While students overflow with excitement that summer is right around the corner, parents are asking “what can I do with my kids this summer?” This year parents have to consider the health risks of COVID-19 paired with the fact that children have been glued to their screens for the better part of the year. Conventional…
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With COVID-19 causing many schools to transition to distance or online learning, parents are trying to find free online resources to extend their children’s learning at home. Below is a list of resources that parents can feel comfortable and confident with to let their children explore and learn from. Many of these resources are referred…
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Many parents come to us in despair that their child is behind grade-level in their reading abilities. Successfully teaching your child how to read can be a hurdle for many parents. With this in mind, we’ve created a list of activities you can do with your child to help them increase their competence and confidence…
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With March Break just two weeks away it’s time to start thinking about how to keep your kids’ minds active and occupied while they are out of school. We’ve come up with a list that goes beyond your traditional March Break activities and will stretch your child’s thinking and creativity! Toronto Zoo Bring your kids…
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Though grade 11 and grade 12 is crunch time to consider post-secondary or university direction, some students as early as grade 9 and 10 are considering where they want to go in their career, and how they can get there. The journey of getting into your dream program can be filled with a mix of…
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By the time students complete undergraduate studies they will have written over 70 exams! Studying for exams is a daunting process and can bring about much stress and anxiety. That’s why we’ll be discussing 10 study tips that have helped us successfully tackle exam seasons and ace our finals! Create a study schedule and pace…
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Whether you’re a parent who’s teaching their child how to read, a teacher searching for instructional strategies, or a student desiring to improve their reading, we can look to the tried and trusted CAFE Literacy approach to strengthen reading comprehension. The CAFE Literacy system breaks reading into the strands of Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanded…
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Although many educators and parents search for the best practices on curriculum (what is taught) and pedagogy (how something is taught) to grow student achievement, the solution might actually have more to do with non-cognitive or motivation factors. This leads us to question how can we better motivate our students and children. Academic Tenacity has…
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Thinking about law school but don’t know if you’ve got what it takes? Our guest contributor Paulina discusses five habits she believes will help prepare prospective law students. Paulina emphasizes that good grades are only one component towards getting into law school, and that it’s important to also focus other aspects such as extra curricular…
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With exams right around the corner this can be a stressful time of the year for many students (and parents)! To ease your anxiety, we’ve asked PhD student Yeji An to share her top five study tips! 1. Study regularly in short intervals. In a study done by UCLA research found that cramming was scientifically…
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