Science is everywhere!  That’s what our students experienced at our third annual Science Night! Science Night at the Academy has always been a night filled with fun and great learning.  An industrious team of Upper School students volunteer…
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Speaking and listening are critical, first components of English Language Arts instruction. With the structure of Responsive Classroom, the social learning structure in the younger grades at Harrisburg Academy, we practice conversation and formulating questions as we also…
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In a world that becomes more globally connected every day, cross-cultural competence is not just something that makes the hallways and classrooms of Harrisburg Academy a more inviting place for our international students.  With 12 Upper School international students…
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The Cambridge University American Stage Tour (CAST) swept once more into the hearts of the Harrisburg Academy community when they arrived on Sept. 10. Greeted by our ever-appreciated host families, they rested that evening to prepare for a…
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I’ve written before about my affinity for customs and traditions and their importance. They are an integral part of who we are and where we’ve come from, helping us pass on to next generations our values and beliefs….
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Typically, as I observe daily life at Harrisburg Academy, I’m struck by disparate impressions that sometimes fit neatly together and others that immediately don’t. Often, it’s the latter that tells me most about our wonderful and dynamic school….
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As you’ve read, Harrisburg Academy hosted a food drive in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving in an effort to help those in need. Later this year, we’ll come together as an entire school community to raise money…
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Our character flag in 1st grade is “Thankful” — and what a great time in the academic year to be focusing on being thankful! Thanksgiving is on Thursday, and the 1st graders are so excited to celebrate.  We...
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I grew up reading the “Peanuts” comic strips every Sunday. There isn’t a holiday season that I haven’t watched a Charlie Brown special. I hear the Vince Guaraldi Trio (or a woodwind ensemble) playing “Linus and Lucy” and...
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Harrisburg Academy’s 2nd grade students built a 3-D model of a suburban community to demonstrate what they are learning in social studies class about urban, rural, and suburban communities. Their model had neighborhoods, restaurants, hospitals, a school, a...
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