As you all know, there is an amazing quantity of information available to us at our fingertips.  If you are watching a show and want to know from what other program you recognize an actor, you can check…
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Several years ago, I started taking yoga classes.  While it certainly helped me to become more flexible, it also helped me center myself and relax.  Each yoga class ended with the instructor giving us a card with an inspirational…
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“Why do we study the Holocaust?” When an 8th grade student recently asked this question, I couldn’t help but sigh.  We’re teachers, yes, but humans as well, and while I was frustrated with the question, I didn’t want…
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In our Harrisburg Academy Threes (HATS), Junior Kindergarten (JK), and Kindergarten classes, our teachers provide activities that are open-ended and adaptable. Our youngest students are able to explore and discover the joy of learning new things as their…
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With the Fall Youth Swimming program coming to an end, it is my time to evaluate and critique what we have accomplished in this program for Harrisburg Academy students in Kindergarten through grade 8.  I started by looking at…
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When I was asked to come along on the junior college trip, I chuckled to myself and thought “Me, a chaperone?”  But when I thought about it a little more, I realized it was a great opportunity to…
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I was mortified.  I had been called from the audience of children and parents, and standing right next to me as I sat on the stage was a skeleton puppet.  Leering and jeering, he taunted me as he…
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