Part five of a five-part series sharing the Academy’s thoughts on effective and intentional student assessment Few among us, if any, dreamed of the day we might enter the classroom to “weigh the chickens.”  We “chicken farmers” in…
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One of the positions I hold at Harrisburg Academy is international student coordinator.  During my time in this position, I have interviewed countless students from around the world, offered advice and assistance during their enrollment at the Academy,…
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Part four of a five-part series sharing the Academy’s thoughts on effective and intentional student assessment Last school year, I taught English in a public middle school where student data charts and test countdowns covered the hallway bulletin…
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Harrisburg Academy puts great value in its two libraries, the Clare Reynolds Joyce Lower School Library, and the Middle School/Upper School Library.  These two libraries service all of the Academy's students in preschool (HATS) through 12th grade. To...
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I want to take a moment to talk about salsa and battle.  The salsa is the authentic Mexican kind.  Not the American industrial version in a jar, but the kind Mexicans have been making for centuries from six…
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Jennifer Rainey (mother of Jake ’23 and Emily ’24), Public School Teacher Part three of a five-part series sharing the Academy’s thoughts on effective and intentional student assessment I have been working in public schools for about 17…
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Harrisburg Academy is pleased to announce that 15 students have passed their Technician Class Amateur Radio License exam.  They can now use their Federal Communications Commission (FCC) call signs on the airwaves to contact other licensed amateur, or…
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As you read a few weeks ago on this blog, an important topic in our Early Childhood classrooms is the idea of community helpers.  Learning about community helpers such as police, firefighters, doctors, nurses, and teachers helps children…
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Harrisburg Academy's 4th grade held its annual States Fair on Friday, April 21, 2017 in  Louis Lehrman Gymnasium.  Seventeen states were represented at States Fair this year.  Each student chose a state to investigate.  They created show boards...
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Part two of a five-part series sharing the Academy’s thoughts on effective and intentional student assessment One of the hottest topics in education today is how much and how often should students be tested.  In order to determine…
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