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In partnership with our PTO, GEMS recently hosted a "Girls In STEAM" event
Steering Girls Toward STEAM Fields
GEMS World Academy Chicago recently hosted a special “Girls In STEAM” event designed to encourage female students to consider career paths in science, technology, engineering, art & design or math. The event, organized by the GEMS Parent Teacher Organization with help from school faculty and staff, featured a series of hands-on STEAM workshops, followed by an in-depth panel discussion. More than 50 girls participated, along with about 25 parents.
The professionals who helped lead the workshops and panel discussions came from organizations like Bit Space, 50Action50, Black Women in Science and Engineering, We Design Think and others. For more about this event, read our news item here.
Why We Teach the Craft of Writing
GEMS uses the "workshop" method, developed at Columbia University, to teach writing and editing skills
At a time when so much information is shared via video content, hashtags or 140-character posts, it might seem that schools should devote less time to the teaching of writing. Educators and researchers say, though, that the teaching of writing is as relevant and important as ever, even in today's digital world. One of the key reasons cited is that writing remains very much in demand as a skill, both in college and in the workplace beyond. Read more on our blog here.
GEMS Teacher Earns Fellowship
Peg Keiner, the technology and innovation leader at GEMS World Academy Chicago, has been selected as one of this year’s Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. This is a fantastic opportunity for Ms. Keiner and an honor for both her and the GEMS faculty as a whole.
This year’s Fellows, 35 educators from the United States and Canada, were selected from a pool of roughly 500 applicants. The Fellows will travel to the Galapagos Islands, Southeast Alaska, Iceland and other locales on board the Lindblad expedition ships — National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Endeavour ll and National Geographic Sea Lion — for a truly unique professional-development experience. For more about this honor, read our news story here.
New Teacher Prize Winner Named
Maggie MacDonnell was named the 2017 Global Teacher Prize winner
The Varkey Foundation, the philanthropic arm of GEMS Education, awarded Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell the 2017 Global Teacher Prize during a recent ceremony in Dubai. The $1 million prize recognizes MacDonnell for her inspiring work teaching indigenous populations in Canada. MacDonnell is the third winner in the annual program, which the Varkey Foundation launched to raise awareness of, and respect for, the teaching profession. For more on the prize, go here.
GEMS Is Now Accepting Applications
Middle School students gather data at the International Museum of Surgical Science
GEMS World Academy Chicago combines a rigorous International Baccalaureate curriculum with daily instruction in world languages and a commitment to the creative use of technology. To see our award-winning building and learn more about our mission and approach, please schedule a tour by clicking the button below.
GEMS World Academy Chicago is now enrolling preschool through ninth grade for the 2017-2018 school year.
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Peg Keiner, the technology and innovation leader at GEMS World Academy Chicago, has been selected as one of this year’s Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. This is a fantastic opportunity for Ms. Keiner and an honor for both her and the GEMS faculty as a whole.
