Welcome to Richland Academy
Richland Academy is a warm and welcoming International Baccalaureate (IB) World school in Richmond Hill, Ontario. We are a 21st century learning community that embraces the Reggio approach to inquiry-based learning and provides opportunities for our students to develop keen critical thinking skills as they explore, investigate, collaborate and communicate with one another from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8.
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Mission Statement
At Richland Academy, we work together to redefine education for a changing world so that our students are deeper thinking, confident and world ready.
We are a community of learners who are active, responsible, and compassionate global citizens.
We aim to provide a learning environment that builds intercultural understanding and respect.
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The Reggio Emilia Approach
This dates back to post-war Italy, in the northern region of Reggio Emilia. The people of Reggio Emilia came together to develop a meaningful way to educate their children, and to create a better future for their community. This approach to learning engages children in questions that they develop and investigate. Just like the community of Reggio Emilia, the image of the child as a capable, curious and creative learner is at the heart of all we do at Richland Academy
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Inside Richland
With our beautifully constructed building, Richland students are enjoying their learning in their homerooms, specialists rooms, gymnasium, Piazza and outdoor field.
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Richland students are kind, happy, confident and responsible. As a community we foster relationships with each other and our environment, based on respect and understanding.
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Our Blog
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August 6, 2021Hibernation
The grade 1 students were learning about hibernation before the school year by watching videos, having discussions, crea
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July 20, 2021Senior Kindergarten Sharing the Planet
As part of our inquiry we have followed the children’s lead, and carried out some planting before the end of the s
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June 4, 2021Honouring 215 children
#EveryChildMatters Our school week in Grade 5 was given the title of ‘Orange Shirt Week‘ to honour the 215
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May 31, 2021The Beauty of Butterflies
Our Junior Kindergarten children were excited to begin learning about butterflies. We began by looking at a video that m
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Our students love our light table! Providing children with the opportunity to explore using light has multiple benefits, children can collaborate on projects and see their ideas, and they can discover about textures, light and show light transforms through materials. Most importantly, making connections to the real and natural world.
Students created cover pages for their school binders that showcase their interests, Learner Profile Attributes they demonstrate well, and Approaches To Learning Skills they would like to improve upon this school year. Amazing job grade 6!
Affiliations
We are very active in our community and have built relationships with organizations that empower us to deliver the quality of educational experience that we believe in.
