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🏅 Our Grade 1 Special Olympics participants proudly shared their experience with our Primary students today, showcasing the ribbons they earned and talking about their exciting day. We are so proud of their hard work, determination, and achievements!

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Congratulations to Harlow on winning 1st place in the Habitat for Humanity essay contest! Today, she received an iPad, & celebrated with a pizza party alongside her classmates. Her achievement also helped secure a $30,000 donation for Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia.

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Our Grade 1 students were busy making music today! 🎶 Using xylophones and the piano, students explored rhythm, beat, and melody while building confidence, creativity, and teamwork through music.

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Our Learning Center was a busy place this morning as students rolled up their sleeves and made fresh bread! 🍞

It was the perfect activity for this gloomy, cold May day — filling the room with warmth, delicious smells, and lots of smiles.

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Our Grade 7 students are designing balloon-powered cars! 🚗🎈 They’re experimenting with different materials and wheel rotations to test speed, distance, and performance while applying science and engineering skills. Great work, Grade 7s!

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Under the supportive guidance of Steph McNamara, students participated in a Yoga Flow/Nidra class, focussing on movement, mindfulness, & relaxation. It was a wonderful, calming way to reduce stress and promote overall well-being.

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A great day at Special Olympics. So many smiles, so much encouragement, lots of physical activity, & even a few ribbons along the way!

We couldn’t be prouder of our IECA Rebels. The teamwork, positivity, & support for one another made today truly special. Great job, Rebels!!

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Another amazing Lilith Fair in the books. Incredible talent from our community schools.
Thank you to Mr. MacQuarrie & his team for another fantastic year, & to Ms. Rochelle for the beautiful IECA art display that showcased another genre of talented student artists.

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Tomorrow is one of the best days of the year as some of our athletes head to Antigonish to compete in the Special Olympics! So much pride, excitement, and support for this incredible group. Check out the videos from today’s parade send-off and help us cheer them on!

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So incredibly proud of Harlow, she won the Habitat for Humanity’s Grand Prize for her writing in the “Meaning of Home” contest.

$30,000 donation in Harlow’s name for Habitat for Humanity, an iPad and a pizza party for her class.

There were over 19,000 entries across Canada 🇨🇦

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It’s Education Week, and we’re recognizing this year’s theme: Fostering Empathy: Learning &Leading with Kindness.

Our Grade 4s visited the manor residents for an afternoon of games and conversation. Students enjoyed spending time with the residents, talking and playing games.

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Today, our Grade 5 students had the exciting opportunity to participate in a virtual presentation led by Health Canada, where they learned about substance use, age-appropriate choices, and the importance of making healthy decisions.

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IECA was proud to host a Career Fair today.

Students had a great opportunity to explore different career pathways, and we were happy to welcome students from Dalbrae as well. Everyone participated with a “career passport,” visiting booths & asking questions.

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Great morning with Dalhousie med students at IECA! They shared their journeys, answered questions, and led demos on suturing, blood pressure, and listening to heart & lungs. Thanks for inspiring our students!

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Great teamwork! Grade 10 Community-Based Learning students helped Mr. Fraser guide Grade 9s in a hands-on Trade Exhibition project—building model sheds. 🔨Can’t wait to see the results!

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Our Drama 12 students have been hard at work creating their own small productions, and today one group shared their puppet show with our Grade 2/3 class!

There were lots of laughs along the way, along with a meaningful lesson about being kind to your friends.

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A special day in our Pre-Primary class! 🇸🇪 Erland’s parents taught us Swedish words, shared stories, and showed us traditional dances. Such a fun way to learn about Sweden—thank you! 💙💛

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Today we say goodbye to our pre-service teachers Rachel, Jayden & Kaylan. We’re sad to see them go but so proud of all they’ve done. Wishing them the best ahead—we hope to see them back at IECA someday!

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Our Grade 4 class had a special visitor today!

Mairinn Campbell, a Dalhousie student from the Highland Hearing Clinic, joined us to teach about hearing and ear health as part of our Sound Unit. Students had a fantastic time learning how our ears work and how to take care of them

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Chem 11 in the lab today! 🧪 Exploring stoichiometry & percent yield through hands-on experiments and real data. Great work!