http://www.theamericanacademy.net A Classical Christian School in the Philadelphia Suburbs Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:58:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The national 2010 Salvatori Prize winner for Excellence in Teaching is Mrs. PJ Chagan, history teacher at The American Academy (Conshohocken, PA).  The Prize recognizes outstanding examples of teaching the ideals of western civilization and US constitutional liberty, and will be formally awarded Oct 3 at Hillsdale Academy, Hillsdale, ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/awards-and-recognition/2010/08/08/salvatori-prize-for-excellence-in-teaching/ After reading Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear with Dr. Traver, grades 5th-12th attended a play of King Lear on March 9 at the People's Light and Theatre. From "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is/To have a thankless child..." (Act I, Scene iv) to "Out, vile jelly!" (Act III, Scene ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/uncategorized/2010/03/28/king-lear/ Congratulations to all our TAA Scottish dancers who competed in the Essex County Scottish Dancing competition on 6 March 2010: in the 8 & under beginner category, Hannah Master, Laura Null, and Lena Harnish; in the 9 and over beginner category, Jacqui and Nathania Hofstetter; and in the Premier level, ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/awards-and-recognition/2010/03/28/essex-county-scottish-dancing-competition/ Six of our students won awards in the Gladwyne Library League's 38th Junior Author Contest on March 5. Congratulations to Samuel Chang (3rd grade) "Castles and Kings and Knights, Oh My!", who won 2nd place for 3rd grade poetry, Seth Dewitt (1st grade) "Animal Cinquains", who won 3rd place for ... http://www.theamericanacademy.net/uncategorized/2010/03/14/gladwyne-awards-2010/ Mrs. Hanko's kindergarten/1st grade class has been learning about simple machines. The students have been taught new vocabulary and a new song about these machines, and have also been doing hands-on experiments.  They constructed and used makeshift catapults to shoot ping-pong balls at their "castle" made out of blocks. http://www.theamericanacademy.net/activities-update/2010/03/14/k1-science-unit-update/ 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/