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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Bite-sized Mindfulness at Harrisburg Academy By: Sarah Ballard Imagine a warm summer day, laying on the soft grass, gazing at the blue sky and the drifting, puffy clouds. A soft breeze tickles the hairs on your arm and…
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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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