The highly qualified Ashurst staff participates in professional development on a weekly basis. One of this staff's greatest strengths is its ability and willingness to extend itself to other staff members, students, and military parents in order to fully cooperate and provide exemplary services and education. Our school's curriculum, based on DoDEA's standards and Strategic Plan, supports a strong academic curriculum integrated across all subjects including technology and resource areas. All learning styles and student needs are taken into consideration when lessons are prepared and presented. Student assessment is done through standardized testing twice during the year and through daily alternative assessments.
Extracurricular activities provide many unique opportunities for students.
Educators ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate in these extracurricular activites. Among Ashurst's most distinguishing facets is WKID-TV, the daily closed circuit television program which opens each school day with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, a patriotic song, news, weather, school menu, class news, a sign language lesson and other special features. Anchored and run by students under the direction of teacher sponsors, the staff consists of about thirty students. All Ashurst students have multiple opportunities to participate in this program during the year. The student staff operates the cameras, sound equipment, teleprompters, and lap top computers which display the Doppler weather information or add special sound effects and music.