Women in STEM: RevolutionHER
And the 2022 RevolutionHER Impact award in Leadership goes – Toronto’s Dr. Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, founder and president of the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS). Since 2013, RevolutionHER has recognized over 3,000 women and youth and granted over $200,000 in
Learn to Play
Fred Rogers, commonly known as Mister Rogers of the famed children’s program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, once said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is
What’s Under The Covers This Month
Baby Squeaks By Anne Hunter A baby mouse has found his voice. One word led to another word until all Baby Mouse did was squeak, squeak, and squeak. Mama Mouse needed a break and sent baby mouse out to play and then
Girls4Tech – Helping girls to become “STEMinists”
Why is coding so important for our kids to learn? When you consider the impact of computing in our everyday lives, whether it’s shopping online or using our smartphones at work, in school and in our homes with smart technology
Ripple Foundation’s Creative Writing Contest for Kids
Creativity is a hidden tool that, if teased out of youth, holds the power to inspire inquisitive minds, boost confidence and unlock new ways of approaching challenges to build promising futures for the next generation. One Canadian charity, the Ripple Foundation,
Pet Contest! – The Inspiration of the Pet Library Book Series
WORDS BY Local Author Michelle Da Silva Our family had been thinking about getting a dog, but we weren’t sure if we were ready for one. A friend of mine told me that she’d read online about a place – I
Under the Covers | September 2021
Inside Animals By Barbara Taylor and Margaux Carpentier What child isn’t curious and or inquisitive? Inside Animals covers body parts found in humans such as the brain, heart, and lungs— and their other unique body parts, which they need to survive and
Online learning homework help for charity
With the prevalence of online school during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of McMaster University students have sought to leverage their academic skills in the fight against COVID-19. The resulting initiative, Homework Help for Charity (HHC), aims to match volunteer
Bloom Class virtual learning
WORDS BY Emily Padan Created during the pandemic, Bloom Class emerged into the virtual education space in April 2020. A team of extraordinary teachers on a mission to foster growth mindsets in children and teens through thoughtfully created group classes as
e3 Toronto
Do you enjoy speaking in front of an audience? If you are like most people, you would rather avoid having to deliver a speech. Yet being able to speak confidently and with competence is especially important to everyone. Public speaking
Robert Land Academy Develops Online Learning Environment
When the global COVID-19 pandemic closed businesses and schools around the world and across Ontario Robert Land Academy’s students remained in the classroom, engaged with their teachers, and in their learning. Within seven days of the government issuing the order for
No ordinary year. No ordinary school.
Nestled among the pines on a pristine 56-acre historic lakefront property in traditional Anishinaabe territory, Rosseau Lake College offers a boarding and day school experience for grades 6 - 12 that is unlike no other in Canada. Through highly innovative,
Star Academy Student Sparks Initiative
How does a Grade 4 student get over 600 followers in just two weeks? She does something important! With school closures and social isolation, Lila was trying to figure out a way to connect with others to celebrate Earth Day 2020,
Explore the Evolution of STEAM Learning with The Solutioneers
Under normal circumstances, keeping kids engaged is hard. Factor in the added uncertainty surrounding the unprecedented challenges that COVID-19 is presenting – well, that ability to keep them engaged can feel like pulling teeth. Now let’s add in the element
Teach me
My youngest kid was up very early this morning, coming downstairs while I was still meditating. “Dad,” he said, poking his head through the doorway, “can you make me some scrambled eggs?” I told him that he was perfectly capable
Teach kids to become money masters
By Sandra Gordon Lee’s passion for teaching her boys about money through a system of reminders, routines and rewards grew from her own experience with poverty. Growing up in Suncheon, a scenic agricultural and industrial city in South Korea, Lee saw
Save smart for education
By Christine Davis According to the Government of Canada, 71 per cent of future jobs in this country will require a post-secondary education – which can be expensive. So as the reality of having to one day pay for your child’s
Make intelligence cool again
By Christine Davis You know him from the hit CBC show “Kim’s Convenience,” but come Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m., Paul Sun-Hyung Lee will be the host of “Canada’s Smartest Person Junior”, also on CBC. In this elimination-style competition featuring 12
Anxious about school
I’ve never had to deal with real anxiety about school before. My kids displayed lots of other emotions about school – Boredom? Yes. Apathy? Sure. Loathing? Check. Uncertainty even? Sometimes. – but never what I would call real anxiety. My youngest,
Math for Moms and Dads
By Christine Davis If you struggle helping your children with math homework, Humber College’s Continuing Education department has developed a workshop that can help. Math for Moms and Dads: How to Tutor Your Children was developed by Humber’s director of Professional and