Company Profile
Avenues: The World School
Company Overview
A NEW SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
We will graduate students who are accomplished in the academic skills one would expect; at ease beyond their borders; truly fluent in a second language; good writers and speakers one and all; confident because they excel in a particular passion; artists no matter their field; practical in the ways of the world; emotionally unafraid and physically fit; humble about their gifts and generous of spirit; trustworthy; aware that their behavior makes a difference in our ecosystem; great leaders when they can be, good followers when they should be; on their way to well-chosen higher education; and, most importantly, architects of lives that transcend the ordinary.
We will share our prosperity with those who need it, initially through traditional financial aid and, as we grow, in more innovative and broader-scale ways that leap the walls of our campuses.
We will provide our faculty and staff members a special place to pursue the science and art of teaching. We want to align the rewards of teaching more closely with the value it brings to society, provide teachers opportunities to deepen their skills and be a place where careers, in and out of the classroom, can flourish.
We will advance education by setting an example as an effective, diverse and accountable school; by continuously investing in ways to become better at what we do; and by making available our discoveries, large and small, to colleagues in the cause of education.
Company History
Avenues New York is a 15-grade independent school located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Since opening in 2012, Avenues New York has grown its student body from 740 students to more than 1,750 in 2019 and has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
Students from Avenues’ first four graduating classes are studying at a distinctive array of colleges and universities around the world, including the University of Chicago, Harvard, New York University, the University of Southern California and Stanford.
In the Avenues language immersion program, students from nursery to 5th grade study in either Mandarin or Spanish, building fluency in a world language.
Avenues New York is part of a growing global network of campuses, including Avenues São Paulo, Avenues Shenzhen and Avenues Online. Avenues’ global admissions policy means that a student admitted to one Avenues campus is admitted to all.