Grit, Gratitude, Leadership and Courage
The words showcased in the title of our very first blog of the school year fully encapsulate the qualities that our Fantastic Fives have demonstrated over the course of our first two weeks together....
Blogs
An Important Message on Anti-Racism
Dear Richland Community, Richland Academy stands for equality and against racial injustice of any kind. The recent tragic and senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade show the profound...
Moving the learning forward…
From April-June, we focus on consolidating knowledge in JK. We spend the first part of the school year developing relationships, creating a calming routine, and observing learning styles and approaches to learning within an...
Teaching and Learning from Home
Children’s relationships shape the way they see the world and affect other areas of their development (social, emotional, cognitive). Through relationships, children learn about their world and in BG 1, we build and strengthen...
Light & Shadow Play
Last week, the Early Years students continued to explore the magic of light and shadow in different ways. We also had the opportunity to make connections to shadows through puppet shows! Mike from Applefun...
Creative and Critical Thinking in Outdoor Play
Nature offers a freedom of exploration and risk-taking that is hard to replicate in other learning environments. In the outdoors, the children of Bambini Grandi 2 have endless space, and a chance to be independent. They can...
Future Herpetologist
This week, we had the pleasure of having B.P, a grade 3 student, also a future herpetologist, come to our classroom for a very well put together presentation. He had heard about our dilemma of...
The Magic of the Amaryllis
Children are naturally curious about what is happening in the world around them, so we thought that it would be a wonderful idea to bring in an Amaryllis. We did not tell the children...
The Next Generation of Coders!
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 the Hackergal Coding Club at Richland Academy participated in their first annual HACKERGAL HACKATHON! Hackergal is a charitable organization that inspires girls across Canada to explore the opportunities in code. With...
What does IB look like in Kindergarten?
Another exciting week of learning has come and gone. This week our Junior Kindergarten students finished off their summative assessment task, and they used ICT to show their understanding of the central idea, Families...