ComKids is Helping to Empower Students by Bridging Learning and Digital Gaps
Internet and computer access are essential for student learning not only in the classroom but at home as well. Yet for many low to moderate income families, these tools have become a luxury they can’t afford. Currently, over a million
Essay-writing tips for students
Students face a number of challenges during their academic careers. Those challenges are unique to each student, as some excel in certain subjects that their classmates find difficult, and vice versa. At some point in their academic careers, students will be
New school? Strategies to help transfer students adjust
A new school year presents a wealth of opportunities for incoming students. Students returning to the same school can build upon the previous year’s successes, while students transitioning from elementary school to middle school or middle school to high school
School must haves
Bentgo Kids Prints Leak-Proof, 5-Compartment Bento-Style Kids Lunch Box Make lunchtime exciting for your child with the Bentgo Kids Prints Lunch Box! This fun and stylish lunchbox has 5 compartments for a balanced meal, and it’s leak-proof for saucy foods. It’s
Recommended educational books
Life Skills for Teens: How to Cook, Clean, Manage Money, Fix Your Car, Perform First Aid and Just about Everything in Between. By Karen Harris Life skills for teens discusses the challenges and transitions that teenagers go through during their teenage years.
Today’s youth, tomorrow’s leaders
The Ripple Foundation is a literacy-based charitable organization that focuses on teaching kids how to express and empower themselves through creative writing. The foundation offers four free programs to youth in grades four to 12 including weekly workshops, a writing
October: What’s under the covers this month
My Puppy, Sable! By Elisabeth Grassby Stefan There are many children who get scared from time to time, and this adorable rhyming book is perfect for them. There are some of us who are obsessed with dogs, from their cute noses to
Three reasons why investing in education will break barriers for girls
September marks back-to-school season when Canadian families and children prepare for the school year ahead. It’s a hopeful time, because education, inside and outside of the classroom, is the most empowering tool available to young learners so they can change
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
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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,