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Year End Pool Party for 2017 ASF Students

Catch a glimpse of the fun that was had at our annual celebration at Los Alisos pools in Tecate, MX in recognition of another school year well done.

Mathigami

ASF students are preparing for careers of the future through their participation in a research study applying creative math practices and attitudes through origami projects called Mathigami. This study is being conducted by Dr. Perla Myers, PhD Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at USD

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ASF students Participate in WorldLink

ASF students participated in WorldLink’s 20th Annual Youth Town Meeting where over 700 High School students gathered to discuss issues including Gender, Leadership, and Peace and Security. WorldLink promotes the “connection of youth to global affairs” and ASF students were challenged to look at root causes of social issues and

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Giving Thanks.

Sending Thanksgiving greetings in appreciation for everyone who helps ASF support our students. Advancing Students Forward is especially thankful for our dedicated volunteers from the University of San Diego! We couldn’t do it without you!

STEAM reaches fuII steam!

A cross cuIturaI partnership between USD Engineering Department and USD AIumni Monica Santos enriches the students of ASF through a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) curricuIum. The program introduces students to engineering design processes and engages them in coIIaborative probIem soIving activities. Assistant Professor of IndustriaI and Systems Engineering Odesma DaIrympIe

Celebrating another school year well done @ Los Alisos Pools in Tecate Mexico.

Congratulations to ASF’s 2016 Graduates!

ASF partners with University of San Diego Professor to transform trash into chain reaction machines

Professor Odesma Dalrymple, Ph.D. (USD Engineering Department) and Executive Director of ASF, Monica Santos collected supplies from Trash for Teaching (http://www.t4t.org) and reInterpret (http://reinterpret.org) for the STEAM curriculum in place for the students of ASF this year. Using a variety of discarded manufacturing materials, ASF students created Chain Reaction machines that challenged