by | Dec 13, 2022 | New Blog
It’s December 13, and American School’s Facebook page launched on this date in 2010. We are grateful for everyone who likes or follows our page, and we do our best to keep it updated twice a day on regular business days and once a day on weekends and holidays. One...
by | Dec 12, 2022 | New Blog
It’s December 12, and Pennsylvania became a state on this date in 1787. The largest city in western Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh and the largest city in eastern Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, but in between is the city of Hershey, which as you may have guessed is the...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | New Blog
It’s December 9, and today is the last weekday of Computer Science Education Week. It’s the perfect occasion to remind you that, starting with 9th graders in 2022-2023, students in our accredited high school program who plan to earn a high school diploma at home from...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | New Blog
It’s December 8, and newspaper headlines 81 years ago today recalled the horrifying events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Every year in this blog we recall Pearl Harbor and encourage you to visit the USS Arizona Memorial and other related sites if you...
by | Dec 7, 2022 | New Blog
It’s December 7, and on this date in 1787, Delaware became the first state in the United States. It is difficult to know for sure, but with our founding in 1897, American School has to be one of the first homeschool institutions in the United States if not the first....
by | Dec 6, 2022 | New Blog
It’s December 6, and today is St. Nicholas Day. In some countries it is tradition for children to leave their shoes out on the night of December 5 and wake up on the morning of December 6 to find treats left inside as a result of a visit from St. Nicholas. If you’re...
