From the Secondary Principal

Dear parents,

It's hard to believe that we are nearing the end of the 3rd quarter. Third quarter report cards will be sent on Friday, March 22. Please check with your child about his or her academic progress, and contact teachers directly if there are any questions or concerns. 

To help facilitate this critical communication, we will host Teacher-Student-Parent conferences on Thursday, April 4. All classes will be cancelled on this day to allow parents and students to drop in for brief conversations with any or all of your child's teachers. Teachers will be available in the Secondary Library from 8:00 until 11:00 and again from 12:00 until 3:00. Attendance is encouraged but optional, and no appointment is necessary. Students are expected to attend with their parents.

We are excited to continue offering opportunities to purchase books in English for the ACS Community. We are partnering with Ernesto Martinez, from Vinculos Publishing, here in La Paz, to offer high-quality books and literature for students from age 3 through Grade 12.


Catalog of Secondary Books

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLxT4E0apY4dEedWYrfXjqLy-Z3bAE1R/view?usp=sharing


Price in Bolivianos of Secondary Books

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLooey-hL564sqQp8fGHv09_EnZnzSIy/view?usp=sharing


To Order:

  1. On or before March 17, email Ernesto Martinez (ernesto@vinculos.com.bo) the titles and the item numbers (a 1-, 2- or 3-digit number) of the books you want.
  2. Make sure to include “ACS” in your email. Ernesto will reply to you with the total amount owed and options on how to pay (QR, bank transfer, or online payment).
  3. The books will be delivered to the school in the first half of April; details on their arrival will be shared as they become available.

We also want to share a few updates about continued work in the Secondary program. One of these concerns our course schedule. A committee of teachers and school leaders has been meeting in an effort to resolve many of the challenges with the current schedule. Some of those challenges include the limited choices available to students during a particular time of day, sustaining learning with semester-long classes, and limited collaborative time for teachers which is necessary for curricular alignment and needed professional development. Although some compromises still will be necessary, it is our intent to share an improved schedule for the 2024-2025 school year in the coming weeks.

Another committee of parents, teachers, and school leaders has started work on examining options for experiential learning and resolving the myriad challenges to the Classroom Without Walls program. This committee has been charged with designing solution(s) to those challenges while ensuring an enriching learning experience for students. Please keep in mind that no decisions about the future of this program have been made. We are hopeful that the committee will be able to provide an update in the near future.

As always, please contact us with any questions.

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