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Calling all adventurers! Dungeons and Dragons is a game that promotes role playing, imagination, teamwork, critical thinking, personal expression, and computational and strategy skills. No prior experience necessary.

Join us every other Friday as we create the SNA yearbook for 2024-2025.

Young thespians are invited to express their creativity, build new skills, and gain confidence through drama exercises, activities, games, and performances. Participants will be expected to fully engage in club activities and learn lines from a script. They must also be willing to participate in a performance before an audience. $50 Materials Fee may be paid in cash or check made payable to "2nd Nature Academy" with "Intro to Drama" in memo line.

FARM, FIELD, & FOREST CAMPUS 2nd Nature Academy sits on the former site of an 18th century dairy farm. Consisting of 39 acres of pristine land in south Nashua, NH and Dunstable, MA, the grounds also abut roughly 700 acres of conserved and protected land in both municipalities. With fields, forests, ponds, wetlands, and a working farm, our grounds are the perfect place to learn, explore, and play. The sustainable campus and surrounding landscape also includes: Challenge elements and low ropes course Ball fields and courts Hiking trails Working animal farm with animal barn Ponds and vernal pools teeming with wildlife Organic gardens Fruit orchard Cultured and wild berry bushes and brambles Salt-water swimming pool for summer camp Our property boasts several healthy, high-performance “green” buildings, including the first LEED Platinum Certified non-residential building in New Hampshire and winner of the 2010 Lean & Green Building Award from Business New Hampshire Magazine. The buildings meet strict criteria for site selection and sustainable building practices while utilizing highly efficient plumbing systems, solar voltaic electricity, and a super-efficient geothermal heating system. They also utilize recycled and local materials, maximize natural lighting, include certified wood from sustainably managed forests, and are void of products that contain toxins that may contribute to unhealthy buildings. As a result, our student body, faculty, and staff all benefit from working and learning in a healthy environment. The many green aspects of the school buildings and campus are utilized on a daily basis in the school to teach about energy, conservation, recycling, water efficiency, earth science, biology, farming, sustainability, ecology, weather, economics, health and nutrition, community, collaboration, and critical thinking. The 2nd Nature Academy water system participates in a program at the N.H. Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) that requires the water supplier to implement a source protection program to prevent drinking water sources from becoming contaminated. Please find our most recent notice to our neighboring properties that are located in the Source Water Protection Area (SWPA) for this water system, as delineated by the NHDES, at the button below. DRINKING WATER NOTICE

< Back Keishla Lopez Grades K/1 (Lower Elementary) Keishla, who also goes by Keila, was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico and is bilingual in Spanish and English. From a young age, she knew she wanted to work with children. Keishla would go on to obtain an associate degree in early childhood education with a concentration in science from Middlesex Community College, and began working in the field. Presently, she is enthustiastically pursuing additional coursework to better support her students and work toward completing her Bachelor's degree as she moves into elementary education. Residing in Hollis, NH with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs, Keishla is a "team mom" for the Hollis Brookline Jr Cavaliers D10 cheerleading team. When she's not engaged in her daughters' cheerleading, soccer, and theater activities, Keishla can be found enjoying Halloween movies (her attic is filled to the rafters with Halloween decor), drinking coffee, and indulging in Chinese food. Education Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education with a Concentration in Science Work Experience 2023-Present: Kindergarten Teacher at 2nd Nature Academy 2022-2023: Lower Elementary (Grades 1/2) Classroom Aide at 2nd Nature Academy 2020-2022: Preschool teacher at Nature's Pathways at 2nd Nature Academy 2019: Infant teacher at Nature's Pathways at 2nd Nature Academy

< Back Narissa Hill Grade 4 (Upper Elementary) Narissa was born and raised in Nashua, NH and grew up exploring New England’s great outdoors. Some of her favorite locales include the Flume Gorge, Lost River Gorge and Caves, Loon Mountain, and Acadia National Park. During her elementary school years, her love of the outdoors translated to her time spent at SNA’s very own Camp Lovewell each summer, so Narissa is especially thrilled to be able to revisit the campus and trails with a new generation of SNA children. During her years at college, she was heavily involved with the University of Scranton’s theatre company, where she directed and choreographed two musicals. Her lifelong love for nature science, music, and theatre are passions that converge in her approach to teaching and she cannot wait to get her class moving and learning all year long. Education Bachelor of Science in Early & Primary Education from University of Scranton Work Experience Fall 2023: 3rd grade student teacher at Jefferson Elementary Center (Jefferson Township, PA) 2021-2024: Tutor of geometry, geography, introduction to theatre, and elementary education classes at the University of Scranton Office of Student Support and Success (Scranton, PA) 2020-2024: Substitute teacher at Nashua School District (Nashua, NH) and North Pocono School District (Lackawanna and Wayne Counties, PA) Observed in K-5 classrooms across 3 different school districts Tour guide for prospective students and families at University of Scranton (Scranton, PA)