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Foothills HASS Designed to Inspire Students to be Wellness Leaders in their Schools
Foothills area schools are collaborating with Ever Active Schools on a Healthy Active School Symposium (HASS), an event to provide Alberta school communities with the knowledge, skills and resources to enhance student wellness, and focus on supporting Student Voice and Action in schools. More than 200 participants – most of them students – will…
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Oilfields High to Celebrate Literacy Day with Collection of Human Books
For Literacy Day at Oilfields we will be holding our first Human Library. We have an amazing selection of ‘Human Books’ coming in to share impactful stories from their lives with our grades 7-9. It is going to be an exciting day as we have every ‘Human Book’ from medal winning Olympians, to Firefighters…
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a plesiosaur!
New addition to the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science highlights strength of vertebrate paleontology program. By Jennifer Pascoe on January 4, 2016 Soaring through the sky in the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science swims a Cretaceous sea monster. Spanning 50 feet from head to tail, the Elasmosaurus platyurus belongs to a group of ancient long-necked…
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University of Calgary’s Top 10 Changemaker Stories of 2015
UToday’s most-read stories about people at the University of Calgary making a difference in the community By Lynda Sea December 23, 2015 Clockwise from top left: Foghorn the rooster with his engineered 3D-printed prosthetic feet, allowing him to walk again; Dr. Mayank Goyal, left, Dr. Andrew Demchuk and Dr. Michael Hill show a new therapy…
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Amazing Brain Hack for Getting Highest Test Grades with the Least Effort and Time
By Mohamed Hesham A simple yet powerful trick provided by a top-ranking college student: -Before you start studying, pick a familiar old song you haven’t listened to for a long time -listen to the song for a couple of times. Focus on recalling the lyrics/music. This will help stimulate your brain memory. -Study for not…
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Winter break means more time for student team to work on robotic arm
(Edmonton) The winter break gives students the precious gift of time. Some head to the tropics or the ski slopes, others kick back and celebrate Christmas with families and friends. But odds are that you’ll find engineering students using that time to get together and work on major design projects. For one group of…
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From the Teacher’s Desk: From Success to Significance
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What is digital literacy and why is it important for Canadian youth?
Canadian Science Policy Centre By Jennifer Flanagan, CEO of Actua Youth in Canada are incredibly enthusiastic when it comes to using new technology. Their day-to-day engagement seems natural and effortless, leading many to believe that youth are experts in all things digital; that they embody the term “digital literacy.” I want to take a step back…
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Government of Canada Honours Nelson Mandela with 20 Inaugural Scholarships
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (Marketwired) – The Government of Canada has awarded 20 inaugural scholarships to graduate students at the masters and doctoral level, in honour of the late Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid leader. The Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) to Honour Nelson Mandela were announced following the death of the South African…
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Young SAIT Chef Takes the Heat in Competition
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Foothills School Division Students Engaged in Learning
FSD Students’ Matter Committee Junior and senior high school student representatives serving on this year’s committee participated in their first session of the school year on November 13th. Their discussion and feedback focused on: How to improve school Education Plans: Prior to the session, student reps met with their school administrators regarding school goals…
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Foothills School Division: Ongoing Projects in New Year
Current projects: 1. New K-9 school at west 32nd Street north of Okotoks: Aiming to start construction in September 2016. The project will receive project management support from Alberta Infrastructure. With all of the other projects FSD currently has ongoing, Alberta Infrastructure’s involvement will be very helpful to the division. 2. Modernization of École…
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SAIT Filmmaker Debuts First Feature-Length Film
What does it take to be an independent filmmaker in Canada? “Develop a thick skin,” says SAIT alumnus Thomas Robert Lee (FVP ’10). A first-time writer and director, his film Empyrean was screened at the Calgary International Film Festival(CIFF) in August. “Hold yourself up to a level of quality in the kind of film you…
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Respect Program in Foothills School Division
In conjunction with Bullying Awareness Week (November 15-21), Allen Davidson, Assistant Superintendent of Employee Services, updated Trustees on employee participation in the Respect in School program, Canada’s only on-line bullying, abuse, harassment and neglect prevention education program for school-based employees. The related Respect in Sport program is geared to coaches and volunteers working with…
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Millarville School News: Christmas Concert Success!
From the Principal…. Bravo to Mrs. Lederer, Mrs. Elliott and all of our talented children for this year’s Christmas Concert. We shared our show to a capacity crowd last week and we all agree that our event was a smashing success! We regret that we did not communicate our usual food and gift drive at…
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