Share A great way to get a group of people to see dollar signs is to bring up private school; there’s no doubt that most people associate private education with high prices. Of course, not all private school options are a five figure investment, but the point that private school can be expensive remains. Some [...]
Ashbury College Grade 12 Wins YouTube Contest
28/05/2009 By 2 Comments
Share Julia Dales is a typical Ashbury College Grade 12 student who keeps a 95% average and enjoys music (she sings, writes music and plays guitar), but she has also been beatboxing since age 6 the way some children take up piano lessons. Beatboxing, for the uninitiated, involves making “drum sounds with your mouth,” according [...]
Anxiety in the Classroom
27/05/2009 By Leave a Comment
Share “Studies show that peoples’ number one fear is public speaking,” explained Jerry Seinfeld, in one of his show’s stand-up bits, “death is the number two fear,” continued the comedian, effectively setting us up for the punchline. “That means that more people would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.” For some reason [...]
"Real" Work
26/05/2009 By Leave a Comment
What's On: Week of May 25, 2009
25/05/2009 By Leave a Comment
Share 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! Friday, May 29 Special Event | HOMECOMING [...]
Would You Ever Send Your Kids to Camp?
22/05/2009 By 2 Comments
Share Only 8-10% of Canadian families send their children to a summer camp program. This came up earlier in our annual board meeting with camp directors, educators, professors and association leaders. Photo of Camp Mini-Yo-We Why is that? Are families just not aware of the benefits of camp? The camp experience provides social, developmental and [...]
