Kapawe’no First Nation – At Buffalo Bay Academy Grade 10 program, under the guidance of Ms. April Adamson, is experiencing remarkable growth. The number of students are steadily increasing and they remain fully engaged in their lifelong learning journey.
In Science 14 they recently completed a project where students had to evaluate ways in which the school wastes energy, students first researched properties of energy efficient buildings before going around the school looking for ways to reduce energy loss. Some ideas that students had were, installing solar panels, using natural light in classrooms, keeping the front and back doors shut and only heating interior facing rooms that are actively being used. Students enjoyed getting to apply what they’ve been learning to real world scenarios.
In Social studies class students have been developing their literacy skills, we start each class by having students share current events that are going on in the nation, in Alberta and the world in general. Each class students complete and receive feedback on a writing assignment with the goal of familiarizing them with writing long form responses and essays. We have seen improvements in the quality of multiple students writing since the start of the term.
In French class we have recently completed our first unit which covers greetings and goodbyes and we are currently studying activity for sports and games. Learning a new language is very difficult, and most of the students taking French have little or no previous experience with the language. We would like to recognize Evonie and May in particular for their consistency and dedication, keep up the great work!
In Calm students have been participating in discussion and sharing activities, we are currently talking about what healthy relationships look like, we want to recognize the students who have shared personal stories during discussions as hearing multiple perspectives is very valuable for creating understanding. It can be difficult to talk about yourself or your experiences in a group, so we want to highlight my CALM students for showing courage and humility during their discussions.
Last modified: March 16, 2025
