At the beginning of our Founders’ Day celebration a couple of weeks ago, I asked the youngest children among us to help us count to…
In late August, I was privileged to speak with SAS students who are also athletes from both of our campuses. The athletic directors, coaches, and…
An energetic student, a 7th grader I found out later, gasped a bit as she passed the new climbing wall on the Pudong campus. “Can…
In years gone by, every night when my children came home from school, I — like many other parents and grandparents — would query them…
I’m from a rural part of the U.S., a part of the world where stories are told that seem simple at first, but often contain…
Among the many things SAS does to enhance the education of its students is to maintain an active calendar of outside speakers who bring to…
As your Superintendent, I’m regularly called on to represent you as I perform a variety of official duties. This is an honor for me and…
On March 9, Mona and I attended the Eagles concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on the World Expo grounds.
For a school like SAS that competes to attract the best students and teachers, our facilities are a drawing card. But if you’re like me—though…




