Monthly Archives: October 2015

• Top 10 Reasons to Join AALEAD!!!

  By Shaima Ahmad, VA Programs Manager Photo Courtesy of AALEAD Staff It is the start to a new school year, only a few weeks in, and programs have launched slowly but surely in FCPS. When asked why they have joined AALEAD, both new and returning AALEADers joined in the conversation and mapped out expectations for this year...

  Top 10 Reasons to Join AALEAD

  1) Exploring New Cultures (especially through FOOD)

• MD Kick-off Picnic A Huge Success

  By Keo Xiong, MD Programs Manager Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Over 160 youth and family members joined AALEAD Maryland’s annual kick-off picnic on Friday, Octobe

• Under the Sea with AALEAD!

  By Justin Fogata, DC Elementary School Site Coordinator, and Charles Kuo, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff   “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul” - Robert Wyland Our AALEAD DC Elementary School youth had the opportunity to discover and experience Baltimore’s National Aquarium this past Friday. Prior to our very first field trip of the year,  our classes prepared by engaging in

• Truth Be Told: Writing a New Chapter

  By Día Bùi, DC Middle & High School Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Día Bùi  

  "If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name” – Kendrick Lamar, Hip Hop Artist

  My name is Día Bùi, AALEAD’s DC Middle & High School Program Coordinator. I am a new face in this position. I started exactly four weeks ago at the beginning of