The Primary Division program at Avenues Shenzhen integrates the rich academic content of China’s compulsory education with Avenues’ innovative global curriculum, yielding a world-class educational experience that is at once global in scale and local in focus.
  • 1
    50/50 language immersion in English and Mandarin
  • 2
    An interdisciplinary, project-based approach to the humanities and sciences
  • 3
    Specialty classes such as integrated math, art, music and SPARK individualized study
Language Immersion in English

We don’t teach English; we teach in English

At Avenues, learning a second language is more than an academic pursuit; it is a daily practice that transforms the way students see and think about the world. From nursery to 5th grade, students spend 50% of their time learning in English and 50% learning in a second language: one day in English, one day in Mandarin, and so on. This way, students learn languages as tools of daily communication that will be useful for the rest of their lives.
Homeroom Teaching

Unlocking the potential of student-centered learning

The Primary Division uses a homeroom model, in which two pairs of teachers—head and associate—in Chinese and English are responsible for most of a student’s education, including literacy (Chinese and English), math, and the Discovery Course (humanities and science). Spending the whole day with their class, teachers take a student-centered approach, getting to know their students and implementing differentiated instruction according to each student’s strengths, needs and interests.
The Avenues Discovery Course

Fostering creativity, imagination and connections to the real-world

As an interdisciplinary learning journey, the Avenues Discovery Course fully integrates the Avenues World Elements and comprises two main strands: humanities and science. In thematic units, students apply project-based learning in both Chinese and English language immersion environments, acquiring knowledge and skills while connecting their learning to the world beyond the classroom.

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Language Immersion in the Primary Division

A global curriculum for a world school

What do Avenues students learn? The Avenues World Elements table is our answer to that question. Designed by our research and development team, the Avenues World Elements is a global curricular system that defines the learning outcomes of Avenues students at all grade levels.

Primary Division by numbers

  • 1:1
    Parent-Teacher Conference
  • 24
    students/class
  • 60+
    after-school programs

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