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Did you miss the high school PTA parent coffee on Monday, December 6? Our high school leadership team and high school students shared how we support student wellness in the high school and how we respond to student data and trends. Parents also shared tips and strategies with each other to support our students at home.
- CASEL
- advisory
- high school
- social emotional learning
- wellness
Did you miss the middle school parent coffee on Monday, November 29? Learn more about how you can talk to your adolescent about sex.
- adolescents
- counseling
- counselor
- parent tips
- relationships
- sex
Did you miss the elementary school parent coffee on Monday, November 15? Learn how we use Responsive Classroom strategies to strengthen student-teacher relationships, build a positive and inclusive community, and increase student engagement.
- counseling
- counselor
- elementary school
- responsive classroom
Over the summer, Singapore American School's FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team 4817 persisted in their goal to program a successful swerve drive base. Get a glimpse of what their new swerve robot can do!
- FIRST robotics
- FRC
- creativity
- critical thinking
- high school
- robotics
It's time to grab a book and celebrate our love for reading! Singapore American School librarians Alison Cuthbert, Kate Brundage, Mary Wheatley, Jamin Bookhamer, and Bob Helmer share their list of books recommended for students from preschool through twelfth grade.
- November
- book recommendations
- books
- for the love of reading
- librarians
- library
- sas reads
Did you miss the high school PTA parent coffee on Monday, November 1? Learn more about our Quest program and the various parent/student online platforms at SAS.
- Quest
- high school
- parent coffee
Due to the government guidelines, second to seventh grade students were forced to go into distance learning mode for approximately three weeks. Seventh grade student Aditi R. shares what he, his peers, and educators have accomplished despite the challenges during the pandemic.
Did you miss the elementary school parent coffee on Monday, October 25? Learn more about the intersection between distance learning, digital citizenship, our elementary school rules, and how parents might connect with and support this at home.
- digital citizenship
- elementary school
- parent coffee
- tech tips
Did you miss the middle school parent coffee on Monday, October 25? Learn more about the strategies for supporting your middle school mathematicians.
- math
- middle school
- number sense
- parent coffee
As Singapore American School community members thought back upon the events of 20 years ago, it was clear that for many, 9/11 will always evoke strong feelings.
- 9/11
- September 11
- community
For senior Suyash Dasgupta, Chosen originally started as his project for the Catalyst program. Believing that a verse novel, something easy to read and not too intimidating, can be a vessel for sparking up conversations about topics not commonly spoken about, Dasgupta wrote his novel about male mental health and substance abuse.
- author
- book launch
- catalyst
- senior
- soundtrack
Did you miss the high school PTA parent coffee on Monday, October 4? Learn more about our Advanced Studies program and understand what the data is telling us.
- advanced studies
- advanced topics
- courses
- high school
- parent coffee
- well being
On July 10, 2021, the SpaceX Dragon CRS-22 returned from the International Space Station (ISS), and with it came the 2020–21 SpaceLab team experiment. The team was able to draw some conclusions based on their findings.
- SpaceLab
- collaboration
- critical thinking
- experiment
- international space station
- space lab
High school personal academic counselor Dr. Jeff Devens shares three questions you could ask your child's teachers during the upcoming parent-teacher conferences.
It's time to grab a book and celebrate our love for reading! SAS librarians share their list of books recommended for students of all ages.
- book recommendations
- for the love of reading
- librarians
- library
- october
- sas reads
Did you miss the middle school parent coffee on Monday, September 27? Middle school technology coordinator Stan Richards and dean of student life Ryan Bruce talk about why social media is so attractive to teens, teen usage trends, and Singapore’s laws on the misuse of social media.
- middle school
- parent coffee
- social media
- technology
- trends
The focus of this parent coffee was on the social-emotional learning in the elementary school, how teachers build community and relationships, and how parents may support their children to build and develop friendships.
- elementary school
- math review updates
- parent coffee
- social emotional learning
Did you miss the senior parent coffee on Tuesday, September 14? Get an overview of important senior timelines and details regarding the class of 2022 graduation.
- deadline
- graduation
- high school
- parent coffee
- seniors
- timeline
Did you miss the high school parent coffee on Monday, September 6? Here are the highlights.
- administration
- communication
- high school
- parent coffee
- student life