Share Malcolm 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 [...]
Sir Ken Robinson Speaks at Crescent School
03/05/2010 By Leave a Comment
Share 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 [...]
Teach global issues by sponsoring a child
15/03/2010 By 3 Comments
Share 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 [...]
An Introduction to Overnight Camp
02/03/2010 By Leave a Comment
Share Growing up, many of my friends attended day camps (usually soccer camps to improve our skills at the game we all loved) but few went to overnight or residential camps. Why? I suppose because their parents never went. I was lucky because my best friend attended an overnight camp and raved about it. My [...]
The passing of Canada's Last Veteran of the First World War
26/02/2010 By Leave a Comment
Share The recent passing of Canada’s last WWI veteran, John Babcock at age 109, brought Christopher Shannon, Headmaster at Lower Canada College in Montreal, Quebec to discuss the implications of this loss with his grade 11 students. ” With the passing, our direct human link to the Great War also slipped away, never to be [...]
Preparing for Summer Camp – CTV Montreal Interview
08/02/2010 By Leave a Comment
Share Summer camps are filling up quickly and it’s that time of year to begin thinking about camp for your kids. Not sure if your child is old enough? Where to start your search? or what camp your teen would love? CTV Monteal recently did an interview with Jacqui Raill, Camp Director of Camp Ouareau [...]
