Please join us in welcoming Erika Kirk, who has accepted a six-month term appointment as the Red Spruce Centre Coordinator, from December 2023 until June 2024. 👏😃 Erika is a valued member of the School of Education and we are excited to have her for this term appointment!

Exciting times at the Red Spruce Mental Health Centre. The full-time cohort practicum students are ready for referrals. 🥳👏 You can reach the Centre Coordinator for appointments by contacting [email protected]

A group of past and present School of Ed members gathered to celebrate Dr Heather Hemming’s retirement after 36 years at Acadia. 🎉 Dr Hemming was the first woman to achieve the rank of Full Professor in the School Ed. Congratulations Heather! ❤️🥳

Hey Acadia University School of Education EDUC 4703, here is a preview of part of our class scheduled for this Thursday. Acadia University

It's Model Day in Science Methods at Acadia University! Models are important tools for students developing conceptual understanding of scientific ideas, structures, and processes. Preservice teachers shared models to teach important concepts found in the NS Science curriculum

The 2024 African Heritage Month theme--Our Smiles, Our Joy, Our Resilience as African Nova Scotians--honours the perseverance of people of African descent over the centuries in Nova Scotia. This month's celebrations add to the learning that happens in classrooms all year long!

EDUC4703 got out for an evening class on snowshoeing. Great group to work with! Acadia University School of Education Acadia Kinesiology Acadia University taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada NS Education and Early Childhood Development NS Teachers Union Healthy Tomorrow Foundation Ecology Action Centre (EAC) Portia Clark

The Red Spruce Mental Health Centre has the third therapy room renovated, decorated and ready to go thanks to the generosity of the Valley Credit Union and the ongoing support of Payzant Home Hardware in Windsor! 💞👏

This Lunchtime Chat is about the significance of Africentric and Ubuntu love in Black communities and how we can embrace, include, and learn from it in research, scholarship, and student-staff-faculty relations to foster a more human-centred and equitable learning community.

Thanks to Dr Alicia Noreiga-Mundaroy for joining our Brown Bag Series. 🤗🤩 Her presentation prompted an interesting discussion on how colonization impacts how BIPOC people visually represent their experiences.

What a night at Acadia University School of Education last evening as EDUC 4703 students were introduced to Educational Gymnastics. No fun was had at all! Hey Acadia Kinesiology , we look forward to having some of your students join us next year! taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada Acadia University

Very exciting news for the School of Education!

The Red Spruce Mental Health Centre hosts bimonthly lunches for our School of Education community. Last month, Dr. MacKinnon warmed tummies with good old fashioned seafood chowder and biscuits. A shout out to Dr M's mom for the delicious cookies!🍪

Our Fulltime 2023 cohort is in the middle of their practicum. One of the requirements is to accumulate some group therapy hours. Two of our students are offering a parenting group that focuses on supporting your kids in their online worlds.

April 14-20 is Education Week in Nova Scotia! This year’s theme is Connections to Community, recognizing those who empower and enhance their communities by building strong school-community relationships that benefit students. Watch for more on our award recipients this week!

Congrats to Acadia University School of Education student Hannah Stoddart on winning the PHE Canada | EPS Canada #StudentAward for Acadia University ! Joining us the the award presentation is Hannah’s dad Mike, another PE teacher! Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education taphens

Our lovely classroom, SEM 231 has a new art installation! As part of the Deconstructing Space research project in the MEd program, artist Ibe Ananabas created “A Melting Pot: Embracing Shared Stories” which now hangs in the SEM classroom.

Meet Madeleine! She is finishing up her time here at Acadia as part of the secondary 16 month education program. Her teachables are English and Social studies! Madeleine will be teaching English at NKEC this coming fall. Here are a few words about her time in the program;

Thursday, September 12th is Pink Shirt Day here in NS! This was started by students who wanted to see change and it is important that we continue to highlight the importance of kindness, diversity, and inclusion in our schools. #WatchUsLearn

Would you like to learn more about the B.Ed program at Acadia? Join us Thursday, November 7th for our information sessions! Current Acadia students can attend our in-person session from 3-4pm! There wil also be an online session 7:30-8:30pm Hope to see you there! 📚🍎