NHA Presents “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)”

This year New Hope Academy’s theater department performed The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a comedic arrangement of all the plays written by the late and great William Shakespeare. It effectively condenses all 37 of the bard’s plays into a 97 minute long production. The play, written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield in the early 1980s, was ori...
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NHA’s Fall Picnic 2025

On October 10th, the students and staff of New Hope Academy came together for our annual Fall Picnic. Participants departed from their respective campuses in school vans and staff vehicles around 9:30 a.m. and drove straight to Core Creek Park for a day of food, entertainment, and strengthening our community through shared school experiences. Some of the activities offere...
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Thanksgiving Feast 2025

Thanksgiving, the holiday that celebrates being with family, eating too much, and enjoying what you have. Everyone is thankful for something, this includes everyone at New Hope Academy. On November 25th, both campuses gathered at Yardley to have a feast fit for kings and queens with all the fixings: turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, caesar salad, and of course, mashed potato...
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Happy Halloween 2025

The humors are dark and the skies have gone gray. Happy Halloween, New Hope Academy, and may the spirits be in your favor on this cursed night! All Hallow’s Eve is the night when spirits are closest to the human realm, and the day NHA has its Halloween celebration. Students from both campuses join together and celebrate the holiday, letting our school spirit mingle with the re...
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Graduation 2023

"We need all the HOPE we can get..." was Kathleen Rosso-Gana’s advice to New Hope Academy’s graduating class of 2023. June 2nd was the day NHA held its 23nd commencement ceremony at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, PA. The ceremony was lead by Tiffany Trunell who is the Head of School at New Hope Academy. The enthusiastic graduates smiled in anticipation as they ...
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Thanksgiving 2022

On November 20, New Hope Academy’s students and staff gathered for the annual Thanksgiving Day Feast, which serves as the unofficial kick-off to the upcoming holiday season. Attendees shared examples of gratitude and Thanksgiving Day traditions, which included spending time with family and watching football and holiday movies. Students were served a traditional Thanksgiving mea...
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Peddler’s Village Trip 2021

  New Hope Academy students visited Peddler’s Village, located in Lahaska, PA, on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Every fall, Peddler’s Village displays scarecrows that are designed and created by Philadelphia-area residents, businesses, and organizations. Students from the Yardley and Doylestown campuses enjoyed the creative autumn displays that were separated into var...
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NHA Featured in Suburban Life

New Hope Academy & METC tutoring studio was recently featured in Suburban Life Magazine. Check out the article, reprinted here: A Place to Thrive New Hope Academy offers a supportive environment and education to meet the needs of every child. By Leigh Stuart For more than 30 years, Kathleen Rosso-Gana has dedicated her life to educating and uplifting adolesce...
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Blue Magic: NHA Chess

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...
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Holiday Feast 2018

  On Thursday, December 20, New Hope Academy’s students and staff gathered together at the Yardley campus for the annual Holiday Feast. This event serves as the capstone to the holiday season, enabling all in attendance the opportunity to celebrate the special time of year. Before the luncheon, students and staff shared stories of holiday traditions, which...
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