Dear Parents,

The American School of Kosova is making the decision to honor the historical 100 year Anniversary of Albanian Declaration of Independence, “Flag day.”  We will be closing school on Wednesday November 28, Thursday November 29 and Friday November 30 th.

The school days lost will be compensated at a later date.  We will announce the make- up days to students and parents on Monday, December 5, 2012

This decision is made in conjunction with Public Schools of Kosova and the Ministry of Education policy.

Të nderuar prindër,

American School of Kosova ka vendosur të festojë 100 vjetorin historik të shpalljës së Pavarësisë apo ‘’Ditën e Flamurit’’. Shkolla do të jetë e mbyllur me datat 28, 29 dhe 30 nëntor 2012. 

Ditët mësimore të humbura do të zëvendësohen në ditët në vijim.  Me datën 5 dhjetor 2012, do të ju informojm se kur do të zëvendsohen këto ditë.

Ky vendim është marrur në bashkpunim dhe me rregullore të shkollave tjera publike dhe Ministrinë e Arsimit.

Sincerely

Ardian Hoxha

Superintendent

Charlie Launder

Principal

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This marks the beginning of the International Education Week (IEW) 2012. American Advising Center-EducationUSA is organizing series of activities and events throughout the country to celebrate IEW 2012. Stay tuned for more information.

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KOSOVAR AND REGIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES

American School of Kosova for the ninth time is organizing a Student Conference with the participation of students from all regions and towns of Kosovo, including Serb North Mitrovica nationality students, as well as Albania, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kosovar and Regional Student Conference about Social Issues aims to unite students of different ethnicities and regions in an effort to:

• To provide an opportunity for young people to present their research in a professional manner.

• Create an environment in which an exchange of professional experiences between students may happen.

• Create an environment in which young people can engage in discussion and debate on issues important to Kosovo and the region.

• To encourage young people to be active participants in society.

• To build collaborative bridges between youth from different municipalities, regions and ethnic groups.

• To inform the public opinion about the issues the youth face and are preoccupied with and the necessity to solve these problems.

First Kosovar and Regional Student Conference on Social issues was held in 2005 at the American School of Kosova, since then this conference is conducted every year where students with enthusiasm have submitted their work to be evaluated by the committee members.

For many students, this conference is regarded as the peak of their academic achievements, seeing the need to address broader social issues.

Since the realization of the first conference, the organizers objective was the continuous quality improvement and to be inclusive of diversity and representation works.

Year 2008 is the first year when the conference opened for the entire region, including Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro.

American School of Kosova hopes that students from different schools from across the region, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or cultural environments, will come together in a spirit of respect and cooperation creating an environment in which we can exchange views on issues that the society faces.

The conference will be held in Prishtina, at American School of Kosovo, which will last two days on 7-8 December 2012, starting at 10:00 in the Amphitheater of ASK.

Deadline for submission of research reports will be November 9, 2012. The report should be submitted electronically to: conference@askosova.org

Participants from other municipalities and other countries of the region except Pristina will be accommodated at the ASK Dormitory free of charge. ASK will pay for transportation and other costs of accommodation for participants.

All students who apply with their work will be rewarded with a certificate of appreciation, while students who were selected for presentation works will be awarded with a brilliance certificate and their works will be published in a book which is published annually by ASK.

Presentations and discussions will be in English, Albanian and Serbian - with simultaneous translation.

We understand that Bajram has been changed again, back to Friday October 26. We will not be changing our decision about Thursday. The school's decision is to keep one day for Bajram and the other for Professional Development.

There is NO school for students on Thursday or Friday

Kemi kuptuar që Dita e Bajramit sërisht është ndryshuar dhe do të jetë më 26 Tetor. Ne nuk do te ndryshojmë vendimin që kemi marrë pë ditën e enjte. Vendimi është që njëra ditë  do të jetë për Zhvimmim Profesional të Stafit, ndërsa dita tjetë pra e premta do të jetë per Festën e Bajramit.

E enjte dhe e premte nuk do të jenë ditë pune për nxënësit.