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William Butler Yeats so aptly once said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” This prominent 20th Century poet and playwright was wise to the vast difference between knowing and understanding. To simply know facts is not to 
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Each morning, our JK parents drop their children off and entrust them into our care for a day of engaging and experiential learning. As Reggio-inspired educators, we engage our children in their natural sense of wonder, which is at the very root and centre of 
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Happy New Year! According to Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness. May the celestial Dragon bring great luck to everyone. Gong Xi Fa Cai! In celebration of Chinese New Year, Richland staff and students 
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This week, the Richmond Hill Fire Department visited Richland to discuss Fire and Life Safety with Grade 1-6 students. Students learned about safety in the home, and discussed the true meaning of “emergency,” learning when and how to call 911 and how to communicate the 
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This week, our PK students were excited to see the wet weather and were asked what they knew about rain: “It makes the flowers grow up and up,” shared Sebastian. “It comes from the clouds. Grey clouds make rain and white clouds make sun,” said 
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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 Children has implemented a successful long-term development and rehabilitation strategy through this program, 
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Our Grade 5/6 students expand their scientific inquiry into the world’s oceans through guided exploration at the Ontario Science Centre.
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This week, following their investigations relating to the human body, our SK classroom had a special visitor in to talk about the role of paramedics and to answer the children’s questions. Questions ranged from “What happens when you have dead lungs?” to many “what is 
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While our SK students showed their continuing experiments with the whiteboard, Catherine exclaimed, “My hands look like they are painted.”  
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JK student, Olivia, worked intently on ‘tearing different types of paper’ to make her classmate, Angelie, with attention to details of all of the parts that make up the body of a little girl. After creating ‘paper Angelie,’ Olivia shared that “she is wearing a 
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