Lest we forget
Although Remembrance Day was honoured with perhaps less fanfare and without an assembly or speakers, the students continued this year to make poppies with messages of thankfulness for the sacrifices made by...
Author: Adrian Cheung
Emergent Curriculum
In SK we follow a Reggio inspired IB curriculum. Part of that means that there are opportunities to include an emergent curriculum as we respect and honour the children’s interests. Emergent curriculum...
Developing an Ecological Awareness
NATURE AS A WORK OF ART “Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks,...
Appreciating the Beauty in Nature
Here at Richland Academy we are so fortunate to be surrounded by nature. The trees in our playground are big and mature and provide us with so many uses. We use the...
IB Learner Profile In Action
Caring Looks like: I care about my friends and others. Sounds like: "Oh I'm stuck" - Audrey "Don't worry, I can help you!" - Olivia "Thank you!" - Audrey "You are welcome. I am very nice and we are...
Visual Reporting
Stories from the Grade 5-8 “My artwork shows the Black Lives Matter conflict. Police in America are being too overpowering and abusive to black people for no reason. Rather, they should be treated...
Grit, Gratitude, Leadership and Courage
The words showcased in the title of our very first blog of the school year fully encapsulate the qualities that our Fantastic Fives have demonstrated over the course of our first two...
An Important Message on Anti-Racism
Dear Richland Community, Richland Academy stands for equality and against racial injustice of any kind. The recent tragic and senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade show...
Moving the learning forward…
From April-June, we focus on consolidating knowledge in JK. We spend the first part of the school year developing relationships, creating a calming routine, and observing learning styles and approaches to learning...
Teaching and Learning from Home
Children’s relationships shape the way they see the world and affect other areas of their development (social, emotional, cognitive). Through relationships, children learn about their world and in BG 1, we build...