Today’s Birthday: Michelangelo

It’s March 6, and the artist Michelangelo was born on this date in 1475.  Michelangelo sculpted David, which is in Florence, Italy, and the Pieta, which is at the Vatican in Rome.  He also painted the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican and is a...

Today’s Anniversary: Florida

It’s March 3, and Florida became a state on this date in 1845.  Florida is home to the Kennedy Space Center, and if you want an out-of-this-world educational experience, consider American School.  We accept enrollments year-round and offer self-paced paper-based...

American School Closed Friday, March 3

American School will be closed Friday, March 3, due to a winter storm. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, March 6.  We wish you a good weekend with your families and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and...

American School Announces Preliminary 2023 Convention Schedule

American School is looking forward to attending 11 homeschool and school counseling conventions this spring and summer.  As we have in the past, we will continue to promote each convention individually in this blog in the days and weeks leading up to the event, but we...

Today’s Anniversaries: Ohio and Nebraska

It’s March 1, and Ohio became a state on this date in 1803.  Nebraska followed suit on this date in 1867.  Over the years American School has visited both states for homeschool conventions, and so today’s blog is going to be about how we choose which homeschool...

Travis Pastrana Races in 2023 Daytona 500

American School graduate Travis Pastrana recently raced in his first Daytona 500 and had a strong 11th place finish in the Great American Race.  Although he didn’t take the checkered flag first, we are proud of Travis for trying something new and doing quite well at...