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EA Enlightenment February 2026

Dear Families, There is so much to celebrate in our classrooms right now! Each day, our students are engaged in meaningful learning experiences that spark curiosity, build confidence, and strengthen our community. Beyond our daily classroom experiences, we are especially proud of the way our community comes together to enrich student learning. Guest speakers and community members continue to broaden our students’ perspectives and provide meaningful exposure to new ideas and experiences. One of our recent guests, Connor Green, spent time with us in a way that left a lasting […]

EA Enlightenment January 2026

Dear Elizabeth Academy Families and Staff, We are so excited to begin the new year with all of our students, families, and staff. There are so many things to look forward to as we continue on our learning journey together. Our first Campus Conversation of the year provided a valuable open forum for sharing, conversation, and clarification. As an administration team, we truly value these monthly opportunities to connect, share important information, celebrate successes, and gather feedback and suggestions as we plan for the future. Parents are an integral part […]

EA Enlightenment December 2025

Our Gratitude and Grandfriends event was a truly heartwarming celebration of connection. Seeing multiple generations: students, parents, grandparents, and special friends come together reminded us of the strength and warmth that community brings. Connection is everything, and it’s at the core of what we believe and practice every day at Elizabeth Academy. We are fortunate to serve learners from infancy through Middle School. This unique span creates daily opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and meaningful relationships across ages. Whether it’s an older student guiding a younger one or small children inspiring […]

EA Enlightenment November 2025

As the temperatures begin to change and we turn back our clocks, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come. Fall reminds us to slow down, appreciate our progress, and look forward to all that lies ahead. At Elizabeth Academy, we have so much to celebrate – our students’ achievements, our dedicated staff, and the continued support of our families and community. With fall break and conferences behind us, we want to thank you for your attendance and partnership. We view conferences as part of […]

EA Enlightenment October 2025

This past month has been full! Our last Friday teacher work day had a different focus than many of our more standard work days. A normal work day is focused on full school or level specific training, then there is level and classroom time after. We have covered many topics, including behavioral management, special education strategies for the individual and whole group, Kagan strategies of grouping students by heterogeneous and homogenous metrics, literacy and numeracy support, and many others. September’s teacher work day had a focus on teams and community. […]

EA Enlightenment September 2025

Welcome back to the 2025-2026 school year! Having students back in the classroom truly brings the school to life. This year, one of our school wide goals is clarity through communication. With the move to Transparent Classroom, you should be getting more in-depth updates on the work that your child is doing in class. Along with that, you should be getting curriculum updates from the classroom teams looking back at the week, and also looking forward to the next week. We are excited for this year and have already had […]

2025-2026 Back to School Information

Welcome Back Dear EA Parents, I hope you are looking forward to the coming school year with excitement! The summer has been a mix of cool and hot days, and we hope you’ve had time to rejuvenate and connect as families. As the new school year approaches, we wanted to share some general updates with you. Teachers and level leads have been on campus throughout the summer preparing for the new year. We also just completed our second week of staff training. During this time, we reviewed literature for the […]

EA Enlightenment May 2025

While from the purpling east departs The star that led the dawn,Blithe Flora from her couch upstarts,For May is on the lawn…-William Wordsworth It’s May! The lovely month of May! We celebrated MayDay (May 1st) with our Founder’s Day celebration, which included a lively presentation of the May Pole dance. Students from early childhood through upper elementary jauntily danced about a decorative pole, creatively lacing their colorful streamers, weaving a beautiful pattern as they moved in and out of each other and circled around the pole. What could be finer than […]

EA Enlightenment April 2025

We hope you had a wonderful and restful vacation from school, especially after so much excitement in March! Last month we enjoyed a delightful presentation of our school play, The Wizard of Oz:Youth Edition. A huge thank you goes to Aimee Sill, our Director, and Jerusha Hess, our parent in charge of costuming. We also appreciate all of the parents and staff who assisted in this production. Most of all, we loved seeing our amazing students performing on stage and helping behind the scenes. Your performance made our hearts fly […]

EA Enlightenment March 2025

March winds whistle as the year winds down, ushering in our first performance in a whirlwind of year-end events. The Wizard of Oz is our school play this year and students from early childhood through high school have been reading the book together in classrooms, studying the time period in which it was written, and learning more about the fascinating life of the author, L. Frank Baum. Spring events celebrate the culmination of a whole school year of learning at Elizabeth Academy, criss-crossing curriculum, and gathering students together as they […]