Tag: Education

  • Blended Learning Environment in Summer Programming

    Blended Learning Environment in Summer Programming

      By Sarah Clark, Principal of Divisional Programming It is that time of year. Students finishing up their courses, parents making summer plans and schools getting ready for a well-deserved break. As schools wind down, Summer School is winding up!  Registration for summer courses is in full swing. In Foothills School Division our Summer School program…

  • Spitzee Supports Nunavut School

    Spitzee Supports Nunavut School

      At the recent Spitzee School Council meeting, Trustee Doug Gardner and Superintendent John Bailey were pleased to learn of an impressive project by Spitzee’s Gr. 4/5 students who are assembling “Good Food Boxes” for a small school in Nunavut. The idea stems from a class project examining the astronomical prices of common food items…

  • FSD News: Students Shine During Little Britches Weekend

    FSD News: Students Shine During Little Britches Weekend

    Little Britches Band Performances A soggy day couldn’t dampen the spirits of parade goers in High River thanks to uplifting performances by the bands from École Senator Riley Middle School, led by Herb Froese, and École Secondaire Highwood High School, led by Jace Stearn. High River Trustee Doug Gardner reported that these FSD bands attracted…

  • Millarville School’s Awesome Students – May 2015

    Millarville School’s Awesome Students – May 2015

    The Kinders have been exploring how the world works, looking at cycles in nature. They watched 25 caterpillars change into beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies and also hosted a very engaging assembly. Everyone LOVED talking into the microphone! The Grade 1s are looking at our 5 senses and how we use them to interact and explore…

  • MCS Food Forest – Thank You!

    MCS Food Forest – Thank You!

    A HUGE thank you to the Millarville Community School Families & Teachers, Permaculture Calgary Guild Members, and the Leaf Ninjas, who came out to help on Saturday’s Garden Permablitz. Everyone was busy helping install an important feature in our future food forest, garden, and outdoor learning space – the Water Harvesting and Distribution Swales! Water…

  • Time For Alberta Education to Get out of Discovery Learning: Smith

      EDMONTON, AB – With parents, teachers and education stakeholders warning against the detrimental impact of primarily using Discovery Learning methods and practices, the NDP government needs to allow teachers to get back to direct learning approaches, Wildrose Education Shadow Minister Mark Smith said today. “Parents with children in public school deserve to know their…

  • FSD Students’ Matters Comittee

    FSD Students’ Matters Comittee

    Grade 8-12 student representatives gathered on May 8th to explore system-level data, identifying trends, issues and solutions. They also discussed what the “ideal school” looks like for learners, staff and parents/community members. Board Chair Christine Pretty was impressed by how engaged the students were in these exercises. In FSD, we believe it is vital to consult…

  • A Dozen Mini-Ministers Make their Marks with Environment and Parks

    A Dozen Mini-Ministers Make their Marks with Environment and Parks

    Twelve of Alberta’s greenest Grade 5 students participated in Environment and Parks’ Minister for the Day program. “What a wonderful way to begin my new role as Minister by meeting with these exceptional kids and learning about their concerns, as well as their solutions, to our environmental challenges.” ~ Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and…

  • Millarville School’s Students of Awesomeness – Late May 2015

    Millarville School’s Students of Awesomeness – Late May 2015

      Nominated by teachers or peers, the following should be recognized at home for demonstrating one or more of the IB attitudes we strive to exhibit on a daily basis! Nominations can be placed in the main office. Reed Gr 7 – for commitment & cooperation Xana Gr 4 – for commitment Christina Gr 4…

  • Foothills School Division Trustees Honour Staff at Luncheon

    Foothills School Division Trustees Honour Staff at Luncheon

    On June 3rd the Trustees of the Foothills School Division held their annual Staff Recognition Luncheon to recognize outstanding staff members in the division. Congratulations to all! Teaching Award Recipients: 2015 Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Edwin Parr Teacher Award for Outstanding First-Year Teachers: FSD Zone Nominee & Zone 5 Edwin Parr Teacher Award Recipient:…

  • Foothills Schools Tackling Mental Health Issues

    Foothills Schools Tackling Mental Health Issues

      Students at FCHS/AHSFA observed Mental Health Week, May 4-10, in a big way. They planned several activities to foster awareness and discussion. Among the initiatives was a 30-minute play, Thistle Blossoms, a fictional story about a female college student who expresses suicidal thoughts in a term paper and is helped by her creative writing…

  • FSD News: Perfect Harmony

    FSD News: Perfect Harmony

    Congratulations to the Alberta High School of Fine Arts Vocal Ensemble and Music Director Nicole Hounjet on their first place showing at the Alberta Provincial Music Festival held earlier in May in Edmonton! They sang beautifully and were also praised for singing impeccably in French (kudos to Mme. Christie Jensen for her tutelage in this regard!). Meantime,…

  • French Immersion, Core French and Francophone Graduates: Where Are They Now?

    French Immersion, Core French and Francophone Graduates: Where Are They Now?

      EDMONTON – Canadian Parents for French Alberta has joined forces with CPF BC & Yukon, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Canadian Heritage, and Radio-Canada to discover where bilingual grads find themselves today. Graduates of French first and second language programs include: Olympians, journalists, Ministers, engineers, researchers, teachers and so much more! Many…

  • From the Teacher’s Desk ~ Pride in the Pursuit of Knowledge

      By Leonard Quilty I slept and dreamed that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. ~ Rabindranath Tagore Over the last few months, I have been working on a book about my teaching practice during the past thirty years. My purpose for writing…

  • Millarville School Principal’s Message – Food Forest

    Millarville School Principal’s Message – Food Forest

      It is amazing that we have just one more month together for the 2014-2015 school year. I am sure that with the sun up late, the students have summer on their minds and the outdoors in their sights! What a better time to talk about the continued development of our outdoor learning space. Bravo…