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Câline Fonteneau, admissions associate at Avenues São Paulo, was born in Miami, Florida to a Cuban mother and French father and later moved to Brazil. In this article, she reflects on the importance of global citizenship and how Avenues enacts it through its mission, vision and curriculum.

Meet the first graduates of Avenues: The World School as they prepare to step into an unimagined future. Amy Young, head of school for Avenues Online, moderates a panel of Avenues alum primed for a world where learning never stops.

In this much-needed OPEN.ed session, our series returns to discuss the complexities associated with building a cosmopolitan community intent on improving education and health, reducing poverty and the myriad deprivations associated with it, and, perhaps most importantly, eliminating inequality and injustice for all.

How can current research on COVID-19 and school safety inform our return to face-to-face learning? Anne Baldisseri, head of Primary Division at Avenues São Paulo speaks with a panel of public health experts, physicians and leading PhDs in biology and epidemiology for insight into possible scenarios.

Adolescence can be hard enough to negotiate under normal circumstances–how about in quarantine? Renowned parenting educator Rosalind Wiseman discusses how parents can respect teen boundaries while maintaining a loving relationship they can rely upon.

Avenues college counseling leaders from across our campuses discuss how students' college search and admissions processes have been affected by COVID-19–and how they can emerge all the more caring and resilient.

Early childhood education leaders from Avenues’ campuses around the world discuss play and learning at home, and how to confidently meet the challenges of the distance learning environment.

There’s no question that the future our students are preparing for will require mastery in social impact and a passion for global competency. Watch a discussion with social impact leaders on how young people can seize this moment of crisis to serve their communities close to home and beyond their borders.

Anyone who walks through the Avenues campus will notice that books are everywhere. Our library has been designed so that books--and the worlds within them--are always within reach. Learn how our passionate library team encourages curiosity, connection and empathy while nurturing lifelong readers.