Places of significance during COVID-19
Below are the Grade 7/8 architectural pen and ink drawings of Hospitals. "This is relevant because it shows the different hospitals that are taking care of people during Covid-19, and how the streets are so...
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Outdoor Learning
With the beautiful spring weather arriving last week, we took the opportunity to take the children outside to do some inquiry work. We have been thinking about how humans and animals help each other,...
A community of active and compassionate citizens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Richland Academy, we work together to define education for a changing world so that our students are deeper thinking, confident and world ready. We are a community of learners who are active, responsible,...
Online Safety & The Impact of Communication Technologies on Our Lives
The Grade 5 students investigate into the third line of inquiry (using technology safely in our lives) brought them to learn about cyberbullying and the impact it can have on the target, victim, bystanders...
Schools Reopening (Two Perspectives)
On the first day back to school, some students seemed anxious and a tad hesitant in class, others were so excited to be back that they could hardly contain their excitement. I could sense...
A Special Place
The JK class explored a variety of 3D paper folding techniques and continued to develop their cutting, gluing, and painting skills while also strengthening their creative thinking and communication skills. They created a final...
Honouring Dr. Martin Luther King
This week, the Grade 4s, took to their couches and listened as we read from a biographical book about the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King. Although Martin Luther King Day happens comes...
Where We Are in Place and Time Movement and Migration!
The Grade 3 students have been deeply engaged in our inquiry about Movement and Migration. We have explored the continents, oceans, reviewed vocabulary words such as immigrants, immigration, refugees, push and pull factors of...
Hello 2021!
Our Grade 5 Virtual Learners showed up both authentically and enthusiastically this week amidst our current challenging circumstances. There was a feeling of collective effervescence in the air as being together, sharing together and...
Social Justice Market Math
Our Grade 5 classroom community thoroughly enjoyed participating our first 'Market Math' experience of the school year. During market math, students buy and sell items to practice their computational skills when it comes to...