Avenues: The World School
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Avenues The World School is an international system of for-profit private schools for toddler-12th grade.[1][2] The first campus opened in September 2012 in New York City in the neighborhood of Chelsea. The system offers a shared, curriculum, technology, professional development of faculty and oversight by a centralized headquarters.
History
Avenues was founded by
Prior to opening its New York campus in 2012, the company raised $85 million dollars.
Avenues and several students from the school were heavily featured in the 2015 documentary film Class Divide, which explores the topic of gentrification.[8]
In October 2023, Avenues New York and Avenues São Paulo were acquired by Nord Anglia. [9]
Campuses
Campus | Opening Date | Enrollment |
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New York City | 2012[4] | 1753[10] |
São Paulo[10] | 2018[4] | 1170[11] |
Shenzhen[10] | 2019[4] | |
Online Program | ≥1[10] | |
Silicon Valley | 2022[12] | |
Miami | 2024 (expected) |
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Hechinger, John and Staley, Oliver. "Whittle Taps Exeter, Dalton Veterans to Start New York School" Bloomberg News (January 31, 2011)
- ^ Banjo, Shelley. "Whittle Starts A City School" The Wall Street Journal (January 31, 2011)
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Hollander, Sophia (March 5, 2015). "Education Entrepreneur Chris Whittle Resigns From Avenues School". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- Crain's New York Business(January 31, 2011)
- ^ Anderson, Jenny (August 23, 2011). "A New Private School Doesn't Take Rejection Easily". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "Elite Avenues Schools in NY, Sao Paulo to Be Sold to Nord Anglia". Bloomberg.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Brody, Leslie (November 14, 2019). "Education Guru Chris Whittle Tries a Comeback With New School in Brooklyn". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Avenues | São Paulo - Admissions". Avenues. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Tucker, Jill (November 14, 2023). "An elite private school in Silicon Valley charges $60,000 for tuition. This is what it's like". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
Further reading
- "Starting local, going global: 'Avenues: The World School' debuts grand plan"[permanent dead link] in Gay City News
- "LLR Partners invests in Avenues: The World School" in the Philadelphia Business Journal
- "Has Avenues Mastermind Chris Whittle Learned His Lesson?" in The New York Observer