American School of Barcelona http://www.a-s-b.com/ American School of Barcelona English ASB Successfully Hosts International Basketball Tournament http://www.a-s-b.com/the-school/news/103/23-01-2010/asb-successfully-hosts-international-basketball-tournament/ The American School of Barcelona succesfully hosted the Atlantic and Mediterranean Activities Conference (A.M.A.C.) high school basketball tournament from February fourth through February sixth. In addition to ASB, the participating schools were: The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon (Portugal); The American School of Rabat (Morocco); The American Cooperative School of Tunis (Tunisia); and The American School of Tripoli (Libya). The over eighty boys and girls from the visiting teams stayed in the homes of ASB families. Matches were held in the beautiful Bonaigua sports complex in nearby Sant Just Desvern.The American School of Rabat Lions won the tournament in both male and female categories. The ASB teams, which fielded extremely young players, finished fourth in both categories. The tournament closed with a dance open to all athletes participating in the tournament and all ASB high school students during the evening of the sixth at ASB.

The tournament organizers and all participants, from the athletes to the host families, have to be commended for this successful event. Though it was an incredible athletic experience, like the AMAC soccer tournament hosted by ASB in the spring of 2008, this tournament was about more than just sports. It represented an incredible opportunity for building cultural understanding and friendships across borders. It will be remembered as a tranformative experience for many of the athletes - and the hosts families as well.

]]> No School, Tuesday March 9 http://www.a-s-b.com/the-school/news/116/08-03-2010/no-school,--tuesday-march-9/ Due to bad weather, there will be no school on Tuesday, March 9th.

Debido al mal tiempo, martes día nueve de marzo, no hay colegio.

ASB SCHOOL

 ASB SNOW

]]> Upcoming Workshop on Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development http://www.a-s-b.com/the-school/news/109/08-02-2010/upcoming-workshop-on-surviving-your-child's-sexual-development/ Mary Crouch will be presenting facts to help parents understand the physical and emotional changes their children will be going through in the future, from early puberty to the teenage years. The workshop will be held at ASB on Tuesday, March 16th at 3:00pm in the Cafeteria.

Mary Crouch is a newly-trained psychotherapist with a Masters in Clinical Social Work from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Her presentation is a part of a series of monthly held P.T.A.- sponsored parent education workshops with experts from within and outside ASB, addressing practical subjects to help parents with their children

For more information on Mary Crouch and her workshop, click here:

 

]]> US Ambassador's Historic Visit to ASB http://www.a-s-b.com/the-school/news/114/05-03-2010/us-ambassador's-historic-visit-to--asb/ United States Ambassador for Spain, Alan D. Solomont, visited the American School of Barcelona after the school's students had sent 660 letters to President Obama inviting him to see how they serve their community. The extensive volunteering program at ASB had already been featured last November on "United We Serve", a website established by the White House encouraging community service.

The Ambassador, who assumed his post in January after serving as Chairman of the bipartisan Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington D.C., said he wanted to honor the students for their community service accomplishments. After visiting several classrooms, leading a question and answer period with students, and addressing the whole school, he gave ASB Director, Mark Pingitore, a giant poster from President Obama which says "Congratulations on a job well done!"

Click here to read an article in Spanish published in El Mundo on March 5, 2010, about the visit.

Click here for a link to the US Embassy' in Spain's website and their summary of the Ambassador's visit: http://www.embusa.es/indexbis.html

For the PDF of the US Embassy link, click here: %pdf3%

Click here to see the summary in Spanish of the Ambassador's visit on the US Consulate in Barcelona's website  (photo of the month).

Click here to see ASB on President Obama's "United We Serve" website.


Present from President Obama

Present from President Obama to ASB. From left to right: ASB Director, Mark Pingitore, US Consul General Greggory D. Crouch, and US Ambassador Alan D. Solomont.


 

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