On Tuesday November 11, the staff and students gathered in an intimate and solemn ceremony for Remembrance Day. The school was informed on the background of Remembrance Day and the history of the poppy and how it came to be…
On Friday October 31, Guiding Light Academy celebrated All Saints’ Day with its students. The students have been working on their costumes and saint presentation for days and their hard work paid off. Every single student had the opportunity to…
Teaching Virtues: Justice The Teaching of Virtues is, according to educators, the key element in the formation of the Character. As a consequence, the final reward is very fulfilling: the formation of happy and mature adults. We briefly discuss the…
The JK/SK class has been learning about our Traditional Canadian Celebration of Thanksgiving. We had class discussions about what it means to give thanks and what we can thank God for. They learned a new song: Thank you God Thank…
Our Scientist from Grade 2 have been busy learning about Life Cycles. They have learnt that a Life Cycle is a circle of life from birth to death. All animals begin life as eggs, the eggs begin to grow…
Know Thyself Over the many years, parents have asked what was my teaching philosophy; with the fear of sounding out of touch, let me begin by outlining the approach. Many people believe that St. John Bosco and his approach is…
Pointillism Pointillism is an effective tool of art which enhances the creativity of students. It encourages them to build skills like precision, concentration and patience. Pointillism was primarily invented by painters George Seurat and Paul Signac. While Impressionists used small…
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? This week the Kindergarten class has been exploring colours. Students have been introduced to primary and secondary colours. While painting using primary colours on the class colour wheel, students discovered 3 other…
Crayon Melting The students of Guiding Light Academy did some amazing art by melting crayons. They arranged crayons in shades of different colours and stuck them on canvas. Students then melted the crayons with a hair-dryer and enjoyed the enthralling…
On Monday October 6, Guiding Light Academy had its first Professional Development Day (P.D Day). All staff gathered at the school to receive First Aid training from the Red Cross. The course was specialized in dealing with emergency situations dealing…