Feature Stories

Review:
Overcoming "Nature Deficit Disorder"

Can we stop our children from losing touch with nature? Yes we can! Jacob Rodenburg discusses Richard Louv's The Last Child in the Woods.
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Against the tide, private school enrollment rises in Canada

Recent statistics show that private schools are increasing in enrollment while public schools are losing the fight against declining enrollment.
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Commentary:
Let the kids have their say!

Children will enjoy their experience at camp when they are allowed to see all their options and participate in the decision.
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CAMP INFORMATION SESSIONS on now!
Dozens of summer camps from across Ontario and Quebec are holding information sessions this month.

Circle R Ranch Delaware, ON
Canadian Adventure Camp Temagami, ON
Camp Tawingo Huntsville, ON

View all summer camp info sessions now!

PRIVATE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES on now!

Schools holding Open House Events in May and June:
ABC Montessori in Mississauga: May 2
Rowntree Montessori in Brampton: May 10
Trillium School Unionville May 11
Dragon Academy Toronto May 13
St. John's-Kilmarnock Breslau May 22
Robert Land Academy Wellandport May 31
Town Centre Private High School Markham, Jun 14
Town Centre Montessori Private Schools Markham, Jun 14

View a complete list of open house events now

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For Educators

STAY TUNED:
Radio Show Gives Student Writers A Voice

It's 8:10 p.m. on a Thursday in the Student Centre at the University of Guelph. Students crowd the narrow hallway outside the studio putting finishing touches on their week long projects. Crooked reggae beats resound from the dimmed on-air studio where Nicky Dread continues his 27-year run as CFRU DJ. Fifty minutes, then it's our turn.

When Nicky passes the studio to us, the creative energy in the air becomes creative expression on-air: We're live on CFRU radio with another exciting episode of The Poem Repair Shop, an hour-long weekly literary showcase for aspiring writers.
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