George’s Latest Messages
2025
PIVOT Point: Winter Solstice
December 19th, 2025
I invite all of us to remain open to insight, to embrace curiosity, and to search honestly for the answers we may have tucked away. Let the solstice remind us that before we can se clearly, we must first look within.
In The Heights
November 28th, 2025
In many ways, Washington Heights feels like a musical version of what we strive for at our school: a place where every person’s story matters and where we’re better because we’re all here together.
ASFM Values Update
October 17th, 2025
The real work is giving life to our values; that work begins with you, with me, with all of us.
What’s On Your Shelf?
May 9th, 2025
Focus on building a school culture where wisdom, kindness, and resilience shape how we learn and live together.
Be a Revolutionary
May 2nd, 2025
To our seniors and families close to graduation, and all of us, let de revolutionaries of Concord remind you, or be "the grito" that motivates you to break from the heard.
Romeo and Juliet
March 28th, 2025
All of the plays that these seniors have acted in over their careers at ASFM highlight how personal growth, choices, and challenging a diversity of perspectives are fundamental to learning...
Polarities
March 7th, 2025
Leadership is not only the person seated at the front of the bus; rather, the work of leadership happens in all the seats...
Standards vs Effort
January 24th, 2025
School is a good place to make mistakes, not because results don't matter, but because there's always a chance to pursue growth…
Certainty
January 10th, 2025
At ASFM, we have always embraced a mindset of curiosity and adaptability. We are not just preparing our students for the world of today, but for the world that is emerging...
2024
So Little Time, So Much to Learn
December 6th, 2024
We have the ELEM presentation of the Nutcracker, a Taekwando tournament, SAT exams, Saturday school, and our first-ever ASOMEX flag Football tournament...
Are you too Confident?
November 22th, 2024
As a school, we are committed to finding the best in all our students. We are driven by a singular purpose that we will seek to inspire all of our students to discover, meet and exceed their personal best...
Taludes: Árboles y Poemas
My hope is that, while our students are lying on their backs looking up at the sky through the leaves of the trees, they will let their minds wander and dream, listening to the sound of the trees "talking"...
Lighthouse Parenting: Be a Phenologist
October 25th, 2024
We all need to be phenologists if we’re going to understand what’s happening around us and in the lives of our children...
By the Numbers
October 11th, 2024
We are inspired by people who are willing to put themselves on the line and believe so strongly in themselves - they are willing to take a risk in the face of failure....
POV
October 4th, 2024
Our students will likely be the next leaders here and/or abroad, and their generation must have a thorough understanding of not only Mexico's history but also of the major movements and happenings around the world...
Committed Learner
September 27th, 2024
Becoming Conversant
September 20th, 2024
We are providing greater clarity on what it means to be a student at our school by defining the concept of a Committed Learner...
Cultures of Growth
September 6th, 2024
At ASFM we emphasize the importance of teamwork and collective growth...
Brief Update
April 26th, 2024
For the last two weeks, I've written about cell phones...
Heart, Not Legs
April 19th, 2024
The end of the school year is close; we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and yet in order to cross the finish line successfully we must stay present...
SYZGY
April 12th, 2024
I thank the eclipse for reminding us ll what the origin of real happiness is and for how transformative it is to experience awe together...
Solar Eclipse
March 22th, 2024
Let's take a momento to pause and reflect on your life and our life together in school. What are you thankful for? Have you expressed your gratitude?
International Women’s Day
March 8th, 2024
Our true potential as a community comes from channeling this power - a power that comes from understanding that while we are different, this also makes us strong.
Trees & Stories
February 29th, 2024
We can't predict where our students will end up in life, but we hope they will always have a positive impact on the world-we hope they will "plant" something that makes the world better.
Data Summit
February 23th, 2024
We are laser focused on addressing the needs of our students in all areas-making data driven decisions keeps us focused on the right things...
Some Dates
January 12th, 2024