Posted by on Tuesday, September 3, 2013
A performance-based unit draws middle school students into the works of William Shakespeare.
Middle school students display both creepiness and joy as the Three Witches in “Macbeth.” Photo courtesy of the Classic Stage Company.
“What’s Hermia thinking here?” Whitney Wood, middle school English teacher, asks the the sixth graders seated around her. They pause their line-reading of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream."
“Hermia doesn’t want to marry Demetrius Read more...
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Posted by on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Posted by on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Harlem Academy is pleased to welcome Bruno Bich, Hillary Thomas, and Michael Toporek to the school's board of trustees.
Bruno Bich, Hillary Thomas, and Michael Toporek
Bruno Bich is chairman of the board of the BIC Group. He began his career in corporate finance and investment banking before joining BIC, where he was instrumental in building the company’s U.S. franchise, which now represents more than 50% of the group’s sales. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Read more...
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Posted by on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Practicing public speaking and presentation skills while sharing what has been learned
Grade-four students smile for the camera after their Greek myth performances.
Greek gods and goddesses fill the room. Zeus has tired of ambrosia and nectar, so he is holding a bake-off to find something he likes better.
But we are not at Mount Olympus. We are in Harlem Academy’s common room for the grade-four Celebration of Learning. The students studied Greek mythology, wrote Read more...
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Dear HA Community,
I hope you had a chance to read the email from Ms. Feliz over the weekend about steps we need to take related to the novel coronavirus and the flu in general; those practices are reposted at the bottom of this email for your review.
In addition, we are going to make a switch for the time being to greeting each other with warm words and eye contact but without hugs or hand shakes. I know this is hard because of our values and the way we connect with each other, but it' Read more...
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Dear Families,
Given the continued evolution of the novel coronavirus and the need to plan for a variety of potential responses in the future, Harlem Academy will be closed for students tomorrow (Friday, March 13). Please note - this decision is not based on any information specific to the HA community but based on facts from around the city and more broadly. On a side note and unfortunately, this also means that our planned skating party (so kindly set up by Ms. Aponte, fifth grade Read more...
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Dear HA Families,
Our school, much like our City, was quiet today after what was a challenging but strong week:
School attendance was 90%, which was a perfect demonstration of your commitment to learning and respect for the prevention measures we were taking.
Teachers were amazing in modelling our school creed and driving a joyful, productive school culture.
Students were NOT shaking hands but were otherwise striving for academic growth and contributing in alignment with our four Read more...
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