Last month, the American Library Association conducted its annual celebration of the freedom to read. The MS/US Library provided multiple activities for Harrisburg Academy students in recognition of this week: taking pictures with banned books; a banned book...
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Belief is a strong force. The things and people we believe in guide our entire lives.  It is our belief in others that allows us to form strong relationships with the people around us.  It is the same…
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One thing we pride ourselves on at Harrisburg Academy is experiential learning. I have seen first-hand as a teacher in Kindergarten how experiences can cement learning in a child’s mind…and make it fun in the process! Our latest...
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This summer, 5th grade English, social studies, and drama teacher, Lisa Haywood, led “The Shakespeare Experience” mini camp at Harrisburg Academy.  Eight students participated in the camp, which was a week-long exploration of “Macbeth,” a dark tragedy about...
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In the Upper School, an important part of our academic program — for both IB- and non-IB-Diploma candidates — is CAS.  The idea is simple: find your passion and engage with it through creativity, activity and/or service. Creativity...
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We’re all pleased to learn that Niche.com, a feedback website that tabulates rankings, reviews, and statistics on 250,000 U.S. colleges, K-12 schools, and places to live, recently elevated Harrisburg Academy to the 18th spot on the “Best Private…
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