Academic Life

Athletics

Sports, fitness and wellness are central to the Avenues mission. By providing numerous opportunities for physical education and athletic competition, Avenues will ensure each student develops a foundation for life-long physical fitness and wellness. Avenues athletics will complement the school’s overall educational philosophy by providing the opportunity for all students to enhance their physical and mental health, hone their individual skills and learn to collaborate through team play.

Alan Greenberg, president of Avenues, admires the rock climbing wall at Chelsea Piers with Molly Marcoux, General Manager of the Chelsea Piers Field House.

Avenues’ Chelsea campus will have an outstanding set of athletic facilities, including our own 20,000-square-foot state-of-the-art full-size gymnasium, locker rooms and fitness and weight rooms. In addition to our in-house facilities, Avenues students will also have access to much more, including the facilities of Chelsea Piers.

The gym on the top floor of Avenues’ building will provide opportunities for both formal and informal athletic activities. A bleacher area also allows for spectators.

Pre-K–12 Physical Education Program

The Avenues physical education program will focus on motor-skills development, fitness and conditioning, and balance and agility, while Athletics providing sport-specific training in a wide and diverse array of sports. Students in all grades will benefit from an extensive physical education curriculum, utilizing proven teaching methods developed by Chelsea Piers and its expert staff over the last 15 years. Classes will be taught in both the Avenues gymnasium and at Chelsea Piers’ world-class facilities. Sport-specific instruction will include most of the following: gymnastics, soccer, baseball, basketball, European team handball, volleyball, rock climbing, fencing, martial arts, dance, ice skating, figure skating, ice hockey, running, conditioning, bowling, golf and weightlifting.

Advanced training for Avenues students who participate in a sport at competitive levels is available in all sports listed above, with the exception of European team handball and bowling.

Click here to view additional detail on the major components of the Avenues-Chelsea Piers plan, including a preliminary curricular overview for each school level and overviews of sports options for different grades.

Inter-Scholastic Athletic Program

With access to the best coaches and facilities for team sports, Avenues is fully committed to fielding high-level and successful interscholastic sports teams for both boys and girls. In our opening year, Avenues plans to offer intramural sports, where Avenues student teams compete among themselves. Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, Avenues plans to offer a complete interscholastic sports program for students in Middle and Upper Schools. We plan to field teams in soccer, volleyball, track (fall and spring), basketball, hockey, wrestling, indoor track (winter), lacrosse, softball and baseball, and golf (spring).

Unique After-School Athletics Program

Through its relationship with Chelsea Piers, Avenues will create a dynamic after-school athletics program for students from nursery through grade five. Working parents interested in providing an enriching, educational experience for their children in the after-school hours need look no further. Chelsea Piers and Avenues staff will work together to create a high-quality program, which will include transportation to Chelsea Piers, snack, homework assistance and an advanced sports curriculum. After-school athletic options may include classes in baseball, basketball, golf, gymnastics, ice skating, ice hockey, rock climbing, dance, golf and more.