Chalk up another CP field trip… this time for girls only. Why did we choose a movie day instead of a day in the classroom? Today, we traveled around the globe to learn the stories of nine young girls who face a litany of injustices – like child slavery, abuse, and arranged marriages – mostly…
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Yesterday, I gave some of the Latin students a challenge to create a model of an ancient Roman temple. This topic followed up on a lesson about the Roman forum and the forum of Pompeii from earlier in the year. Chase and Caleb competed to see who could sketch the most accurate temple on the…
from Ms Flanagan The Kids in Business class has been working hard to make the ATACP Sock Drive and SafePlace Drive as successful as possible. As donations rolled in, students counted and organized: The donations we received from our ATA community were beyond generous! So generous that Ms. Flanagan could barely carry it all! The…
This week over 5 million students worldwide will participate in the Hour of Code – and try their hand at coding for the first time. Today in Math & Logic, CP students logged on to the Khan Academy, and worked through an interactive basic coding session. They discovered functions, parameters, commands – the basics of…
ATA patron Haden Spencer recently visited CP and spoke of her CASA work with a family affected by the recent floods in Austin near Onion Creek, and the Power of One – what one person can do to make a change. CP students donated collected clothes, shoes, gift cards and money to give to this family…
from Madame Perim Throughout a semester long project, French 1 students have been working on the translation and illustration of their own The Cat in the Hat- Le Chat au Chapeau- book. They are about half way through the project and the books look great. This project has turned out to be an effective…
From the Students: Annika: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday, celebrated on November 1, and 2. It focuses on gatherings of family and friends, celebrating the lives of dead friends and family members who have died. People will usually make altars, sugar skulls, and eat and drink the favorite…
From ATA College Prep Chinese Instructor Zhu Wang During the month of October, Chinese students did a story project on Chinese historical figures. Each student read one story in Chinese, researched the historical figure, translated the story into English, rewrote the story in Chinese and then presented it to the class both in English and…
Integrity does not equal manipulation. Being truthful in thoughts, words, and deeds offers strength and wholeness which will withstand over time the threats of outside pressures. Manipulation, on the other hand, is a temporary solution which asks for, assumes and expects similar results through the use of fear, omission or denial. When thoughts, words and…