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Summer Fun at Star

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Star Academy has learning AND fun underway this summer.  Our July programme is a part of our 11-month school year and children are staying cool in the heat with fun, integrated, project-based learning and STEAM activities.  Daily PE is only a part of the fun – the gardening club is busy enhancing the green space, […]

Class of 2018!

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We are so proud of the Class of 2018! Parents, grandparents, family and friends came to Star to watch our small school graduation! Students and teachers prepared special messages, videos, and advice to mark the occasion.  They made us laugh, they made us cry, but most importantly they made us proud. Well done to our […]

21st Century Skills and Arts Education

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A 21st-century twist on an old idea; rather than a Spring Concert which showcases student work, an Art Crawl that uses multimedia, highlights coding and demonstrates creativity in many ways.  The idea of ‘doing things differently’ has always had an appeal, so thinking outside of the box appeals both to how our children learn and how […]

Learn to Love to Learn™

From an early age, children have a natural curiosity to learn.  Then why do they stop loving it? As a student, I thought this was a given….why wouldn’t everyone love to learn?  Then I started teaching and realized many children don’t!  What horror!  It seems some children don’t love going to school, don’t love their […]