Today’s Special Occasion: Inauguration Day

It’s January 20, and today’s date is probably best-known as Inauguration Day.  That’s because the 20th amendment to the United States Constitution calls for the President of the United States to be inaugurated on this date in the year following a presidential election...

Testimonial Thursday

It’s Thursday, and since we liked last week’s Testimonial Thursday post, we decided to do another one seven days later.  Melissa from Ohio writes, “I found the Planning Your Career course to be very helpful.  The methods and the lessons were put into words that were...

Today’s Birthday: A.A. Milne

It’s January 18, and author A.A. Milne was born on this date in 1882.  He is best-known for creating Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin (who was named after his own son), Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet and other favorite characters of childhood literature.  American School’s...

Today’s Anniversary: The United Nations Security Council

It’s January 17, and the United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on this date in 1946.  The UN Security Council promotes security and peace, and the anniversary of its first meeting got us thinking about the security measures we have in place for our...

American School Closed Monday, January 16, 2023

American School will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 17, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school...

Testimonial Thursday

We have not done a Testimonial Thursday in quite some time, but we are going to change that today.  Mercedes from Washington writes, “I liked how positive my instructors were with their comments telling me to ‘keep up the good work!’ and ‘great...