Leading up to Thanksigving, Richland Academy collected non-perishable food donations for their annual "Thanksgiving Food Drive" in support of the Richmond Hill Community Food Bank. Thanks to the generous support of the...
Spatial Awareness is an organized awareness of our body’s position in space. It is a concept closely related to Kinesthetic Identification and studies suggest that there are strong links between a well-developed sense of spatial awareness and artistic creativity; as well as success in math. Spatial awareness is essential to the development of abstract thought. In Drama, our objective is to find out how Kinesthetic Identification gives us the ability to organize and classify abstract mental concepts through discovery of ourselves.
On October 2nd, Richland staff members joined tens of thousands of Canadians to participate in the 20th annual Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure. The Run is Canada's largest...
This September, our Richland Ambassadors met with staff committee members to express their thoughts on the Richland Community and making change on a local and global level.
Each student made quite insightful comments about their learning, and the importance of being a good role model and helping others.
Today, the JK students continued to investigate during Centre time with their math sorting activities. What was most compelling with this activity for Sophia and her partner was that they not only...
On September 27th, several of our Student Ambassadors had the privilege of attending Free The Children’s We Day at the Air Canada Centre. The event was a day of celebration and inspiration, empowering youth to make positive change in the world, and included words from influential global leaders and social activists, with performances by cultural icons and entertainers: Co-founders of Free the Children, Craig and Marc Kielburger; Dr. Hunter Doherty “Patch” Adams; Canada’s ‘Man in Motion’ Rick Hansen; United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002 and former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; Motivational Speaker Spencer West; the Kenyan Boys Choir; and artists Nelly Furtado, Nikki Yanofsky and Shawn Desmond, to name a few.
The JK students gathered on the carpet to discuss and share their findings concerning the JK unit of interest about the harvest and tomatoes. The children were asked the following simple question: ‘What did you learn about tomatoes?’
The thought and meaningful discussion that ensued is by far ‘not simple’, but rather a complex learning and retrieving experience for our JK boys and girls!
As a dedicated member of Peaceful Schools International and Free The Children's We Schools in Action, Richland Academy is committed to promoting peace within the community, both locally and globally. In commemoration...
Why is it important to allow children opportunities for uninterrupted opportunities to talk amongst themselves? In a classroom, there are certainly times for teaching, but times for listening are also important. When we...
The Orff approach to Music Education is holistic, experiential and process oriented. It is for all children- not just the most musically or intellectually gifted- and encompasses aural, visual and kinesthetic learners....