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Pan American Christian Academy • www.paca.com.br • www.facebook.com/PACA.School • December 2014 Edition

Important Dates:January 26, 2015School starts for 2nd SemesterJanuary 23-27, 2015Senior TripFebruary 16 - 18No School: Carnaval

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Pan American Christian AcademyR. Cássio de Campos Nogueira, 39304829-310 São Paulo, SP Brazil

USA Tel: 480.471.5339Brazil Tel: 55.11.5929.9500Email: [email protected]: www.paca.com.br

Word from the Superintendent…page 2

College and University News, KoreaTrip and StuCo News… page 3

Relações Internacionais no 7º ano…page 4

Pastel é Cultura, Festival Estudantil,e Momento Cultural… page 5

Buggy for Books - ElementaryReading Contest… page 6

Elementary students visit Cidade dasAbelhas… page 7

120 Hours of Community Service…page 8

Warrior Update - 1st place… page 8

Pool Update - we passed ourfundraising goal… page 9

Chess Champions… page 9

Preschool - making friends, makingbrownies, having fun… page 10

CONTENTS:

NEWSOur Mission: To nurture and develop young people, through quality education rooted in biblical truth, who impact their world through Christ.

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This school year marks my 20th as amember of the PACA staff. It has been a distinctprivilege and tremendous blessing to be part ofthis school since the early 1990's and to haveserved with so many godly men and women. Icontinue to be amazed at God's goodness andHis ability to use PACA to impact lives for Hiskingdom.

Through the fifty-five years that PACAhas existed, the school has continually soughtto serve our students through the lenses of aChristian worldview. In this service, the schooltries to communicate to its students, parents

COLLEGE ANDUNIVERSITY NEWS

Word from Mr. Robin Rugg, Superintendent

NURTURING HEARTS. DEVELOPING MINDS. EDUCATING FOR ETERNITY.

and those that come into contact with the PACAcommunity what the school's mission, visionand core values represent.

While these three components are a keyrepresentation as to who we are as a school, itwas felt that an addition of a short, concisetagline would be beneficial. These shortphrases are distinctive and easily remembered,and speak to what the organization values.

Through work with a variety ofconstituents within the PACA community, theBoard of Directors has approved the followingtaglines to be associated with PACA:

NURTURING HEARTSDEVELOPING MINDS

EDUCATING FOR ETERNITY

These seven words are the springboardto understanding what type of school PACA isand what our staff sets out to do througheducating all of its students. Each representscomponents of our mission, vision and corevalues and culminate in the last tagline,

"Educating for Eternity", emphasizing that whilewe prepare our students for excellence in thisworld, our ultimate goal for them is the eternalsecurity they can receive through Christ'ssalvation.

While they are just seven words, whatthey bring to mind when attached to a schoolcan be incredibly powerful. I am excited thatwith the support of the PACA staff, its parentsand other community partners, we can worktogether to nurture students' hearts, helpdevelop their minds and guide them tounderstand and accept God's perfect plan tospend eternity with Him.

From Right to Left: Mr. Rugg, Paulo Chun (Alumnus) and Mr. Kubo.




We had 42 college visits oncampus this semester! We also received agroup of 8 Christian colleges. They were able totalk to PACA students in 7th -12th grades , tellingthem about the benefits of a ChristianEducation.

Representatives from college admissionoffices visited PACA to present information toprospective students and parents. There areseveral benefits of college rep visits for ourPACA students.

College representatives meet withinterested students in small groups to discusstopics such as the academic programs, campuslife, financial aid and admission procedures oftheir college. They also answer students'

questions. Students can also let the collegeknow they are seriously interested. Many of therepresentatives are also admission officersfrom the college, so students have a uniqueopportunity to make contact with a person whomay be evaluating their application in thefuture.

Next semester, we will have more visitsand the Linden College fair. We will keep ourcommunity posted about these important visits.

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NEWS • TRIP TO KOREA • STUCO NEWS

An update from the school’s Guidance Office by Mrs. Claudia Kuhnast, Guidance Counselor

I also had the privilege of traveling toKorea to visit Yonsei University; it was anopportunity to understand more about theKorean university system. I was also able tosee several PACA Alumni who are now living inKorea, as well as Mr. Chad Anderson and Ms.Grace Kim, former PACA teachers.

And last but not least, I had theopportunity to help STUCO organize severalevents that promoted unity, solidarity andgenerosity. We had the Stuco Retreat, theWelcome Back party, Warrior Week, the highschool retreat, and the Thanksgiving Clothingdrive. What a blessing to be able to work withgreat students!

Catching up with former teachers and alumni in Korea.




"Reescrever os direitos humanos meajudou a refletir e entender melhor cada umdeles". "Eu nem sabia que a declaração da ONUdos direitos humanos era tão longa". "Aprendique há uma lista longa, mas nem todos sãorespeitados" (alunos do 7º ano).

"Criar estratégias de ajuda humanitáriapara povos carentes me ajudou a perceber adificuldade de povos que vivem em guerra,povos que não têm acesso à água potável,saúde e educação" (aluno do 7º ano).

Investir nos Professores! ODesenvolvimento profissional dosprofessores na Paca é uma constante e é omelhor investimento para a educação dosnossos alunos. A Professora Renata e o Mr.Stockement completaram o penúltimomódulo do mestrado em educaçãointernacional, no campus da CairnUniversity na Alemanha. A Professora SilviaBizetti teve a oportunidade de participar dasua formatura do mestrado, no campusdos EUA da Cairn University, e foi a oradorada sua turma.

RELAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS

Programa de Estudos Brasileiros, Dona Marta Franco da Silva, Diretora

Ao longo deste semestre, os alunos deGeografia do 7º ano tiveram a oportunidade dereceber em classe a Srta. Denise Souza,especialista em Relações Internaci-onais, que trabalhou com alguns temas daatualidade como: comparação de dadossocioeconômicos dos países das Américas;análise da declaração da ONU dos direitoshumanos; estratégias para ajuda humanitária;combate à violência, dentre outros.

Foi um tempo de muito aprendizado,pois trabalharam em equipes, desenvolvendohabilidades de pesquisas e estratégias emassuntos ligados à geopolítica atual.




No dia 01 de outubro, o 12º ano foiao teatro Ressurreição, localizado no bairrodo Jabaquara, onde a classe assistiu à peça"Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas", umadas obras pedidas nos vestibularesda FUVEST e Unicamp.

O passeio foi muito gratificante e osalunos tiveram a oportunidade decomparar a peça teatral com o livro, umavez que a leitura já tinha sido realizada nasaulas de Literatura.

Além do ganho cultural para todosos alunos, inclusive os estrangeiros, epreparo para o vestibular, foi mais umaoportunidade para os alunos formandosestarem juntos como classe.

PASTEL É CULTURA

Notícias do Programa de Estudos Brasileiros

Ir à feira e poder pedir seupróprio pastel em português,participar desse mundo colorido eúnico da nossa cultura é uma dasatividades com data marcada nasclasses de Português para estrangeiros.Nesse ano, a novidade foi a descobertada mandioca. Um aluno pensou queeram toras de madeira. No dia 13 de setembro nossa

escolar participou do Festival Estudantilorganizado pela ACSI-Brasil.

Foi uma excelenteoportunidade para nossos alunosinteragirem com os alunos das diversasescolas brasileiras participantes.

Parabenizamos a todos os nossosalunos participantes em especial, nossaequipe de conhecimentos gerais, queforam os 1º colocados. Tambémdestacamos os alunos que participaramdo campeonato de xadrez, queobtiveram bons resultados, comdestaque à nossa campeã de sempre,Karen Hoshino.

FESTIVAL ESTUDANTIL MOMENTO CULTURAL




BUGGY FOR BOOKS (ELEMENTARY READING CONTEST)News from the Elementary Program by Miss. Jennifer Kierstead, Elementary Principal

Bugs were everywhere oncampus… We kicked off the reading contestin September with the theme “Buggy forBooks.” It was a fun morning of bugs andstories. We had many parents come and joinus. The third graders presented theirassembly during the opening program. MissKierstead was Miss Ladybug for the day. Mr.Rugg shared about some of his favorite books.

There were lots of activities for theelementary students. In the gym, students

participated in buggy games. They playedgames on buggy websites in the computerlab. The music room hosted a spider storywith special musical instruments. In our

decorated elementary library, they listenedto some buggy stories. Students made somebuggy crafts in the art room and in Dona AnaLucia's room, they listened to a Brazilianstoryteller.

Miss Kierstead and Mrs. Morosov madesome butterfly cookies for our morningsnacks.

Throughout the month, we had severalspecial activities. We had book week, aspecial speaker who came and showed usbugs he has collected and studied, as well asa dress up day at the end of the readingcontest.

We got to ask questions to the authorof the book, Defending the Line: The David

Luiz Story, written by Alex Carpenter, a PACAalumnus from 2004. Mrs. Laurie Carpentershared her English translation of a Brazilianbook, A Bola e Goleiro, in our closing chapel.

Students read throughout the monthof October. Students were able to earn prizesfor each week that they read - bookmarks,plastic bugs, pencils/erasers and a candybutterfly.

For those who read every week andremembered to bring their paper signed eachweek, we celebrated by eating ice cream caketogether.

My desire is that students have caughtthe "reading bug" and will continue readingeven though the contest is over.




CIDADE DA ABELHAS IN EMBU DAS ARTES

Field Trip for the Elementary students for the Reading Contest

As an extension of the reading contest,we took the whole elementary to thecity of the bees in Embu. The studentswere excited! God gave us a beautiful day foreach group to enjoy His creation. Studentswere able to hear about and see God'screation firsthand.

After a lesson by the beekeeper, wewalked through the woods as he guided usand explained about the different trees andinsects. We saw a hillside that containedmany of the bee houses. We also got to seebees up close (behind glass). The studentswent through a giant bee to see how itfunctions and were able to taste honey.

Several students commented that “Itwas fun,“ and “It was the best day ever!”Each grade summarized their favorite part ofthe day:

Kindergarten - looking at the bees,eating honey, playing on their playground.

1st grade - playing at the park, seeingthe bees, walking through the big bee, slide,being on the bus with friends.

2nd grade - eating honey, seeing thebees and their houses, playing, thebeekeeper's lesson.

3rd grade - seeing the bees, going intothe Mata Atlântica, the long slide in theplayground, and buying honey.

4th grade - playing, seeing the beehouses, going through the big bee, walkingthrough the bee maze.

5th grade - eating honey, no school,slides on the playground.




120 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

News from the Secondary Program by Mr. Nelson Dewey, Secondary Principal

One of the requirements for graduatingfrom PACA is that students complete 120 hours ofcommunity service. The purpose is to encouragestudents to develop a heart for serving othersand to give them an opportunity to discover theirgifts and talents in ministry. The activities mustmeet the following requirements:• Be beneficial to the school, church, missionwork or community.• Not be part of any type of personal fundraiser.• Be accomplished with an attitude of service.• Does not include responsibilities to one'simmediate family.

Silvano Kubo, our campus pastor,organizes an outreach day each semester inwhich kids help in various ministries associatedwith the school. Some students help at church,others tutor or babysit. The kids have foundmany other unique ways to serve the community.Maria Saldaña, a tenth grader, worked with

Projeto Sonhar Acordado where she spent a dayplaying games and hanging out with a youngunder-privileged girl. Daiana Ko (Senior) andCeline Lee (Junior) served food and washeddishes with Sociedade Pequeno Jesus. Bea Soldi,Jonathan Dunn and Rafael Rugg went to Ilha doCardoso to distribute Christmas presents andBibles to people living in small villages. 120hours of service seems like a daunting task, butwhen students approach it with creativity and aheart of service, it can bring great joy to thestudents and those they serve.

This year, our basketball teams werevery successful, not only in our São PauloHigh School League (SPHSL) but also at theBig 8 Tournament. Our boys´ team did not reach thesemi-finals in the SPHSL but achieved 2nd

place at the Big 8 tournament, fighting hardand only losing to Graded by a few points.

Our girls´ team had an undefeatedrecord in the SPHSL, allowing us to host the

finals and gain the victory. This is the 4th yearin a row that our girls´ basketball team wonthe SPHSL. At the Big 8 tournament, our girlsmet their first defeat of the season againstASA for a few points in the first game, butpicked themselves up and went on to win the

finals against the same team; receiving the 1st

place medal and trophy.

WARRIOR UPDATE




POOL UPDATE

Development Office Update

Thank you for helping us surpassour fundraising goal to help buy theequipment needed to provide a heatedswimming pool. The cost of buying andinstalling solar panels and four heatexchangers is estimated at R$110.000.Through generous donations from parents,alumni and students through the Walkathon,we raised R$131.000! This success willimprove the water temperature of ourswimming pool to make it more comfortablefor our students.

In 1979, a generous PACA familydonated the pool to the school. Mr. JorgeAtalla paid for the labor and materials of the

swimming pool so that his children’s schoolcould have a swimming pool. Since then,PACA is one of the few international schoolsthat has a 25-meter pool. And, our studentsget swim classes in February through Marchduring Physical Education. When classesstart in January, we will have a heated pool!Thank you for your generous support.

CHESS CHAMPIONS

Two of our PACA students, Karen(8th grade) and Meilin (5th grade), havebeen busy this semester competing indifferent chess tournaments. The twosisters represented PACA at the WorldSchools Chess Championships 2014 heldat Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Karenfinished in 4th place and Meilin finishedin 7th place. Earlier in the semester these twosisters also went to Durban, South Africato play in the WORLD YOUTH CHESSCHAMPIONSHIP 2014.

Photo taken on December 19, 2014.Tiles are being placed.




PRESCHOOL - MAKING FRIENDS - MAKING BROWNIES - HAVING FUN

Life in Preschool by Mrs. Julia Dewey, Preschool Coordinator

On Tuesday, October 14, the pre-school had a Children's Day celebration withsome new friends that we invited to PACAfrom the Arca das Crianças. We enjoyedplaying with our new friends on thetrampoline and bouncy house and ball pit.We also had our faces painted like butterfliesand superheroes and animals. Our schoollibrary, Mrs. Serafini, came and read us astory. It was a great day and some of ourmoms came to play with us too!

We enjoyed special activities tocommemorate Children's Day throughoutone week in October.● On Wednesday, we had fun wearing dress-

up clothes to school!

● On Thursday, we loved wearing ourpajamas to school and hearing bedtimestories.

● On Friday, we made brownies to share at anafternoon picnic.

During the end of October, we plantedcarrot and lettuce seeds, watering them andwatching them grow! Some of our seedshave started to sprout! We are excited to seethem grow bigger and bigger!

This semester, we learned aboutsharing with our friends and family. Invitingthe children from Arca das Crianças gave us aunique opportunity to share our time and ourtoys with new friends. We also learned aboutthe world God made, and planting seeds and

watching them grow has helped us to understanda little bit more about the cycle of life and theblessings God gives us.

Some of our pre-school students told usabout what they like at school.

Isabella said, "Eu gosto de brincar,naptime, PE, library, go to my house, and I like mybackpack.”

Emily said, "I like to read story, makefoods, make groups, gosto da mesa com buracos(the water table)."

Isaac said, "I like play, eat, show and tell,puppet.”

Arthur said, "Gosto de ler livros dosanimais, do leão.”

Aline said, "Gosto do Apple TV porqueadoro ouvir as músicas.”



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