by Amy CAMP | Sep 3, 2015 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Welcome back! It has been delightful to see so many familiar and happy faces, and to hear beautiful music making around the school. I am especially pleased to welcome my new colleague, Mr. Eric Gribenow to the music program! He is an excellent music...
by Amy CAMP | Jun 4, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
Students in grades 7, 8 and 9 reflected on the benefits and difficulties associated with end of year exams. Difficulties include procrastination, balancing study with regular homework, staying up too late, remembering everything from the whole year, and pacing...
by Amy CAMP | May 26, 2015 | The Grades, Uncategorized
Grades 7 and 8 presented their final personal projects of the year. Topics ranged from making chocolate, composing music, recording video commentaries and interior design, to name only a few.
by Amy CAMP | May 22, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades, Uncategorized
“Fail quickly. The quicker you fail, the more chances you have to fail at something else before you eventually, maybe, find the thing you don’t fail at.” Steven Levitt “When failure is stigmatized – demonized – people will try to...
by Amy CAMP | May 20, 2015 | Grade 6, Grade 7, The Grades
Emma (7), Claire (6) and Courtney (6) have been creating videos using stop motion software on their iPads. Stop motion videos use a series of photographs played in sequence to create the illusion of movement. These girls have created anointed videos of fireworks,...
