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SUPPLEMENT TO THE FREE PRESS • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022
BALMORAL HALL SCHOOL
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Students take part in a class in the Riley Visual Arts Studio at Balmoral Hall School.
Full STEAM ahead at Balmoral Hall
“At Balmoral Hall, STEAM is an integrated part of learning as young as four-year-olds in junior kindergarten right through to Grade 12,” explains Lois McGill, director of technol- ogy, innovation and entrepreneurship. “Our technology and design coaches work closely with the faculty to support this inte- gration and to ensure that the skill set builds throughout the years.” At Balmoral Hall, all Grade 9 students study The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles. The school also offers courses in robotics and mechatronics and will introduce a course in artificial intel- ligence in 2023.
BY KRISTIN MARAND I n February 2020, the grand open- ing of Benidickson Centre for Arts and Design celebrated the most successful fundraising project in Balmoral Hall School history. The centre, originally intended to be an expansion space for creative endeavours such as visual art, music and dance, quickly evolved into something much more innova- tive and forward-thinking. Today, after sup- porting distancing requirements throughout the pandemic, the newest building on cam- pus is finally realizing its potential as a hub for science, technology, engineering, arts and math, also knows as STEAM.
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Lois McGill, director of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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A project is underway in the Benidickson Centre for Arts and Design at Balmoral Hall School.
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