June 27, 2018
{Second in a 3-part series}
It wasn't that long ago that technology was seen as something that squashed, or at least hindered, creativity and...
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Taking action is one of the essential elements of the Primary Years Program, the first phase of the International Baccalaureate curriculum framework....
Read MoreMay 18, 2018
"Symbiosis" is a word that few people would expect to hear a 3-year-old say, much less understand. At GEMS World Academy Chicago, an entire preschool...
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According to a number of recent studies, more college-bound students are eschewing liberal arts majors like English and history for computer science...
Read MoreApril 3, 2018
{First in a series}
Technology has the potential to spark fundamental change in how students learn and how teachers teach.
As the U.S. Department of...
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2018
Most of us can remember instances from our school days when we worked feverishly to complete assignments or projects by the due date. But after...
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2018
Walk into the Design & Innovation Lab at GEMS World Academy Chicago, and you'll likely find yourself gripped by the desire to make something.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2018
A foundational tenet of the mission at GEMS World Academy Chicago is that learning happens everywhere.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2017
Art as self-expression. Art as activism. Art as weapon.
A group of eighth-graders at GEMS World Academy Chicago recently explored the ways in which...
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