Issue #6 (Mar 2026)

On March 22nd, SNA held its “Wave Goodbye to Winter” Carnival. The school community came together to play games, eat delicious food, and partake in raffles. SNACC, the Second Nature Academy Community Committee, organized this event, and many high school and upper-elementary volunteers helped run it. This was a great opportunity for families and friends to socialize and talk to other members of the school community. “The Wave Goodbye to Winter Carnival was a great success! S

On February 20th, a Cambodian band of musicians came to SNA to perform for students and teachers. The band consisted of six members, including Dr. Alan Williams, a professor from UMass Lowell, who discussed the history of Cambodian music with the students. Each member described the history of their instruments and how they each have a unique design, such as the takei, which is a stringed instrument meant to look like a boat. Other instruments included the percussive chhing, s

Last year, SNA welcomed a new 3rd/4th grade teacher, Ms. Narissa Hill, to the teaching staff, and she has quickly become a valued member of the school community. She graduated from the University of Scranton in 2024 where she earned a degree in Early and Primary Education. Ms. Hill is originally from New Hampshire, and she already had a connection to SNA because she attended Camp Lovewell when she was younger. Before joining SNA, Ms. Hill worked briefly at a preschool in Ho

Did you know that Scotland has a smaller population than the state of Massachusetts? In fact, if you subtracted the population of this Northern European nation from the population of Massachusetts, you would end up with an entire New Hampshire’s worth of people remaining. And yet, despite its remoteness and wee size, Scotland has managed to distinguish itself on the world stage with a greater cultural impact than many larger nations. I invite you to follow in the footsteps of

On the 21st of February, students and teachers from SNA teamed up with the organization End 68 Hours of Hunger to support children in the community who struggle with food insecurity. Together, they organized a food drive outside of Shaw’s in Nashua and spent the morning asking shoppers to purchase items from a donation list. The list included canned foods, mac and cheese boxes, granola bars, crackers, and fruit snacks. Students and teachers explained the purpose of the food d