School Choices: A Lot More Than Public or Catholic

Green Learning Academy

Under a very broad definition, an alternative school is any school that differs from the traditional public system.  More clarification is needed to make sense of all the different choices parents face today in deciding what education method they should choose for their child. Alternative schools often use non-traditional methods to educate.  They break from [...]

CAIS 2009 Boys' and Girls' Rugby Tournaments

Ashbury College versus Bishop's College in rugby final.

Two neighbouring Ontario independent schools hosted the Canadian Association of Independent Schools’ 2009 boys’ and girls’ rugby tournaments. In both tournaments teams from Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia competed over three days. Ourkids.net photographed the final day of competition of the senior boys invitational at St. Andrew’s College in Aurora. Beginning on April 17 and [...]

Messing Around

I believe that I grew up in a kinder, gentler time, in a small town in Northern Ontario, where my friends and I had free run of the town and the bush beyond.  I spent a lot of time outdoors with my friends just generally ‘messing around.’  No organized sports, music lessons or after school [...]

Parents Push Toddlers Into “Exam Hell”

Preschool graduate

One of the reasons some parents choose to send their children to a private school is to ensure that they get into the university of their choice. Private University Prep Schools are not out of the norm, and they are excellent at preparing students for university level courses, but the new craze in Japan is prep schools [...]

Brentwood College School Hosts Boys and Girls Rowing Regattas

Brentwood Regatta 2009 at Brentwood College School

Between April 24 and April 26, 2009 over 1,500 rowing athletes and coaches from British Columbia and the United States participated in the Brentwood Regatta. The 39th edition of the regatta was hosted at the Brentwood College School campus on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell was on hand to meet [...]

What’s On: Week of April 27, 2009

Welcome to What’s On, The Chalkboard’s weekly roundup of interesting and exciting events on tap for the week. To help make sure we know about all the best events be sure to leave a comment below or send an email to agnes[at]ourkids[dot]net. Now on with the week ahead! April 26 to May 1 April 2009 [...]

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