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Inaugural Performing Arts Festival Goes Out on a High Note

What do you get when you combine fine arts teachers from three schools, dedicated community members and over 1000 students? You get the first-ever Strathmore Performing Arts Festival! Musical Theatre In June 2018, a group of Strathmore school music teachers, private music teachers, high school …
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Team Teaching + Powerful Learning = Win-Win

Team of Two Grade 1 and 2 teachers Kirstie Stoodley and Alex Kathol, Wheatland Crossing School, opened up the wall between their classrooms to host a session at their school’s Student Conference Day and they haven’t closed it since! Going Outside to Grow Inside Team …
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Sparking Thinking to Launch the Day

At the start of each day, broadcasting  the Question of the Week to all staff and students sets the stage for a thinking classroom. The question is revisited daily and students are encouraged to hear new perspectives, ask questions and potentially change their minds over the …
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Buzz Around Learning as Students Create Newspaper

Having an authentic audience engages students and improves writing Walking into a Grade Six class at École Brentwood Elementary, you would immediately notice the buzz in the room.  Groups of students are scattered throughout the classroom and hallway. Some students are sitting at desks huddled …
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