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Second Graders Walk in the Shoes of Others

January 10, 2019

The second grade spent the month of December learning about the lives of people who made a difference in the lives of others. A variety of individuals were discussed in small groups including: Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Blackwell, Helen Keller, Mary Anning and Jackie Robinson.

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New Students Join Center for Experiential Learning’s MedEx and BizEx

January 10, 2019

The AFS MedEx group-learning program, part of the Center for Experiential Learning, has welcomed its fourth cohort of Upper School students, who are beginning a year of study alongside doctors and medical professionals who will discuss the rewards and challenges of working in the medical field. The BizEx cohort, which is designed for students to learn about entrepreneurship and business through hands-on experience, has also been decided for the year ahead.

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Lower School Winter Program Asks Audience to Bear Witness

December 20, 2018

The Lower School program lit up the Josephine Muller Auditorium stage as students from early childhood through fourth grade put on meaningful and lively productions.

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Diversity Without Borders: The Quaker School at Horsham

December 13, 2018

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. 

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Seventh Grade Scientific Revolution

December 13, 2018

Social studies and Spanish teacher Diana Gru brought a project to life based on her desire to make studying the scientific revolution interesting for students.

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AFS Alumni Share Their Work and Wisdom

December 6, 2018

AFS 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.

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Poetry from the Third Grade Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

December 6, 2018

Third grade teachers who kindly shared some of their students' beautiful poetry from the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. 

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Exploring All Things Shakespearean

November 30, 2018

AFS 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. 

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Homecoming Draws over 80 Alumni for a Day of Reminiscing

November 30, 2018

More than 80 alumni returned to the AFS campus for Homecoming 2018

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Physics Students Take Flight in the Classroom

November 30, 2018

Jiahe 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.”

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