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January 23, 2021

Small Class Sizes Set Students Up for Success
​Ask our students about their experience at Rosseau Lake College and one thing they’ll be sure to comment is on the small class sizes and the great opportunities that have come as a result.
April 25, 2019
waldorf blog write to read forest scene
Benefits of Waldorf's Writing to Read Approach
Waldorf Education starts to set the foundation for reading in kindergarten. Learning to read is allowed to evolve for each child in the same form as it evolved from the beginning of humanity..
April 17, 2019
young girl reading in the library
Demystifying Dyslexia
These mountains you were carrying, you were only supposed to climb. -Najwa Zebian Kids with learning disabilities work hard. In fact, they are working too hard. Their brains, built to learn, are working infinitely harder than the brains of peers without learning...
October 1, 2019
Acts of Kindness QMS Junior School
The other afternoon when I returned to my office, I was surprised to find a little goodie bag with a tag attached that said, “With Love, From Elf.” Inside the goodie bag, I found some ginger snaps and a candy cane. A heart-shaped card was also enclosed with a note that read “I like you!” Based on reports from witnesses around the school, apparently, a small band of elves wearing red and green elf hats and QMS uniforms had been popping in and out of various buildings dropping off treats and cards. If the other recipients were anything like me, I am sure they found the bag of treats and the note to be a true pick-me-up and a thoughtful gesture at this busy time of year.
December 12, 2019
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
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
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
Service Learning Reshaping Education
The process of teaching and learning in schools is continuously evolving to better align with personal, professional and environmental factors. As the world becomes more interconnected, education must do more than focus on traditional academic achievement.
October 17, 2019
St. Clement's School, Toronto, Ontario
On Being Humane by Martha Perry, Head of St. Clement's Schcool
My blog this week is inspired by a number of things that have occurred over the course of this past week that have reminded me of our important work as educators.
January 19, 2020
Greenwood School SchoolPress Blog
Jack Chapter: #BeThere Initiative
It was an awesome day at our #BeThere initiative. This initiative really highlighted the importance of being an ally in relation to people struggling with mental health and people in the LGBTQ+ community or both. Research has shown that LGBTQ+ people have higher rates of mental health challenges because of societal prejudice, verbal/physical abuse from peers, the use of derogatory terms, and/or institutional discrimination.
November 20, 2019
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
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
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
Armbrae Academy Head of School
Armbrae Academy announces New Incoming Head of School
The Armbrae Academy Board of Governors announces the selection of Stephen (Steve) Clarke as its new (incoming) Head of School. Steve will assume his new role on July 1, 2019.
April 18, 2019
HTS Exploring Creativity in the Grade 8 Drama and Grade 12 Media Arts Interdisciplinary Zombie Project
Over the last two weeks, the Grade 8 drama and Grade 12 media arts classes were highly engaged with one another in a rich, authentic interdisciplinary project, creating and executing zombie films.
December 22, 2019
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
elementary student exploring at Sacred Heart School of Halifax
This is the Best Day Every
“This is the best day ever!” These words are music to the ears of any educator who puts considerable time and effort into thinking about and planning for the daily success of the children in their care.  In our Junior Primary program, we hear these words a lot!
September 19, 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
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
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

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