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Grade 8 Students Create and Market Energy Products for Innovation Fair

Grade 8 students pitch their idea to the sharks

Grade 8 students applied their design thinking skills to solve real-world problems in the IPA’s second annual Innovation Fair. They identified energy-related issues, designed and created a prototype to solve the problem, and pitched their ideas to investors in the “Shark Tank.”

History Comes to Life for Grade 5 Students in Washington, DC

Grade 5 students at Colonial Williamsburg.

History came to life for a group of 16 IPA Grade 5 students when they traveled to Washington, D.C. with their teachers, Joe Villaluz, Terry Fuller, and me, Lisa Lariscy. Their experiences on the trip helped them answer the Grade 5 Project Based Learning (PBL) question, “How do we as artists create a museum experience that connects our community with the people and events of the American Revolution?”

No Bake Challenge Project-Based Learning

Students creating desserts

The energy level of the Grade 5 students on Back-to-School Night was high – they were so excited to be sharing their culinary creations with their parents and invited judges. The night was the culmination of their Blue Zones Project inspired “No Bake Challenge”, their first Project Based Learning (PBL) of the year.

Grade 5 Students Create an American Revolution Museum

Grade 5 students dressed in costume as Washington's group at Valley Forge

Can you imagine creating your own museum? Researching content, collecting artifacts, creating and constructing displays, laying out the space, and inviting visitors to see your work? ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY’s Grade […]