Amalgamated Academy

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Laura Parsons
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Amalgamated Academy offers an education that is based on fairness, universality and accountability. We are committed to providing a learning environment which encourages the achievement of challenging goals. These goals have been developed by the entire school community, which has the responsibility to ensure they are met. Based on these goals, the school curriculum is designed to prepare students to be caring responsible members of society. We have a duty to prepare students for life in a global community.

We will be celebrating La semaine nationale de la francophonie from March 15 to 19th. Croissants will be on sale each day at recess for $1.00. Each time a student purchases a croissant their name will be put into the draw for a prize. The grand prize will be two tickets to see a performance of “Émile” at the Princess Shelia Theatre in Carbonear. There will be a number of other prizes as well. During the week students will be participating in activities during French class to increase their awareness of the French culture through music and dance. Célébrons le Français

This year Amalgamated Academy hosted our first annual “Science Expo” in our new cafeteria. As opposed to a competition, as associated with science fairs, the expo’s intent was to showcase students’ work to both school and community with a focus on participation and celebration. There were no winners or losers at the end of the day, just presenters who were proud of their accomplishments and audiences including fellow students, parents, grandparents and friends who were in awe of the science knowledge and ingenuity displayed.

Included in the expo was a bridge testing session where student-made popsicle stick bridges were destroyed (tested) in the name of science. We were astonished to see how ecstatic students were to see their bridges explode in the testing device, the larger the carnage the higher the excitement. Some bridges outlasted the testing apparatus to a test mass of greater than 140 lbs, not bad for some popsicle sticks and white glue.