Halloween 2013
Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, is celebrated in America on October 31st. Adults and children alike adorn elaborate costumes and partake in trick or treating. Faces are carved into pumpkins to become...
View ArticleSutton Trust US program
The Sutton Trust in partnership with the US-UK Fulbright Commission is running a US Programme to give bright, non-privileged state school students interested in attending a US university, a preview of...
View ArticleSutton Trust US Programme for State School Students
Sutton Trust US Programme for State School Students Apply for the Sutton Trust US Programme to find out what a US university could offer you! Successful students will take part in a unique...
View ArticleInternational Education Week
The 13th annual International Education Week (IEW), sponsored by the Department of State and the Department of Education, will be celebrated November 11-22, 2013. A special feature of IEW this year...
View ArticleTeachers’ Newsletter November 2013
Our latest Newsletter for Teachers is now available and includes information on the Sutton Trust US Programme for State School Students, which is now open for applications. The newsletter also marks...
View ArticleNational Native American Heritage Month
The month of November is National Native American Heritage month in the U.S.A. A proclamation by President Obama, in observance of this commemoration, can be found here. An educational piece, which...
View ArticleThe 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
To mark the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Professor Joseph Reidy, Associate Provost and Professor of History, Howard University, gave a press briefing at the Foreign Press Center...
View ArticleNative American code talkers honored
Native American code talkers, who worked during World Wars I and II, have been recognized with the highest honor given by Congress. 216 code talkers and their family members were bestowed with the...
View ArticleFirst satellite ever developed by high school students
On the 19 November 2013 students from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia launched the first ever communications satellite built by high school students....
View ArticleChristmas Kids Newsletter
It’s that time of year again! Our Christmas edition of the Kids newsletter takes a look into American Christmas celebrations, and is full of festive fun! Check out the extra puzzle pages to keep you...
View ArticleThe Burning of Washington 1814
The Embassy was very pleased the other day to welcome the broadcaster Peter Snow to the Embassy. Peter Snow gave a talk to the Embassy community explaining what happened and how the British helped...
View ArticleMayflower
On the 21st December 1620 (though the actual date of their arrival varies) the “Pilgrim Fathers” in the ship called the “Mayflower”, reached Plymouth harbor, Massachusetts to start a new life....
View ArticleKids Newsletter January 2014
Happy New Year! Our first edition of 2014 takes a look at the movie industry in the USA, and the forthcoming holiday, President’s Day. Also, find out more about Groundhogs! January 2014 Kids Newsletter
View ArticleTeachers Newsletter
The January Teacher’s Newsletter is available on the Embassy website at: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/teacherslatest.html The Newsletter looks at: Teacher for America and also there’s information on the...
View ArticleStudents Should Be Tested More, Not Less
An interesting article in Atlantic Magazine, on tests helping students to succeed. The article looks at the research work done by Henry L. Roediger III, a cognitive psychologist at Washington...
View ArticleJ.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger died on the 27th January 2010 at the age of 91. Salinger’s literary reputation rests on the enormously influential work: the novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” centered on a sensitive 16...
View ArticleRosa Parks
The “mother of the civil rights movement” would have been 101 years old on February 4, 2014. Her refusal to sit in the back of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus on December 1, 1955, ignited a movement that...
View ArticleUSA Grad School Day
USA Grad School Day Date: 4 March 2014 (6 pm – 9 pm) Location: American School in London (1 Waverly Place London NW8 0NP) *Cost: £10/person Our USA Grad School Day workshop provides students with an...
View ArticleTeachers’ Newsletter for February
In this months newsletter we have information on the U.S. Charter School system plus the usual articles and reports on educational matters in U.S. Schools. To sign up to receive the newsletter every...
View ArticleCalifornia Cooking
California cooking comes to the Ambassador’s residence at Winfield House. California chef Duskie Estes will be cooking up a treat at Winfield House, here are a couple of her recipes below Panforte and...
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