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Since 2006, the American School Blog has kept students, parents and school officials up to date on what’s happening at American School. Below are our most recent blog posts. Visit the American School Blog Archive to read noteworthy blogs from over the years.
Special Notice for Students in Tennessee
As of October 30, 2026, American School is no longer on the state of Tennessee's approved list of non-public schools, but homeschooling residents of Tennessee still may take American School’s accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses. Please...
2026 Convention #8: MSCA Fall Conference
American School’s eighth convention appearance of 2026 will occur next week at the Missouri School Counselor Association Fall Conference in St. Charles, Missouri. Visit us at the St. Charles Convention Center on Sunday, November 8, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on...
About Enrollment Contracts
Today’s blog is about enrollment contracts. For decades American School offered multi-year enrollment contracts, but for the last several years students have enrolled in American School’s accredited middle school program and accredited high school program only one...
Make a Payment Page vs. Enrollment Page
Today’s blog is about the Make a Payment page on our web site. Current or past students should use that page to make standard monthly payments or make other payments such as submitting funds for a transcript or duplicate diploma. The Make a Payment page is NOT an...
American School Holds 129th Annual Meeting
It’s October 26 and today American School leadership is holding the School’s 129th Annual Meeting of Trustees and Corporate Members. It is an opportunity for attendees to review the accomplishments and challenges of the past year and plan for a brighter future. Each...
2026-2027 Year-End Break Fifth Notice
Fall is flying by and before we know it we will be starting winter. Each year American School closes for a period of time at the end of the year, and this year American School’s last day of operations in 2026 will be Wednesday, December 23. American School will be...
Testimonial Thursday
It’s a Thursday, so let’s read another testimonial from one of our students. Cord from Colorado writes, “The comments from the instructors are very easy to read and understand and helped me learn from my mistakes. The textbooks and instructions are easy to use and...
Today’s Birthday: Alfred Nobel
It’s October 21, and scientist Alfred Nobel was born on this day in 1833. He invented dynamite but you might be more familiar with his name because of the Nobel Prizes. Nobel’s will included provisions to create awards to honor people whose skills offer “the...
Today’s Anniversary: The Sydney Opera House
It’s October 20, and the Sydney Opera House opened in Australia on this day in 1973. With its unique architecture it’s one of the most famous buildings in the world, and so today’s blog is going to promote our Drafting and Design course. It’s one of many online high...
What Does and Doesn’t Happen Right After Students Enroll
Today’s blog is going to discuss what does and doesn’t happen after students enroll in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program. As soon as we receive an application, we begin processing it. If the student is...
Boss’s Day 2026
It’s October 16, and today is Boss’s Day. It’s a great day to honor all the bosses and supervisors here at American School who help lead the School and serve students in all 50 states and more than 65 countries around the world. This Boss’s Day for us, however, is...
Today’s Anniversary: The Gregorian Calendar
It’s October 15, and the Gregorian Calendar began to be fully adopted on this day in 1582. Centuries ago there were many calendars being used by different parts of the world. As you might imagine, this became confusing. Eventually countries and continents came to...
Today’s Birthday: Dwight Eisenhower
It’s October 14, and Dwight Eisenhower was born on this day in 1890. He was the 34th President of the United States, but before he took office in 1953, he was an accomplished general in the military. Today’s blog reminds you that if you are interested in joining the...
Today’s Birthday: George Osmond
It’s October 13, and George Osmond was born on this day in 1917. He was the father of the Osmond siblings, many of whom are American School students and graduates. When his children were younger, George and his wife Olive made the decision to enroll their children...
American School Closed October 12, 2026
American School will be closed on Monday, October 12. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, October 13, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...
2026-2027 Coolidge Scholarship Information
Today’s blog contains information about the 2026-2027 Coolidge Scholarship. According to a press release, the scholarship is a full-ride, four-year, merit scholarship that recipients may use for undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the...
Today’s Birthday: Niels Bohr
It’s October 7, and scientist Niels Bohr was born on this day in 1885. He was a physicist who did research in quantum theory and atomic structure and so today’s blog will spotlight our Physics courses. We have one among our high school correspondence courses and one...
Today’s Anniversary: Instagram
It’s October 6, and Instagram was founded on this day in 2010. Today’s blog will be about where to find American School on social media. You can visit our Facebook page where we post our daily blogs and other information about our homeschool programs. At this time...
Today’s Birthday: Chester A. Arthur
It’s October 5, and Chester A. Arthur was born on this day in 1829. He was the 21st President of the United States and unlike many of the presidents we feature in this blog, he does not have an official library or museum. He does, however, have a historic site in...
About americanschoolofcorr.com and americanschool.org
Today’s blog is about two domain names. One is www.americanschool.org. The other is www.americanschoolofcorr.com. Both of them belong to us. When we first launched our web site, we didn’t have online middle school courses or online high school courses. In fact we...
Today’s Anniversaries: Magic Kingdom and EPCOT
It’s October 1, and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom opened on this day in 1971. EPCOT, also part of the Walt Disney World complex, opened on this day in 1982. If you’ve been to either of those two parks or any of the many amusement parks near Orlando, Florida, you...
Today’s Anniversary: The Hoover Dam
It’s September 30, and the Hoover Dam was dedicated on this day in 1935. The structure provides power for parts of Arizona, California and Nevada and attracts 7 million visitors a year. If you feel like something is blocking your path to an accredited high school...
Today’s Birthday: Miguel de Cervantes
It’s September 29, and author Miguel de Cervantes was born on this day in 1547. He is best-known for the novel Don Quixote which was adapted into the musical Man of La Mancha. The musical contains a song entitled “The Impossible Dream” and so today’s blog will focus...
About Electives
Today’s blog is about electives. Sometimes homeschooling students or parents will contact us and ask for a list of electives. No such list exists. That’s because any of our accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses can be considered an...
American School Recognized in Back to Homeschool Awards
American School recently received honorable mention recognition in Homeschool.com’s annual Back to Homeschool Awards. The recognition is proof that homeschooling families across the country value American School’s self-paced courses for students in grades 6-12. We...