While the competitions at EXCEL prove to be the ultimate test of grit, knowledge and skill, the lecture series promises an enriching experience for the avid learner.

He is an avid learner, however, and he and his wife have written 15 books on gardening.

His potential as a gifted dancer and being an avid learner took him to the world's most renowned dance institution: The Broadway Dance Center in New York City, USA.

Instead, he underscores that children are avid, active learners, but adults must cultivate their drive toward mastery.

Precocious children are not only avid learners eager for more than ordinary schools often provide, the Davidsons emphasize; they are also a precious - and imperiled - resource for the future.

Both were bright, she said, but David was more outgoing, an avid learner and listener, and children and adults took to him more naturally.

Clisser had joyfully accepted him, finding such an avid learner was a real boost to his morale.

He was reportedly a very avid learner of music and when he started singing, he was able to make a wide following among his [choolmates during this time.

Guan Yu is an avid learner and he is very familiar with the Zuo Zhuan.

He was an avid learner, studying at the José N. Rovirosa Institute, where his oratory skills led to his being selected to give a speech on Benito Juárez on the hero's birthday.