The blog series IB Coordinators’ Corner follows the IB wonderings and doings of Heather Blanchard, IB Primary Years and Middle Years Program Coordinator, and Maureen Smith, IB Diploma Program Coordinator. This is our first blog entry of a monthly…
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PYP ENHANCES SCHOOL CLIMATE RESEARCH SAYS By: Adrian Allan As you are aware Harrisburg Academy became a Primary Years Programme (PYP) candidate school last year. A recent study of schools in California that have adopted the PYP has…
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COMPLETING THE VISION: PYP AND MYP CANDIDACY (MYP and PYP candidacy approved) By: Adrian Allan Fifteen years ago, Harrisburg Academy’s faculty and administration developed a vision to adopt the best educational program available. In 2005 they began the…
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This Isn’t ‘Business as Usual’ By: Courtney Hart It’s amazing how much I am missing “normal life,” and I am wondering if you can relate. I was recently listening to a sociologist talking about impacts of the…
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FINDING A MOMENT OF PAUSE By: Sarah Ballard “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. …Alice replied, rather shyly, “I — I hardly know, sir, just at present — at least I know who I WAS when I…
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WHAT IS INTERNATIONALISM AND HOW DOES THE IB PROGRAM SUPPORT AND DEVELOP IT? By: Adrian Allan What is Internationalism? It is much more than simply becoming bilingual. Internationalism is the principle of cooperation among nations for the…
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What to Expect When Transitioning into our Upper School By: The Admission Office What’s it going to be like in the Upper School? How will it be different than Middle School? Will there be more work? How…
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Harrisburg Academy Ventures into Online Instruction By: Head of School, Adrian Allan COVID-19 has forced Harrisburg Academy, along with every other school, to face challenges we have not had to address in the past. During my nearly…
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Finding Gratitude During COVID-19 By: Sarah Ballard I went for a walk in the sunshine during a short break between classes and for the very first time this week, I had a HUGE spike of gratitude. Today was…
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Why Should You Attend Our Spring Gala? By: Amanda Garner I am writing today to request your participation in this year’s Spring Fling Gala. Last year, less than 10% of Academy families came out to the event to…
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