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Published on May 13, 2026
MONS, Belgium – On April 23, 2026, the SHAPE Alliance Auditorium came alive with music, movement, and patriotism as SHAPE American Elementary School students took center stage during SHAPE International School’s annual...
Published on May 8, 2026
Tiffany Hoben, chief academic officer of the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), announced an ambitious new teacher hiring initiative.
Published on May 5, 2026
Yokota Air Base came together in an extraordinary show of support for its youngest community members during this year’s Month of the Military Child Touch‑A‑Truck event.
Published on May 5, 2026
The inaugural Yokota Book Battle brought together young readers from Yokota West Elementary School and Mendel Elementary School for spirited competition.
Published on April 30, 2026
Europe South district students came together in April for an exciting academic competition: the first annual Book Battle.
Published on April 30, 2026
On April 15, 2026, every Stuttgart-area school came together to celebrate the Month of the Military Child at Stuttgart High School on Purple Up! Day. The event, a collaboration between the Stuttgart High School Career Practicum Program and the Museum of the American Military Family, invited students from all garrison elementary and middle schools, as well as community members, to view a special exhibit in which their artwork was on display. The exhibit, titled “Dear America, What Military-Connected Children Want You to Know,” was created by Career Practicum student and MAMF student liaison Emily Wheeler.
Published on April 28, 2026
Assistant Secretary of War for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Tim Dill, along with Mr. Robert Stone, Executive Deputy to the Commanding General, Maneuver Center of Excellence, and COL Daniel Grassetti, Office of the Under Secretary of War (Personnel and Readiness), toured E.A. White Elementary School on Thursday as part of an official visit to observe teaching and learning in a Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) school.
Published on April 27, 2026
GIESSEN, Germany – Middle school students from DoWEA Europe and DoWEA Pacific came together for the 2026 MATHCOUNTS State Competition, demonstrating strong mathematical reasoning, perseverance, and collaboration across regions. While students in Eu...
Published on April 22, 2026
For many military‑connected students, DoWEA schools are more than classrooms – they are places of stability between PCS moves, where lifelong relationships are formed across continents and cultures.
Published on April 20, 2026
Students from across the Pacific Region put their literary knowledge and teamwork to the test during the 2026 DoWEA Pacific Elementary Reading Battle.
Published on April 20, 2026
DoWEA students in grades 3-5 participated in this year’s soroban workshops, a Japanese cultural learning opportunity during which student participants learn what soroban is and how to calculate numbers using soroban tools.
Published on April 13, 2026
In April 2025, an executive order directed the establishment of the Presidential AI Challenge to expand artificial intelligence education for America’s youth. DoWEA is proud to recognize 2026 Presidential AI Challenge State Champion teams in nine DoWEA schools.
Published on April 8, 2026
Educators across the DoWEA Mid-Atlantic District gathered for the second day of Continuous School Improvement professional learning, focusing on data-driven strategies and collaboration to advance teaching practices and student outcomes.
Published on March 26, 2026
Dozens of middle school students across the Pacific logged into their Chromebooks on Thursday, March 19, for the DoWEA Pacific Book Battle.
Published on March 25, 2026
The DoWEA Pacific West District recently held its second annual Mock Trial Competition, with Humphreys High School, Guam High School, Daegu Middle High School, and Taejon Christian International School participating.
Published on March 23, 2026
Students are encouraged to submit entries for America’s Field Trip, a nationwide contest that invites people in grades 3–12 to share what America means to them.
Published on March 23, 2026
Twelve schools from South Korea, Guam, mainland Japan, and Okinawa came together for one of the most anticipated STEM events of the year—the Far East FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Championship.
Published on March 23, 2026
(DoWEA) Pacific South District proudly hosted its first annual Middle School Geography Bee on March 18, 2026, at the District Office aboard Kadena Air Base.
Published on March 20, 2026
Humphreys High School senior Ava Ellis and Wiesbaden High School junior Michael Carbone represented the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) as delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) in Washington, D.C.
Published on March 16, 2026
DAEGU, South Korea – DoWEA Pacific West District has officially wrapped its the 7th Annual Harry Potter Reading Competition (HPRC), with more than 2,400 participants from four schools – Daegu Middle High School (Gryffindor), Humphreys Middle Scho...
