The AVRO blog
From the AVRO blog
Notes on learning differently, our approach, and life at AVRO.
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Alternative Schools: A Pathway to Flexible and Inclusive Education
Imagine a place where education adapts to the students, not the other way around. Alternative schools are exactly that. They break away from the…
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Why our private school embraces atypical students
After celebrating our graduation last month, we cannot help but be beyond proud of how far our students…
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We couldn’t bring your kids back from Ecuador.
We’re really sorry, but a lot can happen in 12 days in South America. In fact, when you…
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Attachment and the Classroom
Attachment theory is a psychological theory developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth in the 1950s and 1960s.…
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Learning on a Living Planet
We live on a planet with myriad human and non-human beings. We humans are thinkers, schemers, dreamers, a…
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Peace over Progress
The job of the teacher is to teach; the job of the student is to learn. In order…
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Should we learn all day?
A student this summer asked me about the purpose of being at school all day. “Can’t you just…
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When just getting to school is an emotional challenge, our teachers step up.
Being a teenager is hard work. For every kid who makes it to school on time without a…
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Why Is History So Boring?
Obviously, history is not boring. Even Canadian history. So why is it that students find this subject in…
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Screen Addiction: Are We Winning the Battle?
Parents worry that their children are spending too much time in front of screens. Teens now spend a…
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How we help students fail in 4 easy steps
Of course I never want your students to fail, or your teaching to be anything less than exceptional.…
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7 ways you can help support your teen now
This past year and a half has been beyond challenging for teenagers. Summer is here, and with vaccines…
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Habits Inhabit Online Learning
What are the pitfalls and strengths of online learning? When we venture into the online world of information,…