The American School in London

As we gear up for another exciting year of ASL athletics across our 100+ (!) middle and high school teams, we’re taking a look back at the last 75 years of sports at the School. We take sports, and sportsmanship, seriously here at ASL—and we always have. 🧡🦅🏆 Head here (https://bit.ly/4bu4lpX) to read our article celebrating three quarters of a century of ASL sports, which features interviews with former director of athletics John Farmer ’97 P ’29 ’31 (ASL 2012–26) and longtime assistant to the athletics director Doreen Murphy (ASL 1988–present)—two ASL athletics legends!

WorkX, our signature summer work experience program run by the High School and PCA, has kept our high schoolers busy all summer with job placements across 73 London sites. With more than 200 students taking part in workplace visits and placements this summer, the program continues to grow, giving students firsthand insight into a wide range of professional pathways. It's always a pleasure seeing our Eagles return to school each fall energized by their time in placements across media, healthcare, law, and more.

Swipe through for photos from just a handful of 2026 WorkX workplace visits: Sky Studios, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, and our and our new neighbour and residential development, St John's Wood Square…

…And then watch this short film made by an ASL media placement WorkX student, documenting another student's experience learning the ropes at nearby Wellington Hospital: https://vimeo.com/1203727661/ca19c723f5?fl=pl&fe=sh 📹

🇬🇧 ASL parents and local alumni: interested in hosting a WorkX student (or more than one) next summer? Email [email protected] to register your interest.

Happy ! It's pretty quiet here on campus, and we're missing that school-year energy! But we're soaking up the sun and enjoying all that ASL Summer Program has to offer! 🌞

Take a look back at just a few highlights from an amazing 2025–26 school year, and let us know in the comments how you're spending your summer break! Are you on a WorkX placement (like in our summer 2025 photo)? Playing with friends, like at middle school field day back in September? Visiting London parks, galleries, landmarks, and/or zoos? Traveling around the world, swimming, or playing sports?
We hope the answer is a little bit of all the above!

Only a few weeks left of summer, Eagles—live it up, and we can't wait to see you soon! 🧡

Meet Jelani ’26 (left) and Luseni ’26, twins, new alumni, and ASL athletics record-setters extraordinaire!

Three-season varsity athletes, Luseni and Jelani competed in volleyball (Jelani is also a member of the England U18 National Team!), basketball, and track and field. 🏐🏀👟 The brothers appear on our recently updated track and field record board a whopping 15 times between them, and they recently stopped by One Waverley Place to reflect on what all these Eagle records mean to them.

“It feels really good knowing you’ve achieved a record that might not be broken for a couple more years—or even decades. And knowing that all your hard work has paid off in having your name on the actual board,” said Luseni, who is off to Loughborough, the UK’s top sports university, this fall. Jelani is headed to California, where he earned a scholarship as a recruited volleyball player.

Asked how they feel when competing against one another, Luseni said, “It motivates both of us to try harder. My brother will say he’s better than me at some things just so he can motivate me to do better. We both encourage each other in that regard—to strive to be better than each other, while maintaining our brotherliness.” 🦅🧡

Today we’re throwing it back to 1972: year of “The Godfather,” Ziggy Stardust, the enactment of Title IX in the US… and several major ASL milestones, including the first-ever edition of Summer Program! You can read all about it (and find fun facts, interviews, and memorabilia from all the rest of our 75-year history!) on our beautiful new 75th anniversary timeline on our website! 🔗 Head to ASL.org/timeline to scroll through three-quarters of a century of our shared Eagle history. 🦅

Calling all members of the ASL Classes of 2016, 1986, and 1975, 1976, & 1977… It’s party time in London this September! Join us for fun on and off campus across as you celebrate your 10th, 25th, and 50(ish) Milestone Reunions with us! 🧡💥 RSVP today: https://www.asl.org/alumni/events-calendar

Two weeks ago, 18 rising high schoolers and three chaperones returned from the trip of a lifetime. Travelling through Beijing and Henan, China, for a week, our Grade 8 Mandarin students exemplified this year’s middle school theme of “Explorer”—one of ASL’s Portrait of a Learner traits—while putting their language skills to the test, challenging themselves while supporting one another, and eating great food. As one student put it: “The trip was an incredible experience throughout. Not only did I put my language learning to use, but I learned so much about culture in China. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who is thinking of going.” 🧐Want the full scoop on this truly fantastic field trip and its 13-year history? 👉 Read more here: https://www.asl.org/about/news-publications-and-speakers/news-and-blogs/news-post/~board/news-stories/post/grade-8-china-trip

It’s that time of year again, Eagle alumni (and families of alumni!): We want to know what you’re up to this summer! 😎 Whether you’re reconnecting with fellow ASLers—like a group of Class of 1974 alumni did back in April at Barbie Bach Okamoto ’74’s New Jersey home (pictured below)—or whether you’re travelling the world, spending time with family, entering an exciting new academic or professional chapter, or anything else, please submit class notes so we can share them in our first London Calling of the new school year, and let your classmates know what’s up with you! Submit notes here: https://bit.ly/4eRFf50. Happy summer-ing! (📸 PS: Other featured photos are from last summer’s class notes collection!)