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4 stoufiville suntribune saturday feb 17 2007 science labs library impress teachers youll have chance to say goodbye to school dancing farewell before the new school opens the old school on bramble cres cent will have to be closed and a chance given for students and teachers to say a final good bye the celebration for the old school is slated for june 1 with rooms filled with memora bilia numerous studentrun activities a beef barbecue hosted by the stouffville lions club and a dance in keeping with the schools history square dancing will be part of the evening as part of the schools physical education program square dancing is a very unique part of the curriculum principal arlene smith said from page 1 on schedule its like a house that has become too small for a growing family said pat dipede a teacherlibrarian at the school who took part in design consulta tions with the schools architects shes looking forward to a library that will be three times the size of the one at the current school for her students it means not having to scramble for com puters since theyll have 39 to work at instead of the current 20 right now the computer area is maxed out she said students will have more opportunities for learning since two or three classes can be going at the same time in the library and the reference section will be i sjtfattspi m hfis 1 1 t 4tl 3ttt junior kindergarten to grade eight enriched academic program visual arts physicaleducation music and computer study diverse extra curricular activities independent coeducational nondenominational day school established in markham in 1 974 come to meet our staff and students at somerset open houses saturday february 17th from 1 1 am to 3pm monday february 26th at 1 pm sharp register your child to write the acceptance exam for next school year space is limited 7700 brimloyrdhwy 407 and knnodyrd v ty m miiiiiiiitffniirmiihhiitfimmwb mwnjwmnbmibibwnbtiwbhnb somerset 9059408990 wwwsomersetacademyca enhanced when it comes to the growing science field the new school will boast eight labs specialized for subjects such as physics chem istry and biology and theyll have the latest in safety features the demand for people with science backgrounds is growing andy cherkas sdss science department head said this is one area where they cant get enough graduates because of canadas huge bio- engineering and biogenetics industries and the growth in other scientific fields people need to be scientifically literate mr cherkas said the current school is short on lab space which is divided between both the ground and second floors mr cherkas was one of the department heads consulted on new school design we have a large population of students taking two or three sci ences he said when he arrived at sdss 18 years ago there were more girls than boys in his science classes which was opposite to what he found in previous schools drama students will finally have their own 100seat theatre with the appropriate lighting and sqund systems the stage open on both sides one side facing the theatre room and the other side opening onto the cafetorium the seats in the theatre room are retractable opening up the space as a classroom when no perform ances or rehearsals are taking place the new facility will help students who want to practice their craft both on stage and behind the scenes the new school can accommodate up to 1500 students it probably wont be at capacity until about2011 sdss may be unique in the fact it has a yearly art show at the latcham gallery a public art gallery hosted by its grade 12 visual arts students after working with gallery staff the students hang the show host the reception and handle publicity for the show art students will have a better place to learn as well with two sidebyside art rooms said art teacher catherine chartrand the communicationsmedia tech nology department will be adja cent to the art rooms so students can take advantage of digital equipment to create their art and both programs enhance each other in her meetings with grade 8 students heading off to high school for the first time mrs chartrand has been able to out line how the new school will ben efit them that includes an inte grated technical program where students can get a idea of whats involved in trades the enhanced programs in the new school will better equip students to choose their educa tional path especially since we are asking kids to make decisions about their future learning in grade 10 and 11 she said as a sustainable school it was built with longterm energy sav ings in mind using strategies ranging from lowerenergy light- bulbs and higherefficiency win dows to stateoftheart heating and cooling systems the school has been designed as a pilot in energy management a monitor in the atrium tracks the buildings energy consumption and it can be accessed by teach ers and students to be incorporat ed into the curriculum the school features a large glasscovered atrium and a gym twice the size of 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