The third grade class of Harrisburg Academy loves to read. They eagerly look forward to Readers’ Workshop each day and visiting the Claire Reynolds Joyce Lower School Library each week. According to Mrs. Binnert, Early Childhood/Lower School librarian, the…
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Recently I’ve had some thoughts that I want to share with you before the end of the school year. In March of 2013, our Upper School students performed their first musical. Until that point, Upper School students generally…
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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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“She looks like me!”, an Early Childhood student of color exclaimed as she pulled a book from the shelf and lovingly hugged it to her chest. Watching the moment unfold brought a smile to my face, though it…
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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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By one definition, creativity is the act of using imagination to make something anew. For the students in my clubs (Creativity Club after school and Crafting for a Cause during MS club time), it means writing and sharing…
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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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Happy New [School] Year & Welcome (Back)! To say that the beginning of a new academic year is my favorite time of year is an understatement! For me, there is very little that compares to the feeling of…
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