My wife and I can certainly attest to how difficult it can be to raise children. It is more so when you combine a smartphone and social media into the mix. Recently the Washington Post ran an article by Belinda Gates and her regrets of letting their children access to technology too early. Another article by The Atlantic discusses how smartphones have destroyed a generation.

Connecting with the world around us, responding to music, creating and performing; these music domains embody our Music Curriculum. Thus, what students experienced yesterday through the Project ''Musicians Inspiring Musicians'' encapsulates not only all the elements of the Music Curriculum mentioned above, but also the richness of our Brazilian culture. Yesterday all Lower School students embarked on a special musical journey to get to know more about themselves, their friends, their teachers and our most treasured traditions and folklore.

Teachers of students in Grades 1-5 will begin assessing student’s reading abilities with the testing instrument Fountas & Pinnell Assessment System.  This is an individualized assessment that allows students to read aloud while the teacher observes their reading fluency and observes their reading strategies.

This week concludes Erma’s professional development visit at the American School of Brasilia. Erma Anderson is a former high school physics and mathematics teacher and Albert Einstein Distinguished Fellow in the United States Senate. She was a Senior Program Officer with the National Research Council assisting in the development of the National Science Education Standards and a Christa McAuliffe Fellow with the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education.

The EAB Talent Show is an event that provides the opportunity for students to perform their talents that are not usually explored inside the classrooms. An opportunity for students to give us a glimpse of what they are capable and passionate about. The event will act as a helping hand, a fundraiser for the Senior Class prom.