<strong><!--more-->AVID</strong> is an acronym for <strong>A</strong>dvancement <strong>V</strong>ia <strong>I</strong>ndividual <strong>D</strong>etermination.  Although AVID is a high school program that prepares students for college, Shoesmith School students benefit from AVID Success Path--a version especially tailored for 5th and 6th grade students attending Chicago Public Schools that subscribe to the foundational principles on which AVID was built.

AVID focuses on eight essentials.  These essentials get our students ready for success in high school and college.  The essential are: Organization, Note-taking, Student Success Skills; Implementation, Inquiry, Career and College Goal Setting,  Collaboration and WICR.

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