Turning 5th Graders into Data Explorers
With the help of online tools, a survey and a guest lecturer, a class of fifth graders learn to find answers to their questions using data.
Read MoreAFS Educators Present at the NAIS People of Color Conference in Texas
Eight members of the AFS professional community traveled to San Antonio for the National Association of Independent Schools’ People of Color Conference, an opportunity to present workshops, collaborate, engage in leadership and professional development, and networking.
Read More4 Tips To Help 8th Graders Make the Leap to Upper School
The transition from Middle School to Upper School can challenge students in several ways. Teachers’ expectations are different, and students are given more responsibilities and greater independence. Here are four tips that came out of that conversation that can empower Middle School students to make the most of their journey as they prepare to take on the Upper School.
Read MoreAFS Educators Present at National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference
AFS teachers Carol Wolf and Raji Malik co-presented a workshop at the NAEYC Annual Conference focused on fostering connections and relieving the new and incredible stresses that young children are facing.
Read More2022 Upper School Winter Concert
Event Date: December 7, 2022
The Upper School Winter Concert features the Jazz Band, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Strings Ensemble, and Chamber Singers, with some fun surprises along the way!
Read MoreA Note on Renewal: Our Quaker Theme of the Year
November 18, 2022
Renewal is a birthright of all human beings, in all circumstances, a capacity of the Light within, that of God in each person.
Read MoreAFS Homecoming 2022
Event Date: November 23, 2022
Once a Roo, always a Roo! Come home to AFS on Wednesday, November 23
Read MoreIfe West-Ingram ’23 Signs Letter of Intent to Play Basketball at Rider University
AFS senior and Varsity Boys Basketball player Ife West-Ingram ‘23 will continue his academic and athletic career at Rider University with a full scholarship.
Read MoreAFS Theatre Presents “The Spongebob Musical”
Event Date: November 10, 2022
The Upper School theatre program invites you to join us November 10, 11 & 12 in the Josephine Muller Auditorium for this joyful and fun musical. Thursday and Friday @ 7:00 p.m., Saturday @ 2 p.m.
Read MoreTeaching Data Literacy by Telling Stories
Erin Bengtson, an Upper School Match Teacher at AFS, launched a new statistics class aimed at helping students to develop their data literacy for a changing world.
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