Reading Beyond the Hard Work to Have Good Fun
Caption: Vanessa Flurry, one of the PACA librarians reads “Cowboy camp” to a group of…
Reading Beyond the Hard Work to Have Good Fun
Caption: Vanessa Flurry, one of the PACA librarians reads “Cowboy camp” to a group of elementary students who came to a library story time session as part of an elementary reading contest activity. [by Michelle Chang] by Vitor Silva The reading contest began on Monday September 30, bringing a month of reading activities and challenges…
PACA’s Varsity Teams’ Show Improvement in a home game against Chapel
Caption: The ball tips toward Chapel’s offense as the game begins between the PACA Varsity Girls team and Chapel. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Enzo Viccari On Thursday, September 26, the Varsity Basketball Game brought Chapel to the PACA campus for both the boys and girls teams. Both teams started off with a strong and…
Learning skills as part of the Little Warriors basketball training
Elementary students gain valuable experience on the court. Caption: Matheus Ratke, the Little Warriors basketball coach, guides the elementary kids in a dribbling exercise involving teamwork in groups of threes. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Anita Silva Basketball is a fundamental sport taught at schools around the world, including the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA). …
Marking the Difference between AP Biology and High School Biology
Caption: Humphrey Agcaoili is the Biology teacher for the high school level class. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Isabella Bruniera This year’s AP Biology class began with a record enrollment. Out of 27 currently enrolled students, 17 of them chose to take AP Biology over the high school level class. AP Biology and high school…
Acing P.E Class At the End of a Long Day
Caption: Omna Pande, a grade 12 senior poses during P.E class before starting her badminton lesson. [by Gustavo Hirschifield] by Luisa Almeida Physical Education (P.E.) can be a fun class, but getting an A takes effort. For high school students at PACA, P.E. happens during the eighth and final period of the day. At this…
A Tough Day for the Warriors at St. Paul’s vs PACA Varsity Basketball
Caption: Varsity girls, Julia Fernandes and Ysabel Flurry work together to find an opportunity to regain control of the ball. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By Isabelly Carvalho On Friday, September 20, the gym at St. Paul’s School was the location for a highly anticipated match between the varsity basketball teams of St. Paul’s and PACA….
Searching for the perfect place for doing homework on campus
Caption: Juniors Davi Magalhães and Alec Hayashi take advantage of an air-conditioned classroom in SR1 (formerly known as H01) to study for their Portuguese entrance exams. [Dr. Cristina Meier] by Hideki Yoshikawa Sometimes students need the perfect place to do homework, but can’t find it. It takes testing, but this testing has been done for…
Socks, Crocs and Jibbitz: The Trend For Feet at PACA
Caption: Luisa Almeida and her friends captured the moment when she and her friends bought matching Crocs at the mall. [by Luisa Almeida] by Miguel Ribeiro The new comfortable and fashionable trend nowadays, wearing crocs with socks, has gained the hearts of many students at PACA and has become a normal item to wear in…
First Round of MAP Testing for Middle and Elementary Students is Complete
Caption: MAP testing takes place in schools all around the world. This image was created by iLeadExploration which is a homeschool group based out of California. [@iLead California] by Emily Jung The first round of MAP testing for students in kindergarten through eighth grade is now complete. As explained in the PACA weekly news, these…
PACA Students Gather for ‘See You at the Pole’ Day
Caption: Senior Rafael Meikle prays with his “kinder buddy” Ezekiel Barkley. [by Michelle Chang] by Liam Schimenes São Paulo, Brazil – Students at the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA) gathered early Wednesday morning, September 25 to join students in the United States and around the world who met at their school’s flag poles for the…