Today’s Anniversary: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

It’s April 13 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was founded on this day in 1870.  It was the most-visited museum in the United States in 2025 and the anniversary of its founding got us thinking about our drawing courses.  Drawing Animals and Drawing...

The 100th Day of 2026

It’s April 10, and today is the 100th day of 2026.  The number 100 is important to us here at American School because 100 is the highest score students can achieve on exams in their print or online middle school courses or print or online high school courses.  While...

Testimonial Thursday

It’s Thursday, so let’s hear another testimonial from one of our students.  Cassandra from Wisconsin writes, “American School is the best.  It saved me.  There was no way I was going to graduate on my own.  With the American School, I could work out of my home and...

About Summer School Classes

Today’s blog is about summer school classes.  Many students who attend resident high schools wish to take a course or two with us through our independent study high school program during the summer and ask us when the enrollment period opens and how long our summer...

Today’s Anniversary: The World Health Organization

It’s April 7, and the United Nations formed the World Health Organization on this day in 1948.  As its name implies, the World Health Organization works to keep residents of countries around the world as safe and healthy as possible, but good health often starts at...

April Fools’ Day 2026

It’s April 1, and today is April Fools’ Day.  It’s a popular day for practical jokes and pranks, but not having an accredited high school diploma is no laughing matter.  Studies have shown that people who have completed a high school diploma program earn more money in...