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Teacher holding white board of diagramed sentences

Diagramming Sentences

June 8, 2020
Our students do not work on diagramming sentences during only one grade level at Ivywood, they work on it throughout all their years at Ivywood Classical Academy.  Diagramming sentences helps our students ensure their syntax is clear and the sentence…
First Annual Ivywood Classical Academy Walk-A-Thon

1st Annual Ivywood Walk-A-Thon

June 1, 2020
We want to say Thank you to all our Sponsors and Supporters for helping us have a successful 1st Annual Ivywood Walk-a-Thon! Since we could not have our Walk-A-Thon how we originally planned it to be and our students and…
Ming Vase Art

Ming Vases

May 29, 2020
Art class for our 4th graders this week, focused on learning about Ming vases.  Ming vases date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, making original Ming vases over 370 years old!  Our students learned about the how the vases…

Tea Parties and Virtual Play Dates

May 18, 2020
During this time of Distance Learning and “Stay Home, Stay Safe”,  it is really important to not only teach our students but to also help them connect with familiar faces.  By helping our students connect with their classmates, we help…
Ivywood Classical Academy has been awarded the Scholar's Cup

The Scholars Cup

May 15, 2020
CONGRATULATIONS Ivywood Classical Academy Congratulations to this year’s Barney Charter School Initiative Scholars’ Cup Winner, Ivywood Classical Academy! In addition to honor, glory, and the Cantharus Optimus trophy, Ivywood will be the recipient of a $2,000 prize to be used for…
American flag flying in the wind

We Pledge Allegiance

May 11, 2020
Though present conditions threaten to shake our nation’s resolve, moral character and civic virtue will persevere.  Ivywood students, along with students from other Barney Charter School Initiative classical schools, demonstrate what it means to learn the true, know the good,…
Teacher pictures. Thank you Ivywood Classical Academy Teachers

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8, 2020
One week is not enough time to let our Ivywood Classical Academy teachers know how much we appreciate all that they do for our students!  Their dedication and passion for teaching Ivywood’s virtues-based, content-rich, classical education is seen in everything…
Play Date cartoon drawing of little girl and boy

Virtual Play Dates

May 1, 2020
Ivywood is not only teaching our students through distance learning, we are also helping in their mental well being.  Just this past week, we started doing weekly virtual play dates to help our students connect with their classmates, share stories,…
George Washington at Princeton

Revolutionary War Art

April 24, 2020
Painting re-creations are happening all over social media these days as people stay home.  Our very own Ivywood Art teacher, Ms. Mason, decided to join in the fun with our 4th graders.  Our 4th graders were assigned the task of recreating…
3rd Grade student with Robot made out of recyclables

Earth Day Robots

April 17, 2020
Our 3rd graders celebrated Earth Day this week by creating robots out of recycled materials. After creating their robots, the students then had to write about their robots, giving them a name, explain their function and why consumers would want…