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Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
Important Dates:
August 1, 20136th - 12th Grade - 8:00 - 12:00 pmAugust 2, 2013Kindergarten - 5th Grade All DayPreschool OrientationAugust 5, 2013Preschool's 1st Day of School
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Pan American Christian AcademyR. Cássio de Campos Nogueira,393 04829-310 São Paulo, SPBrazil
USA Tel: 480.471.5339Brazil Tel: 55.11.5929.9500Email: [email protected]: www.paca.com.br
NEWSJune 2013 • Our Mission: To nurture and develop young people, through quality education rooted in biblical truth, who impact their world through Christ.
PACA has received a 5 year recommendation foraccreditation with AdvanEd and ACSI.
A busy semester of gardening, sharing, reading, andactivies.
No dia 23 de maio, o 2nd e 3rd grades foram ao SESCInterlagos.
Os alunos do 5º, 9º e 11º ano fizeram o teste deproficiência em língua portuguesa nos dias 7, 8 e 9 demaio.
A Cairn University (antiga Philadelphia Biblical University)ofereceu um curso de Mestrado em Educação quefuncionou nas dependências da Paca.
Nos dias 30 e 31 de maio todo corpo docente eadministrativo da Paca participou do Congresso deEducadores Cristãos da ACSI/Brasil que comemora 10anos.
Neste último bimestre, a turma do 8º ano, EF-II, trabalhoucom a obra A Moreninha, de Joaquim Manuel de Macedo.
No último dia 10 de maio realizamos uma homenagemmuito especial à mães.
Every year the sixth and seventh graders go on a retreat,and this year it was our turn. I was worried sick; the nightbefore I hardly slept.
The tenth grade had an excellent trip to Ilha do Cardoso aspart of their Biology and Geografia classes.
Despite the rainy weather, PACA hosted over 1,072 visitors atthe school’s annual international food festival.
The National Honor Society (NHS) is USA’s premierorganization established to recognize outstanding highschool students.
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Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
Thank you so much to the many people who haveinvested in this process – teachers, administrators,Academic Development Team members, boardmembers, PACA workers, students and parents.
This was a process in which all of us were able toplay a part in. From student, parent and teachersurveys to committee meeting times to interviewswith the team while they were on campus – all wereevidence of our love and desire for PACA to continueto be a great school.
The External Review Team made up of fourinternational educators were on campus from April21-24, 2013. They conducted 48 interviews(formal and informal) with school personnel, thirty-two with students and eight with parents ofstudents. Twenty-four formal meetings were heldinvolving members of the school personnel, twentystudents and nineteen parents.
During the team’s time on campus, they had achance to be in and out of classrooms, talk to schoolpersonnel, meet with different groups of people andeat in the cafeteria.
The most significant theme that came out of theirreport was that “Pan American Christian Academy’sphilosophy, mission, and vision, as the Christianpurpose and identity of the Academy clearlypermeates all aspects of the schools’ program,services, and personnel. The school is marked by aprofound commitment to ministry within a Christ-
centered world and life view and to the integrationof faith and content in the instruction-learningprocess.”
Through this process with ACSI and AdvancED,there are three important terms of which to beaware. Powerful Practices are things we are doingwell. Opportunities for Improvement are things thatwe can consider for improvement.
Required Actions are things that we need tocomplete before our next accreditation visit in fiveyears.
We were encouraged that we received manypowerful practices and also knew that we had somethings to make better so we weren’t surprised by theopportunities for improvement/required actions.Just as we encourage our students to grow anddevelop in their studies and life, we realize that weneed to do the same as we better ourselves andPACA.
Here are two reports: fromAdvancED and the fromACSI. To access these reports click on the boldedreport name to read more.
Again, thank you so much for your help, support andencouragement through this accreditation process.We will continue to move ahead in the coming yearwith our continuous school improvement plan andseek ways to make our school stronger.
FIVE-YEAR RECOMMENDATION FOR PACAACCREDITATION APPROVED WITH ADVANCED AND ACSI!Word from Mr. Robin Rugg, Superintendent, and Miss Jennifer Kierstead, Elementary Principal
Accreditation Team (Left to Right): Dr. David Wells, DawnMonzon, Tim Thompson, and Scott Frost, included in the
group Mr. Rugg and Miss Kierstead.
Even during an accreditation visit there is time for old collegefriends to say hi to each other. Pictured here are HoughtonCollege Alumni, Dr. David Wells and Dr. Paul Clark (parent of
PACA alumni and former school board member).
Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
At Easter, we had the privilege to participate inthe school food drive for our friends at Lar TiaEdna. We prayed for our friends and were exci-ted to make a graph of the kilograms of food webrought to share with them. We also learnedabout the true meaning of Easter and celebra-ted Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross for us and Hisresurrection! We enjoyed breaking bread withone another to remember what Jesus has donefor us.
PRESCHOOL LIFE,A BUSY SEMESTER.
Our pre-school students have had a busy se-mester! Sr. Gilvan, the school’s gardener,and Dona Fabiana, the school’s nutritionist,taught us how to prepare a garden on ourplayground. We planted radishes, arugula,basil, parsley, kale, and green onions. Wewere excited to tend our garden and watch itgrow and to even harvest some of our “crop”to eat.
Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
Some other highlights of our semester wereparticipating in the International Festival andhaving some special readers come to teachus about fairy tales and nursery rhymes.Mr. Dewey told us about the Frog Prince,Mr. Rugg read The Cinderella Penguin, MissKierstead shared Little Red Riding Hood, andDona Marta taught us some lessons fromGoldilocks and the Three Bears. We also hadanother special guest that came to teach ushow to make mini pizzas! Our friend'smother, Mrs. Morales, came to show us howto make dough and add the sauce andcheese to our delicious pizzas. We lovecooking lessons that include sampling whatwe make and we ate those pizzas all up!
PRESCHOOL LIFE,A BUSY SEMESTER OF SPECIAL READERS, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND “FAZENDINHA” VISIT.
One of our favorite activities this semesterwas a field trip to the Fazendinha. We wereable to learn about lots of different kinds offarm animals and what they eat and wherethey live. We even to got to help by feedingsome goats and sheep. We loved riding thehorses and ponies and got a chance to milk acow! We all had a great time!
Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
No dia 23 de maio, o 2nd e 3rd grades foramao SESC Interlagos para visitar umaexposição sobre a energia que provém dosalimentos. Após aprenderem mais sobre oponto de vista científico e também comonossa vida cotidiana e nossos hábitosalimentares influenciam na produção deenergia para o nosso corpo, os alunos sedivertiram com jogos e caça ao tesouro.
Os alunos do 5º, 9º e 11º ano fizeram oteste de proficiência em língua portuguesanos dias 7, 8 e 9 de maio. O teste foiaplicado em mais 7 escolas da AASB(Association of American Schools in Brazil).PACA é membro da Association of AmericanSchools in Brazil.
A Cairn University (antiga Philadelphia BiblicalUniversity) ofereceu um curso de Mestrado emEducação que aconteceu nas dependências daPaca. Durante três anos, durante as férias dejaneiro e junho, um significativo grupo deeducadores de nossa escola teve o privilégio defazer parte desse "cohort" do Brasil. Osseguintes professores são os "mestrandos": AnaCláudia Soares; Ana Lúcia Soldi, BrendaStockment, Chad Anderson; Christine DeBoer;Claryssa Tomaz; Eliana Rocha e Renata Santos.Agradecemos à Paca todo apoio e ajuda duranteesses três anos. Louvamos ao Senhor por maisessa vitória! A Ele toda honra e toda glória!
Os alunos do 11th e 12th fizeram o simulado da FUVEST, incluindo redação, preparado e posteriormente corrigido pelo cursinho CPV. Esse exame foi organizado e elaborado pelo cursinho CPV. Os alunos tiveram a oportunidade
Nos dias 30 e 31 de maio todo corpodocente e administrativo da Paca participoudo Congresso de Educadores Cristãos daACSI/Brasil que comemora 10 anos. O temado Congresso foi: Conduzindo os Alunos naVerdade.
Muitos de nossos professores participaramcomo palestrantes, líderes de grupos deinteresse e do grupo de louvor. Foram doisdias muito proveitosos de comunhão,serviço e desenvolvimento profissional.
BRAZILIAN STUDIES - DEPARTAMENTO BRASILEIROEXCURSÕES, CONGRESSO, E SIMULADOS…
de vivenciar tanto a administração do tempo,quanto o grau de dificuldade da Prova. Ocursinho disponibilizou excelentes relatórioscom diferentes gráficos demonstrativos dosresultados. O resultado já está nas mãos dosalunos.
Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
Neste último bimestre, a turma do 8º ano, EF-II, trabalhou com a obra AMoreninha, de Joaquim Manuel de Macedo.
Após a leitura, pesquisas sobre a sociedade do séc. 19 e atividades emprojeto escrito, dividiram-se em 9 Grupos de trabalho (GT’s) e, com muitoempenho, organizaram um nos moldes da época da obratrabalhada: interpretação de trechos românticos, declamação daCanção do Exílio (Gonçalves Dias), figurino, músicas, maquiagem,“comes e bebes” e, é claro, o baile... Realmente, o encerramento doprojeto deu-se com chave de ouro!!! Parabéns, 8º ano!!!
Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
No último dia 10 de maio realizamos umahomenagem muito especial à aquelas que nãomedem esforços, abrem mão de sonhos e estãoprontas a se sacrificarem dedicando suasvidas aos seus filhos .
Essa tarde na Toscana foi prepara com muitocarinho para nossas queridas mamães!Onde puderam desfrutar de momentos decomunhão, diversão e muita emoção.
Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • June 2013 Edition
Every year the sixth and seventh graders go on aretreat, and this year it was our turn. I was worriedsick; the night before I hardly slept. To get evenworse I almost forgot my sleeping bag, and I waslate! That’s pretty bad way to start a retreat. What Ididn’t know is that I was about to face my fears.
Everyone has their fears and phobias, some afraidof spiders, others of the dark, my biggest fear isheight. Well, this year I told myself that I would trysomething new. When we arrived I suddenly start-ed to regret that goal. The reason for that was be-cause our camp had an enormous ropes course.
Time passed very quickly having fun with myfriends. What I didn’t realize was that my turn onthe ropes was close. I put on the security rope andprotective gear, and went up the ladder onto the
tree. I looked down, as my stomach churned, butthere was no way back now. My P.E. teacher wasbehind me which made me feel a bit more secure.I took a step after another wobbling and shakingthrough the course. The beginning was prettyeasy, but the hardest part still awaited.
In the middle of the ropes course there was onlyone rope to put my feet on, which made it scary. Ihad ropes to hold on to, but I was still terrified. Iwas about 20 feet off the ground. It felt like walk-ing on a tightrope. My throat was dry and my eyeswide, while mumbling prayers to God.
As unbelievable as it sounds, I made it to the end.It feels good to accomplish new things; it feels likea new me. Next time anyone asks me to join themin the ropes course I won’t think twice to answer.
Facing my Fearsby Hannah Hayashi
Student in Middle School
The tenth grade had an excellent trip to Ilha doCardoso as part of their Biology and Geografiaclasses. Accompanied by Mrs. Zuercher, Prof.Silvano and Mr. Dewey they hiked alongbeaches and trails investigating the AtlanticRainforest, Mangrove Swamp, sandy forest andother ecosystems. An invertebrate sampling ina mountain stream provided dozens of crittersto be observed and identified. Local guidestaught about medicinal uses of plants, islandculture, and threats to the ecosystems. Thehighlight for many was walking on the beach atnight and seeing the glowing bioluminescentorganisms in the shallow water.
The trip also provided for a wonderful time ofclass bonding. Hanging out on the boat, walkingon the beach and fighting off the bugs helpeddeepen friendships and class unity. Studentsled moments of worship under the tree by thewater.
AP BIO TRIP
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Despite the rainy weather, PACA hostedat the school’s annual international food
festival. The profit of this event was donated toraise awareness and funds for a wide variety ofnon-profit organizations. For several years we havepartnered with these groups as they help rescuestreet kids, provide a safe refuge for children fromthe city’s most dangerous favelas, empower youthto make a fresh start, and break the chains of ad-diction.
The from this event were Casa ABBA,
Casa Esperança, Arca das Crianças, AssociaçãoRestauração, Associação Águia, Lar Efrata, Lar TiaEdna, and Associação Construindo Para Cristo.Each organization also shared about their work atthe opening program.
We started the day with a special program by ourstudents, showcasing their musical talents. After-wards, our guests enjoyed
(Korea, Japan, China, Italy, Swit-zerland, India, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile,
Brazil and United States). Games and prizes wereavailable for children as parents enjoyed eatingwith friends. During the event there were specialacts to entertain the guests, such as the AmericaMorena band (latin music), Christian body worshipteams (Igreja Água Viva and Igreja Han In), andeven a puppeteer (Roberto Maranhão and family).
There are many people, corporations and churchesto thank for making this event successful. All ofour 345 students, 40 teachers, 70 parents andmany other volunteers contributed to make thisevent a true celebration of God’s diversity andcreativity of the human race. We want to specifical-ly thank the following organizations for their dona-tions and participation: American Cafeteria, BannQuímica, Dalde do Brasil, Doce Vida, Gênia Tecno-logia, Grupo Atalla, Igreja Água Viva, Igreja Han-In,Igreja Joo Eun, Igreja Missionária Oriental, IgrejaSINAM, Igreja Unida, Macarrão Alfa, Master FieldPaintball, Pepsico, Saborama, Seeker Tecnologia,SP Media, Trinità Gastronomia, UG Pão Natural Ca-seiro, and UNISA.
Jill, Thierry, Nathan, Ariel, Jenny, Alexandra, Alyssa
Angelica, Christopher, Jun
Amy, Pedro, Eduardo, André, Sandra, Rachel, Jane, William
The National Honor Society (NHS) is USA’spremier organization established torecognize outstanding high schoolstudents. More than just an honor roll,NHS serves to honor those students whodemonstrate excellence in the areas ofscholarship, leadership, service,and character. These characteristics havebeen associated with membershipin the organization since its beginning in1921.
New members are selected by the school’sfaculty and must maintain a minimum GPArequirement of 3.5 for a whole year.
