American School Closed Monday, January 20, 2025

American School will be closed on Monday, January 20.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 21, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...

Presidential Inauguration Set For January 20

It’s January 16, and four days from now the 47th President of the United States will be inaugurated on the west front of the United States Capitol.  American School remains neutral on all political matters but chose to discuss the inauguration in today’s blog because...

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It’s January 15, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this date in 1929.  He was assassinated in 1968 but left behind a legacy of civil rights that continues today.  A visit to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Park and Preservation District’s...

Today’s Birthday: Mark Antony

It’s January 14, and ancient Roman statesman Mark Antony was born on this date in 83 B.C.  In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony utters the famous line, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears,” and so today’s blog is going to talk about...

Today’s Anniversary: The National Geographic Society

It’s January 13, and the National Geographic Society was founded on this date in 1888.  As you might imagine, today seems like a great day to talk about American School’s geography courses.  Social Studies 6 is one of our accredited middle school courses and is...

Today’s Anniversary: Common Sense

It’s January 10, and Thomas Paine published his famous pamphlet Common Sense on this date in 1776.   The pamphlet promoted American independence from Great Britain and is one of the most famous documents of the Revolutionary War era.  Today’s blog is going to offer...