Genetic Engineering
December 7, 2015
Genetic Engineering students in Upper School Science Teacher Chris Hunter’s class use digital microscope imagers to stream what they are seeing live to their laptops. This way the teacher and student can look at the same thing at the same time.
Read MoreRobotics
December 7, 2015
The AFS Robotics program has grown by leaps and bounds over the last three years with students increasingly taking leadership roles in the design, coding and building of robots for competition. Now with its own dedicated space in Upper School, the robotics program develops students’ abilities to work in teams, bounce back from failure, solve problems creatively and design innovative solutions.
Read MoreInitiative with Technology
December 7, 2015
With three classmates, Joseph Rotella ’20 designed a ”choose your own adventure” online game after the one they used in his 6th grade Social Sciences class turned out to be underwhelming. Here’s how Joseph describes the project...
Read MoreNational History Day
December 7, 2015
Eli Russell ’16 earned third place in the senior individual website category at the annual National History Day contest. His website tells the story of artist and activist Paul Robeson. The website came in first place in the Bucks and Montgomery Counties Regional Competition and the Pennsylvania State Competition before placing third in the nation.
Read MoreCreek Conservation
November 10, 2015
One fine fall Saturday, AFS community members gathered behind the Lower School to help the Tookany/TaconyFrankford
Watershed Partnership plant over 300 trees and shrubs to create a new riparian buffer for our creek, which forms the headwaters of Jenkintown Creek.
Service Travel
November 10, 2015
Director of Diversity and Inclusion Toni Williamson encourages her students to dream big for their service learning projects, and Bridget Warlea did just that.
Read MorePeer Tutoring
October 5, 2015
"Getting through that initial wall can be challenging," according to Cassie Fiorino, head of peer tutoring at AFS. "Pretty soon, though, most students start to really enjoy being tutored by a peer. It's another teenager, after all. We know the teachers and what they want and we're familiar with the course and the textbooks."
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