For 3 months, our 9th grade students worked on the “The Storage Project”. This project tackled a real issue: the lack of space to store materials. They started by researching, developing ideas, and finally building full-scale cardboard prototypes. The students faced the challenge of turning ideas into drawings and then…
Posts Written onApril 2024
Bullying prevention, shared responsibility, home and school
Last week we had the privilege of hosting Rebecca Pelayo, a renowned expert in bullying prevention, who delivered an enlightening talk to the parents of our school community. The event provided a valuable opportunity to reflect on the critical issue of bullying and its impact on our children and youth.…
Flag football and soccer ASOMEX tournaments
Last week our flag football and soccer teams had a great participation in their respective ASOMEXtournaments. The American School of Tampico hosted the ASOMEX children’s category soccer tournament where more than 10 schools participated. Our girls team won the sportsmanship award, the only award given in this category. Congratulations to…
Readers and writers explore their world through stories
Prefirst students are growing as readers, writers, and illustrators. This week the grade 5 students joined them to help extend their writing skills. They all enjoyed reading and writing and growing together. Prefirst is so excited to invite their parents to see how much they have grown for their presentations…
MS MUN Spring Training Event
Our Middle School MUN Spring Training Event involves the topics of “Removing Tangible Barriers for Children to Escape Poverty” in the United Nations Childrens’ Fund and “Discussing the Accountability of the Soviet Union in the Chernobyl Disaster” in an historical General Assembly, in which our delegates will pretend it’s 1986. …
Congratulations athletes!!
We congratulate the students of TaeKwonDo, who competed last Saturday, April 20th, in the Student Cup, where more than 1,000 competitors from different states of the republic such as Hidalgo, Estado de México, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, and Querétaro participated, obtaining the following medals: Seungah Baek (3C) 1st PLACE FORMS…
“Letter to Grandparents” at The Great Kindness Challenge
During The Great Kindness Challenge week in February of this year, the students of 2A and 2B in elementary school, wrote letters to some elderly people at a geriatric center called Sinankay. They requested our support through the Social Service department to participate in their activity called “Letter to Grandparents”…
JFK Teachers presenting at the 42nd Annual Educators’ Conference
The Annual Educators’ Conference organized by the Tri – Association is around current themes based on educational research and best practices. The Conference usually host about 800 – 1000 attendees from schools all across Latin America. For the coming conference, which will take place in September 2024 in Mexico City, the…
Preschool – New Game “Cabulleria”
Our Physical Education team has developed an exciting new game called “Cabullería.” This innovative project utilizes recycled materials from the school to create a fun and stimulating learning environment. “Cabullería” is designed to promote balance, strength, and social skills among young children. Kids immerse themselves in an imaginary world where…
Springtime in Prague: “Creativity, Activity and Service” / Primavera en Praga: “Creatividad, Actividad y Servicio”
CAS, is one of the core components of the International Baccalaureate program that allows for acquiring meaningful learning from experience. The program inspires students to confront real-life situations to broaden their perspective of the world around them and to become citizens willing to take action by showing social commitment to…