Parents and Families
ASMS provides your student with a unique, transformative educational experience. ASMS draws people from across the state, from many cultural, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds, giving our children the opportunity to embrace a new friends and different experiences. Bringing people together is good for our children and for the future of Alabama. The school cannot do this alone. Parents or guardians work in the partnership with ASMS to educate and develop their children.
Why we need to work together
ASMS cannot do it alone. It needs the participation of families. Schools that excel always have a partnership between the faculty, staff, and parents and guardians. Like all human endeavors, ASMS is not perfect, and we cannot expect it to be. However, through our support, ASMS can continue to be an exceptional institution for our children.
Parent Council
The ASMS Parent Council provides support throughout the school year for numerous campus activities, programs, and events that enrich the ASMS community.
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Parent Council Fundraisers
The 2026 Silent Auction is coming in October!
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FAQs
Got questions? We have answers!
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Family Resource Guide
Your guide to all things ASMS!
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ASMS Online Store
Visit our online store with Olensky Brothers! Orders may be shipped to your home for a flat rate, picked up from store front located downtown Mobile, or delivered to ASMS at no charge.
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Family Day
Family Day is an annual event held in the fall where ASMS hosts the parents and guardians of current students.
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Programs and Resources just for ASMS Families
Click here to view the summer Dragon Tales Newsletter, attend virtual programs to help ASMS parents stay "in the know," and watch livestreams of special ASMS events.
Contacts and Information
Not sure who to contact or where to find the info.? We can help!
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Residence Life
The living-learning nature of our residential campus is at the very heart of the ASMS mission statement. Learn more about it!
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Health and Wellness
ASMS actively promotes and encourages a healthy campus environment to enhance student well-being.
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Role of the Parent
When our children leave home for ASMS, our role as a parent or guardian does not end. We still have a vital role to play in our children’s lives. Parents and guardians of ASMS students have the responsibility to:
- Love, encourage, and support your child under all situations, good or challenging, as this is the single most important thing you can do. Although we all want our children to grow into independent adults, they need our love and guidance at this point in their development.
- Encourage your child to take risks and to reach outside their comfort zone. Nothing is learned by remaining where you are comfortable. ASMS provides a safe environment for our children to explore their talents and who they are.
- Communicate with the school. Our school is always willing to talk to you about your concerns, questions, ideas, and desires. The best conversations are the rational ones. When you reach out, aim to do so with patience and with the goal of working together for the good of your child.
- Share ideas for improvement. The school values and solicits your input in order to improve. The school cannot address what it does not know about.
- Remember that the school always has your student's best interest at heart. As best you can, assume positive intention on the school's part and support their actions and decisions for your child.
- Get involved. We are able to achieve more with parental involvement. Through our partnership with ASMS, we can provide the resources and build the programs that allow our children to have an excellent education.
- Support our school and advocate for the education of our children. Collaborate with our school by participating in legislative affairs, funding needs, etc. We have an active Parent Association with many ways to get involved and support our community.
- Respect ASMS’s goal of developing our children into well-functioning adults. Encourage them to attempt to handle their own issues. It is counter to these efforts for parents to overshadow your student or to be helicopter parents.
