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I’m often asked by parents what they can do to support their child’s social emotional development outside of school. There is no big secret, and most already know the answer before asking; family. Specifically, spending time with your children.

Did you know that the “The prevalence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa has risen in eight out of 10 Eastern European countries (Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia) over the three past decades (1990-2019)?” This information is taken from a fascinating study from the Institute of Psychology at the University of Wrocław.

At this morning’s Parent Coffee, I joined Daniel Kilback and Paul Ericksen from our ICT team to talk with parents about the critical importance of actively supporting their children to be safe online. We also spent a bit of time helping parents set parental controls on their children’s devices.

As a school that values inquiry as a way of teaching and learning, AAS aims to cultivate the innate curiosity that children have. We ask students TONS of questions all day; some are to role model how we show interest in someone else, some are to provoke the students’ thinking further.

Coming from a small village in Kerala, southern India, Aneesh moved to a city where he pursued art. Over time, he had the chance to travel to different places across India and abroad, working with various people and eventually teaching. 

In our Get to Know Your PTO Series we will introduce to you prominent and active members of our valuable Parent-Teacher Association.  Our first interview for this academic year is with Ms. Mila Ilieva, parent of two vibrant Elementary School students.

Teaching and parenting skills overlap. Being a teacher is like being a parent of 20 kids, and having a classroom before kids taught me some valuable lessons.

We are a month into 2025, so it is a bit late for me to wish you a Happy New Year, but I do so nonetheless. Our winter holiday was spent with family and friends at home. This included our two older kids home from college, as well as family visiting us from the U.S.