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When it comes to saying goodbye to grownups, learning new routines and accepting that you can no longer have your pets all the time, life gets real. To help with the transition of becoming a big pre-K kid, children and teachers have been talking a lot about their emotions.

During the months of September through December, kindergarten students studied themselves and each other, and they learned about how they are the same, how they are different and what makes us each unique.

The world’s problems will be solved by audacious and courageous young people. Seed Bank is a global program for Avenues students in grades 6-12 to start or continue their journey of making the world a better place.

How can shared values, experiences, and connections instill the need to work toward a common good? Avenues President Jeff Clark leads a panel of experts in a discussion on how a community can draw strength from itself.

Câline Fonteneau, admissions associate at Avenues São Paulo, was born in Miami, Florida to a Cuban mother and French father and later moved to Brazil. In this article, she reflects on the importance of global citizenship and how Avenues enacts it through its mission, vision and curriculum.

Meet the first graduates of Avenues: The World School as they prepare to step into an unimagined future. Amy Young, head of school for Avenues Online, moderates a panel of Avenues alum primed for a world where learning never stops.

In this much-needed OPEN.ed session, our series returns to discuss the complexities associated with building a cosmopolitan community intent on improving education and health, reducing poverty and the myriad deprivations associated with it, and, perhaps most importantly, eliminating inequality and injustice for all.

Adolescence can be hard enough to negotiate under normal circumstances–how about in quarantine? Renowned parenting educator Rosalind Wiseman discusses how parents can respect teen boundaries while maintaining a loving relationship they can rely upon.

How can current research on COVID-19 and school safety inform our return to face-to-face learning? Anne Baldisseri, head of Primary Division at Avenues São Paulo speaks with a panel of public health experts, physicians and leading PhDs in biology and epidemiology for insight into possible scenarios.