All-boys education in Ottawa is a thing of the past as Ashbury College’s junior school – Grades 4 to 8 – will begin accepting girls, completing a process to make Ashbury entirely co-ed. The senior school has been co-ed since 1982, but while the junior school had remained boys only an extra several decades, the [...]
Who puts the "smart" in Smart boards?
29/09/2009 By Leave a Comment
As I was droning on in a meeting the other day about what we are doing in technology, one parent stopped me and said: “I don’t want to appear uninformed, but what are these “smart” boards that you keep talking about?” It was a great question, and the kind of one that educators need to [...]
The Week on Twitter: 2009-09-28
28/09/2009 By Leave a Comment
Summer Camp Photo Contest. Submit your photos for a chance to win a PENTAX digital camera. http://www.ourkids.net/contests/ # Thanks to @Amici_Charity for spreading the word about the photo contest! # Comfort Life September newsletter being sent later today. Subscribe now to receive your copy: http://bit.ly/kWuHj # Sept Comfort Life Newsletter: How moving to a retirement [...]
Choosing Private School Over No-Fail Option
23/09/2009 By Leave a Comment
Collingwood School Turns 25
22/09/2009 By Leave a Comment
Back in 1984 perhaps you were busy with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or Ghostbusters, but in Vancouver the Collingwood School was in its infancy. But 25 years later it’s the largest coed Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 independent day school in Western Canada, with 1,200 students on two campuses. Naturally, the school [...]
The Week on Twitter: 2009-09-21
21/09/2009 By Leave a Comment
Have you seen our newly relaunched website? http://www.ourkids.net/school # Did your kids go to summer camp? Send us your best photos to win a PENTAX Camera: http://www.ourkids.net/contests/photocontest.html # Our new advanced private school search includes a clickable map and a comprehensive list of school programs: http://tiny.cc/KQUT3 # Independent Schools Association of BC just launched their [...]
