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“In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation—he calls it nature-deficit—to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises 
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Recently, our JK students collaboratively created an elaborate impromptu building piece, later sharing their ‘stories’ and giving the experience full meaning for them: Zackary shared that, “We thought that we made a rainbow. We laid it down so that the animals could walk over and 
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Recently, our Grade 4, 5 and 6 classes had the opportunity to meet with renowned author, Arthur Slade, via Skype. The students eagerly asked Mr. Slade questions about the life of an author, his inspiration for the book “Jolted” (studied by the Fourth Graders), and 
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Our JK students investigate volume and capacity by ‘experimenting’ with ‘green water.’ Their ‘testing’ involves pouring larger containers into smaller ones and smaller ones into larger beakers.By making the water colour green, the children are able to see the water flowing, pouring, and entering/exiting the 
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[prezi id=’bkpakivijqw9′ width=’520′ height=’400′] Grade 5/6 launched an inquiry into oceans. Working in groups based on individual interests, students researched and presented their findings on the world’s major oceans in a “Prezi” presentation. Prezi is an online, cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring 
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Following her interest in the Kathryn Morley rose, one JK student traces her favourite one onto an acetate, and then uses permanent markers to ‘colour’ in her rose, paying very close attention to the details.
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In celebration of Spirit Week, March 5-9, Richland students, staff and Faculty participated in fun activities and themed attire days all week. On Monday, we proudly wore Spirit Wear attire, topped with Crazy Hair, while we spent the day in our PJs on Tuesday. On 
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In this video, visionary cultural leader and creativity expert, Sir Ken Robinson, “makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. [He] challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our 
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Congratulations to the entire Richland Community for their amazing support and accomplishment of reaching the $8,500 Adopt-a-Village Education Pillar goal in less than one year! For our next fundraising goal, we will next be raising money for books and school supplies for the school room 
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