacher for one of the English kindergarten sections at Avenues. In this quick interview, Guthrie talks about kindergartners making discoveries. To see Guthrie’s bio, click here. More...
CATEGORY: People
Tags: Faculty, Kindergarten, Lower School, Teacher Video
A Short Video Interview with Ceresa DiTalia
Last month we introduced Ceresa DiTalia, head teacher in one of the English sections of the nursery grade (three-year-olds). In this quick interview, Ceresa talks about the goal of installing a love of school in her students. To see Ceresa's bio, click here. More...
CATEGORY: People
Tags: Early Learning Center, ELC, Faculty, Nursery, Teacher Video
A Short Video Interview with Carolyn Petri
Last month we introduced Carolyn Petri, Middle and Upper School Spanish teacher for Avenues. In this short interview, Carolyn talks about strategies for teaching Spanish to Middle and Upper School students. To see Carolyn's bio, click here. More...
CATEGORY: People
Tags: Faculty, Middle School, Spanish, Teacher Video, Upper School