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…

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.

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…