• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Community
    • Our Educators
    • Our Junior Instructors
    • Our Junior Presenter Seminar Series
    • Student Community
      • Minecraft at Athena’s
      • Junior Presenter Seminar Series
      • News: Look for Student Submissions
    • FAQ ~ Athena’s
  • Students
    • Registration & Enrollment
      • How to Enroll
      • Enrollment Options
      • Course Tuition & Fees
      • Participating Schools
    • Schedules
      • Schedules-Fall 2021-Enrollment is Open!
      • Schedules-Summer 2021-Enrollment is Open!
      • Schedules-Spring 2021-For Reference
      • One-on-One Tutoring at Athena’s
      • Academic Calendar & Weekly Schedules
    • Courses
      • Athena’s Courses
      • Course Components
      • Courses by Subject
      • Courses by Level
      • Enrollment Options
      • Future Courses
  • Adults
    • Our Educators – Services for Adults
    • Adult Registration & Enrollment
    • Courses & Seminars for Adults
      • Current Courses for Adults
  • News
  • Support
    • How to Enroll
    • FAQ ~ Athena’s
    • Technical Requirements
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

Athena's Advanced Academy

Go to Classrooms

Summer & Fall Enrollment are Open!

Discover. Be challenged. Learn.

You are here: Home / About Us / Our Educators / Avalon Jade Theisen

Avalon Jade Theisen

Contact email: AvalonJadeT@gmail.com

A passionate changemaker with over a decade of service to people and planet, Avalon Jade Theisen (formerly known as Avalon the Peacemaker – Athena’s Junior Instructor) is dedicated to empowering others to Conserve It Forward for a sustainable future. Avalon Jade was 7 years old when she first realized she could make positive, effective change. Her efforts resulted in the creation of a non-profit organization. Encouraging the use of kindness and compassion to confront global issues, she has traveled the world to share her message and work alongside others.

Avalon Jade graduated summa cum laude with a lifetime 4.0 GPA at age 19 from the University of South Florida. A member of the Judy Genshaft Honors College and Provost Scholars Program, Avalon Jade studied Religious Studies, especially its cultural relationship to nature and food. These topics have also been the focus of her academic research, including multiple presentations and being published by a peer-reviewed journal from Johns Hopkins University. She believes that when we better understand each other’s foundational beliefs, we improve our connections and can more effectively collaborate to solve local and global challenges.

Her roles have included being VP of Programming for Sigma Kappa, President of the Religious Studies Club, and Miss University of South Florida. Her passion for service has led her to complete over 1,150 service hours in recent years, as well as fundraising for the Walk to End Alzheimers and Shriners’ Hospital for Children. Her academic goals include completing a Ph.D. program that will best equip her for serving her community and inspiring the next generation of peacemakers. Her collegiate experience reflects the journey of service and academics she has been on since childhood.

Avalon Jade began teaching at Athena’s as a Junior Instructor in 2017 and was one of Athena’s first students.

To maintain balance and focus, Avalon practices mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. She is the 2018 USA Yoga National Youth Champion and in December 2018, won a gold medal and the title of World Champion of Yoga Sports when she competed in Beijing, China.

“My goal is that everyone should feel interconnected with other living things and the world so that we are  inspired to become positive changemakers.”

For more about Conserve It Forward, Inc., please visit www.ConserveItForward.org or www.facebook.com/ConserveItForwardWithAvalon.

Avalon’s Social Media Pages:

Primary Sidebar

Athena’s Testimonial from Jack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5dS-gzOLww

Support Our Students

Wandering Webinars

  • Student Chance attending Athena's courses on his tablet while bouncing on a trampoline.
  • Dedicated student outside a museum while on a field trip.
  • Alli's Pet Python attends History for Whovians!
  • Andrew, John, & their dog watch webinar recordings from their driveway after Hurricane Harvey caused havoc.
  • Robert took Wednesday's class while driving on I-70 across Eastern Utah!

Classmate Creations

  • Athena's student, Hayden, went the extra mile and made gores out of a ball for Geography!
  • A part of "Athenatown," a joint effort by all our Geography students during the webinar!
  • A group project by Story of Science: Aristotle classmates ~ Part of an ancient laboratory!
  • Jemmie's polyptic novobranch (a sea creature) that she created for her Aquatic Biomes class!
  • Andrew B. was inspired and created this great program on Scratch to help teach students about Canada!

Spring Recital Pieces

Footer

Athena’s News

The Art of Listening in the Age of BLM

February 14, 2021

The Great Lakes Waterways Project

February 7, 2021

Cat Island

December 13, 2020

From parents and students…

She has loved her experiences with you at Athena’s. They have been the perfect transition from the classroom…She has felt that the Athena’s environment is the best of both worlds; she can still learn with experts and true peers in a classroom, but doesn’t have to spend so many hours of her day to get that experience. She is free to move at her own pace and to pursue other passions and activities with the many hours that have been freed up by being able to learn at home and with Athena’s.… Read more
Parent Kristi H.
I am an unexpected homeschooling mom and your classes were [her] first online classes. At first I was very wary that they (really anything online) would be a reasonable solution for her, but they ended up being an overwhelming success.  Athena’s made me realize I can do this whole homeschooling thing…at least for now 🙂
Parent Roz W.
It was by-chance that we found Athena’s in our first fledgling month of homeschooling — and we thank our lucky stars! Now in our second year, Athena’s has become the backbone of our curriculum. Not only are the academic classes interesting, challenging and thought-provoking, the community we’ve found is so warm and welcoming. In fact, my 8-year old has decided to forgo a couple of in-person classes because he can’t stand the thought of missing Athena’s!
Parent Deborah W.
What I especially liked about the course was how the teacher presented the information in the webinars. It was all very easy to understand. I also liked the activities and the friends.
Student N.E.
Thanks for running Athena’s– you guys are my refuge as I homeschool my 2 PGs!
Parent Amy C.
It’s clear to me that [my daughter’s] experience at Athena’s is only one of two unqualifiedly successful educational experiences she has had. I wish I could just leave her in your hands all the time.
Parent Amanda S.
The instructors were very positive and cheerful and encouraging in all ways to the students. I found it easier to relax when my child was in the classroom because I felt the instructors were more understanding and accepting of the particular qualities linked to giftedness…[like] dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc.
Parent K.B.
Athena’s was an amazing find for us…He did other online classes, but his weekly hour at Athena’s was his favorite. He really loved his teacher and enjoyed the interaction with other kids in the virtual classroom, which is missing from many online classes. But most importantly, he was engaged intellectually. I highly recommend Athena’s Advanced Academy for highly gifted homeschoolers who want to interact in “class” with gifted students like themselves.
Parent Chris O.
It was smart and fun! Every week there was great homework, and extra that was cool too! I will definitely be sign up for more classes!
Student Z.A.
I would like to thank you for helping us in raising our daughter through these years.
Parent Alison C.

Find Us On Facebook

Athena's Advanced Academy

Copyright © 2009–2021 Athena's Advanced Academy, Inc. | Non-Discrimination Policy
Privacy and Cookie Policy | COPPA Notice-- Open Notice To Parents and Legal Guardians