Minister Officially Opens Kings County Academy

Students and families from the Kentville area are celebrating their new school in the heart of the community.

Education Minister Ramona Jennex, Kings North MLA Jim Morton, and representatives from the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board joined students, teachers, parents and the schools' communities for the official opening of Kings County Academy today, June 11.

"The province is putting kids and learning first by providing the best learning environment for students to be successful," said Ms. Jennex. "The whole community has rallied behind Kings County Academy from the very beginning, and I am pleased that this school is everything they hoped for."

Kings County Academy has been operating since September and has 620 students in Primary to Grade 8.

"It's a welcoming learning environment. The classrooms are bright, and the technology upgrades enhance learning opportunities for the students," said Kathy Boutilier, president of the parent teacher association. "The staff at Kings County Academy worked very hard to transition these students from their old school and make them comfortable and excited to be in their new school."

Along with the gymnasium and regular classrooms, the new school has small group work rooms, tech production and innovation labs, visual arts space, multi-purpose science lab, library, seminar room, and a raised classroom that could act as a stage. The school also has features such as two assistive-care washrooms, youth health facility, student services suite and a resource and multi-sensory room.