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...
"In social constructivist classrooms collaborative learning is a process of peer interaction that is mediated and structured by the teacher. Discussion can be promoted by the presentation of specific concepts, problems or...
Our Grandparents are a part of who we are. They share their stories and instill pride within us all. In order to honour their progressive lives, and to give them an opportunity...
The grade 7/8 students were very welcoming to the shy and nervous grade 1 students. All they knew was that we were going to share our afternoon snack time with them. We...
Now that the children have all settled into our classroom and the daily routines, we can finally let the learning unfold. This week we have began introducing letters to the children. We...
It felt such a bitter sweet time of the year for us all. It has been a wonderful year of shared discoveries, and relationships, only strengthened by mutual respect and support in...