International Academy of Alexandria City High School

Let’s recap this last year at the IA! Month by month! Also - check out our Instagram for a recap that includes the videos! 🤠🙏🏾🙋🏿‍♂️In December , we  celebrated our students’ academic achievements, continued to build programs and connections with nonprofits like Cornerstone Craftsman and NovaRAFT, attended a premier for Desparate with Zahra, Hosai, and Sana, we received books in Dari and Pashto, and enjoyed the Holiday season! Also Anna Jaegar helped us raise a lot of money for needy families so Andres made the gift cards rain! It was a wonderful ending!

Let’s recap this last year at the IA! Month by month! Also - check out our Instagram for a recap that includes the videos! 🤠🙏🏾🙋🏿‍♂️In November, we went to the Capitol with NovaRAFT,  celebrated our students’ academic achievements, began to build programs such as PBIS into schoolwide campaigns, and excelled in extracurricular activities!

Let’s recap this last year at the IA! Month by month! Also - check out our Instagram for a recap that includes the videos! 🤠🙏🏾🙋🏿‍♂️In October, we played soccer, established community structures, worked in Earth Science and Biology on labs, went bowling in the White House with Zahra and Jill Biden, continued to implement restorative practices and PBIS, and enjoyed each other.

Let’s recap this last year at the IA! Month by month! Also - check out our Instagram for a recap that includes the videos! 🤠🙏🏾🙋🏿‍♂️In September, we played soccer, established rules and roles, worked in advisory to support and inform, built partnerships, celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, and started PBIS.

Let’s recap this last year at the IA! Month by month! Also - check out our Instagram for a recap that includes the videos! 🤠🙏🏾🙋🏿‍♂️In August, we went back to school and wore our nicest fits on the first day. We also helped new students get used to our hallways and procedures!

Let’s recap this last year at the IA! Month by month! Also - check out our Instagram for a recap that includes the videos! 🤠🙏🏾🙋🏿‍♂️ In July, Gabe, Megan, Pierina, Sherelle, Corri, Eden, and Dr. Khalil worked as ELL support/APA team at Summer School under the leadership of Jessica Milliken: a record number graduate! Shout out to all other teachers who were there, as well! We also expanded our partnership with NovaRAFT and FreshStart to expand tutoring. And finally, Gabe, Sana, and Zahra celebrated the birthday of Alexandria with fireworks and Zahra began to film for her documentary ideas!

We are looking for people to join our team! Come work with a great team.

Check out the opportunities at this link: https://acps.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

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Celebrating our Titan PRIDE the PBIS Way!, a project from Ms. Buba Help me give my students incentives and rewards for showing their Titan PRIDE! Our school is the only high school in the city of Alexandria and hosts a diverse student population that represent dif...

The Solidarity Council which includes several of our student groups including our school chapter of the NAACP, the Social Justice Club, Jewish Cultural Club, Black Student Union and many others spoke at the school board meeting last week. They spoke about teacher retention and pay in ACPS, mental health supports and SEAL funding, restorative practices, community activities and groups, and many other student concerns 🗳️🎓📚👏🏽 We love to see students getting involved!

This is the last day to fund this project!

New Year, New Teachers, New Classrooms, New Students!, a project from Dr. Widmayer Help me give my students hot drinks to stay alert, as well as basic supplies Did you know that our school has many students who are living on their own or working to help support their families? Th...

IA teachers and campus admin Carter-Sinclair celebrate spreadsheet wizard and pedagogical titan Ben Hammond’s successful race in the NYC Marathon. Our team is in the Big 🍎 to learn from fellow principals and teachers on their successful model! Run, laugh, learn.

Let’s hear it for New York! staff and Campus Admin Carter-Sinclair packed and ready for the conference yesterday with in the Big 🍎

Friday was the last day at the IA for Dr. Michelle Campiglia as she moves on to a Principal role in Loudoun County! Dr. Campiglia led us out of the confusing COVID time and we will always be grateful for her! She will always have a home at the IA!

Soccer with Dean RJ Carranza

Working hard in Earth Science

Hispanic Heritage Month

Dari and Pashto announcement

Support this IA project if you can! Donations are matched!

New Year, New Teachers, New Classrooms, New Students!, a project from Dr. Widmayer Help me give my students hot drinks to stay alert, as well as basic supplies Did you know that our school has many students who are living on their own or working to help support their families? Th...

Please help our IA teachers start off the year!

New year, new teachers, new classrooms, new students!, a project from Dr. Widmayer Help me give my students hot drinks to stay alert and basic supplies This project to you help the International Academy start the year off right. Did you know the International Academy has many stu...

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Home Feeling at School!, a project from Ms. Leslie Auceda Help me give my students a place to call home but at school with a mini fridge, k-cup pods, a microwave and a rolling cart. My students are from diverse backgrounds and one thing they have in commo...

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Less Screen Time!, a project from Ms. Nese Help me give my students a TPT gift card with low Lexile scores improve their reading and math skills. Technology in my school is used to enrich the learning experience for the students. It is not ...

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Changing Lives with School Supplies, a project from Ms. Battifora Help me give my students headphones, markers, folders, and other materials they need to succeed. My students come to school with almost nothing. I teach English Language Learners in a large high sc...

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Make Me a Maker, a project from Mrs. Preston Help me give my students a well-stocked maker center with paints, mini easel paper, batteries, and Kleenex for noses and little messes. Hands-on activities not only encourage critical thinking skil...

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Welcome Back ... Ready to Go!, a project from Mrs. Albert Help me give my students the basic materials needed to be able to complete necessary tasks in the classroom. There is nothing like the excitement of a new school year! Every school year brings us m...

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Donations are doubled for ACHS and all projects today. Please help our teachers. I will be posting ACHS projects all day. We will start with this project for a camera for our social media! With 25 donors already, this project is close to being funded! If you enjoyed the social media last year and this Summer, please help! 🙏🏾

New Year New Me-dia, a project from Mr. Elias Help me give my students a professional creator camera to take our school content to the next level Over the past years, I've gone from teaching with social media to planning, shooting, editing, an...

Twinning and winning in the IA! 👯👯‍♀️