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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.
Mother’s Day 2023
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and so today is a great day to thank mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and anyone else who serves as a motherly figure to American School students. We know that families have many educational options. Many schools and companies...
Today’s Anniversary: Minnesota
It’s May 11, and Minnesota became a state on this date in 1858. Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and while we don’t have quite that many accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses in our curriculum, we do offer hundreds of...
Today’s Anniversary: The Transcontinental Railroad
It’s May 10, and on this date in 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed when a golden spike was pounded into the ground at Promontory Summit in what was then known as Utah Territory. The railroad made cross-country transportation much easier, and American...
Today’s Birthday: J.M. Barrie
It’s May 9, and author J.M. Barrie was born on this date in 1860. He’s best known for creating the character of Peter Pan, a fictional boy who can fly and never grows up. Real boys and girls do grow up, however, and when they become ready for sixth grade courses,...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 2023 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It’s May 8, and today the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens in New York City. As luck would have it, it’s also the 146th anniversary of the very first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1877. If you watch the dog show tonight you’ll see many breeds of dogs...
Today’s Special Occasion: Cinco de Mayo
It’s May 5, and today is Cinco de Mayo. It’s a great occasion to highlight the Spanish courses we have in our curriculum. For example, we have Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 among our paper-based high school courses, and we have Spanish 1, Spanish 2 and the first semester...
Today’s Special Occasion: Star Wars Day
It’s May 4, and today is Star Wars Day because today’s date, when pronounced as May the 4th (or Fourth), is similar to the famous “May the Force be with You” phrase from the Star Wars movies. Occasionally we will survey students in our accredited middle school...
Updated Child Development Course Now Available
American School is pleased to announce the release of an updated Child Development course. The course is one of our many paper-based high school courses and would be a great addition to your accredited high school program or independent study high school program,...
Introduction to Business Discontinued
Today’s blog announces that our Introduction to Business course has been discontinued. This course was among our many high school correspondence courses, but as we have written many times, our curriculum of accredited middle school courses and accredited high school...
Today’s Anniversary: Maryland
It’s April 28, and Maryland became a state on this date in 1788. Maryland’s motto is “Strong Deeds, Gentle Words” and that got us thinking about the words and feedback our instructors use when they grade exams in our homeschool courses. All of our instructors are...
2023 Michiana Homeschool Convention
American School is pleased to exhibit at the inaugural Michiana Homeschool Convention on May 6 in Notre Dame, Indiana. Come join us at Saint Mary’s College from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. We’ll bring information about our general high school program, which might be of...
Administrative Professionals’ Day 2023
It’s April 26 and today is Administrative Professionals’ Day. It’s the perfect day to recognize the many clerical workers who serve students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program. They handle such tasks...
Today’s Anniversary: The United Negro College Fund
It’s April 25, and the United Negro College Fund was founded on this date in 1944. Its goal then and now was to have funds available for African-American students to attend college and to make funds available for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to award...
Today’s Anniversary: The Library of Congress
It’s April 24, and the Library of Congress was established on this date in 1800. This anniversary got us thinking about libraries in general and what great resources they are for homeschool students. You can visit your local library to check out books to read for...
Earth Day 2023
Tomorrow is Earth Day, but since American School is not open on weekends, we are celebrating the holiday in today’s blog. Everyone should do as much as possible to protect the environment and save the planet, and American School is no exception. We have had a...
Testimonial Thursday
It’s Thursday, so it’s the perfect time to present another testimonial from another of our students. David from Michigan writes, “The study guides were a great help, and I enjoyed the selection of reading in the Literature 4 class. Also, when I called the American...
2023 Allen THSC Called to Teach Convention
American School is pleased to exhibit at the 2023 THSC Called to Teach Convention from April 27-29 in Allen, Texas. Visit us in booth 726 at Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel and Watters Creek Convention Center on April 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; on April 28 from 10 a.m. to...
Tax Deadline Day 2023
It’s April 18, and today is the deadline for filing your federal and state income tax returns. This occasion is a good time to remind you of two things. First, if you ever need any documents from us to help you file your taxes and prove your child or children took...
Today’s Birthday: Thornton Wilder
It’s April 17, and author and playwright Thornton Wilder was born on this date in 1897. His most famous work is the play Our Town, and so today we’re going to talk about some of the towns American School has called home for our 126 years as a leading distance...
What is a Diploma?
We conclude our three-part series of blogs discussing the differences between the progress report, the transcript and the diploma by focusing on the diploma. A diploma, which is available for high school only, is a certificate showing completion of our accredited...
What is a Transcript?
We continue our three-part series of blogs discussing the differences between the progress report, the transcript and the diploma by focusing on the transcript. There are two types of transcripts—unofficial and official. Both contain the same information, but the...
What is a Progress Report?
Today we begin a three-part series of blogs designed to educate readers on the differences between three distinct educational documents—the progress report, the transcript and the diploma. At first, people might think that all three documents contain the same...
Updated Introduction to Medical Terminology Course Now Available
An updated Introduction to Medical Terminology course is now available. The updated course features a new textbook and a study guide which now contains the course’s exams, thereby eliminating the need to have a separate workbook. We are proud to include Introduction...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 100th Day of 2023
It’s April 10, and today is the 100th day of 2023. That got us thinking about how important the number 100 is to students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program. 100 is the highest score students can...
American School Closed Friday, April 7, 2023
American School will be closed Friday, April 7. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, April 10, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses at that time. Thank you for making us your...