Academic Arts High School

You may notice things are a bit off on the website. AAHS’ website server experienced HDD corruption. Luckily, with some backups and Google Cache, everything will return to normal shortly.

In fact, things should be pretty normal right now. If you notice anything abnormal on the website, let me (Anthony Lemmer) know: admin@academic-arts.org.

Greetings!

The new school year is off in action, and as we enter week three, there’s a whole lot of new and exciting stuff going at Academic Arts High School. For starters, there’s a few new staff members bringing in a wealth of new knowledge, ideas, and fun.  Andrew Ng, our new math advisor, is working with kids on probability using some fun demonstrations with dice. When he finishes that, he takes a small group of adventurous students to the park for skateboarding lessons. We are also working on getting the art studio up and running with a variety of stained glass, tile mosaic, and painting projects, although the space is currently overrun by a giant Rube Goldberg machine.

Students are also in full project-based learning mode, and have begun projects around a variety of individualized topics, including (but not limited to) Blood, Aztec Culture, Conflict Management, Teen Driving, the USSR-USA wars in Afghanistan, and many more. Stop on by and check them out! In the afternoons, students are working through a variety of active seminars around the topic ‘What does it mean to be educated in the 21st century?’. They are engaged in examining their own learning, and how AAHS meets their unique needs as learners.

All-in-all, the year is off to a phenomenal start. We’re still taking applications for the 2010-11 school year, but spots are filling rapidly, so stop in and see us soon. We will be hosting a BBQ open house from 5-7 on Thurs, Sept 16th in the school parking lot. Our building is located at 60 Marie Ave in West St. Paul, above the NovaCare facility.