Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Mikael Yisrael, coordinated a visit to the Quaker School at Horsham on December 5, where student facilitators worked with faculty and staff there to discuss experiences with diversity, microaggressions and appreciating individual differences. Student Noah Lloyd '21 shared his reflections on the experience.
Read MoreSocial studies and Spanish teacher Diana Gru brought a project to life based on her desire to make studying the scientific revolution interesting for students.
Read MoreI am made hopeful and thankful everyday by the AFS community.
Read MoreAFS alumni returned to campus last week to discuss their experiences in politics with students. Mini Racker ‘14, Maria Sperger ‘18 and Sasha Rojavin ‘11 joined Upper School History teacher Drew Benfer’s "Partisan Politics" classes. They also shared advice and perspective on life after AFS.
Read MoreThird grade teachers who kindly shared some of their students' beautiful poetry from the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
Read MoreAFS students traveled to the American Shakespeare Center (ASC) in Staunton, VA November 16-18. Trip leader Megan Bellwoar Hollinger shared with This Week that the group participated in two different workshops on acting Shakespeare's text, and saw three shows in two days including an adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, and Shakespeare's Richard III and As You Like It.
Read MoreMore than 80 alumni returned to the AFS campus for Homecoming 2018
Read MoreA group of seventh grade students has started on a long-term project to produce mats for those affected by homelessness using plastic bags donated by the AFS community.
Read MoreJiahe Wu said, “At first it was stressful. The first thing Jordan introduced us to was a plane map covered with planes.” Jiahe’s teammate Clay Lewis felt the group worked well and divided the work strategically saying, “I was the team leader, so basically I did the numbers and wrote everything down.” He also said, “I felt like it was better than a normal test because not only did we need to know the material, we needed to know how to apply the material.”
Read MoreWe are grateful for the following AFS community members who donated on Giving Tuesday to help our campus flourish now and into the future.
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