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…
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…
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…
Caption: Coach Ratke practices basic drills and passes with his junior varsity athletes in the back court after school. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Filipe Cruz As a basketball coach at PACA, Matheus Ratke brings a lot of experience with him when training the student athletes at PACA. His primary role is to coach the…
Caption: Students and Parents gathered on PACA`s soccer field where they competed against each other in the sport of balloon volleyball. [by Cristina Meier] On September 21, PACA Parent Academy and Family Day was hosted at PACA’s campus to celebrate our students, families, staff with some well spent time together and an opportunity to learn…
Caption: Felipe Morales and David Choi help build tacos while Jun Yoshikawa prepares beverages and encourages people to come buy a class dinner. [by Stephen Meier] by Marianne Meikle Providing food during the PACA home games requires a lot of planning and effort beforehand. At PACA, the responsibility of selling food to student athletes and…
Caption: Students from high school doing child care after school during Mother’s Tea, this Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. [Photo by: Dr. Cristina Meier] Community service hours are very common in American schools, because it gives each student a chance to participate in volunteer hours for a noble or higher cause. A study (LINK HERE) from…
Caption: This soccer field is part of the initial plans for renovation which will include a parking garage, a track around the soccer field and additional classrooms. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Hydeki Yoshikawa PACA is being renovated and with the confirmation of the school board and leadership, the students and parents in the community…
Caption: The Crew is being planned out by this group of Grade 12 students at PACA (Chloe Harper, Rafael Meikle, Larissa Anderson and Violet Smoak in the back. Sayuky Kaneco and Arthur Silva in the front.) [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Marianne Meikle A few of the 2025 seniors are planning something new for the…
Caption: The Logo from the website for the Yonhap United Korean Presbyterian Church [provided by: https://igrejayonhap.com.br/] Byline – Emily Jung Finding the PACA community on Sunday morning is easy, because many of these families go to church somewhere in São Paulo. However, they will not all be found in the same location, as there is…