Creative Eagles Club

Creative Eagles Club

The knitting group and the chess players both needed a place to work....why not the learning commons?

I saw lots of kids with rainbow looms...why not join us?  It seems like a perfect fit!

I think more creative people could join in the future....paper airplane pilots? jigsaw puzzlers?  Got an idea?  Talk to Ms Leko in the Learning Commons.

Learning commons = teaching and learning together.

Ms Sadafi is getting some tips about rainbow looms

what you can make on them.

Caden shows us his new creations!

Amy and Lily talk about how to work the elastics 

on their fingers instead of a loom.

Teaching and learning together!  The Creative Eagles Rock!

Jon and Winston in the Creative Eagles Club!

Paralympcis 2014


"You can't play hockey.  You don't have any legs."

"You can't ski.  You're blind."

Some students at Erma Stephenson were puzzled by these comments.  Some thought playing hockey without legs would be impossible.  How can skiers go down hill without seeing where to turn?  How can blind athletes shoot at targets in the biathlon? 

Our conclusions?  Change the rules!  Change the equipment!  Change the building!  Change attitudes!

Watch these videoes:

Visually Impaired Russian Biathlathele - Mikhalina Lysova

US Paralympics Biathlon

Each of the these short videos have information but did you notice which one was more neutral and which was more patriotic?

Sledge hockey in Canada

I especially like the part where Bradley Bowden admits he wanted to stay home and play video games but his grandmother was big on getting him out of the house.

Go Gramma! I admire this lady!  She encouraged her grandson and now he is on Team Canada representing his country with the best sledge hockey players in the land.  I bet she is very proud!