E3 – Problem Solving with Gary Fitzpatrick, Q.C

On November 4th CMA took part in a Problem Solving E3 exercise that involved a learning activity with Gary Fitzpatrick, Q.C. Mediator of Fitzpatrick and Co. Gary’s work is in the area of dispute resolution and his career started in the court…

CMA Open House – Saturday November 19th

Join the CMA team for our Annual Open House event on Saturday November 19th. Guests will enjoy; tours led by CMA students, personal introductions to our unique outdoor education program and INQubator program, and learn how we infuse technology…

How do we make report cards meaningful?

How Can We Make Reports & Assessments of Student Learning Meaningful to both Parent and Student Stakeholders? On October 26th, CMA will be distributing a digital Interim Report to all of our parents via email. This report is one way to…

Love the Skin You’re In by Brie Mathers

This week we had body-image activist Brie Mathers visit our parent and student community. Brie is an activist whose work is focused on liberating youth from the messages driven by media about what qualities make someone attractive and lovable.…

Games as a learning tool

Students in Science 7 class have been studying geological time this past week. They were challenged to create board games that highlight key events in the evolution of life, and other important moments in geological time. Students came up with…

Problem Solving Fridays

A new initiative this year at CMA is Problem Solving Fridays. The purpose of this block is to come together and collaborate as multi-grade learning teams around problem solving activities.  Students are learning to work in diverse groups while…

Inquiry Based Learning, Core Competencies, and the revised BC curriculum at CMA.

Since August 22, CMA Faculty have been rigorously preparing for the school year and this first week at camp. Most of our days were filled with meetings and planning sessions; but on September 1st we took a break from our planning to do some…

Mr. Slinger’s Kenya Adventure with Me to We

My wife Leanne and I had the opportunity to travel to the Maasai Mara in Kenya on an educator’s scouting trip with Free The Children and a group of 20 educators from all over North America. What an amazing trip it was on so many levels. I…