Gander Academy is a school in
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. It is operated by the
Newfoundland and Labrador English School District.
History
In 1996, a neighboring Catholic school, St. Joseph's Elementary, closed its doors. The former students of St. Joseph's were moved into the larger Gander Academy building greatly increasing enrollment.
In 2000, the former middle school, Gander Middle School, was also shut down. Having previously housed grades 6 through 8 grades 7 & 8 were moved into
St. Paul's Intermediate School
St. Paul's Intermediate School is a middle school in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, (NLESD), and has an attendance of approximately 400 students each year.
History
St. Paul's ...
while the grade 6 class was relocated to Gander Academy.
September 11, 2001
During the week following the
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial ...
approximately 750 passengers from grounded flights Virgin Air 21, Sabena 439, and Lufthansa 416 were housed at Gander Academy. Soon after on October 11, 2001, Captain Robert Burgess made a presentation of $5000.00 consisting of money donated by passengers of Virgin Atlantic flight 21 which was then matched by the airline. Plans were also made to have a free trip for select students to London as a further sign of thanks.
Canada Day 2006
For the tenth anniversary of UNISONG the Gander Academy Choir as well as music teacher Mark Thibeault was invited to Ottawa to sing at
Canada Day
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celebrations. On July 1, 2006, the Choir sang the "
Ode to Newfoundland" at the War Memorial Site in Ottawa, Canada.
Activities
Spelling Bee, Choir, After school sports, Comic club, Drama club, Student council and Tin whistle.
Science & Technology Days
The "Science & Technology Days" occur over a few days in which students take part in technology-related activities put off by various organizations in town. A few of these include an annual demonstration of electrical safety by
Newfoundland Power and a demonstration of police equipment (such as
radar guns) by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Theme pages
Created by Jim Cornish, a retired grade 5 teacher at Gander Academy, the theme pages are intended as an online learning environment for children participating in the elementary program covering a wide variety of subjects. Originally created as a portal for research for students attending the school, the theme pages are currently being used by many schools across Canada as well as the
Centre for Distance Learning & Innovation in teaching students living in remote communities without established learning institutions.
Notes
External links
Official site{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218152719/http://www.ganderacademy.ca/home.asp , date=2010-02-18
Elementary schools in Newfoundland and Labrador