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Stomach, Soul, and Society
November 1st, 2017
Over the past couple weeks, New Harmony founding team members Sunny and Annie hosted a group of 36 middle schoolers to pilot a food project. The goal was for students to learn about food from multiple perspectives, including health and […]
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One App Includes New Harmony
October 31st, 2017
Exciting news! OneApp opens November 1, and New Harmony is on the list of available schools for Freshmen for Fall of 2018! Although we were confirmed as a state-wide charter school in Louisiana, in order to enroll at New Harmony, […]
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Student-Centered Learning
October 27th, 2017
At New Harmony we are inspired by the education model of Big Picture Learning. Like at Big Picture schools, New Harmony students will be the center of their high school education experience through individualized learning plans based on each student’s interests. […]
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APPROVED!
October 18th, 2017
New Harmony is approved! Y’all. It’s been a long year of writing, clarifying and defending our charter, but it finally happened. New Harmony is going to open as a public school serving students across the state of Louisiana in the […]
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Sustainable Fishing
October 16th, 2017
New Harmony knows that saving the coast doesn’t mean only addressing land subsidence or sea level rise. Coastal ecology and economy connections are deep! Our mission is to help Louisiana survive and thrive well into the future– sustaining healthy land, […]
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Negative Emissions
October 12th, 2017
We at New Harmony know a couple things. And by “know,” we mean “don’t know.” We don’t know what the careers of the future will be. And we don’t know exactly how we will save our coastal region from demise. […]
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Louisiana’s State Tree
October 10th, 2017
At New Harmony High in Louisiana, we’re constantly in awe of the nature that surrounds us and the rich history of our region. Check out these incredible black and white images of cypress loggers during the beginning of the 20th […]
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Tropical Storm Nate
October 6th, 2017
Here we go again. Tropical Storm Nate (on way to becoming Hurricane Nate) is headed for the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Our Grand Isle residents and residents outside of the leveed area in St. Bernard Parish have a mandatory evacuation order. […]
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Beans for Beef
September 27th, 2017
Southerners love our beans. Red beans, butter beans, black eyed peas. But what would happen to our environment if we substituted beans for beef? Check out this great, fact-and-fun filled video by The Atlantic about individual changes you can make to be nice […]
