Experience Life as a Student
Last week, our Grade Four class invited parents into our class to share the experience of life as a student. Part of a successful learning environment involves active engagement for both teacher and students....
Inquiring Minds Blog
Patterns are Everywhere!
Mathematics is a large part of our daily routine, and making it engaging is a must! The students recently started a new math unit on Patterning. The students are expected to create and extend...
Media Balance is Important
The SK class are continuing to learn about digital citizenship. A part of digital citizenship is being able to balance your screen time. In class they learned a song called 'Media Balance is Important'...
Developing Number Sense in Kindergarten
"Young children arrive with an innate curiosity to explore number relationships in their world through play and discovery. At the same time, it is also important for educators to help them make those essential...
A Splash of Colour
An exploration into colours around us. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="http://richlandacademy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/compressed_messy_feet-720p_813.mp4"][/video] Together in our Early Years class - Bambini Grandi 2, we are focusing on the IB Theme of 'How We Express Ourselves'. This theme lends itself...
The Power of Listening to Children
Our Visual Arts Teacher, Ms. Sherman had been wondering what to introduce as a provocation for the JK children in studio. This was their first year in my class and I wanted to learn their...
5 great activities that lead to a successful school year
Here are the 5 best things you can do to get your kids ready for the school year. While all kids are different, and attend different schools, this list should be a pretty effective...
Deepening Our Understanding of Measurement
The Grade 2 students continue to deepen our understanding of measurement by investigating the capacity and mass of a given object. We enjoyed estimating, measuring and recording capacity and mass using a variety of...
6 Reasons Why Reggio Emilia Will Help Your Child
6 reasons why the leading reggio IB world school, Richland Academy private school in Richmond hill, ontario is a benefit to your child's education....
Science Centre
This field study connected to our IB Theme, Sharing the Planet. On May 1st, 2019, the Richland Academy Grade 4/5 class went to the Science Centre. When we were at the centre we were looking at ecology...