International Club
Welcome to the Athens Academy International Club Homepage!
Athens Academy's International Club seeks to foster dialogue and respect amongst cultures and nations through intercultural activities and encouraging travel.
Past Activities:
1. International Day - School-wide dress up day in which everyone dresses traditionally as the culture of their choice.
2. International Fashion Show
3. International Film Chapels - Showed samples of during Chapel time to promote international films.
4. Eating out at Cali n' Tito's Latin American Restaurant, Café Cuba, El Pollo Loco, Casa Mía Tapas, Peking Chinese, and Bischero's Italian.
5. Excursion to see a Tango performance at UGA
6. Sponsored fund raisers at Rock n' Relief music festival: one year, Mr. Maddox was pied for charity, another year we had an international bake sale.
7. Sponsored a bake sale to help Indian Tsunami survivors.
8. Sponsored a Peruvian dance performance.
9. Sponsored a Brazilian capoeira performance.
10. Promoted the 2007 Summer Spain immersion program during meetings.
11. Five Chinese New Year celebrations with music, dancing, TV clips, and skits.
12. Had discussions on India and Malaysia.
13. Watched Japanese movies.
14. Maddie Dahl taught us to salsa.
In Fall 2008, we:
1. Brainstormed ideas for an International Garden on campus with the SEEDS club.
2. Made a video to send to German adolescents.
3. Planned and implemented the Garnett Ridge Winter Holiday Fest.
4. Planned next year's Chinese New Year chapel.
Our International Club is partnering with a school in Germany to share opinions on current events and our day-to-day lives. Below is our video introduction:
Click here to view the International Club Video for German students.
Athens Academy and Garnet Ridge Hold Annual Winter Holiday Fest
On Thursday, December 4th, the Athens Academy International Club held its Fifth Annual Winter Holiday Fest at the Garnet Ridge Boys and Girls Club. Academy Upper School students gave presentations on a variety of traditions and celebrations, including Diwali, the Five Pillars of Islam, Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas. Garnet Ridge's students, aged 5 through 11, made crafts and played games led by the Academy students before giving a poster presentation on Mexican Christmas and New Year traditions and singing in Spanish and English. The following Athens Academy volunteers wish everyone Happy Holidays and good fortune in the New Year: Malik Obeidin, Margaret Heald, Sara Wetzstein, David Millard, David Cason, Christina Shin, Ayman Tartir, Simone Smith, and Karishma Sriram. Athens Academy Spanish teacher John Maddox, Boys and Girls Club Director Susan Wilson, and the Garnet Ridge staff chaperoned the event. ¡Feliz año nuevo de parte de los jóvenes de Athens!