Philadelphia Virtual Academy
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Current Student
Classic Summer Reads For 11th Graders
A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry This live, full-cast performance of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic 1958 play tells the story of a working class African-American family living in a small apartment on Chicago’s Southside. The matriarchal Lena “Mama” Younger awaits the arrival of her deceased husband’s $10,000 life insurance check. Her son, Walter, maneuvers to…
Classic Summer Reads For 10th Graders
The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde brings his enormous gifts for astute social observation and sparkling prose to The Picture of Dorian Gray, his dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. This dandy, who remains forever unchanged—petulant, hedonistic, vain, and amoral—while a painting of…
Seniors Walked Down The Aisle!! #2015graduates
On June 9, 2015, 2nd class of Philadelphia Virtual Academy has walked down the aisle! Finish the rest of the school year strong and remember, when life gives you lemons, make a lemonade!!! Congratulations to all of the graduating seniors! CHEEEEEEEESE
Classic Summer Reads For 9th Graders
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” With these famous words, Charles Dickens plunges the reader into one of history’s most explosive eras—the French Revolution. From the storming of the Bastille to the relentless drop of the guillotine, Dickens vividly…
6-8th Grade Summer Reading (Part 2)
Counting By 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it…
6-8th Grade Summer Reading (Part 1)
Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson Jacqueline Woodson, one of today’s finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the…
Let’s Raise An Entrepreneur
With PVA being an innovative cyber-home school, I believe that entrepreneurship is an interesting topic to bring up. One of the reasons students prefer PVA is due to its flexibility with time. Instead of offering school experience, the students are given time to explore outside of a school setting. Bored in school, failing classes, at odds…
PAFA Middle School Art Outreach- 5/27/2015
On May 27, Philadelphia Virtual Academy + Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts had their last Middle School Art Outreach. During this program PVA students engaged in a hands on art experience under the direction of Art Educators from PAFA, who supplied all the necessary materials. Art Educators from PaFa taught the students how to make…
Prom 2015- Casino Night!
Philadelphia Virtual Academy’s 2015 Prom night took place on May 28, 2015. The theme was Casino Night. The music was great and we even had couple of local artists perform. It was a magical night with couple other EOP schools. We even got to win some money playing games! Student Council enjoying their prom night…
Top 10 Most Meaningful College Majors
Having hard time deciding your major? Here is 2014-2015 College Salary Report by payscale.com that asked if they feel that their job makes the world a better place. 1. Pastoral Ministry- 93% 2. Nursing- 83% Clinical Laboratory Science- 83% 3. Child Development- 80% 4. Athletic Training- 78% Early Childhood Education- 78% Sports Medicine- 78% Medical…