Trips Archives - New Hope Academy

Gettysburg Trip 2021

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 by Tim Simmons

On October 22nd, 2021, students from US History one and two traveled West to Gettysburg, PA to experience history in real time. They started the day in the town center at the Blue and Gray Bar and Grill for lunch before driving to Devil's Den. There the students studied war strategies like line formations and learned about the specific events and people that turned the tide...

2019 New York Trip

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Tim Simmons

New Hope Academy students and staff took a bite out of the Big Apple on Wednesday, December 11, for the annual field trip to New York City. After meeting at the Yardley campus at 8:00 am, everyone boarded two Starr buses and took to the open road. Our first stop upon our 10:00 arrival was a visit to the snow-scattered streets of Columbus Circle, located at Central Park. The...

Bowman’s Tower Trip

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Tim Simmons

Yesterday Students and Staff from Doylestown and Yardley took part in a cross campus Art trip to Bowman's Tower in Washington Crossing.After ascending the 125 feet to the top of the tower, some students took photos, while others painted or sketched the amazing vistas. Afterwards a number of students took part in a short hike around the park. A fantastic fall day for all!

Chicago Cast & Crew Trip

Posted on April 11, 2019April 15, 2019 by Tim Simmons

On Wednesday, March 27th the cast, pit, and crew of Chicago took a trip to Harlem, New York. The trip started with a presentation at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, where students learned about the Harlem Renaissance. They also learned how Jazz music, specifically music by black artists, in the 20's impacted our cultural society back then and today. Many students only knew ...

Science Olympiad 2019

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Tim Simmons

On Thursday, March 14th New Hope Academy participated in the annual Central East Science Olympiad competition. We traveled to Kutztown University to participate against other local area high schools in a variety of competitions, ranging from identifying fossils to analyzing circuits to cryptography. The team had been preparing for these events since the beginning of the schoo...

2019 Ski Trip

Posted on February 26, 2019March 4, 2019 by Tim Simmons

On Friday, February 22nd, 2019, students and staff from New Hope Academy hit the slopes for its annual ski trip to Blue Mountain, located in Palmerton, PA. After traveling through the Pocono Mountains and arriving to the resort, the group split up: some went skiing, some snowboarded. NHA Yardley director Dave Kennedy stayed back in the lodge, where he kept a watchful eye on stu...

Michener Museum Trip

Posted on February 1, 2019March 4, 2019 by Tim Simmons

Students from the Doylestown campus visited the Michener Art Museum. The museum is a independent, non-profit cultural institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region. Our students studied a variety of art pieces displayed at Michener for their Art History class.

Shakespeare Trip

Posted on January 15, 2019March 4, 2019 by Tim Simmons

A group of Yardley and Doylestown students and teachers were treated to a special matinee performance of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” on Friday, January 11 at the Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville, NJ. “The Complete Works” takes the audience through all 37 of Shakespeare's plays - the histories, the tragedies, and the comedies - in just 97 minut...

Rock Climbing Trip

Posted on December 17, 2018July 13, 2022 by Tim Simmons

Ten students and two teachers from the Yardley campus of New Hope Academy visited the Doylestown Rock Gym in Doylestown, PA, on Wednesday, November 28. Upon arrival, the climbers were given harnesses to wear that attached to the ropes. After a brief intro and tutorial, the climbers were instructed to climb from side-to-side a 4-foot section of the wall that wrapped around ...

New York Trip – 2018

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Tim Simmons

New Hope Academy students and staff stormed the city that never sleeps on Wednesday, December 12, for the annual field trip to New York City. After meeting at the Yardley campus at 8:00 am, everyone boarded two Starr buses and took to the open road. The first leg of the trip was Dave and Buster’s on 42nd Street, where everyone ate lunch. After the meal, students had until 12:30...