“I’m not going to need that, camp is for parents who don’t have school as a babysitter in the summer”.
I was a little taken back to say the least. Those who know me, know that my motto is “there’s a camp for every kid”.
Waiting for Superman Video Trailer
Agnes Stawicki
The new documentary, Waiting for Superman” by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim has caused much discussion. He won an Oscar for “An Inconvenient Truth,” about global warming. This time, Guggenheim sounds the alarm about the decline of public education in the United States. “Among 30 developed countries, we rank 25th is math, and 21st [...]
$600,000 in green school grants available
Agnes Stawicki
If your school has a ‘green’ idea, this could be your chance to win thousands of dollars. WWF-Canada, with the generous support of Loblaw Companies Ltd has announced the second cycle of the Green CommUnity School Grants Program. The program will grant $600,000 over three years, up to $200,000 a year, to Canadian elementary and secondary schools. [...]
Most Important Variable in Education – Teacher Quality
Agnes StawickiMalcolm Gladwell, a University of Toronto graduate and author of bestselling books The Tipping Point, Blink and Outlyers, had some interesting ideas on improving education at the “Imagining Ontario’s Future” conference in Collingwood Ontario this past weekend. While the McGuinty government has promised to decrease class sizes for elementary school children to provide a better [...]
Sir Ken Robinson Speaks at Crescent School
Agnes Stawicki
Sir Ken Robinson was in Toronto at Crescent School as the keynote speaker for the 2010 SEAL Best Practices Conference for Canadian Private and Independent Schools. He entertained hundreds of teachers, students and parents with his humorous speech as he discussed the importance of creativity and schools. Many of us have seen the TED Talks or [...]
Teach global issues by sponsoring a child
Agnes Stawicki
It seems that every time I answer my home phone, the very kind voice on the other end is either asking me if I want to lower my credit card payments or donate money for one charity or another. In both cases, it’s so easy to just say no and continue on with the rest [...]
