The Primary Years Programme (PYP) presents schools with a comprehensive plan for high quality, international education. It provides schools with a curriculum framework of essential elements — the knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes, and...
"Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers" - Kahlil Gibran We are grateful for the beautiful snow that has covered our playground. The freedom to play in the snow provides fun...
Think about your everyday life…your clothes, your shoes, your means of transportation, your home, a grocery store, a facility that you attend for work/school, a cell phone, and any other object that...
Narrative Writing is an important style of writing that students at different grade levels experience. By creating and telling a narrative/story, ‘our students learn to organize their thoughts and use written language...
Central Idea: Earth's resources are an important part of our life. Our Grade 4 / 5 Class has officially launched into our third International Baccalaureate (IB) Inquiry about how the world works. This...
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme places on emphasis on developing Attitudes which will support the children's learning across all curriculum areas. This week, as we continued our inquiry around the theme of Sharing the...
What is ACTION in the International Baccalaureate (IB) World school setting? Well...
Since Richland Academy is now an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we encourage students to demonstrate cooperation as part of the IB-PYP program; an attitude which emphasizes the ability to work with...
Here at Richland, our students interact with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in various ways during the school week. As part of our Balanced Literacy Program, we use the Smartboard during Guided...
Although Remembrance Day has passed us by for this year, we continue to remember the people that serve our country and the impact they have made on Canada. Recently, we began reading...