Joomla! site syndication http://www.slcacademy.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:05:27 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.slcacademy.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.slcacademy.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.slcacademy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78 It was another great year for the St. Lawrence Academy at the 2010 Rideau-St. Lawrence Science Fair. SLA won as Best Elementary School for the 2nd straight year, and will be sending 3 students to the Canada Wide Science Fair in Peterborough, ON. SLA students submitted 13 projects, with all projects receiving an award of some kind. Jr. Electrical Science - Bryony Schonewille, 1st place. Jr. Human Biology - Anna McGillis, 3rd place. Jr. Human Studies - Emily Joyce, 2nd place, Alexandra Everett, 3rd place and Alex Jensen, Honourable Mention. Jr. Kinetics Projects - Adrian Au, 1st place and Sarrah McCarthy 3rd place. Jr. Life Projects - Kayleigh Ng, 1st place. Jr. Physical Chemistry - Nathan Heuval, 1st place. Jr. Physics Projects - Abigael Schonewille, 3rd place. Jr. Product Testing - Denae Van Blitterswyk, 1st place, and Evan Stubbins, 3rd place. Jr. Psychology - an Academy student took 1st place (Name withheld at entrant's request). In the special awards, Courtney Botham won the Recorder and Times Media Award and Bryony Schonewille won the Environmental Innovator Award. Adrian Au, in addition to winning his category, won 2 other special awards and was named Best of Fair. Kayleigh Ng also took first place in her category, won 3 special awards, and won Best of Fair Junior. Nathan Heuval won 2 special awards, his category and was 2nd place in the Best of Fair Junior. Adrian, Kayleigh and Nathan will represent St. Lawrence Academy and the Rideau-St. Lawrence Region at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Peterborough, ON. For more details on the science fair, rslsf.ca (http://www.rslsf.ca). A full report of the event can be found here (http://www.brocknews.ca/index.php?option=com_content view=article id=1827:rideaust-lawrence-science-fair-held-over-the-weekend catid=44:local-news Itemid=162) . News - Latest Sun, 09 May 2010 12:33:06 +0100 http://www.slcacademy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77 Any parent, teacher or citizen who has ever worried about kids not knowing math should plan to hear John Mighton (http://jumpmath.org/about/mighton) speak. For those who aren’t familiar, JUMP is a highly effective program for teaching or tutoring math. The initials stand for Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies. A professor at the University of Toronto, Dr. Mighton is the author of two popular books on the subject of teaching math,“The Myth of Ability,” and “The End of Ignorance.” Dr. Mighton travels internationally inspiring students, parents, and teachers about the doors that math can open for them. Mighton firmly believes that we underestimate the ability of our children. Far from being the language of a few, math is an accessible, usable, and desperately needed skill for today’s generation of young people. A humble and passionate man, Mighton shows parents and teachers how to turn math from an area of dread to a source of pride and success. Mr. Mighton was invited to speak to students at The Great Math Challenge on February 23, a math day for grade 5 – 8 students in the area. After inspiring area students at the Math Challenge, Mighton will be speaking to parents and teachers at 5:00 at the Centennial Rd. Church and will be available afterwards for questions. The event is sponsored by The St. Lawrence Academy and there is no charge for admission. All are welcome. Anyone wishing more information about Mr. Mighton’s speaking event, or about participation in The Great Math Challenge, can contact The St. Lawrence Academy by calling 613-498 – 3333 or e-mailing slca@ripnet.com (mailto:slca@ripnet.com). News - Latest Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:11:58 +0100 http://www.slcacademy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71 SLCA hosted the 1st annual Great Math Challenge on March 31, 2009. Over 80 students from all over the Upper Canada School Board, Catholic School Board, Heritage Christian School, and of course the host, the St. Lawrence Christian Academy, participated in this fun and educational day. It was a day full of games, challenges and brain teasers that fascinated and engaged all of the students. Congratulations to all the winners from all the schools and we look forward to even better participation at next years Challenge!! News - Events Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:50:51 +0100 http://www.slcacademy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68 SLCA wins Best Elementary School at 2009 Rideau-St. Lawrence Science Fair! In all, SLCA students submitted 10 projects, with 6 of those 10 projects receiving an award of some kind. In Jr. Life Science, Alex Jensen took 1st place. In Jr. Psychology, Reid Stobo took first place, and Denae VanBlitterswyk took 3rd place. In Jr. Biology, Alexandra Everett took second place and Anna McGillis received an Honourable Mention. Kayleigh Ng also took first place in her category, Jr. Product Testing, and won Best Junior Project. She will represent Rideau-St. Lawrence at the Canada Wide Science Fair. To find out more about the science fair, go to rslsf.ca (http://www.rslsf.ca). News - Events Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:30:18 +0100 http://www.slcacademy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67 Spirit Week at SLCA was a welcome break to the long winter. From Animal Kingdom Day, to Superhero Day, to Pajama Day, students and teachers had a great time dressing up in some very creative outfits. To end the week, on Red, White, And Pink Day, students participated in Jump Rope for Heart to raise money for The Heart and Stroke Foundation. News - Events Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:24:24 +0100