Is your child getting bored at school?
Imagine a school that…. has a purpose-driven curriculum intentionally shifts focus to ensure challenge + engagement collaborates with individuals groups, and organizations to improve our community and the world emphasizes the process Phoenix has been practicing...
Phoenix Summer Adventure Kids
This past week the Phoenix Summer Adventure Kids went on adventures in the Salem Willows. The theme of the week was Spies in the Wild, all about exploring how animals hide in nature. Early in the morning, the kids started off by playing games to get ready for the day...
Martial Arts for Teamwork, Collaboration and Skill Building.
On Wednesday of this year's Adventure Week, the Phoenix Kids went to do a workshop with two self-defense instructors at Forged Martial Arts Studio. The kids did some exercises, some games, and some drills to help them do better teamwork and learn about self-defense....
THE PHOENIX SCHOOL VISITS ROTARY
Two weeks ago Rotary welcomed the Phoenix School as the students gave a presentation on their recent trip to the Everglades. Prior to leaving, students completed research on what to expect when they arrived in Florida, specifically the plants and animals they might...
Beets make for a colorful science experiment!
Tala and Ragad, 10th graders from Saudi Arabia, have worked with our students for the last 2 years. They work collaboratively with our 5th-8th grade students to create a curriculum to explore together. We strongly believe exposing our students to global collaboration...
AIRPLANE SCIENCE
Engineering is a HUGE part of our curriculum here at Phoenix. It provides the opportunity for curiosity and exploration through design, experimenting, building, testing, and trialing. Each team or individual designed their own airplane, based on the challenge they...
F.A.I.L.U.R.E.S
This is how we view failures at The Phoenix School... First Attempt In Learning, Understanding, Redesigning, Experimenting, and eventually Solving!
Partnership with Montserrat College
We are so excited to announce we have partnered with Montserrat College to offer volunteer internship positions. Today we are introducing you to Cassandra who is our Communications Intern. We feel so fortunate to have such talented young adults working with us! Hello,...
For the final day of Adventure Week…
I lead the Phoenix Kids in an animation workshop. Animation is my passion and my main artistic focus, and I really wanted to share my love for animation with the students. We used flip books to let the kids play and experiment with animation as an art form, the same...
Day 5: Biking Shark Valley Slough
LET THE ADVENTURE UNFOLD: Phoenix Kids Travel to Study Imagine herding cats at the bike livery in Shark Valley as we all searched for bikes that fit us best. Once paired with one that matched our size, we were off to learn the finer points of riding and stopping an...