Middle School News
Videos & slide shows
Features
Check this worry off your list: How to open a middle school locker
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Rising sixth graders often have some anxiety as they make the transition to middle school. How to open a locker is a common concern. Hoping to eliminate that […]
Videos & slide shows
30 seconds with … FairyTale STEAM Camp
Thanks to this Rec & Ed summer camp, these AAPS preschoolers know just how magical science can be.
Videos & slide shows
Elementary News
It was all about birds at the 2018 Summer Learning Institute
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was all about birds this year as more than 280 families participated in one of two action-packed sessions of the Summer Learning Institute concluding today at Allen Elementary. […]
Community Gives Back
Scarlett’s newly enhanced bird sanctuary is a gift from SESLA students
Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Students returning to Scarlett Middle School in September will quickly notice a new addition thanks to students in the Summer English as a Second Language Academy […]
Features
Fairytale STEAM Camp lets preschoolers see how science can be magical
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Showing preschoolers that science is magical is the idea behind the newest Rec & Ed summer camp. Have a look at at few minutes of Fairytale STEAM Camp: […]
Features
Dancing, painting, exploring: AAPS’ youngest students are enjoying summer classes
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor What have our youngest students been up to this summer? Take a peek at some of the action over at the Early Childhood division of Rec & Ed: […]
Community Gives Back
Safety Town—one of Rec & Ed’s most popular summer day camps—is underway
Video and photos by Jo Mathis, AAPS District News Editor The ever popular Safety Town is now underway, helping incoming Young 5’s, kindergarteners and first graders learn the difference between safe and unsafe situations. Held […]
Elementary News
Thurston English Language Program makes learning language and science fun and relevant
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The annual Thurston English Language Summer Program partners with the Leslie Science Center to provide experiential learning opportunities aligned to the AAPS science curriculum. “We explicitly focus on building content […]