Posted by on Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Tags: alumni
Posted by on Friday, June 12, 2015
Tags: middle school, STEM, college, trips
Posted by on Friday, June 5, 2015
This year, with the help of Chess NYC, Harlem Academy has set up a program to teach all of our students this classic game.
National Chess Master Majur Juac leads classes with students from every grade, with each class meeting with him for one hour each week. Mr. Juac teaches students the basic rules of chess and then moves into strategy and maneuvers.
Chess is a fun way to encourage planning, concentration, and problem solving. We have extended the program into next school year, adding an Read more...
Posted by on Thursday, May 21, 2015
Posted by on Monday, May 11, 2015
Last week, three groups from Harlem Academy performed of scenes from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the 2015 Shakespeare Smackdown (ShakeSmack) hosted by the Classic Stage Company out of Greenwich Village. Most of the teams were from high schools, but Harlem Academy teams of sixth through eighth grade students took both first and second place.
In preparation for ShakeSmack and as part of our electives offerings, our 12 students worked hard over the past 4 weeks rehearsing their Read more...
Tags: middle school, Shakespeare, English
Posted by on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Yesterday, the grade-eight class visited the Rafael Viñoly Architects studio to present projects to a panel of architects.
During the past five weeks of science class, students have been working on creating architecture projects with professional architects. Each student was tasked with designing a 400 square foot building for an existing open lot at 110th Street and Fifth Avenue that could serve the community. First, students developed a concept design, then they created perspective Read more...
Tags: middle school, architecture, science, STEM
Posted by on Thursday, April 2, 2015
Ruby Avila started at Harlem Academy in first grade with a determined attitude. She quickly emerged as a productive and popular member of the class. By the end of second grade, she was thriving within our rigorous, engaging environment and earning strong grades.
Then in 2009, Ruby’s mom Luisa Sanchez came to us with difficult news. As much as her family loved Harlem Academy, a job transfer required that they relocate to a small town outside of Albany. We bid farewell to Ruby, confident that Read more...
Tags: secondary school, alumni, family partnership
Posted by on Thursday, April 2, 2015
Posted by on Thursday, April 2, 2015
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