Montreal 2010: “A Terrific Experience”

Jim Huinink
Parents are enthusiastic about meeting schools

The Montreal Private School Expo was held this past weekend, Sunday September 19 at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure. It was a success far exceeding our high expectations and surpassing last year’s expo in terms of attendance and overall satisfaction. While attitudes toward the economy remain cautious, the success of the expo indicates people’s abiding desire [...]

The Days Before Summer at Waldorf

Shane Alexander
School graduation

From the first day of school it’s the day that everyone looks forward to. Kids, Teachers alike. Maybe the parents, not so much, but I know the kids did for sure. They took everyday in. Appreciated it. Went through the yearly motions of the tests, field trips, sick days, snow days, late nights studying for [...]

Star Academy Science Fair

Travis Allison
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I was invited last week to attend the annual science fair at Mississauga’s Star Academy (see their listing on Ourkids.net).    Star Academy is a private school that focuses on teaching children to “love to learn”. A visitor to the school could easily understand this focus if they were visiting the science fair last Thursday!  It [...]

Waldorf Art Tournament will fund trip

Shane Alexander

Every year at the Toronto Waldorf School, the grade 8 class come up with some creative idea to raise money in order to take a last journey as a whole unit before they all enter the high school stages of their life.  This year, the grade 8 class have come out with an awesome and [...]

Interview: Sandra Heusel – Eaton Arrowsmith School

Travis Allison
Sandra Heusel, Admissions Director of Eaton Arrowsmith School

Children with learning difficulties have a lot to learn at the Eaton Arrowsmith Schools in Vancouver and Victoria. I spoke to Sandra Heusel from Eaton Arrowsmith to get a better understanding of the unique program available at these schools.  We had a great chat that touched on the program that the teachers use to help [...]

The globalization of education

Shaundra Selvaggi
Munk Centre for International Studies

Last week the University of Toronto unveiled plans to open a new School of Global Affairs in the centre of Canada’s largest and most diverse city.  The school will function as part of the established Munk Centre for International Studies.   The university already has some pretty lofty goals for the building as well as [...]

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