Electives Archives - New Hope Academy

Blue Magic: NHA Chess

Posted on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by Tim Simmons

At New Hope Academy, chess has been successfully integrated into the curriculum, students learn that chess is much more than a game; it is an interdisciplinary blend of competition, fun, art, and science. By approaching chess academically, students gain essential skills for chess and life. Nha Chess team members, Arsh Jorhi, Devon Hamilton, and Oliver Tenney pose with their...

Senior Season Kickoff 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 by Tim Simmons

New Hope Academy held its annual Senior Season Kick-Off Ceremony on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Seniors, their parents/guardians, and many of NHA’s staff gathered together at the Yardley campus to celebrate this exciting time of year. Kathy Rosso-Gana, president of NHA, welcomed everyone and promised that the rest of the year was going to fly by; before the seniors would know i...

NHA at Crossfit 267

Posted on April 15, 2016April 28, 2016 by Tim Simmons

The New Hope Academy students from the Yardley and Doylestown campuses visited Crossfit-267 in Trevose-Feasterville today for some intense instruction on weight lifting, cardio, workout safety and team building today. Ten students from each campus joined Mark Beuerle, Gary Harris, Monica Welsh, Cameron Stahl and Eric Jaber Sr for a fun filled afternoon of exercise, games, trai...

World Chess Champion Cristian Chirila visits NHA

Posted on March 18, 2016July 6, 2017 by Tim Simmons

See the press release video in the Courier Times!On March 22, 2016, New Hope Academy will have the great honor of hosting yet another former World Chess Champion. In 2011, five time Olympic chess champion Susan Polgar came to NHA to talk to the students about the relationship between the strategies of chess and our lives. This year, former World Champion and Grand Master Cristi...

Auditions for Beauty and the Beast

Posted on January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 by Tim Simmons

[no_toc]Congratulations! 22 students made the cut! Callbacks are Tuesday, Jan. 26th in Yardley from 3-5 pm Remember to bring the signed contract or you may not be able to participate.

GOALS

Posted on December 9, 2015January 28, 2016 by Tim Simmons

New Hope Academy student McKayla H. happens to be an aspiring documentarian, so for her first project in the ‪#‎NHAVIDEOLAB‬, she decided to investigate the goals of her fellow NHA students by (naturally) making a mini-documentary!

Congratulations to the NHA Chess Team

Posted on October 29, 2015November 19, 2015 by Tim Simmons

Congratulations to the NHA Chess Team who won 1st place in this past weekend's Princeton Day School Chess Tournament. And another congratulations to the NHA Chess Team who also won with a perfect score of 5-0 in the opening match, in the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Chess League, against Tacony on Wednesday night (11/18).