It is with heavy heart we share the news of our beloved principal’s passing.
Healthy Learning Academy, A Decade of Building Strong Minds & Bodies
Celebrating our 10 year anniversary. The Gainesville Sun spoke to children and staff about daily activities at HLA. Published Novmber 22, 2015.http://www.gainesville.com/article/20151122/ARTICLES/151129915/0/search
Anni Egan: Testing isn’t trasnparent, useful
Principal Egan’s opinion article about standardized testing. Published Ma 11, 2015.http://www.gainesville.com/article/20150511/OPINION03/150519986/0/search
Mostly, local students improve on FCAT
Alachua County students did better than the state average in eight of 14 FCAT categories, according to results released Friday by the Florida Department of Education.Published June 6, 2014
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140606/ARTICLES/140609738/0/search
Worldwide audience tuning into area teacher’s grammar songs
To date, Melissa Corbett has written about 50 songs designed to help children remember everything from nouns to idioms to subordinating conjunctions.Published November 13, 2013
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131113/ARTICLES/131119914/0/search
Anni Egan: Take the time to thank a teacher
Your children’s teachers are on the front line every day, not just teaching, but nurturing, nursing, counseling and loving your children, often for more hours a day than the children spend at home.Published May 7, 2012
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120507/OPINION/120509672/0/search
Charter school showers Marines with support
Four Marines from the Alpha Company, Second Platoon 16, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., visited students at the charter school, which adopted the platoon after the death of Lance Cpl. Philip Clark.Published March 2, 2012
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120302/ARTICLES/120309898/0/search
Hannah Smoot: Yes, kids will eat veggies
The Healthy Learning Academy shows that students are interested in eating healthy.Published February 13, 2012
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120213/OPINION03/120209434/0/search
Ann Egan: Why we need charter schools
At Healthy Learning Academy, our mission is to educate the “whole” child.Published May 23, 2011
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110523/OPINION03/110519482/0/search
Anni Marie Egan: Academy promotes healthy lifestyles in our green city
The January 10th article regarding obesity rates in Alachua County schools was of great interest to me personally, as principal of the Healthy Learning Academy. The Healthy Learning Academy is a small charter school located here in Gainesville. We…Published February 22, 2010
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100222/NEWS/100229840/0/search
There’s a reason why so many children struggle in school and with obesity: Too much screen time is unhealthy.Published April 21, 2009
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090421/OPINION03/904211003/0/search
Charter school volunteer always ready to pitch in
Ed Burkhalter has been a fixture at Healthy Learning Academy.Published March 11, 2009
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090311/ARTICLES/903111011/0/search
Healthy Learning Academy receives field trip grant
Healthy Learning Academy, a local charter school, received a $500 grant from Target for a student field trip. The grant covered admission and transportation for 30 students to attend a Jack Hartman concert in Ocala at the Circle Square Cultural…Published July 20, 2009
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090720/ARTICLES/907201000/0/search
Letters to the Editor for April 14
Readers comment on kids health, the Gulf dead zone and more.Published April 14, 2008
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080414/OPINION02/804140303/0/search
‘Mom and pop’ charters grapple with more rules, tight finances and burgeoning corporate presence
Published September 27, 2006
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060927/LOCAL/209270337/0/search