http://www.theamericanacademy.net A Classical Christian School in the Philadelphia Suburbs Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:18:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Congratulations to the following students whose essays have been accepted for publication by Creative Communication:  Sam Anthony for "Paranoid Perhaps?," Samuel Chang for "At Korea," Molly Harnish for "Fun at the Farm," Nathania Hofstetter for "Sensations of the Sea," Jacqui Hofstetter for "My First Invention," Noelle Ludlum for "My Nantucket," ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/awards-and-recognition/2009/12/16/taa-announces-writing-contest-winners/ On Monday, December 7, Mrs. Mary Hanko's K-1 class had a wonderful day in the city of Philadelphia.  First they attended the "Sound All Around" program at the Academy of Music, where Mr. Loren Lind of the Philadelphia Orchestra introduced them to the flute and piccolo.  They enjoyed his music, ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/community/2009/12/13/k-1-class-visits-the-philadelphia-academy-of-music/ TAA is collecting food for Operation Brotherhood, a ministry of Skilton House Ministries that distributes Thanksgiving food to the needy.  In 2008, nearly 2000 families received a Thanksgiving bag in the name of Jesus, along with a copy of the gospel of John.  This year, for those who wish to ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/community/2009/11/15/operation-brotherhood-2009/ Students in grades 5 through 8 are now working on the Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest, which requires research and a bibliography.  The topic is the building of the Transcontinental Railroad; students are asked to “[d]escribe how you felt on May 10, 1869 when the golden spike was ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/competitions/2009/11/15/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-writing-contest/ Monday afternoon 11/16 from 4-5 PM our students in grades 7+ will have a special FPRI opportunity that was just added to the FPRI schedule.  The subject is "Munich 1938: New Revelations from the Czech Archives," relative to the famous Munich Agreement which permitted Hitler's takeover of the Sudetenland portion ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/community/2009/11/15/fpri-munich-1938-new-revelations-from-the-czech-archives/ On Tuesday, May 7, several of TAA's elementary students traveled to Beaumont retirement community in Bryn Mawr, PA, to perform Scottish dances for the residents. Our dancers performed the Fling, the Sword, and the Lilt. Mrs. Susan Null has been teaching these girls the art of this particular dance genre ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/uncategorized/2009/07/22/scottish-dance-performance/ The Bulletin, a Philadelphia newspaper, published an op-ed piece by Mrs. Lee K. Anthony in today's edition.  She asks: Can our children be expected to serve two masters, i.e. pervasive indoctrination in postmodern relativism in the secular schools and a Judeo-Christian heritage necessary to continue our unique American heritage of liberty ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/publications/2009/04/17/the-opening-of-the-american-heart-and-mind/ As announced on WFIL 560 Christian radio, The American Academy will be holding an open house for interested parents and their children on April 18th at 10AM in Villanova, PA (not at the school location in Conshohocken).  This is a great time to meet the faculty, staff, students, and board ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/activities-update/2009/04/03/taa-open-house-april-18th/ We're proud of our students' artwork submissions to the Philadelphia Classical Society contest, pictured below. http://www.theamericanacademy.net/uncategorized/2009/02/22/pcs-pottery/ Congratulations to the following TAA students who won “Top Ten” honors from Creative Communication’s Essay Contest: Laura Null “Winning and Losing,” Sarah Null “Growing in Spirit,” Ace Robinson “Happy Changes,” and Elena Sutton “Visiting and Traveling East and West.” http://www.theamericanacademy.net/uncategorized/2009/02/22/creative-communications-top-ten-winners/