Gander Academy is a school in
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gander is a town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor. Located on the n ...
,
Canada
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. It is operated by the
Newfoundland and Labrador English School District
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District is the school board overseeing all English-language primary and secondary education in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In June 2018, NLESD held jurisdiction over 256 schools ...
.
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 while the grade 6 class was relocated to Gander Academy.
September 11, 2001
During the week following the
September 11, 2001 attacks 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 celebrations. On July 1, 2006, the Choir sang the "
Ode to Newfoundland
Ode to Newfoundland is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Originally composed by Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902 as a four-verse poem titled ''Newfoundland''; it was sung by Frances Daisy Foster at the Cas ...
" 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
Newfoundland Power Inc. is an electric utility owned by Fortis Inc. which is the primary retailer of electric power in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The company was formed by the Royal Securities Corporation of Montreal in 1 ...
and a demonstration of police equipment (such as
radar gun
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s) by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...
(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