Category: News
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Volunteer Spotlight: Joy’s Heart for Service at Logos Academy Harrisburg
When Joy first heard about Logos Academy Harrisburg eight years ago, she had no idea that it would become such a meaningful part of her life. Since then, Joy has been a devoted volunteer, dedicating one morning each week to supporting the students and staff at Logos Academy Harrisburg. For Joy, volunteering isn’t just about…
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Construction is Well Under Way!
Having just celebrated the resurrection of Jesus and with construction now underway, I can’t help but think of the “resurrection” that has been going on with the building that houses our school. Thanks to the hospitality of Second City Church, Logos Academy Harrisburg resides in what was once the neighborhood school. Over the last several…
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Meet Lauren!
Welcome, Lauren Bonnema! Lauren joined our team this January as our donor relations specialist. Her job is to support you–our valued partners–in providing this life-changing education for elementary school students in Harrisburg. Her role is essential because we recognize that you are more than “donors to a cause.” You are investors in the lives of…
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Building for Fifth Grade
In 2016 when we opened our doors with just nine students, we envisioned a day when we would be a pre-K through fifth-grade school providing a Christ-centered, private-school education for younger learners in Harrisburg, especially those coming from underserved parts of the city. We’re almost there! As they finish fourth grade and gear up for…
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Celebrating a Renewed Building
Anas returned to school on Monday, August 21, to find many changes to the building that had housed his school for the last seven years. He and his classmates found updated and enlarged bathrooms, improved lighting, freshly painted classrooms, additional office space, and resource space for the teachers and staff. In addition, the school office…
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An Early Champion
When Eliza Carabello attended her first school board meeting of what would someday become Logos Academy Harrisburg, there were no students or staff. No happy kindergartners or even preschoolers–just a vision to see a school like Logos Academy serve all children of Harrisburg, regardless of household income or faith commitment. Eliza was one of the…
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Growing Toward Fourth Grade
Our third graders are looking forward to leading the way as our first classroom of fourth graders. It’s been a year of growth, as these young learners transitioned from an early elementary program to more robust learning and expectations. Many students found this transition especially challenging. Fall test scores confirmed this, so we were quite…
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Developing a Love for Learning and Service
Rhaegar started at Logos Academy when he was just four years old. Now he is looking forward to fourth grade, which, thankfully, you are helping make possible through your faithful and generous financial support. You make possible the quality and compassionate education that we provide in a Christ-centered environment. A quality education can be measured…
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A Human Connection and Compassionate Education
Logistics made returning to Logos Academy Harrisburg this fall impractical. The drive and schedule were a bit much, especially with a younger sibling in the home. It was a difficult decision to make for her parents and disappointing for Verity. After a visit to the school just last week, Verity wrote a letter to her…
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Adding Fourth Grade
Lexi has been with us for many years. Her engaging smile and pension for tiaras warmed our hearts. So it was especially difficult this spring when we announced that we did not have space to add a fourth-grade class in the fall and were forced to say good-bye to Lexi and her classmates. We worked…