Say Yes to Harvard?
September 27, 2016
For Eli Russell, who earned a perfect score on his SATs and founded the award-winning National History Day team at AFS, the list of possible colleges included many of the nation’s top-tier universities.
Read MoreFrom Hobby to Passion
September 27, 2016
For Katie Botak, taking art classes at AFS changed what had been a hobby into a full-fledged passion, and completing an intense precollege program between her junior and senior years played a pivotal role in her decision to pursue art in college.
Read MoreFirst Choice, an HBCU
September 27, 2016
Chelsea Alexander was at school when she learned from her brother that she had been admitted to Hampton University and she could barely contain her excitement. “I ran in the hallway, a couple of laps. I was excited!”
Read MoreLarge or Small School?
September 26, 2016
Anne Silbaugh applied via the regular-decision process to seven colleges, eschewing the early decision or early action path that some fellow seniors had chosen.
Read MoreEast Coast/West Coast
September 26, 2016
When Loghan Thain visited Stanford University, he borrowed a bicycle after dinner and set off on his own to explore the campus.
Read MoreMango Sorbet for President?
September 23, 2016
Ahead of the first presidential debate, Middle School students were advocating on behalf of their favorite candidates — in this case, a flavor of ice cream or sorbet. Along the way, they learned about differentiating fact from opinion, the use of propaganda and techniques, the electoral college, the history of political parties a short stump speech and how to compose a campaign jingle.
Read MoreScholar-athletes Shine in Winter Sports Season
March 16, 2016
The AFS Kangaroos played with heart and boosted school pride with their sterling efforts in winter sports competition. The varsity girls' basketball team set a blizzard pace all season and advanced to the Final Four in the state tournament for independent schools; the varsity wrestling team sent junior Michael Sadowski...
Read MoreWhy Improv?
March 13, 2016
“When you study improv you’re studying how to play again and how to access that part of your mind that’s not judgmental. It teaches the students to actively listen and accept what another person says as the basis of something that can grow."
Read MoreUnit on China Takes Off
March 13, 2016
Responding to young children’s natural playfulness can yield inspiring and unexpected results. That’s what Felix Chen and Karolye Eldridge discovered while teaching a 3rd grade unit on China.
Read MoreEighth Grade Quaker Meeting for Business
March 12, 2016
The eighth grade met for their monthly Meeting for Business (MFB), a special Meeting for Worship focused on specific topics that are relevant to the grade. The eighth grade team began the practice two years ago so students could talk about social or academic concerns in a respectful space.
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