Celebrating Mother Earth
In celebration of Earth Day, Richland’s PK, Grade 3 and Grade 5 classes prepared an informative and entertaining Earth Day assembly for the Richland Community. The collaborative awareness-building presentation was a blend...
Community of Care
FREEDOM from Exploitation, Poverty, Thirst and Disease
This week, Richland Academy students and staff participated in various fund- and awareness-raising activities in support of Free The Children’s ‘Five Days for Freedom’ campaign. The purpose of this initiative is to...
Together We Are Stronger
Richland Academy has a long standing relationship with the charity Meagan’s Walk, supporting paediatric brain tumour research, and last week we were fortunate enough to attend a Crane Ceremony at The Hospital for Sick Children to launch this year’s Walk. The audience included families of children with brain tumours, internationally celebrated Paediatric Oncologists, and students from around the GTA. 
Richland Students Help ‘Bring Back the Wild’
In celebration of Earth Month, we welcomed Earth Rangers and their Animal Ambassadors for a special ‘Bring Back the Wild’ presentation on April 2, in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The Eco-Assembly focused on issues related to biodiversity, and the importance of protecting animals and their habitats. In the presentation, four species and their habitats at-risk were introduced: the Spotted Turtle in Ontario, the Plains Bison in Saskatchewan, the Pine Marten in Newfoundland, and the Monarch Butterfly in Manitoba.
Earth Hour at Richland
In observance of Earth Hour, Richland Academy turned off the lights and went ‘technology-free’ for one hour on Friday, March 30. By taking part in this ‘lights out’ event, we acknowledged our...
First Haiti Goal Accomplished!
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...
Dancing for a Cause!
This Valentine’s Day, the Richland Academy gymnasium was buzzing with excitement as we held our first ever “Dance-a-Thon Fundraiser for Haiti,” in accordance with Free The Children’s ‘Adopt-A-Village’ program. Students, staff and...
2nd Annual Book Drive
In celebration of Literacy Month, Richland Academy hosted a Book Drive from January 16-27, in accordance with The Children’s Book Bank. With the generous donations from our School Community members, we collected...
Haiti’s Untold Story
At Richland Academy, we are currently working toward our goal of Adopting-a-Village in Manac, Haiti through Free The Children's "Adopt-a-Village" program. Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, Free The...
Richland Students Perform at Del Manor
Richland’s SK-Grade 6 students spread some holiday cheer through performance at Del Manor Independent Living in Richmond Hill. ...