Welcome to "The New Normal": Tackling new challenges daily, and adapting to the ever-changing world around us. Resilience Next week we will begin having art every other week! While this is a welcomed and exciting addition to our schedule, it made me think of all of...

Though no one could have predicted the effects of COVID-19 on education, PNA made the most of the situation to make online education happen on short notice. For the last few weeks of school, PNA students were excited to wrap up the year by engaging in inquiry...

What does our math class look like online? Just like when we were in our physical school building, we begin our day with math after our morning meeting. ​To make math more hands-on, students gathered small items at home to use as math manipulatives. They were able to...

The world has drastically changed in the past few weeks. PNA is striving to maintain its commitment to keep students learning through distance learning. Teachers have been quickly adapting by learning new technology platforms themselves and creating learning...

We are excited about our new PBL unit that we recently began! After watching Caine’s Arcade, students were instantly excited about the idea of building their own arcade by the end of the unit.  Our driving question is “How can we as engineers create an arcade while...

Friday was the 100th day of school! We use 100th Day to not only celebrate that we are 100 days smarter, but also to tie in math in a variety of ways.  This day is also a great opportunity for children to work alongside others in different grade levels.  PNA has a...

This week in math, we used Jack and the Beanstalk to practice a variety of math concepts. The goal for this mini project was to practice measuring, data collecting, collaborating, and interpreting graphs. After listening to Jack and the Beanstalk, groups of students...

This week we had a few more visitors! ​ Kimber Olson, Max’s mother, came to share her experiences and knowledge of the beautiful Aleutian Islands. Students enjoyed her stories about the extreme weather and the uniqueness of some of the islands. Because Kimber works...

We love visitors!  This week, we had the opportunity to listen to David Baines, Elizabeth’s father.  He was kind enough to teach our class some of the traditional beliefs and customs of the Tsimshian. The Tsimshian is a native tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast.  We...

We have been learning about different regions of Alaska.  Along the way, we learned about the Alaskan Pipeline and what engineers needed to consider when building it.  When making the Alaskan Pipeline, engineers decided they couldn’t bury much of the pipeline because...