boy and girl outside looking at koi fish in water during anne frank inspire academy summer experience

We are proud to feature this invitee post from our friends at Anne Frank Inspire Academy about AFIA Summertime Experience.

"Learning is experience. Everything else is just information." —Albert Einstein.

Learning occurs when we can connect information with an experience, and this summer, that is exactly what nosotros are doing at Anne Frank Inspire University. We are excited to innovate our inaugural AFIA Summertime Feel—an feel for students from around the city to get up out of their desks and become active. This fun-filled, engaging month-long experience will produce scholars that larn more about existence a part of a community, who they are every bit a person, and how to employ that in their daily lives.

The summertime volition include on-campus and off-campus experiences, including a kick-off effect at a local adventure grade. Here, students will challenge themselves to conquer private barriers and learn to piece of work together as a group—essential skills for lifelong success. The residuum of the AFIA Summer Experience volition draw on this unforgettable twenty-four hours as nosotros strengthen our community. The following week we will take a trip to Sea Earth to relax and have FUN FUN FUN!!! Our summer feel volition end with a customs-wide picnic with families to celebrate our growth and enjoy life together.

As a singular K–12 campus, Anne Frank Inspire University is uniquely situated to build community. More experienced students can mentor younger students, and these older students have opportunities to pb and self-reflect about their impact on our campus and globe. Our experience is designed every bit one One thousand–12 experience while likewise allowing time and infinite for age-appropriate skill-building. Campus administrators and facilitators have been intentional in design to ensure we are meeting the needs of all participants.

Each morning will brainstorm with a K–12 community-building activity that requires students to larn about each other and develop a true sense of belonging. Following these activities, students will participate in historic period-appropriate advisory groups to reflect on experiences and listen to their peers, gaining unique perspectives. Facilitators will then move students into spaces to explore our research process, unpacking essential skills. For elementary students, this will mean focusing on skills that may be lagging due to the pandemic, analyzing and developing interests, art projects, and so much more than. Middle and high school students will engage in STEM challenges, solve puzzles, and sharpen critical skills to help scholars be successful.

We believe that to engage a child's heed, we must first reach their heart. The AFIA Summer Experience will challenge scholars to explore the self, deepen social awareness, sharpen relationship skills, and hone responsible decision-making. Welcome to the 2022 AFIA Summer Feel!

To register or to larn more, visit AnneFrankIA.com/summer.

Lease Moms Chats

Lookout Justin Johnston, AFIA Head of School, and Jeffrey Moss, AFIA Counselor, discuss the Summertime Feel program with Inga Cotton wool on Charter Moms Chats on May 6, 2022 at 4:00 PM Central live on Facebook and YouTube.

Justin Johnston is the Head of Schoolhouse at Anne Frank Inspire Academy, and a dedicated educator with more than 19 years of experience.

Jeffery Moss is the Counselor at Anne Frank Inspire Academy.

Read More About Anne Frank Inspire Academy

  • "Anne Frank Inspire Academy Reopening Plan 2020–2021,"San Antonio Charter Moms, September ane, 2020
  • "Learning That Matters: Using an Enquiry-Based Learning Arroyo at Home," Justin Johnston,San Antonio Charter Moms, July 22, 2020