Our Land Acknowledgement shows recognition of and respect for Indigenous peoples from the past and the present. We acknowledge that the property of Richland Academy is situated upon traditional territories of the Anishinabek, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Mississaugas of the Credit, Mississauga and the Wendat peoples.
Recognizing this land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose territory you reside on, and a way of honouring the Indigenous people who have been living and working on the land from time immemorial.
It is with great pleasure that we announce that, 25 years after Richland Academy was founded, our new Senior Campus will open in September 2027. As an extension of our Junior Campus at 11570 Yonge St., the new campus will expand our academic program to include Grades 9 through 12.
From September 2027, our Junior Campus will continue to be the home of our Kindergarten to Grade 6 students. Our Grade 7 and 8’s will relocate to the new campus, where we will also introduce our first Grade 9 cohort. Each academic year after that will see the introduction of the next grade, until 2030 when the full offering to Grade 12 will be complete.
Although there will be 2 separate campuses, both will continue to deliver Richland Academy’s 21st-century progressive education model, where our students are prepared to be Deeper Thinkers, Confident, and World Ready. The core ideas of the Reggio philosophy will continue to permeate into the Senior Campus with our world-class IB Program providing the framework on which the students’ learning will continue to grow.
With the expansion of our program offering from Kindergarten through to K12, it is logical for the school to expand our IB offerings to eventually include the Diploma Program (DP). We have set ourselves the goal of becoming an IB Continuum school by 2028, making Richland Academy one of only 2 IB Continuum private schools in the York Region.
The new Senior Campus is a retrofit of an existing building and construction work is well underway. The retrofit will include upgrading the building’s structural strength, insulation, and soundproofing. All new HVAC equipment will be installed and all the windows will be replaced to ensure that our students continue to learn in a safe environment.
There will be a 10,000sq ft second floor added within the building, allowing for 9 multipurpose classrooms, 5 dedicated specialty learning spaces, multiple collaboration rooms, and a large gymnasium. There will also be an outdoor field and a recreation area, which will be developed further when the next phase of the site is ready to go.
Phase 1 of the Senior Campus utilises about half of the new site and whilst future plans are still far away, we have already prepared a concept of what the next phase will look like so that we can be sure to accomodate:
