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School field trip to the state fair today!
10/16/2026

School field trip to the state fair today!

A quote from one of our students when we walked past a graveyard today.
09/29/2026

A quote from one of our students when we walked past a graveyard today.

It was an egg-cellent day at Pogies Academy! Today we combined all of our classes for a big hands-on science experiment ...
09/18/2026

It was an egg-cellent day at Pogies Academy!

Today we combined all of our classes for a big hands-on science experiment all about gravity. The students worked in mixed groups to design and build their own egg-drop containers, test their ideas, and see if they could keep their eggs from cracking on impact.

And if you happened to drive by and see Charlie standing on top of the bus… don’t worry. No strange new school policy over here — it was strictly for science!

A little teamwork, a little engineering, a whole lot of gravity, and thankfully only a few scrambled eggs.

Days like this are exactly why we love Fridays at Pogies Academy!

A peek at each class working on their Heggerty lessons this morning!Heggerty helps children build phonemic awareness—the...
09/10/2026

A peek at each class working on their Heggerty lessons this morning!
Heggerty helps children build phonemic awareness—the ability to hear and work with individual sounds in spoken words. Through activities like blending sounds together and breaking words into sounds, our students are building a strong foundation for reading and spelling.
Growing confident readers, one sound at a time!

Our afternoon recess was more like a National Geographic documentary today for the kindergarten class.
08/31/2026

Our afternoon recess was more like a National Geographic documentary today for the kindergarten class.

Welcome to the first day of school at Pogies Academy! We are so excited to welcome our students back and begin another y...
08/31/2026

Welcome to the first day of school at Pogies Academy!

We are so excited to welcome our students back and begin another year of learning, exploring, growing, and making memories together. We hope every student has an amazing first day and a school year filled with new friendships, exciting adventures, and plenty of reasons to smile.

Here’s to a wonderful year at Pogies Academy!!

Still spots available in first grade! Reach out through messenger for more details.

Same day. Same kid. Two completely different environments. Both built for learning.At Pogies Academy, strong academics a...
08/23/2026

Same day. Same kid. Two completely different environments. Both built for learning.
At Pogies Academy, strong academics and real world experiences are all part of the same school

At Pogies Academy, we do not believe one curriculum is automatically the best choice for every subject. We carefully sel...
08/08/2026

At Pogies Academy, we do not believe one curriculum is automatically the best choice for every subject. We carefully select the programs that we believe will give our students the strongest, most engaging education possible.

This year, we are excited to incorporate Beautiful Feet Books into our history and geography curriculum. We have selected their charter school versions, which are specifically designed to be secular.

Beautiful Feet Books is heavily influenced by the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education. Children learn through rich, meaningful literature often called “living books.” These are beautifully written stories, biographies and picture books that help students connect with real people, places, cultures and historical events.

Students will explore history and geography through reading, thoughtful discussion, oral narration, writing, maps, art, nature study, recipes and hands-on projects. They will be encouraged to ask questions, explain what they have learned in their own words, consider different perspectives and make connections between subjects.

This approach helps history become something children experience and remember. Geography becomes more than memorizing names on a map. Students begin to understand how land, climate, culture, wildlife and history are all connected.
The curriculum also works exceptionally well with our small groups and short learning rotations. Younger students can respond through conversation, drawing and hands-on activities, while older students can complete more detailed mapping, notebook work and written narration. This allows each child to engage with the same meaningful material at an appropriate level.

Beautiful Feet Books fits naturally with what we are building at Pogies Academy. It is literature rich, discussion based, hands-on, flexible and designed to inspire genuine curiosity. Combined with our outdoor adventures, field trips and real-world learning, we believe it will help give our students a strong and memorable foundation in history, geography and the wider world.

There is a lot of talk about our outdoor programs, but that does not take away from the strong academic foundation we pr...
08/07/2026

There is a lot of talk about our outdoor programs, but that does not take away from the strong academic foundation we provide. We carefully select what we believe is the best curriculum for each subject and combine it with small group learning, focused 20 minute rotations, and meaningful brain breaks between subjects. Our students receive a rigorous education in an environment designed to keep them engaged, supported, and excited to learn.

At Pogies Academy, our students spend between one and three hours outside each day, depending on the day’s activities an...
08/06/2026

At Pogies Academy, our students spend between one and three hours outside each day, depending on the day’s activities and weather. Longer on Friday’s.

Outdoor time is not separate from learning. It is an important part of how children learn best.

More time outdoors gives children opportunities to move their bodies, use their imaginations, explore nature, solve problems, take healthy risks, and build confidence. It also helps improve focus, emotional regulation, physical health, creativity, and cooperation with others.

Children need time to run, climb, investigate, create, and simply play. After having those opportunities, they often return to classroom lessons calmer, more focused, and ready to learn.

Our outdoor time may include free play, nature exploration, gardening, boating, walking local trails, visiting the farm, hands-on science, group games, and adventures within our coastal community.

Strong academics remain an important part of every school day, but we do not believe childhood should be spent sitting at a desk for six hours. We want our students to learn through books, conversations, movement, experiences, and the world around them.

The outdoors are not a break from education. It is part of the education.

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114 East Corbett Avenue
Swansboro, NC
28584

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+12528087340

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