|
Battle of the
Books (4th Grade)
The 4th Grade students meet every week
at lunch time. Battle of the Books is a voluntary reading incentive program
for students in grades 4-6. The purpose is simply to encourage students to
read good books and have fun while reading books. The students gain
knowledge and enjoyment from reading good books, sharing them with friends,
parents and teachers, plus a fun day of playing in the "Battle."
Mini Battle of
the Books (3rd Grade)
The 3rd Grade students meet every week at
lunch time. Mini Battle of the Books is a voluntary reading incentive
program for students in 3rd grade. The purpose is simply to
encourage students to read good books and have fun while reading books. The
students gain knowledge and enjoyment from reading good books, sharing them
with friends, parents and teachers, plus a fun day of playing in the
"Battle."
Story Time Club
(1st – 2nd
Grade)
Scheduled at lunch and after
school. The number of signups will determine how many lunch and after
school sessions will be held each week. The goal of this club is to
encourage an enjoyment of reading through variety of activities, which we
hope will enhance the students listening skills and reading level.
Ecology/Science Club:
The
High School Ecology Club meets every other week during lunch.
This club
conducts community service projects and takes many interesting weekend field
trips into the interior of Panama. the club has also takes field trips
to the Galapagos Islands.
GOALS:
-
to
give students an opportunity to learn more about the ecology of Panama
so that they will become better decision makers in the future.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-
raise
money for the Metropolitan Natural Park by selling calendars.
-
participate in field trip activities such as river
rafting on the Chiriquí River, caving on Madden Lake, and crocodile
counting in Gamboa.
- visit
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Amador, Smithsonian Tropical
Research Center on Barro Colorado, and tour the Metropolitan Natural
Park.
-
students serve as unpaid guides to the Metropolitan Natural Park.
-
students have conducted beach and water cleanup projects as community
service projects.
High School Student Council:
The High School Student Council meets every Monday
during lunch.
GOALS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-
attended Association of American Schools of Central America (AASCA)
leadership conference
-
sponsor hot
dog eating contest, field day, Halloween costume day, spirit week, and
school picnic.
-
provided
support in class money-making activities, hold school wide elections.
Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy Debate Team:
Meets
Wednesday After School.
The High School Harvard Association Cultivating
Inter-American Democracy (HACIA) debate team meets twice a week, Tuesday and
Thursdays, to practice the skills of debate by role-playing and guided
research. The students become proficient in using Robert’s Rules of
Order, and writing resolutions.
GOALS:
The goal of the HACIA debate team is to foster,
celebrate and advance democracy ideals in Latin America. We seek to
provide the future leaders of the region with the skills necessary to
participate fully as citizens and to lead in a modern democracy.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Balboa Academy
students attended its first Summit of the Americas in Managua, Nicaragua in
March 2002. Each year the HACIA debate team participates in debates on
international issues at the World Court in the Hague in Netherland.
Two out of the eight students received an award for Best Delegate.
Members of balboa Debate teem attend the UN debates in New York.
The debate team is also involved in organizing the Middle School debate
activity. Twice a year, the entire
Middle School (grades 6-8) participate in a half day debate.
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society (NHS) was founded in 1921
in the United States by the National Association of Secondary School
Principals. NHS promote recognition for students who reflect
outstanding accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, character,
leadership and service. Far from being simply a reward for high
academic achievement, the National Honor Society is a functioning, active
group whose members seek to be outstanding leaders and role models for the
school community and to promote the ideals of Scholarship, Leadership,
Character, and Service among all students. Selection for NHS
membership is truly the highest honor a high school student can receive.
College admissions officers often look for Honor Society membership as a
valid indicator that the applicant will succeed at the collegiate level of
post secondary education.
French Club
Drama Club
Art Club
Art Club
|