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A LOOK AHEAD AT YEAR 2 FOR GEMS WORLD ACADEMY

August 17, 2015

Geoff Jones, head of school at GEMS World Academy-Chicago, takes a look at the exciting opportunities that lie ahead for teachers, students and...

EASING THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL TRANSITION

August 10, 2015

 It's that time again...

For many kids, few transitions are as thorny as the one leading from summer vacation to school.

The relative freedom of the...

STRIKING A BALANCE IN THE GREAT HOMEWORK DEBATE

July 28, 2015

Homework – the word alone can make students (and some parents) turn pale with dread. For generations, though, educators have relied on homework to...

WE FLIP THE CLASSROOM, PARENTS FLIP THE HOME

July 9, 2015

It’s no secret that parental involvement in education translates directly to student success. At GEMS World Academy-Chicago, we often use the flipped...

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....

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...

CULTIVATING A LOVE OF LITERATURE

April 23, 2015

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