We often talk about the importance of community, and how vital it is to develop, create and foster a healthy and positive community in the class and school. Where everyone works together towards common goals. It is necessary however for students to realize and...

At PNA, we often talk about the development of the child as a whole and to make students lifelong learners. Part of this is preparing students for life after PNA, for life after college and education. We do this through the development of 21st century skills. To...

Parent Lunches are a great way for students to share their learning with parents.  Sometimes, the activities showcase the end results of what students have been learning,. Other times parents are thrown into the learning process itself and still other lunches are...

Our student council representatives sharing information. An integral part of the school. The student council is the voice of the students. ​ The student council helps share ideas, interests, and concerns with the teachers and the school principal. It gives students an...

The World Space Week is October 4th - October 10th annually. So, we maybe a week late but nevertheless PNA celebrated its own Space Week with all its usual gusto and enthusiasm. After math in the mornings, usual lessons were suspended in favor of a full intensive week...

Math in 4th Grade is a mixture of hands on activities, exploring tangible materials and investigations combined with critical thinking and mathematical reasoning and developing formal methods. There is an expectation as a class for hard work and collaboration. Solving...

4th and 5th Grade had the great opportunity this week to attend the Fall Pilot Program for the new Anchorage Outdoor School down at Portage. This was a chance for students to get out of the classroom and get real hands on experience of science and nature in their own...

PNA has a mission statement that everyone works towards; "We educate students to be exceptional learners and independent thinkers of vision, courage and integrity". With this in mind and taking students forward developing 21st century skills there are 4 learning...

We are now 3 weeks into the new school year. Routines are starting to fall into place, systems have been set up and school life is moving along briskly. At the start of the year, there is always hustle and bustle as things get figured out. Teachers have new students...

The beginning of the school year is a busy time for students, families and teachers alike. Full of excitement and new adventures but if we are not careful the school year will be over just as quickly as it came. Everyone says "time flies" and “cherish every moment, it...