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8 GREAT EDUCATIONAL APPS FOR CHILDREN

March 6, 2015

As early as infancy, children are fascinated by screens and by the time they reach pre-school, your kids are probably swiping your smart phone or...

SCREEN-TIME: BENEFICIAL OR DETRIMENTAL?

February 5, 2015

We live in a world of screens. We read our morning paper on an iPad, commute while answering emails on our phones, go to work and stare at a computer...

A New Year of Possibility

January 6, 2015

Field Studies

November 25, 2014

For students to become global citizens they must explore, ask questions, observe, empathize and act in the world without borders. During the year a...

The Global One Room Schoolhouse

October 25, 2014

At GEMS World Academy-Chicago we think John Seeley-Brown has something big to say about innovation in education.

Field Studies with Paper by 53

October 13, 2014

Art teacher Elysia Sheehan believes in transdiciplinary connections and Field Studies. Her work exhibits the talent and creativity of our students...