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PCA Has Taken Virtual Learning Overseas!

We know that the love for PCA knows no bounds, and in some cases that extends over oceans and time zones. Current fifth grader in Mrs. Shogren’s homeroom, Ciana Neytcheva, has been a student at PCA since kindergarten. But when COVID cases began to grow, Ciana and her mother went to Bulgaria, a country in South-Eastern Europe where her parents were born and where they still have family. Not wanting Ciana to miss out on the PCA community, they opted for PCA’s Virtual Learning option. Ciana not only gave a Zoom presentation about her life in Bulgaria to her classmates, she also chatted with us via email about her experience living in Bulgaria while Virtual Learning at PCA.

Are you from Bulgaria? My parents are originally from Bulgaria. I was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 

What made you choose PCA? Me and my parents chose PCA because it gives us an opportunity to continue our Christian Education.

Were you ever an in-person student at PCA? Yes, I have been at PCA since kindergarten. This year due to Covid I have been doing school virtually.

What is your favorite part? My favorite part of virtual learning is not having to wake up early or getting ready to go to school.

With the 7 hour time difference, do you do "night school"? I start school at 4:15 pm and end at 9:45 pm, sometimes 10 pm, but when my classmates have lunch and recess I have dinner and a long nice break.

What is your favorite part about living in Bulgaria?  My favorite part about living in Bulgaria is being with my grandparents/relatives and learning about Bulgarian culture.

What are some activities that you can do there that are different from here in the states? For me, the only activity that is different from Charleston is using the buses and the subways on a daily basis.

Ciana and her family plan on returning to the States sometime early this year and we cannot wait to have them back in person!

Middle School Leadership Tackles The Business World

Watch out world, there are future entrepreneurs in the works. The Middle School leadership class took on a new project this year, creating a business project. 

Teacher John Harris explained the project as, “consisting of students creating their own business, creating a business plan, and creating a business PowerPoint presentation. The main purpose is for students to understand what goes into starting a business, and open their minds to see what being a business owner entails, how to create a mission and vision statement and to build more confidence in their public speaking skills. I would hope that each student has more of an idea of what being a business owner (leader) is all about and they are more confident in their public speaking ability.”

Seventh grader Sophia Ralph said that it was most impactful in the sense that… “This project gave me a chance to create and make something I thought the world needed and I learned that building a business is hard but I loved creating something new!”

Our PCA students are going to make an impact on the world!