Dancers of the Council of the Three Rivers American Indian Center Perform!
Dancers from the Three Rivers American Indian Center demonstrated Native American dancing and drumming and took questions from the students afterwards.
Dancers from the Three Rivers American Indian Center demonstrated Native American dancing and drumming and took questions from the students afterwards.
Despite all the pressures of the pandemic, KAS had four middle school students place in this year’s National History Day competition! August M. got first place for his documentary on the political cartoons of Thomas Nash entitled: “Tammany Tigers Loose! The Power of Communication through Political Cartooning” Isa K. followed up with second-place honors for her…
As I was about to start a tour the other day, a mom asked why she should send her Kindergarten to KAS. Without a moment of hesitation, I listed a dozen reasons why and could have gone on and on, instead I opened the door and introduced her to the magical world of KAS Kindergarten. …
As I was giving a prospective family a tour the other day, second grade was a flurry of activity. They were in the class, they were outside the class, with a notebook and pen, they were on a mission. One could not have staged a better way to show a prospective family how hands-on-learning happens…
The first and second graders dropped off their collected donations at Humane Animal Rescue, and got to read to the animals there as well! They didn’t just read stories to dogs and cats in the shelter, but read to guinea pigs, turtles, bunnies and even a snake! This is just one of several service projects…
When tasked with a memorial project for the 5th commemoration of the horrific attacks at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh to remember the loss of 11 special souls in our community, students at Kentucky Avenue Middle School conducted research on Jewish customs, specifically the ritual of leaving stones at a loved one’s grave. Students…
On Saturday March 23, 2024 at the Heinz History Center students throughout the region participated in National History Day. The event draws students from all over the Pittsburgh region and this year the topic was “Turning Points in History.” As I sat down with Nora, an eighth grader who has been at KAS since Kindergarten…