Seventh Grade Skypes with N.H. Senzai
March 12, 2016
The seventh grade had the opportunity to Skype with N.H. Senzai, the author of Shooting Kabul. The novel, which is and important current read in the seventh grade English class, follows an Afghan family's escape from Afganistan and subsequent emigration to San Francisco.
Read MoreMiddle Schoolers Showcase One-Act Plays
March 12, 2016
Eighth grade students in theater classes produced two one-act plays that they had written and stage-designed in the first semester.
Read MoreA Pop-Up Comes to the Muller
March 11, 2016
A pop-up living room, tucked away in the corner of the Muller Lobby, this week quickly became a cozy oasis for students looking for a quiet spot for lunch or study. The installation was one of a series of pop-ups that is being created by students in the Upper School arts and theater classes.
Read MoreMoebius Strip Valentines
March 11, 2016
Students in a Middle School math class were spotted turning Moebius strips into Valentines with just a few quick snips of their scissors. Here’s how Math Teacher Justin Solonynka described the exercise: “Any opportunity to present that math is more than just numbers — that it's about problem solving, pattern finding, and engagement with our physical world — is exciting to me.
Read MoreAFS Seniors Receive National Merit Accolades
March 11, 2016
Five AFS seniors have been named Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which recognizes scholastic excellence. The five are Makarios Chung, David Goulden Naitove, Jacob Jacobson, Eli Russell and Lucy Silbaugh. All are eligible to be considered for National Merit Scholarships, which will be awarded to about 7,400 students nationwide.
Read MoreTheatre Students Showcase Work at the PA Shakespeare Festival
March 11, 2016
Upper School Theatre Teacher Megan Hollinger took a mighty team to the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s annual high school competition, where AFS students were chosen to perform a scene in the Festival's final showcase.
Read MoreWhat a Zoo
March 11, 2016
The first graders who were playing with the robotic reptile soon learned that its menace didn’t include an ability to bite. So, of course, they put their hands in the snake’s mouth over and over again and giggled in joy at their discovery as they placed their mechanical animals into the cardboard habitats that the first graders had created. The event marked the culmination of a collaboration between Upper School robotics students and their first grade partners.
Read MorePop-Up Events Come to AFS
March 11, 2016
Upper School Teachers Donna Russo, Amy Newman and Megan Bellwoar Hollinger spent a few weeks last summer exploring new and exciting trends in their disciplines — photography, studio art and theater — and how they could incorporate them into their classes this year. They soon focused on creating a series of pop-up displays and events, which are responsive to what is going on in the world, appear unannounced and disappear just as quickly.
Read MoreBen Shuster ’17 recognized by the Anti-Defamation League
March 11, 2016
Ben Shuster ’17 was recognized by the Anti-Defamation League as the Grand Prize Winner for his essay, “Eyes Wide Open,” which he wrote after attending the Anti-Defamation League’s 9th Annual Youth Leadership Conference in October. The essay contest on “Exploring Diversity, Challenging Hate” was open to students from 46 schools who had participated in the daylong meeting.
Read MoreDebating Medical Ethics
March 11, 2016
At a session of the AFS MedEx program, AFS students and doctors discussed the ethical dilemmas physicians can face when treating their patients. MedEx is a yearlong group-mentoring program, providing students with the opportunity to explore what doctors do, how they think and what they face daily in their profession.
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