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May 27, 2022

miss edgar's and miss cramp's
Advantages of a Girls' Single Sex School
I watch in admiration as these young women stand before their beloved schoolmates, performing skits, teaching the School values, or leading the girls in House cheers, songs and dances.
August 11, 2017
Future-Focused Learning in Artificial Intelligence, AWS Educate & WPGA
A central tenet of life at WPGA is future-focused learning. At our school, we strive to prepare students for the future with authentic educational experiences that fully embrace emerging technologies.
December 12, 2019
zip lining YMCA Academy students
Youth Exchange Canada: Tobique First Nation
I was very excited when Ashley McLellan, a dynamic young educator who had been spending some time with me helping me think about impact and learning, introduced me to the resource The Third Path: A Relationship-Based Approach to Student Well-Being and Achievement.
September 15, 2019
Buxton School visits St. George's School of Montreal
On March 1, 2019 a group of 8 students, Alina Lai, Kacie Chestnut, Mercedes Fitch, Theo King, Jack Schiff, Lila Janski, Tallula Sorst, Moika Carroll Jean-Louisand and faculty member Adrian St. John from Buxton School in Williamstown, Massachusetts visited St. George's School of Montreal
March 11, 2019
Ted Spears founder of IPS
IPS founder Ted Spear's Education Reimagined: The Schools our Children Need
Spear’s ideas have been crafted through decades of work in the education field. He did a bachelor of education and a master and PhD of philosophy of education. He taught in Northern Manitoba, in Haida Gwaii and at Columbia College, becoming more and more impatient with the mainstream education system. So in 1995, along with a few other people, he started his own school. Spear was head of IPS on and off before retiring in 2017.
September 25, 2019
Empowering girls at SMLS
Empowering Girls in the Process of Self Discovery
During the 128-year history of St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, one golden thread has run throughout the tapestry of our approach to educating girls. This school always encouraged its students in a direction that superseded expectations for women at the time.
September 24, 2019
York House School Head Lines 2019
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are just around the corner. As our Yorkies and their families head into a well-deserved break, it leads me to reflect on the powerful statements our girls have been making.
December 20, 2019
Dual Diagnosis Program Mental Health Treatment
If you feel that your teen is struggling with troubling behaviours, you may have come across information about dual diagnosis programs online. You may be asking yourself, “What is a dual diagnosis program?” Our dual diagnosis treatment program works to provide mental health care in addition to treating the problematic behaviours that cause turmoil to many familial relationships.
November 26, 2019
Mabin School Schoolpress post
Six Relationship Rules for School Teams
At The Mabin School, we have committed to really working on our relationships with each other as well as our relationships with our students, their families, and other community members. Relationships between students are a large part of our curriculum and always have been.
September 2, 2019
Kells Academy Across the Universe Spring Concert, Exploring the Songs of the Beatles
​The annual Spring concert is a special event for Kells Academy. It brings our community together and gives our students the opportunity to showcase their musical, dramatic and dance talents for family and friends. This year we varied from tradition by putting on a full musical production, an adapted version of the film Across The Universe, which features many of The Beatles legendary songs.
May 28, 2019
Four tips to help adolescents suffering from anxiety and stress
The article “L’anxiété chez les jeunes en très forte hausse” by Pierre Saint-Arnaud (La Presse canadienne), published the 26th of October in Le Devoir reports concerns voiced by “L’Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec” regarding the increase in anxiety and stress in children and adolescents.
November 30, 2019
Teacher and students in an outdoor class setting.
Imagine the Class of 2030, will your child be ready?
In 2019, the ways we communicate and socialize with each other, as well as the ways we work and play, are vastly different than they were ten years ago. Now fast forward eleven years to 2030 when our grade one students will be graduating from high school and imagine what the class of 2030 will need to be ‘life-ready’.
September 26, 2019
Brentwood College School Field Hockey
This season, field hockey had more of an on-campus profile thanks to the donation of the artificial turf by a former player and her family. This enabled us to train occasionally at the school and play 7-aside interhouse matches. The majority of our games and training, however, were on Duncan’s turfs alongside the 1st X1. As a result, some of our players graduated to that team and we acquired Development team players to replace them.
December 24, 2019
Fieldstone’s Holiday Concert Dazzles and Delights
Fieldstone recognizes that an enriching education in Music will support our students’ success in a variety of subjects, and will help them to be culturally-literate members of society.
January 19, 2020
Miss Edgar's & Miss Cramp's School - What's Happening at ECS
Every year, the Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal is awarded to deserving graduates of high schools, CEGEPs and universities in Quebec. The awards recognize young Quebecers who have distinguished themselves both in their academic studies and in extracurricular activities that make positive change in their communities.
April 15, 2017
St. George's School of Montreal, Tribute Dinner
As an initiative of the Alumni Executive Committee, this signature event recognizes individuals within our community who embrace St. George's ideals and reflect the characteristics and qualities inherent in the founding principles of our school.
August 1, 2017
Faculty Friday St. Margaret's School
Every couple of weeks we feature an SMS staff member as a way to showcase the amazing people we have working at SMS. A very special position at our school, and one that plays a pivotal role in the lives of our boarding students are the house parents.
November 25, 2019
teacher and early childhood students building with lego
7 Ways to Boost Your Child's Development
Child development involves all the changes that take place in your child physically, emotionally and in terms of their language and thought. This begins when they are born and continues until they reach adulthood. A child gradually becomes more independent during this time, eventually reducing its dependency on its parents or guardians.
August 17, 2019
An Incredible Journey River Valley School
In May 55 River Valley grade fives and sixes went on a residential trip to Ottawa. They were learning about the Canadian government. Everyone was excited about the trip but we were also a little nervous because for many of us it was the first time away from home.
November 3, 2018
jay using rubik's cube at blue sky school
Rubik's Cube Taught Me How I Learn Best
Two weeks ago, I was in the midst of my daily YouTube rabbit hole, watching video after video, until I discovered a man by the name of Feliks Zemdegs. He solved the famous Rubik’s Cube in a mere four seconds. The exact time being 4.22 seconds.
August 2, 2019

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