MUSEUMS KEY PART OF GLOBAL APPROACH AT GEMS

October 27, 2015

GEMS World Academy-Chicago proudly supports our city's many museums. They offer access to world treasures, important historical context and hands-on...

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HOW PROFESSIONAL LEARNING LEADS TO INNOVATION

October 16, 2015

Thomas Steele-Maley, lead technology and innovation officer at GEMS World Academy-Chicago, writes about the importance of the school's professional...
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THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MIDDLE-SCHOOL YEARS

September 15, 2015

Education’s forgotten middle child?

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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...

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A Chicago School for the Future

April 3, 2015

How should a premier school in downtown Chicago prepare kids for the future? When Microsoft Research thinks to the near future they see a world...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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A Look Back at Explorers Camp

October 10, 2014

What is Explorers Camp?

Students used iPads and basic ethnographic methods to observe the environment and interview people their landscape.

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