Students have been busy creating their choose your own adventure stories for the past week. These stories integrate real historical events from the time of the American Revolution. Each students chose to write from the perspective of someone from that time period....

This week, students focused heavily on two project based learning units. The first unit is a social studies unit focused on the American Revolution. Students are creating "choose your own adventure" stories based on the events of the American Revolution. The project...

The annual auction is coming up fast. Next Saturday parents, alumni parents, and other community members will join together to support and celebrate the mission of Pacific Northern Academy. Every year each classroom creates a project with the involvement of students....

Students have been busy learning about space for the past couple of weeks. Our PBL project for this unit is a complete board game that is loosely based on the Game of Life. I plan to share more details about this project in a future blog once the project is done, but...

5th graders have been immersed in the study of space and astronomy this week. One of today's activities included a debate about a science conspiracy theory. Science these days is subject to a lot of conspiracy theories and other notions that are not backed by...

Today was the science fair at PNA. All 5th grade students participated, and in all there were 43 projects. Students enjoyed the process of exploring something they have been curious about through the scientific method. Below are a few pictures from the last few days.

Below are some pictures from our trip to Anchorage Museum. We toured the Art of the North gallery, studies the technology and innovations of indigenous peoples, toured a temporary exhibit called The Art of Fandom, and participated in a fantastic science class on the...

Love comes in many forms, and we use the word in many contexts. However, in mainstream culture, we tend to see more examples of romantic love than anything else. As a result, it's easy for kids to forget about all the forms love can take. In order to help 5th grade...

What happens when kids freely play in the woods? They collaborate, use their imaginations, innovate, and problem solve. Check out the video I made to see your kids playing in the woods behind the school. It is great to see how positive and helpful to each other all of...

As our final activity in our exploration unit, students helped to create a game on our bulletin board in the hall. Each student researched two explorers and developed a list of clues about the person's life and important expeditions. The list of clues was printed and...