What brings people together more than food? That’s what our ESL Coordinator, Mrs. Butter, thought when she developed the idea for a PA Distance Learning Charter School Cultural Cookbook last month.
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Guest Speakers Encourage Students to Dream Big at Elementary Career Day
November 21 was Elementary Career Day at PA Distance! Throughout the day, students listened to various guest speakers describe what they love most about their jobs.
From a child’s screen time and internet safety to plagiarism and online gaming, digital citizenship casts a wide umbrella. All in all, digital citizenship is using technology and the internet appropriately and safely to promote healthy online communities that can benefit us all. And as technology continues to innovate, so does the potential for misuse.
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Jaxon Jerico, a 10th grader at PA Distance Learning Charter School, attended the Westmoreland County Music Educators Association’s Senior High County Chorus Festival on November 18th at Belle Vernon High School. He was the first cyber and charter school student to participate in the festival.
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A Variety of STEAM Opportunities Available to Students
PA Distance offers a variety of opportunities for students to learn about science, technology,engineering,art, mathematicstopicsandcareerpaths.PADistancecore and elective classes, STEAM Hub, Community Connector Vans, and Summer Camps make these vital topics more accessible and equitable for our young learners.
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8th-grader Rylie Miles Wants to be a Radio City Rockette One Day
RylieMilesofNewCastle,PA,hasalwaysbeeninvolvedindance.Sinceshewasatoddler,she has been taking classes at her local dance studio. Rylie started taking tap and jazz classes, but as she watched the older girls walk by with pointe shoes, she knew she wanted to join them at the ballet barre one day.