The AAS Esports team has been competing internationally for over a year now. Middle and high school gamers have competed each trimester against other schools all over the world. In that time, our team has won the world championship for competitive Minecraft and we are quickly building a name for ourselves in a new game…
AAS Wolves Esports Team: At the Top of Their Game
In the beginning of December 2022, AAS Wolves Esports Team won the world championship of the International Schools Esports League. Their game sense, revolutionary strategies and constant drive for improvement are beyond impressive. Last week we interviewed five of AAS Esports winners and learnt more about their journey to international success. How did you find…
Teacher Spotlight: Megan Rubbelke
Introduce yourself in one sentence, please Hi! I’m Ms. Rubbelke. I taught MS math last year and I am teaching HS math this year! How long have you been at AAS? This is my second year at AAS. Share something we do not expect to hear from you? One of the first things I will…
AAS Wolves Esports Team Wins World Championship
Congratulations to our AAS Wolves Esports team! Last night, they won the world championship of the International Schools Esports League. All season, our Esports team played against other schools from around the world and never lost a single match. They finished the season undefeated and introduced countless new strategies, tactics, and surprising additions to the…
Life is a Field Trip
As students return from cultural trips, I’m reminded of the words of the great American author and teacher, John Gardner: “The business of education is to give the student both useful information and life enhancing experience; one largely measurable, the other not.” The importance of the above quotations has stuck with me since I first…
Teacher Spotlight: Rossi Anastassova
Introduce yourself in one sentence, please I toss up water for good luck and clear paths at the main AAS events and I teach Bulagrian language, literature, culture, history and CAS in IB. How long have you been at AAS? Since August,2003 – next school year will be my 20th Share something we do not…
Teacher Spotlight: Dominic Carrillo
Introduce yourself in one sentence, please I am a teacher, father, husband, writer, reader, and amateur musician who loves to travel and experience new things, people, and places. How long have you been at AAS? 10 years. Share something we do not expect to hear from you? When I was an adjunct history professor at…
Teacher Spotlight: Mark Modzelewski
Get to know our Theatre Teacher Mr. Mark Modzelewski ( a.k.a Mr. Modz) Introduce yourself in one sentence, please I’m Mr. Modz and I teach Theatre and Theatre Tech in MS and HS. How long have you been at AAS? I am finishing my fourth year at AAS and I’ve lived in Bulgaria for almost…
Students Fundraise For Ukraine
This week grade 7 students organized an American Candy Sale Fundraising in the Middle School They raised a total of 506.10 Bulgarian leva, which will be donated to UNICEF in support of Ukraine. …
Kindergarten and Grade 6 Collaboration
To Travel Sideways
It’s been nearly 20 years since I was bitten by the travel bug. That first destination, rather typically, was Paris, France. Everything down to the cobble stoned malls of Montmartre, right up to the interlaced architecture of the Eiffel Tower, blew my mind. However, the most useful element acquired, I’d come to appreciate many years later; the fact that you’ll never be one-hundred percent prepared for any new destination. And I’m not just referring to material matters like an awful accommodation or forgetting your raincoat and a favorite lipstick shade. I’m talking about being mentally prepared for whatever the journey may throw at you….
Grade 8 Product Presentations
The students come up with their own product, service, or app that would be appropriate in today’s world….
