Progressive Academy is proud to be a Production Sponsor of the Citadel Theatre’s production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, playing now and until March 17th in the Shoctor Theatre. We had the chance to attend opening night and were amazed at the outstanding quality of the performance, which earned a well deserved standing ovation. Roald Dahl’s story aligns well with what we at Progressive believe: children are not only resilient when faced with obstacles, but also that it only takes one person to care to nurture the student who wants to excel beyond what others would expect of them. We believe in the powerLearn more

Once again, Progressive Academy’s PAT results, as well as most of the other measures, are in the top 5% of schools in Alberta.    The Annual Education Results Report is compiled from data gathered by Alberta Education.  Learn more

Friday, February 1st the Progressive Academy Panthers cheer teams had their first cheer competition of the season at the Victoria Cheer Championship 2019. Both of the PA Panthers cheer squads put their hearts into their performances and came out with trophies. The Beginner Division team received first place, and our Novice team received third place. A big congratulations goes to both teams! We look forward to the rest of the season, and encourage everyone to come out to cheer them on!Learn more

Eleven amazing robotics teams from Progressive Academy competed on January 26th in the Edmonton FIRST Lego League Championship at NAIT.  Five of our teams were from grades two and three, who competed in the FLL Jr. divisions, where students worked hard to learn about the challenges of living in space. Each team created displays to showcase their learning and demonstrated the moon bases they built, complete with displaying their programming skills with their moon rover. Our FLL teams were also tested on their skills and on all the work they have been doing since September. The competition included programming autonomous robotic missions, completing a presentation about aLearn more

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The Alberta Government has spent $2.7 billion over 13 years to reduce class sizes, according to the Edmonton Journal today. We thought we’d post information about our average class sizes so no one had to go through the trouble of filing an information request. Average class sizes for Progressive Academy 2017-18 K-3: 14.8 4-6: 16 7-9: 17 Not only do we maintain low class sizes, students at Progressive Academy are grouped so that their abilities are similar to their classmates. It’s through maintaining small class sizes as well with socially and educationally compatible students that we achieve good well-rounded education of students, offering high levelsLearn more

Over the past few years, we have been proudly building our school excursion experience for a wide-range of students through EF Tours. We have visited the wonders of China and explored the rich history of Ontario and Quebec. We are delighted to announce that in Spring 2019, we will be traveling to Europe for an eye-opening and surely unforgettable experience with our students. Please review the nomination letter here, as well as see our slideshow for more information including registration. We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions, and we hope that many of our students and their families will be able toLearn more

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Once again, Progressive Academy shows in the 95th percentile in Alberta Education measures, including the Provincial Achievement Tests.Learn more

Big  congratulations to our Progressive Academy Panthers Cheer team as they were awarded second place at the Victoria Cheer Competition on Friday. This was their very first cheer competition for the team and its season. The competition saw 41 total teams compete in a variety of division levels, and  our next competition is March 3rd. We hope to see our team compete with spectacular results!Learn more

Congratulations to Progressive Academy’s FLL Team the H2Bros, who won the Judges Award at the Edmonton FIRST Lego League Championship held at NAIT on January 20th. More than 50 teams from all over Alberta came head to head to solve problems relating to water, and compete with their robots in a table top competition. Five Grade 4 – 9 teams from Progressive Academy entered the tournament, as well as 5 Junior Lego League teams of students in Grades 1 to 3. Progressive Academy delivers an exceptional technology program to help prepare students for the future. On Saturday, January 27th our Community Team for Grades 7Learn more