Why the Primary Years Programme (PYP) Changing the Paradigm Matters By Adrian Allan We all agree that education is important, however, we may not give much thought to the actual purpose of this process of formal education that…
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The Benefits of Attending an Open House at Harrisburg Academy Determining where your child will attend school is an important decision that requires one to research educational options. It can be a daunting task sifting through information and…
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The following Speech was delivered by Upper School Science Teacher Maureen Smith. “It’s that time of year…Science fair. There is so much that goes into preparing for Science fair and Science night. I think we should all take…
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Why you Should Consider Hosting an International Student By Amanda Garner This year marks our third year as a host family at Harrisburg Academy. We’ve enjoyed being family to Jaime from Madrid, Spain; to Jacobo from Valencia,…
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Student-athletes are looking for a break this summer, but keep in mind that what you do to prepare for your sport over the next couple of months, will pay off in August. You do not necessarily need to play…
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The third grade class of Harrisburg Academy loves to read. They eagerly look forward to Readers’ Workshop each day and visiting the Claire Reynolds Joyce Lower School Library each week. According to Mrs. Binnert, Early Childhood/Lower School librarian, the…
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Recently I’ve had some thoughts that I want to share with you before the end of the school year. In March of 2013, our Upper School students performed their first musical. Until that point, Upper School students generally…
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It’s never too early to get children excited about taking care of the Earth. In April, the students in Junior Kindergarten celebrated Earth Day and learned about ways to take better care of the Earth and the environment. In order…
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Five years ago, Microsoft “pulled the plug” on Windows XP as a viable operating system (OS) for most of our computers. Next January, Windows 7 will get the same treatment. Like we found with XP, Windows 7 will…
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In Preschool, a great deal of the students’ learning revolves around what is happening in their environment. At the start of each season, we talk about how nature is changing and how those changes affect us. We play…
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