“It was very enjoyable, because there were lots of activities for us to do. For example, PoP project was difficult, but on the other hand, I could felt sense of accomplishment. Also I could work with people who had same topic with me, so it was quite fun to talk and collaborate with them. In addition, when we went out for the PoP field trip, I liked how we interact with Indian kids.” Name(required) Email(required) Website Message #AwESome #8thGrade #HumansofMiddleSchool #Inte

It is the end of the semester and we all have to say goodbye. Including our DM team. The team has made huge accomplishments in the blog. This is what our team thinks. Satvik, 8th Grade In my previous schools they never even had a newspaper, or any sort of blog or anything. When coming into this school, I never thought it had journalism class. Also, I thought it would be an extracurricular activity rather than a whole class. My first article was a collaboration with Dan, it re

Gisele Al Siyabi “I’ve been at AES for 8 years, in 5 words I would describe this school as fun, exciting and uhhhhh I don’t know. What I will miss most about here is to be here between my friends and teachers. I hope I am remembered for how much I love candy! I’m moving to ABA in Oman, so I will still be able to see my friends in the future because of MESAC.” Lorena Perez “I have studied here at AES for 5 years. In 5 words my experience was fun, exciting, great, brilliant, lo

In this episode, we cover about ASIAC basketball & swimming, MS Talent Show, Moving Up Ceremony and more. As end of school is coming closer, this is the final episode of the season. #8thGrade #SchoolNews #ASIAC #Interview #CurrentEvents #Endofyear #Newsin90

It is the end of the school year which means that we will soon have to say goodbye to a few of our favorite teachers. This year, 65 middle school teachers and 8 teachers are leaving, The Direct Message will post an ‘Exit Interview’ that we conducted with each of these educators. Check out all the Exit Interviews by clicking here: Exit Interviews Mrs. Karen Dunmire Years at AES: 1 year 2017-2018 Next Stop: Wilmington, New York Courses Taught: Principal What will you miss the m

It is the end of the school year which means that we will soon have to say goodbye to a few of our favorite teachers. This year, 7 middle school teachers are leaving and over the next 7 school days, The Direct Message will post an ‘Exit Interview’ that we conducted with each of these educators. Check out all the Exit Interviews by clicking here: Exit Interviews Ms. Charu Gulati Years at AES: 11 years, 2007-2018 Next stop: California Courses taught: Grade 6 Math, Grade 8 Algeb

It is the end of the school year which means that we will soon have to say goodbye to a few of our favorite teachers. This year, 7 middle school teachers are leaving and over the next 7 school days, The Direct Message will post an ‘Exit Interview’ that we conducted with each of these educators. Check out all the Exit Interviews by clicking here: Exit Interviews Mr. Joshua Babcock Years at AES: 4 years, 2014 to 2018 Next Stop: Australia Courses Taught: 7 and 8th grade Math Wha

This year, 65 students are leaving us and are going to various countries around the world. Each week, we will publish these interviews for those students who will be leaving. Down below are the interviews of 3 of the 24 7th graders who will be leaving AES this year. Gabriela Rivera Jones, 7th Grade Photo Credit: Mr. Rubin “Although I have been at AES for only 2 years, I have learned that AES is a diverse, interesting, fun, and special experience. I hope that my sense of humo

It is the end of the school year which means that we will soon have to say goodbye to a few of our favorite teachers. This year, 7 middle school teachers are leaving and over the next 10 school days, The Direct Message will post an ‘Exit Interview’ that we conducted with each of these educators. Check out all the Exit Interviews by clicking here: Exit Interviews Mrs. Nicola Takizawa Years at AES: 3 years (2015-2018) Next Stop: The American School in Japan (ASIJ) Tokyo, Japan

It is the end of the school year which means that we will soon have to say goodbye to a few of our favorite teachers. This year, 7 middle school teachers are leaving and over the next 7 school days, The Direct Message will post an ‘Exit Interview’ that we conducted with each of these educators. Check out all the Exit Interviews by clicking here: Exit Interviews Ms. Sharon Rogers Years at AES: 2 years 2016-2018 Next Stop: Napa, California Courses Taught: Drama, Health Explorat

“I am moving to Korea after living 4 years in India and attending AES. I am very excited to go to Korea because I will get to eat Korean food and buy lots of stationary and clothes. I am also excited to see my grandparents and cousins and be able to live close to them. This is the first time I will live in Korea, I have lived all my life in the US and in Delhi. I am going to miss all of my friends and teachers but I am excited to open a new chapter in my life and experience a

This year, 65 students are leaving us and are going to various countries around the world. Each week, we will publish these interviews for those students who will be leaving. Down below are the interviews of 4 of the 24 7th graders who will be leaving AES this year. Arshi Chawla 7th grader Photo Credit: Mr.Rubin “I’ve been at AES for 5 years, I would describe my experience as vibrant, emotional, inspiring, opportunistic and short. I really hope my friends with remember all th

This year, 65 students are leaving us and are going to various countries around the world. Each week, we will publish these interviews for those students who will be leaving. Down below are the interviews of 4 of the 24 7th graders who will be leaving AES this year. Cial Collins 7th Grader Photo Credit: Mr. Rubin “ I have been at AES since April 2016, I’ve made many good friends. I’m not sure what I’ll miss the most because everything was amazing. I will remember my friends

“In my free time I like to read and sometimes play basketball with my dad in our front yard. I participated in ASIAC because my mom made the team when she was in high school. She felt that I should try out, because I was able to travel last year, and I was able to see how fun it was to travel and be part of the team and a representative of our school. When I made the team, I felt excited and nervous. I was excited to travel and get to know more people but nervous that we woul

Something amazing happend last February: one of our teachers, Mr. Creighton, published a book. When you hear the word ‘book’, you likely think of a story with chapters. However, Mr. Creighton’s new book, New Delhi Love Songs, is a collection of poems that connect together like pieces of an intricate puzzle to form one picture of life in New Delhi. A month ago I sat with Mr.Creighton and interviewed him about New Delhi Love Songs. His answers shed light on his book and on what

“I started playing basketball at the start of Grade 8. I was introduced to this sport by my friends. They encouraged me to play with them but I didn’t feel like it at first. As I got used to it, the more I wanted to play and now it’s one of my favorite sport. What I am excited for 9th grade is that we get more freedom, as in, we can be more independent. This is a good thing for me because I want to know how it feels like having all that freedom current 9th graders have been b

“It was very fun spending time with my friends and playing volleyball with people I don’t know. Although it was very awkward playing with other people, we all played good and respected each other by playing with good sportsmanship. My team, which was AES came first, winning all of our games. It was very hard, but we were still able to beat lots of good teams like Chennai A team, Bombay A team and our own school’s B team. Our B team, the Tigers came 3rd. They lacked in communi

“From what I recall, I have always enjoyed singing and sang for fun all the time. I started focusing on singing on the third grade. I like to sing everywhere and at any time. I mostly like to sing slower songs and I like songs that have a large range.” #HumansofMiddleSchool #Singing #7thGrade #Interview #AwESome

As a member of The Direct Message, it’s my and my team’s responsibility to represent who we are as a Middle School. We love crazy news like Logan Paul and Kim Jong Un. We embrace sports and our opportunities to travel. Those extracuriculars and electives are like safe havens to us, away from the mumbo-jumbo of long, tiring equations and writing long paragraphs about the deep meaning behind books. Yet something that represents us so greatly but is hardly ever touched upon is o

“I like to talk and text with my friends, listen to music, and dance to the music I listen to in my free time. I listen and dance to all kinds of music, but I prefer pop music, and k-pop dances. Music helps me concentrate and be calm, and dancing helps me get rid of stress while having fun.” #AwESome #7thGrade #HumansofMiddleSchool #Interview