Important Dates
March 26 | G12 Great Works STEM Field Trip
March 27 | G10-G12 Field Trip
March 31 | Spring Off-campus Activities Week begins, campus closed
April 7 | Classes resume
The 2025-26 School Calendar is Now Available
This high-level calendar provides key dates for when our campus will be open. Please note that dates are subject to change.
The 2024-25 School Calendar Updates
Following the national holiday changes for Labor Day, May 2 is an additional day off, and the Labor Day break is from May 1 to May 2. Students will return to school on May 5.
Secondary Division Updates
Ruckus Month: Community Participation
As we continue to celebrate Tech and Innovation during the month of March, we want to take time to write a heartfelt thank you to the families who volunteered to join our learning experiences for Ruckus! We kicked off visits this week with students learning from parents connected to the world of Technology, and will continue to celebrate their participation next week as more visits and collaboration happen!
We appreciate the commitment and flexibility of our community and want to send a special thank you to:
赵开勇 Kaiyong Zhao,
梁晓庆 Xiaoqing Liang and 张祺 Qi Zhang,
刘颖 Ying Liu,
马名泽 Naomi Ma,
曹培炎 Peiyan Cao,
李嫣梦 Yanmeng Li
April Menu
Please click the button below to view the April snack and lunch menu.
Middle Grades Updates
Weekly Standing Meeting
To open up more opportunities for parents to meet with our teachers, we set up weekly standing times on Thursdays and Fridays for teachers to meet with you. If none of the dates and times work for you, please email the teachers directly to schedule the meetings.
Please note:
- These are not required meetings; please make an appointment based on your family's needs.
- You can book up to the next 30 days of meetings, and each teacher has 30 mins available to meet parents at these fixed times every Thursday and Friday.
- The SD operations team will email you the meeting location before the meeting date.
- Click here to make your appointment.
Please contact our Operations team Iris (iris.huang@avenueschina.cn) directly if you need help or have any questions.
Upper Grades Updates
Upper Grades Milestone Week Activities
March 27 | G10-G12 Field Trip
We are pleased to inform you about the upcoming Milestone Week field trip scheduled for March 27 this spring.
Here is a detailed rundown of the day's activities:
- 8:00 a.m. Departure from school to Chen Clan Academy (Liwan District, Guangzhou).
- 10:00–11:00 a.m. Visit Chen Clan Academy.
- 11:00–12:30 p.m. Lunch (location TBD), followed by travel to Shameen (Liwan District, Guangzhou).
- 12:30–2:00 p.m. Explore Shameen.
- 2:00-4:00 p.m. Return to school.
This trip offers a unique opportunity for our students to engage with local culture and history. We believe it will be both educational and enjoyable.
March 26 | G12 Great Works STEM Field Trip
G12 students are planning to go on a field trip to the Honghu Water Purification Center on March 26. This trip is for their research projects in STEM Unit 4, which focus on natural resource and sustainability issues in local communities.
The visit will take place in the morning.
- Location: Inside Honghu Park (north side), Honghu West Road, Luohu District
- Time：9:00-11:00 a.m., March 26
Weekly Standing Meeting
To open up more opportunities for parents to meet with our teachers, we set up weekly standing times on Thursdays and Fridays for teachers to meet with you. If none of the dates and times work for you, please email the teachers directly to schedule the meetings.
Please note:
- These are not required meetings; please make an appointment based on your family's needs.
- You can book up to the next 30 days of meetings, and each teacher has 30 mins available to meet parents at these fixed times every Thursday and Friday.
- The SD operations team will email you the meeting location before the meeting date.
- Click here to make your appointment.
Please contact our Operations team Iris (iris.huang@avenueschina.cn) directly if you need help or have any questions.
Avenues at the Moment
"Voices Without Borders" Podcast is Now Live!
We’re excited to announce that Avenues Shenzhen’s original Chinese-language podcast, "无界有声" (Voices Without Borders), is now available on WeChat Video Channel Audio, Xiaoyuzhou, and Apple Podcasts!
With the theme “Education Without Borders, Voices of Thought,” this podcast explores innovative ideas in education. We invite you to listen, share, and join the conversation on the future of learning.
Happy listening!
Campus Updates
March Meal-Tasting Event Review
We sincerely appreciate the APA representatives and all parents for participating in the March Meal - Tasting Event. Valuable feedback has been collected. We have conducted five meal - tasting events this semester. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to welcoming more parents to future events. Let’s work together to enhance the dining experience and safeguard our children's health and well-being!
Features of the Avenues Food Program
- Food Safety as Our Top Priority
- Every step of the supply chain is carefully traced, from farm to table, ensuring fresh ingredients that meet the highest safety standards.
- Selection of High-Quality Ingredients
- Our main supplier is METRO, focusing on local and seasonal ingredients.
- All ingredients are delivered, prepared, and consumed on the same day.
- Meals are freshly prepared on campus, except for a small selection of specialty pastries.
- Regular audits to ensure strict compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
- Commitment to Health and Nutrition
- No hormones, artificial preservatives, food colorings, or sweeteners.
- No partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats).
- No heavily fried foods, ensuring a light and healthy diet.
- Poultry, milk, pork, and beef are free from hormones and antibiotics.
- Only olive oil and rice bran oil are used in food preparation.
Parenting Workshop Series: A Family Life Cycle Perspective
This week, we held the fifth parent - child relationship workshop for parents of children aged 13 - 18. Here is the handout of this workshop for your reference.
Next week, we will conduct another session for parents of children preparing to become independent from home. We still have a few spots left to sign up, so feel free to register through the registration link.
Furthermore, for parents who were unable to sign up, we will have an additional session each month from April until the end of this semester. We will notify families in advance for sign - up.
