This past week we have focused on the importance of washing hands (especially in the world we live in right now). We learned all about germs, how germs are spread, how to prevent the spread of germs and how to wash the germs away! Monday we learned all about how soap...

Growth mindset is the idea that your intelligence isn’t fixed, and seeing challenge or difficulty as an opportunity to improve and learn. Throughout the year, our Early Kindergartners have worked on overcoming frustration and persevered through challenges. They have...

​It seems unbelievable that we have come to the end of the year!  In a way, I have felt a bit sad about missing out on projects and adventures I was looking forward to having with your children, but I have always tried to remember that when one door closes, another...

What a year the Beginners have had! We have learned so many new things, and have seen growth in each and every one of our students. As I reflect on the year, I am so very proud to be a teacher at PNA. I believe that the environment inspires creativity, exploration,...

At PNA, we implement project based learning which is a teaching method where students learn actively in meaningful and real world projects. In our EK class, students engage in PBL projects to solve real world problems and investigate topics that are important to them...

One of the hallmarks of the PNA experience is the focus on Project-Based Learning. This is a strong evidence-based practice which capitalizes on a child’s naturally strong disposition to explore and discover, with the ultimate goal of developing an independent child...

The past couple of months have been difficult on many fronts. Our decision to implement a "Passion Project" was based largely on the fact that we wanted our students to continue to use project-based learning in their homes. The preschool students will be creating a...

Now that distance learning has become the new normal for teachers and students all over the world, creativity is at an all-time high as we are trying to figure out ways to reach and teach our students. As we move forward with online learning, I took a moment to...

​As I write this blog, I am looking out the window at a beautiful sunny morning. Truthfully, I wish I was out in it right now, enjoying the warmth of the spring sunshine and cleaning up my backyard and garden area instead of writing this blog.  If I had written this...

During this time of distance learning, you may not always get to everything on the school schedule. There are so many of you who are taking care of your work schedule, child's well-being, and the rest of your responsibilities. In times when you can't get to that...