Earth Day Sparks Interest
How does a Grade 4 student get over 600 followers in just two weeks? She does something important! With school closures and social isolation, Lila was trying to figure out a way to connect with others to celebrate Earth Day 2020, knowing she wouldn’t be able to spend that time with school and community celebrations. […]
Explore, Learn, and Grow: Star Academy’s Summer Camp in Mississauga
Explore, Learn, and Grow: Star Academy’s Summer Camp in Mississauga As the first day of Spring brings thoughts of warmer days, it’s time to plan for a summer filled with adventure and discovery. At Star Academy in Mississauga, our Summer Camp offers children ages 4-9 the opportunity to embark on an enriching journey of fun […]
Let’s talk about SUMMER!
Let’s talk about SUMMER! On this rather chilly and snowy first day of Spring, we are thinking about Summer and all of the opportunities to try something new in our downtime. Summer day camps are the perfect way to keep your child active and experiencing new things in a relaxed environment intentionally designed to […]
Family Time – We’ve Got That!
Social distancing, state of emergency, school closures, everything closures – it all means we are spending a great deal more family time than we are accustomed to. No dance lessons, tennis matches, hockey games and more to run our children off to, at the same time everyone working and schooling from home, it keeps everyone […]
Teaching From Home – The Teacher’s Perspective
When history looks back on 2020 the stories that have evolved from COVID-19 will be classroom discussions that illustrate how ‘everything changed’. ‘Everything changed’ is an expression I’ve used a lot with my own children when I reflect on 9-11. And now I’m trying to help them realize how that will now be true in […]
Learning in the Era of Self-Isolation
Another week of self-isolation has meant many things to different families. As people around the world are learning to adjust to working and learning from home, we have all had many new trials and tribulations. Human connection, even in self-isolation, is an important feature of coping with this time, and we hope that you and […]
Quality Daily Physical Education
Star Academy was proud to receive an acknowledgement for our Quality Daily Physical Education programme for the 2018-19 school year. Children from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 participate in daily classes teaching them the value of healthy living as a lifestyle.
Learn to Love to Read!
With the April Break coming up, one question circulating around the school is ‘What are you reading?’. It should be no surprise that many teachers are avid readers and enjoy sharing this love with our students. Experts say, that modelling a love of reading is a key component to developing your child’s enjoyment of reading! […]
Microsoft, WE Foundation, Hacking Stem, and Micro:bit PD for Star!
This past weekend was full of inspiration as Heather and I attended the Microsoft TransformEd Class of 2030 Summit. We were excited to meet so many innovative educators and sponsors, Microsoft, WE Foundation, Hacking Stem and Fair Chance Learning. The day was filled with learning relating to the values and pillars that are important at […]
Canadian Poet Doyali Islam visits Star Academy
Canadian poet, Doyali Islam, visited Star Academy last week and shared her passion with our staff and students. We were excited to play poetry games, create our own poetry, and hear Doyali read some of her work. Together we began a ‘poetry chain’ which will be displayed at our upcoming Art Crawl in May. Doyali’s next poetry collection, […]