Some nine months in the making, two middle school students achieved a first for the school. It took a team with a strong working plan—one musician/video expert and one talented researcher—to craft a winning documentary that has achieved historic status. By Norma Richman Charles X. and Grant G., eighth graders at HPA, just clinched First … Continue reading High Point Eagles Make History—Literally!
By Dr. Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. Grades 3-6 do After-School Robotics after school for a second quarter. During the after-school enrichment, which met every Tuesday and Thursday from February to March, students can build and program robots for various engineering challenges. For the first few meetings, fourth-grade students mentored their third-grade peers. For fifth and sixth … Continue reading Robotics 3rd-6th Grade After School
By Dr. Jeffery Flagg, Ed. D. Part of the fourth-grade STEAM curriculum emphasizes information literacy through research. For their second-quarter project, the fourth-grade class selected a notable individual in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) to celebrate Black History. Once students selected their figure, they created a report in Google Docs that would be adapted … Continue reading Black History Storytelling with Augmented Reality
High Point Academy’s Middle School Students Explore the Practical and the Sublime as They Prepare for the Future. By Norma Richman Every day something special happens in junior high: electives and “Affinity Groups” offer up a selection of meaningful, challenging projects that supplement the 7th and 8th grade curriculum. Some are merely meant to foster … Continue reading What Do a Horse Named Cortado, Spam Sushi, and a Podcast Have in Common?
The HPA Art and Design program prides itself on a cohesive and inclusive approach to content curation. As with all of our units, a multicultural perspective is at the core of our process, both with lesson planning and the execution of work by our students. Although months designated for specific themes are sincerely honored, diversity, … Continue reading Art And Design Program Celebrates Black History Month
By Will Vasquez Third-grade students conducted a science project to study craters on the moon. They recorded slow-motion videos of rocks impacting powder to simulate lunar surface conditions. By analyzing the impact patterns and recording data, they learned about how craters form and their different sizes and shapes. The project aimed to understand the geological … Continue reading Moon Crater Project – 3rd Grade!
By Will Vasquez, October has been a fantastic month filled with innovation and creativity! Our students have been working with Tinker toys or Cardboard Construction, they have been taking on exciting challenges that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving. One of the highlights of this month has been the various projects where students have been tasked … Continue reading K-3 Technology Class October Update
By Megan W., Madeline C., Jacob C., and Lexi N., Eagle Times Editors On Friday, September 28, High Point students at carline all lined up for a very sweet event: a bake sale hosted by the Eighth Grade to raise money for the victims of the Maui fires. The idea of the bake sale first … Continue reading Bake Sale for People’s Fund of Maui
By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. It's all fun and games for fifth grade as they take a trip with world explorers to design and code video games. From September to December (Computer Science Education Week on December 6-12), fifth grade will continue their STEAM work to build skills in research and information literacy, build collaboration and … Continue reading 5th Grade World Explorers STEAM Project
By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. Aly K., Natalia K., Harper T., and Kaya B. are piecing together the early stages of their future civilization. In the 2023-24 school year, this is just one small step in several deliverables for STEAM in sixth grade. In September and well into October, the sixth graders from Ms. von der … Continue reading 6th Grade Full STEAM Ahead!
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