A discussion on Ann Arbor Public Schools International Baccalaureate program with the district’s Pre K – 12 IB Coordinator Kevin Karr.
AAPS Updates
- Dancing, painting, exploring: AAPS’ youngest students are enjoying summer classes
- Thurston English Language Program makes learning language and science fun and relevant
- Profile: Thurston Elementary Music Teacher Yael Rothfeld, 2018 DTE Energy Foundation Educator of the Year
- AAPS honors retirees at annual farewell dinner
- AAPS Board of Education objects to Michigan’s proposed new K-12 social studies standards
Middle School News
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Slauson Middle School Band was busy making music three weeks ago—even before the instruments arrived:
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Nobody has ever accused Slauson Middle School teacher Maria Murphy of having a boring, run-of-the-mill classroom.
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Slauson Middle School students can now enjoy the fresh autumn air during instructional time. The ribbon was cut Monday afternoon on a new outdoor classroom, which features long benches created with retaining walls built into a slope facing the …
Photo and profile by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Larissa Czuchnowsky grew up in Windsor, Ontario, the daughter of Polish immigrants Dan and Mica Czuchnowsky. After high school, she took a gap year to travel to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, and to volunteer on organic farms …
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The 108 students of the Summer English as a Second Language Academy (SESLA) were excited last night to unveil the new expansive mural they painted as a gift to Scarlett Middle School. Local artist Mary …
Susan Smiddy, a music therapist at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, recorded Anna’s heartbeat in her final days, then recorded a song using parts of Anna’s favorite songs on top of her heartbeat. The family used “Anna’s Heartbeat Song” to create a slideshow with photos …
Scarlett teacher Susan Schmidt (in blue) stands with Rosa Ball and others from U-M’s Reach Out and Read program, while members of the Make a Difference Club hold a few of the 2,090 books they collected. Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Thanks …
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis AAPS District News editor Clague Middle School has been named just one of the state’s 12 “2017 School to Watch” by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. And that was cause for an all-school celebration today …
More than 200 Division B schools in Michigan competed in 23 events at their regional tournaments before 60 of those schools qualified for the annual Michigan Science Olympiad State Tournament April 29 at Michigan State University. The three schools that earned invitations to the MSO …
More than 80 people that work at a wide variety of Ann Arbor area businesses and organizations came to Scarlett Middle School and gave the students the chance to do practice interviews with someone currently working in a field that interests them.
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The weather was perfect Saturday for a picnic on the lawn of Pioneer High School while middle and high school musicians performed under the tent. The 2017 Picnic Pops—an annual tradition open to the community—was another chance for students to …
Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Tree City USA is four trees (two tulip trees and two katsuras) more beautiful now that Slauson Middle School students have helped plant the trees along Crest Avenue. The city of Ann Arbor’s Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee commemorated Arbor …
Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Scarlett Middle School’s sixth grade bilingual students, as well as some of the seventh and eighth grade emerging bilingual students, have been working with the University of Michigan soccer team over the past few months to …
Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Luckily for Tappan Middle School music students, Joe DeMarsh broke the vow he took 35 years ago that went something like this: “I will never ever teach again.” DeMarsh’s first teaching job was in a …