All School Presentations
This week all students presented some of what they have been working on recently.
Practices in Science and Math
This spring students in grades 7-12 visited the town of Telapa on the pacific coast of Guatemala, where they completed various hands on activities in both science and math. Students visited a local sea turtle sanctuary, tied math to swimming pool construction, and learned about evolution while completing field observations on boat rides through the …
2017 Graduating Class
Antony Stern was 1 of 2 graduates of the 2017 Graduating Class at Colegio AMA. Antony is a musician. This spring Antony, through endless hard work and perseverance, he was admitted into Berklee College of Music in Boston. Antony has hopes to develop the sound of his country’s national instrument, the marimba, into a creative …
AMA Science Fair
AMA had it’s first ever Colegio AMA Science Fair this spring. Students in grades K-12 participated. Projects focused on topics ranging from compost to the effects of lake pollution.
Spring’s project based learning activities
Photos show just a few of this spring’s project based learning activities. In high school science classes, students researched the scientific effects behind pollution in our Lake Atitlan. The high school geometry class focused on a project titled, The Art of Triangles, while kindergarten focused on a social studies project discussing issues facing local animals.
Spring students with ideas
This spring students had the idea to leave something at AMA that would last forever. A garden made out of recycled materials is in the works, as students redesign an unused back alley way. Pictured are students scrubbing dirt and algae, as they prepare the walls to be painted. We will update the pictures in …
Community March for Science
Students in grades K-12 joined LIFE School and PCI (Panajachel Colegio Internacional) in a community March for Science. The march took place the Friday before Earth Day, and gave AMA students the chance to voice their opinions and needs for a cleaner community, through the civil action of marching. Elementary students held signs in English, …