Written by: gretchen on June 14, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
Avalon still has room for a few students in the fall! If you want to find out more about our school, please call 651.649.5495 ext. 211 to set up a tour or come to an open house! Open houses are currently scheduled for Thursday, August 5, and Tuesday, August 24. All open houses start at 7pm in the Avalon Cafe on the third floor of our building.
For a cool look at how our school works, check out an article here that was just posted on MinnPost.com.
And read here about Avalon Advisor Nora Whalen’s Teacher Achievement Award from the Center for Academic Excellence.
Written by: gretchen on May 26, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
We are proud to announce that Matt Lesicko has been awarded a Merit Scholarship to Macalester College. We are excited t hat Matt is going to stay in the neighborhood next year as a Mac student- hopefully that means we will still be able to access his unlimited tech expertise! Congratulations and good luck Matt!
Written by: gretchen on May 19, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
Holly Marsh recently returned from Washington D.C. where she was honored for the 2009 National George B. Hartzog Youth Volunteer Award. The National Park Service chooses just five of their 175,000 volunteers to honor with this award. Holly was chosen because of her extreme dedication- she volunteered for over 270 hours for the National Park Service last year. Not only is she an incredible public servant, but she is also an outstanding student. Her interest with the National Park Service began with an Avalon trip to the park headquarters in the Minnesota Science Museum. We like to think that project based learning contributed to her achievement. 
You can read the article about Holly at this link.
Written by: gretchen on April 29, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature Uncategorized
At Avalon, the seniors are required to undertake a 300 hour ’senior project’ in order to graduate. These projects are launched in the fall with a 3 day senior retreat where the students work together to brainstorm ideas and to start to flesh out their project proposals. By the end of October, all seniors have developed a committee of people to help them as they work their way through their projects and plan their presentations. These committees include parents/guardians, two Avalon advisors, an Avalon junior, and a community expert in the field that they are studying. The committee comes together to listen to the senior’s proposal, to give feedback and advice, and to cheer the student on his or her way. The student checks in with this committee over the course of the year, and then works more closely with them in the early spring to plan out the presentations. In general, the seniors are nervous about these projects and presentations in the fall, wondering how they will ever be able to find enough information to give a 30 minute presentation. And then in the spring, most seniors are wondering how they will ever edit their presentation to be ONLY 30 minutes! They have learned so much and are eager to share it. The spring senior presentation season is here. The topics for each event are listed on our calendar. Author statements from each senior are available at this link. I strongly suggest that if you see a topic that excites you, please come in to check out one of these presentation events!
Written by: gretchen on March 18, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
Google recently donated 5 free laptops to Avalon. The stipulation was that they were to go to our math teacher and our top two male and female math students. They arrived last week and at the Monday morning meeting we were able to present them to the students. Congratulations to Matt, Jonas, Encendre, and Eileen! They walked away from the meeting with a fabulous new laptop, complete with a commuter backpack and other fun accessories.
Thanks to Google for this opportunity to honor four hard working students!
Written by: gretchen on March 11, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
Interested in finding out more about Avalon? Please come this Saturday, March 13, at 10:30 am. Teachers will be on hand to answer any questions you may have, give you a tour, and explain our unique program.
Written by: regina on March 10, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
Avalon School is aware that Minneapolis Public Schools is in lockdown today. Please note that Avalon is not in lockdown today, has received no threats, and are operating safely as usual.
Written by: gretchen on March 4, 2010 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
On Saturday, March 13, at 10:30 am, we will be holding an open house at Avalon. This is your chance to come in and learn about our unique program. Staff will be on hand to give an overview about our school as well as to take you on a tour and to answer any questions you may have.
Enrollment for 2010-2011 is moving along. We still have a few openings in every grade. If you are interested in your student becoming an ‘Avalonian’ please visit our enrollment page to schedule a visit and download application materials.
Written by: chris on December 21, 2009 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
We hope you enjoy the new website! It is designed to better portray the uniqueness of the Avalon community, be more user-friendly, and have increased functionality. If you have comments or questions about the new website, please let us know. Much thanks to Giant Squid Industries for donating so much time and expertise, and to parents, community members, students, and staff for submitting content and giving feedback!
Written by: Avalon on November 20, 2009 | Comments 0 | Categories: Home Page Feature
Thank you to everybody who generously donated on Give to the Max day! The small, medium, and large donations combined to over $4000! These funds will go a long way in allowing students to participate in theater, sports programs, and quality independent learning!
