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Mrs. Daniel joined over 200 participants, mainly from the Public Schools Boards, in an engaging and thought provoking symposium held at OISE in downtown Toronto (Ontario Institute of Child Studies). Key note speakers were Annie Kidder (Executive Director, People for Education), who stressed the importance 
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In a recent article in the Globe and Mail, Margaret Wente pokes fun at progressive models of learning and touts the simplicity of traditional schooling and the ‘3Rs’ of reading, writing and arithmetic.  Ms. Megan Pearson, a teacher and Inquiry consultant at Richland Academy, challenges 
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Please enjoy this reflective post from Richland’s Head of School, Mrs. Marlina Oliveira, on her rich and engaging experience of the Hawkins Exhibit opening and conference held recently at Richland Academy. A week following the official Canadian opening of the Hawkins Exhibit, Cultivating the Scientist 
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Inquiring Minds is delighted to share today’s post from Richland’s Senior Kindergarten teachers, Ms. Paola Ciocio and Mrs. Kate Daniel.  At Richland, we strive to find a balance with technology and learning, and this post illustrates the benefit that technological tools offer our students. The 
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Inquiring Minds is delighted to share this incredible piece from Richland’s Prekindergarten teacher, Mrs. Abreu.  Enjoy. As Interactive Learning centres were taking place, two children embarked on the beginnings of their identity panels by creating self-portraits.  They looked intensely into the mirror at the images 
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Our days at Richland Academy are awesome – full of discoveries and connections among our students.  This weekend was no different – only this weekend it was the Faculty and Staff who were making incredible discoveries and connections at the Canadian opening of the exhibit, Cultivate the 
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Mrs. Murgatroyd and Ms. Cimbron recently attended the 34th annual ECOO (Educational Computing Organization of Ontario) Conference in Niagara Falls.  The seminars and presentations were plentiful, as were the conversations in the corridors with other passionate educators.  Two days of connected learning with like-minded individuals 
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Experiential education at Camp Couchiching enables our students from Grades 4 – 6 to feel more confident about taking the lead at school, in the community, and out in the world. Whether on a nature hike, or on one of our many field studies over 
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On Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 a trio of educators from Richland Academy made their way to Hamilton for a hands on Making Learning Visible through Documentation Workshop, the first of many being given by Professor Louise Jupp. Here they share their experience with Inquiring Minds… 
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Over the last few weeks Mrs. Kristine Brown, Richland’s Grade One Teacher, has observed the children’s dedication to building structures and creating compositions with various sets of building blocks and a variety of natural materials.  Mrs. Brown captured these intriguing structures as they were constructed, 
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