Day 3 2024 Glen Canyon Travel Study Trip
Imagine our delight when daylight reveals Glen Canyon in all its glory, a scene only nature can paint, filling our picture window. Retracing our inky black path from last night, we head out in bright sunshine to meet Edmonia, Allison, and Alex, National Park Rangers,...
Day 2: 2024 Glen Canyon Travel Study Trip
We are off to Glen Canyon early today, knowing that every hour brings us closer to our final destination. Along the way we marvel over saguaro cacti standing guard over seemingly barren desert landscapes. Like sentinels, they stretch spiny limbs upward. Some have...
Day 1, 2024 Glen Canyon Travel Study Trip
The day has finally arrived. Nine Phoenix 6th-8th graders are ready to embark on their Travel Study Trip to Glen Canyon, Arizona. Anticipation is in the air. For some, this is their first trip. Others are experienced Phoenix travelers like James, whose 8th grade trip...
The most COMMON question parents ask is…
How do you prepare them for High School, College, and Beyond? Our answer is simple…kids leave Phoenix with an overflowing tool kit that contains their academic skills, executive functioning skills, social-emotional skills, and the MOST important part, knowing...
5 learning experiences that make Phoenix different from any other school on the North Shore.
🌟 What sets Phoenix apart? We help students understand themselves and their role in local and global communities. Learning is a lifelong journey, and it happens everywhere they go! Here’s how we do it 👇🏽 🔥 Learning isn't confined to textbooks and classrooms...
Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: The Phoenix School Experience
Every student is a leader in themselves, and they learn this EARLY at The Phoenix School. Confidence is at the core of this skill, and this is often the first thing stripped from kids when they go to school. Confidence is built when students are given choice,...
Art Education: Illuminating Pathways to Creativity and Critical Thinking
In the realm of education, where every brushstroke counts, we firmly believe that art is more than just a subject—it's a fundamental pillar of a child’s educational journey. At The Phoenix School, we embrace the idea that art is not confined to a canvas but rather, it...
Multi-Aged Classroom Hub
Working with students of different ages contributes significantly to a child's social-emotional growth in various ways. We notice these benefits daily at our school: **Peer Relationships:** When students of different ages interact, kids develop relationships...
Empowering Young Minds, One Page at a Time
🍎✨ Welcome back to school! It’s 2024, and we're in our intensive reading block. 📚 Students, already committed readers both in and out of school, have just started the annual six-week Readathon! 🚀 Pages are devoured, sponsor letters are written, beautiful notecards are...
A Feast of Learning: Thanksgiving Traditions at Phoenix School
As Thanksgiving approaches, the Phoenix School comes alive with the delicious aroma of collaboration and the spirit of gratitude. At Phoenix, the week leading up to Thanksgiving is marked by a unique tradition that involves students from kindergarten to eighth grade...