Schools in the Spotlight
On November 9 th the National Arts Centre will link three groups of students from across Canada through videoconference technology to create Music Bridge II. Students at all 3 schools will perform an excerpt from the Winter concerto of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and prepare creative responses to Vivaldi's music.
Each participating school received a rehearsal CD with the recorder melody and harmony lines, as well as a paper copy of the Vivaldi and The Four Seasons teacher resource guide and NACO CD recording, to assist the teachers and students in their preparations for Music Bridge II.
Stride Ave. Community School – Burnaby, BC
Stride Ave. Community School is a grade 4-7 school in Burnaby, British Columbia. The school population of three hundred students is culturally and linguistically diverse, with students coming from over fifty different countries and speaking over thirty languages. Stride Ave. Community School is also fortunate to have a large number of Aboriginal students. Both staff and students benefit from learning first hand about our First Nations cultures.
Bishop Abraham Elementary School - St. John's, NL
Our school opened in 1965. It was the very first junior high school in Newfoundland and was named in honour of Anglican Bishop Philip Abraham. In 1987 Bishop Abraham became an elementary school which is what it remains today. We have two streams of Kindergarten to Grade 6 students who are very lucky to have a staff of dedicated teachers who want to offer children many different educational experiences. Our students often enjoy drama, choir, recorder, band, dance and painting classes during their school day. All of our staff and students, particularly the Grade 5 students, are tremendously excited to have the wonderful opportunity to learn and interact with students from other Canadian provinces and, in addition, are looking forward to meeting Mr. Zukerman on November 9 th!
Connaught School - Ottawa ON
Connaught Public School has served the centre of Canada's capital city, Ottawa, for over 100 years. We are and English language school for children from kindergarten to grade six (ages 4 to 12), offering a French as a second language program.
Connaught students come from all over the world, including Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East and many different parts of Canada. This diversity provides our community with a rich mix of cultures. The atmosphere here is one of cooperation, consideration and respect. Our school provides a safe, supportive environment where student learning is the focus of an educational partnership between dedicated staff, parents and the community.
