BY: MAUREEN SMITH Did you ever have a desire to do a deep dive in to Kurt Vonnegut’s “trilogy” looking at how his personal tragedies informed his postmodern style? Have you ever wished you really understood how the fashion…
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by Heather Blanchard, IB PYP & MYP Coordinator As an educator, thinking has always been the most interesting and most important part of what I do, and it’s something we often take for granted in life. Thinking is…
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IB Coordinator’s Corner: Senior Reflections By: Maureen Smith In my role as IB DP Coordinator I have the privilege of interacting with our seniors as they navigate the end of their IB experience. Recently, I gave them…
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IB Coordinators’ Corner: Learn Boldly with the IB Learner Profile One way to get to know a school is through its Mission Statement: “Harrisburg Academy offers an academically challenging and globally minded interdisciplinary education. In our commitment to…
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SUCCESS WITH VIRTUAL HA BY: ADRIAN ALLAN Having had the opportunity now to observe two types of virtual learning situations, it is clear to me that, as the saying goes, “it takes two to tango.” Of course, there…
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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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