Backstage Notes: A “Glee-ful” ARAS Revue

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at the productions of private schools and summer programs.

Brand new to the Our Kids Blog is a new column, Backstage Notes – a look behind the scenes of the quality artistic programs found at private school and summer camp! First we’ll hear from the Avenue Road Arts School as they prepare a musical theatre revue show based on the hit television series Glee.

Extracurricular activities that really pay off

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Extracurricular sports help children develop team building skills

Mother of three, your eldest child begins nagging you about sports. You were never athletic, more of the geek type, and your husband is crazy to think he has time to coach a soccer team. Sam just started kindergarten at the beginning of this month, and as if that wasn’t enough for you, he is [...]

Dispatches from India: Learning from my Students

Carly Maga
Us, the girls, and their housemothers on our first day.

Hello Our Kidders! It’s Carly once more, alive and online from India. My time in this mystifying country is coming to an end – it has been 40 long days of heat, noise, and experiences to fill three notebooks. I’m sure there’s another to be filled with the lessons and perspectives I’ve gained from participating [...]

Canadian Kids "Sing Sing" on Music Monday

Carly Maga
Students across the country will sing the same song, at the same time on Music Monday.

The Monday Blues, the Monday Fog, Manic Mondays – there are countless ways to lament the end of the weekend and the beginning of a new work week. But today, students from across the country are singing a different tune.

Today is Music Monday, a day to celebrate the importance of music in everyday life and especially in our schools. More than 700,000 students from over 2,000 participating schools will raise their voices in a simultaneous nation-wide concert, demonstrating the incredible unifying power of music to transcend ethnicity, class, gender, even geography. Music classes from every province and territory in Canada are performing a rousing rendition of the song “Sing Sing” written by multi-Juno-Award-winning musician Serena Ryder. And such an event cannot be contained by school walls, these classes are also taking their project into their communities so every Canadian can experience this incredible experience.

Questions About Children’s Classical Piano Lessons?

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[Guest Author: Dan Maynard is a classically trained pianist, music composer and publisher of a site that reviews pianos. Dan also dedicates time to his other passion in life, reading and studying Internet marketing.] This article is specifically dedicated to parents who seek answers to commonly asked questions related to piano lessons.  As the owner [...]

Peter Oundjian: in conversation at Branksome Hall

Travis Allison
Peter Oundjian

Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Music Director,  will be speaking at Branksome Hall on Thursday night (February 18) at 7:30.  Mr. Oundjian will be speaking about his life as a conductor and violin player and talking about how music and a life in the arts has enriched his existence. As a parent of a former [...]

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