The Total Solar Eclipse: A Historic Learning Moment
This week, our students experienced an extraordinary educational moment as they came together to witness a total solar eclipse—the only total solar eclipse until 2044.
On Monday afternoon, we gathered in House groups and, donning safety eclipse glasses, joyously experienced the magic of this solar event firsthand.
Prepared beforehand, by Ms. Boomgaardt during Chapel, our students enthusiastically watched for and experienced the signs:
“When the moon covers the sun, the temperature plummets as the moon’s shadow sweeps over you at nearly 2,000 miles an hour. Birds go quiet as they return to their roosts while crickets chirp in the oncoming dusk. Colours change and are sapped of saturation from the landscape while shadows sharpen as if lit by a distant spotlight. In the moment before the sun is completely hidden by the limb of the moon, mysterious dim shadow bands ripple across bright surfaces in the otherworldly gloom. All these strange sensory inputs, some just barely treading the boundary of conscious perception, create an unsettling yet euphoric sense that something truly unnatural is taking place.
Meanwhile, overhead, as all of this is happening around you, the sun’s thin sickle, visible through eclipse glasses, shrinks noticeably while you watch. And then, in the final seconds, as that last tiny speck of sunlight is swallowed behind the moon in a phenomenon called the “diamond ring,” a single pure beam of light radiates out from a now coal-black moon surrounded by a pale, pearly radiance.” (Globe and Mail)
The solar eclipse provided a wonderful and authentic learning experience that fostered curiosity, research and connection. Not to mention, a fun “Where were you when…?” memory that students will carry with them. Beyond its stunning display, events like these inspire us to think more deeply about the world around us.
Special thank you to the Macdonnell Family, for donating funds to purchase the glasses enabling our full community—students and staff—to safely participate in this historic event.
As we reflect back on the experience, we continue to look for opportunities to nurture a spirit of inquiry and embrace opportunities to learn and grow together as a community. In particular, we’re looking forward to learning together at Career Day on Monday!
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We respectfully acknowledge that Lakefield College School is located on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil, and Georgina Island First Nations. Lakefield College School respectfully acknowledges that the Williams Treaties First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.
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