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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FIELD STUDIES

June 26, 2015

TechWeek Chicago: June 26th at 3:30pm at Booth 1094

ISTE 2015: June 27 Pre-Conference Session: Mobile Mega Share from 2:00-6:00pm

GEMS WORLD ACADEMY GOES TO TECHWEEK

June 23, 2015

AN EXPERIENTIAL CAPSTONE

June 10, 2015

GEMS World Academy-Chicago's middle-school students are finishing the school year by spending the week at the NIU Lorado Taft Outdoor Education...

CELEBRATING TEACHERS IN AN ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

June 1, 2015

We are at a great turning point in education, one where increasing social and political pressures are making it harder for teachers to do their jobs....

THE VALUE OF GAME-BASED LEARNING IN EDUCATION

May 26, 2015

Most kids love video games, but there continues to be debate on whether or not they have a place in the classroom.

A YEAR IN REVIEW

May 14, 2015

Our Head of School, Geoff Jones, reflects on GEMS World Academy-Chicago's first year and what we have to look forward to in the future.

HOW TO KEEP YOUR KIDS' SKILLS SHARP OVER THE SUMMER

May 7, 2015

We’ve all heard of the “Summer Slide” — where students can lose as much as 20 percent of what they’ve learned in school if there’s no stimulus during...

DESIGN AND INNOVATION LAB OPENS

April 23, 2015

This week we were pleased to have CEO Denise Galluci and Head of School Geoff Jones officialy open The GEMS World Academy Design and Innovation Lab.  

CULTIVATING A LOVE OF LITERATURE

April 23, 2015

By Karen Percak, Librarian and Media Specialist at GEMS World Academy-Chicago