Education

In the back-to-school rush, parents’ best intentions may be buried under kids’ backpacks, homework assignments and missives from administrators. The best offense against back-to-school overwhelm is a strong zone defense at home.

There’s more reason to take up a musical instrument than fulfilling your rock and roll dreams or being the centre of attention at a party.

Every year I run across students who think they know the material only to find out they were wrong.

A recent study by psychologist Kristin Lagattuta, Ph.D., and her colleagues found parents consistently underestimated kids’ worries and overestimated their optimism.

Fifty years ago, our founders had a vision of elementary Christian education that would be accessible to all Christian families in Burlington. Today, Trinity is a thriving community of teachers, students, and parents from almost forty local churches that share a

Summer Learning Loss (SLL) is a real concern, causing students to forget or lose important skills and knowledge they don’t use over the summer

The workings of the modern classroom have changed considerably since I was a student in school

There are no hard and fast rules to learning, but there are often gender differences based on our physiology and evolutionary/cultural heritage

Brighton is a warm, vibrant school community designed for students with academic challenges in grades 1 to 12. Our secondary school offers a partial credit program and non-credit courses

Last month schools were in the midst of “reporting season.” Now is the time when you find out formally how your child has been doing in school in the first few months of the year

School is back in session and the challenge in curriculum concepts sets the stage for interesting opportunities and experiences as well as the development of stronger interpersonal skills

Keep instruments accessible

Helping your child study effectively for tests is vitally important in the elementary years. When the groundwork for good habits is set

Many Canadians would be surprised to learn that Ontario is home to Canada’s largest francophone community outside of Quebec

A recent Gallup poll asked students to name their most difficult subject

Applying is the first step of your child’s journey toward an independent school education. It’s essential to be well-informed and prepared for this important process. William Mitchell, the Executive Director (Interim) for the Canadia

Many studies suggest that playing and listening to music improves learning, memory, reasoning ability and general creativity. Researchers also support the theory that young children who are exposed to music develop enhanced cognitive ski

Seven strategies to make this school year the best yet