22 Oct 2024 – APS Today

Barack and Michelle Obama Academy’s New Student-designed Playspace

Thomas Scott22 Oct 20240

The students at the Barack and Michelle Obama Academy (BAMO) saw their vision for a new playspace built in a day thanks to some help from school partners KABOOM!, The CarMax Foundation, Children & Nature Network, and an army of volunteers. BAMO students met weekly with The CarMax Foundation to design what they wanted for […]

Operation HOPE Bank Day at Beecher Hills Elementary School

Thomas Scott22 Oct 20240

Beecher Hills Elementary School gave its first, second, and third-grade students an opportunity to invest in their future on Bank Day with Operation HOPE. Students had the opportunity to make their first deposit into the Operation HOPE Child Savings Account and walk through a real banking experience. “They are super excited,” Beecher Hill Elementary School […]