Take a nap – it’ll do you a world of good

Take a nap – it’ll do you a world of good

It seems clear that most adults understand the value of a good night’s rest. We look forward to weekends when we can catch up on…

Read Article →
What makes a good teacher

What makes a good teacher

At SAS, we are fortunate to have many outstanding teachers. Survey results have shown that parents are overwhelmingly pleased with their children’s teachers.

Read Article →
Building a nurturing student environment

Building a nurturing student environment

A parent of a six-year old child who just joined SAS told me with the kind of excitement that is usually seen only in our…

Read Article →
SAS is producing students who love to write!

SAS is producing students who love to write!

When graduating senior Charlotte Zhu’s Advanced Placement essay (written when she was a junior) was chosen as a representative sample of what an AP exam…

Read Article →
What Makes SAS an American School?

What Makes SAS an American School?

What makes SAS an American School?  Is it the name?  Is it the curriculum?  Is it the passports and educational training of our teachers?  Is…

Read Article →
Doing Our Part

Doing Our Part

In his February 18 Eagle column, Superintendent Kerry Jacobson generously called the SAS School Board the “first and foremost volunteers.”

Read Article →
The Performing Arts: The voice of the 21st-century global society

The Performing Arts: The voice of the 21st-century global society

The term “globalization” entered our western vernacular in the 1980s in the light of the many significant events occurring during this decade:  Iran-Contra, the fall…

Read Article →
SAS on target once again

SAS on target once again

It’s amazing how quickly time flies. We are now at the mid-point of our accreditation cycle. In the fall of 2008, the Western Association of…

Read Article →
Student Led Conferences

Student Led Conferences

Do you remember what it felt like as a child to wait for your report card, or for your parents to come home after parent…

Read Article →
The Importance of Play

The Importance of Play

Play is essential to our students’ wellbeing — it contributes to their cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development and provides a way for parents to…

Read Article →